PrintWeek Awards 2013 Point-of-Purchase Printer of the Year – The Delta Group
While the kids’ verdict remains to be seen, the judges were already convinced: “Great consistency, colour, vibrancy, and well thought-out construction so that the reality looked just as good as the concept sounded.” In total there were 32 print set-ups on Foamboard, EB Flute corrugated and PVC including 10 for the archway and six for the dragon produced on a digital flatbed press. Other successes included material for Oz, The Great and Powerful, the latest 3D Disney movie, such as an 11sqm stand for 220 flagship cinemas across Europe. A Finding Nemo 3D window and backdrop display of up to 4sqm, meanwhile, included water effects, prompting awe-struck judges to hail an “impressive variety and exceptional quality of print and construction”. www.thedeltagroup.co.uk 020 8498 4400 FINALISTS Augustus Martin The Delta Group Inspirepac Sponsored by Bordeaux and Stehlin Hostag Ink UK...
read morePrintWeek Awards 2013 Label Printer of the Year – Label Apeel
The Label Apeel team in Leicester printed the silver polypropylene on a digital press, putting down two hits of black for good density. The labels were then put through an AB Graphic Digicon finishing line for an all-over matt over-printable varnish before going through a second time, adding screen and spot-gloss varnishes. The result? A high-gloss, high-build screen finish, combined with the silver substrate making the brand name leap off the label and give the product added shelf presence. A variety of processes give this high-impact label the best possible look. The result is a label that most traditional print processes would find hard to achieve. www.labelapeel.co.uk 0116 231 4555 COMMENDED AJS Labels www.ajslabels.com 01903 731212 Last year’s winner almost made it three victories in a row with its 2013 entry, with labels including Nutriganics Foaming Facial Wash. The brief called for a fresh-looking label with an exclusive feel. The company in Littlehampton, West Sussex, did just that using clever repro, seven colours and three varnishes in what judges described a ” great use of processes”. FINALISTS AJS Labels Label Apeel The Label Makers Mercian Labels...
read morePrintWeek Awards 2013 Fine Art Printer of the Year – Pureprint Group
The latter is a limited edition of 180 images comprising a clamshell box and a set of 34 leaves including 32 facsimile reproductions of the photographer’s work printed using a combination of litho and screen. This gave a high-value, fine-art feel that rubbed off on the judges: “Unquestionably the clear winner in this category, the quality of each sample supplied shone though.” The images were printed litho in four colours with an overall gloss coating. The majority of the photographic leaves also have a super matt special colour border, each colour being a unique ink mix and almost left the judges speechless, but not quite: “simply stunning.” www.pureprint.com 01825 768 811 COMMENDED Art4site www.art4site.co.uk 01233 811664 The meticulous pen and ink details of Sergio Cruz-Duran can be reproduced using only the best equipment and expertise of application. Many giclée printers continue to pursue evolving digital photographic methods, but not Art4site in Ashford, Kent. Use of trusted flatbed scanning technology helped it do justice to Cruz-Duran and this award category in one elegant stroke. FINALISTS Art4site Empress Litho Pureprint Group Sponsored by Denmaur...
read morePrintWeek Awards 2013 Fine Art Printer of the Year – Pureprint Group
The latter is a limited edition of 180 images comprising a clamshell box and a set of 34 leaves including 32 facsimile reproductions of the photographer’s work printed using a combination of litho and screen. This gave a high-value, fine-art feel that rubbed off on the judges: “Unquestionably the clear winner in this category, the quality of each sample supplied shone though.” The images were printed litho in four colours with an overall gloss coating. The majority of the photographic leaves also have a super matt special colour border, each colour being a unique ink mix and almost left the judges speechless, but not quite: “simply stunning.” www.pureprint.com 01825 768 811 COMMENDED Art4site www.art4site.co.uk 01233 811664 The meticulous pen and ink details of Sergio Cruz-Duran can be reproduced using only the best equipment and expertise of application. Many giclée printers continue to pursue evolving digital photographic methods, but not Art4site in Ashford, Kent. Use of trusted flatbed scanning technology helped it do justice to Cruz-Duran and this award category in one elegant stroke. FINALISTS Art4site Empress Litho Pureprint Group Sponsored by Denmaur...
read morePrintWeek Awards 2013 Poster Printer of the Year – SMP Group
This year’s winning formula was down to “good vibrancy and a good balanced entry, with excellent detail throughout,” said the judges of an eclectic but beautifully executed mix of posters. In the first half of 2013, Bombay Sapphire ran a six-sheet nationwide poster campaign. Different variations of the creative were used on a range of formats including several super-large format backlit skins, the largest of which was a 4,400-run litho-printed 4.5x18m series. Samsung also needed a six-sheet poster to promote the launch of its latest handset, but campaign artwork was received with only 24 hours to deadline for delivery of posters. Key to grabbing attention with Diageo’s Parrot Bay posters was use of extreme colours in the artwork. Meanwhile a cross-format campaign marked the launch of the new Fiat 500L. This culminated in large format 96-sheet posters with a ‘grow up’ theme, from a printer that has proved it has come of age. www.smpgroup.co.uk 020 8855 5535 FINALISTS Augustus Martin SMP Group...
read morePrintWeek Awards 2013 Cross-media Company of the Year – Howard Hunt Group
The retailer implemented an e-CRM programme that saw the delivery of tens of millions of emails, but came to Howard Hunt Group wanting to test direct mail as part of the CRM strategy for Beautycard holders. The two companies began working on further cross-channel campaigns aimed at increasing the frequency of purchase and average transactional value. The Shhhhhh Mother’s Day campaign launched this March offering exclusive bonus points on fragrances. Wider-reaching channels including Facebook and TV were used to build awareness and create a platform for Superdrug to offer more tailored and personalised products. Howard Hunt worked to create a data selection of VIP card holders for a personalised DM campaign. Outcomes included better overall response and open rates and high average transaction values. The last word, however, went to the PrintWeek judges: “Excellent use of cross-channel communications, showing that DM supported by email really can drive value.” www.howardhuntgroup.com 01322 273252 FINALISTS Communisis Howard Hunt Group Response One Sponsored by Cross Media 2013...
read morePrintWeek Awards 2013 Cross-media Company of the Year – Howard Hunt Group
The retailer implemented an e-CRM programme that saw the delivery of tens of millions of emails, but came to Howard Hunt Group wanting to test direct mail as part of the CRM strategy for Beautycard holders. The two companies began working on further cross-channel campaigns aimed at increasing the frequency of purchase and average transactional value. The Shhhhhh Mother’s Day campaign launched this March offering exclusive bonus points on fragrances. Wider-reaching channels including Facebook and TV were used to build awareness and create a platform for Superdrug to offer more tailored and personalised products. Howard Hunt worked to create a data selection of VIP card holders for a personalised DM campaign. Outcomes included better overall response and open rates and high average transaction values. The last word, however, went to the PrintWeek judges: “Excellent use of cross-channel communications, showing that DM supported by email really can drive value.” www.howardhuntgroup.com 01322 273252 FINALISTS Communisis Howard Hunt Group Response One Sponsored by Cross Media 2013...
read morePrintWeek Awards 2013 Reports & Accounts Printer of the Year – Pureprint Group
Entries were “quite simply stunning, impressively punchy in print and varnishing”, helping last year’s commended company become this year’s outright winner. Nokia Siemens Network annual report is a step-by-step essay in brilliance, from the comprehensive digital proofing methodology and bound book proofs at pre-press stage, to the intricate matt tints and cover work on a litho coating press. Post-press perfection included folding, gloss lamination of the cover and three-knife trimming. It was a similar story for the Compass and Hiscox annual reports, while the Uckfield printer went to town on the API Group’s 78pp annual report. Some pages were printed four colour plus a Pantone spot colour, while others were printed black plus a Pantone spot. The cover, screen printed in white on 350gsm Colorplan Cobalt Blue, was one of many finishing touches that led judges to conclude: “This is unquestionably the clear winner in this category; the quality of each sample supplied shone through.” www.pureprint.com 01825 768811 FINALISTS Concept Communications Group Park Communications Pureprint Group...
read morePrintWeek Awards 2013 Industrial Digital Printer of the Year – Real Digital International
One such piece, for Ikea, was a multimedia summer campaign targeting customers with data-driven postcards alongside other media. The postcard presented localised weather forecasts for a campaign that ran for three weeks using 300,000 postcards mailed each week. Real Digital was able to o?er a ?exible solution to process data, overlay weather forecast information and gain proof approval in very short succession. Such techno-driven flexibility also helped holiday park company Haven. Using GMC software, all data for the 33 parks was mail-sorted, so print files could be created for a letting campaign. The client was as impressed as the judges, who commented: “The speed to market of these pieces was consistently impressive.” www.real-digital.co.uk 020 8603 7000 COMMENDED Concept Communications Group www.conceptcomms.com 01279 757333 The company in Stansted, Essex, was challenged by gift and leisure specialist Activity Superstore to improve auditing and control over POP material. Using a digital press and versioning software it printed a unique referencing system to the POP gift box itself. “Good use of custom data,” said the judges, “this was high quality, well produced and well executed.” FINALISTS Communisis Concept Communications Group Howard Hunt Group Real Digital International Sponsored by BPIF...
read morePrintWeek Awards 2013 Industrial Digital Printer of the Year – Real Digital International
One such piece, for Ikea, was a multimedia summer campaign targeting customers with data-driven postcards alongside other media. The postcard presented localised weather forecasts for a campaign that ran for three weeks using 300,000 postcards mailed each week. Real Digital was able to o?er a ?exible solution to process data, overlay weather forecast information and gain proof approval in very short succession. Such techno-driven flexibility also helped holiday park company Haven. Using GMC software, all data for the 33 parks was mail-sorted, so print files could be created for a letting campaign. The client was as impressed as the judges, who commented: “The speed to market of these pieces was consistently impressive.” www.real-digital.co.uk 020 8603 7000 COMMENDED Concept Communications Group www.conceptcomms.com 01279 757333 The company in Stansted, Essex, was challenged by gift and leisure specialist Activity Superstore to improve auditing and control over POP material. Using a digital press and versioning software it printed a unique referencing system to the POP gift box itself. “Good use of custom data,” said the judges, “this was high quality, well produced and well executed.” FINALISTS Communisis Concept Communications Group Howard Hunt Group Real Digital International Sponsored by BPIF...
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