The Queensland printing industry thumbed its nose at the global financial crisis and celebrated in style the State’s 16th PICA Award Dinner on Saturday 28 November.
Some 400 of Queensland’s best wined, dined and danced in the best tradition of Saturday Night Fever (this year’s theme) and celebrated the best that the Industry had to offer.
Printing Industries Queensland General Manager, Neal McLary, said that notwithstanding a slight fall in the number of entries, competition was fierce across all categories with the ‘digital’ categories particularly well contested.
"Long time member and industry personality Tom Lusch, Platypus Graphics took out the prestigious Judges’ Choice Award and Joe Clouston’s The Printing Office was awarded the coveted Environmental Management Award," he said.
Master of Ceremonies Bruce Irwin guided a very spirited and quintessential Queensland audience through the gallery of winners, comedian Fiona O’Loughlin wooed the audience with her homespun style of humour and well known band Boogie Knights rounded off the evening with a great performance.
"All in all, it was a grand finale to the national PICA season and we are looking forward to some tough competition for the National Print Awards," Mr McLary said.
| CATEGORY | GOLD |
| Flexographic Printing | Insignia |
| Packaging | D & D Colour Printing |
| Web Offset Printing | PMP Print |
| Labels - Sheet fed | Bayfield Printing |
| Card Construction & Mobiles | Crystal Media Group |
| Innovation | Crystal Media Group |
| Embellishment | GEON Australia |
| Avon Graphics | |
| Digital Printing - Electrophotographic - excluding inkjet | Bayfield Printing |
| Lithographic Printing - 1 Colour | Platypus Graphics |
| Lithographic Printing - any no. | Bayfield Printing |
| Stationery incl. business cards | D & D Colour Printing |
| Envelopes - flat sheet | D & D Colour Printing |
| Postcards and greeting cards | Cornerstone Press |
| D & D Colour Printing | |
| Presentation folders | JT Press |
| Annual Reports & Prospectus | Cornerstone Press |
| D & D Colour Printing | |
| Saddle stitched booklets - plus cover | GEON Australia |
| Platypus Graphics | |
| Booklets perfect, burst bound | Platypus Graphics |
| Booklets wiro bound | Heaneys Performers in Print |
| Books - perfect or burst bound | Printpoint Australia |
| Platypus Graphics | |
| Printpoint Australia | |
| Books - case bound | Platypus Graphics |
| Self Promotion | Cornerstone Press |
| Regional Category | Greenridge Press |
| City Printing Works | |
| Entry by Apprentice | Platypus Graphics |
| Entries - 10 or less employees | Crystal Media Group |
| First Time Entries | Crystal Media Group |
| Judges' Choice | Platypus Graphics |
| Judges' Special Commendation | Printpoint Australia |
| Platypus Graphics | |
| CATEGORY | SILVER |
| Flexographic Printing | Insignia |
| Packaging | Platypus Graphics |
| Web Offset Printing | PMP Print |
| Labels - Sheet fed | Bayfield Printing |
| Labels - Roll fed | QLM Labelmakers |
| Card Construction & Mobiles | ABC Printing |
| Platypus Graphics | |
| Calendars | Heaneys Performers in Print |
| Platypus Graphics | |
| Innovation | Cornerstone Press |
| Digital Printing - Electrophotographic - excluding inkjet | Freechoice Tobacconist |
| Bayfield Printing | |
| Lithographic Printing - any no. | Bayfield Printing |
| Stationery incl. business cards | |
| Bayfield Printing | |
| Kwik Kopy Brisbane | |
| Envelopes - flat sheet | D & D Colour Printing |
| Postcards and greeting cards | D & D Colour Printing |
| Presentation folders | Cornerstone Press |
| ABC Printing | |
| GEON Australia | |
| Platypus Graphics | |
| Annual Reports & Prospectus | Platypus Graphics |
| Platypus Graphics | |
| Saddle stitched booklets - self cover | The Printing Office |
| Platypus Graphics | |
| Saddle stitched booklets - plus cover | Cornerstone Press |
| Cornerstone Press | |
| Craft Inprint Brisbane | |
| Booklets perfect, burst bound | Craft Inprint Brisbane |
| Craft Inprint Brisbane | |
| Booklets wiro bound | Aquila Creative |
| Books - perfect or burst bound | Printpoint Australia |
| Craft Inprint Brisbane | |
| Books - case bound | Craft Inprint Brisbane |
| Screen Offset Printing | |
| Self Promotion | Heaneys Performers in Print |
| Regional Category | Greenridge Press |
| Entry by Apprentice | IPG Print |
| Specialty Printing | Colour Crew |
| Entries - 10 or less employees | Crystal Media Group |
| First Time Entries | Crystal Media Group |
| CATEGORY | BRONZE |
| Packaging | Platypus Graphics |
| Platypus Graphics | |
| Web Offset Printing | Craft Inprint Brisbane |
| Card Construction & Mobiles | ABC Printing |
| Platypus Graphics | |
| Calendars | Bayfield Printing |
| Embellishment | GEON Australia |
| Digital Printing - Electrophotographic - excluding inkjet | Bayfield Printing |
| Freechoice Tobacconist | |
| Lithographic Printing - 4 or more | JT Press |
| Bayfield Printing | |
| Lithographic Printing - any no. | Bayfield Printing |
| Stationery incl. business cards | JT Press |
| Cornerstone Press | |
| Cornerstone Press | |
| Postcards and greeting cards | Bayfield Printing |
| Bayfield Printing | |
| Commercial posters & show cards | Bayfield Printing |
| Presentation folders | Platypus Graphics |
| ABC Printing | |
| JT Press | |
| Annual Reports & Prospectus | ABC Printing |
| Platypus Graphics | |
| Saddle stitched booklets - self cover | Heaneys Performers in Print |
| PMP Print | |
| Saddle stitched booklets - plus cover | Printpoint Australia |
| GEON Australia | |
| GEON Australia | |
| PMP Print | |
| Booklets perfect, burst bound | QUT Marketing & Communication |
| GEON Australia | |
| Booklets wiro bound | JT Press |
| Books - perfect or burst bound | GEON Australia |
| Books - case bound | Craft Inprint Brisbane |
| Heaneys Performers in Print | |
| Printpoint Australia | |
| Regional Category | Greenridge Press |
| Entries - 10 or less employees | Kuhn Corp Press |
| First Time Entries | City Printing Works |
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Queensland PICA medal Winners (xls - 31.5 kb)
Includes medal tally for Gold, silver and bronze winners |
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