2006 SAPPI EUROPEAN PRINTERS OF THE YEAR OF THE YEAR
08.08.2006 News
The nine 2006 Sappi European Printers of the Year gold award winners are:
Annual Reports: Raff, Riederich, Germany
Books: Emico, Wommelgem, Belgium
Brochures: AV + Astoria Druckzentrum, Vienna, Austria
Calendars: Lechte Medien, Emsdetten, Germany
Catalogues: Artes Gr ficas Palermo, Rivasvaciamadrid (Madrid), Spain
General Print: Werbedruck Petzold, Gernsheim, Germany
Magazines: Farbendruck Weber, Biel, Switzerland
Packaging and Labels: CardMasters, Hook, United Kingdom
Printer's Own Promotion: Fontegrafica, Cinisello Balsamo (Milan), Italy.
The
independent panel of five judges from the print industry chose the
winners out of more than 2,050 entries submitted by printers from 31
countries across Europe and the Middle East. The judges stated that the
standard of this year's entries in many of the award categories was
exceptional and that it had been a "privilege" to judge them.
Praising
the winning printers, Wolfgang Pfarl, Sappi Fine Paper Europe's Chief
Executive Officer said: For print to continue to be a value-added form
of communication, printers and papermakers must be totally committed to
creating the very best products they can. This year's Sappi European
Printers of the Year award winners have clearly demonstrated their
commitment. We salute them for their remarkable creativity and
expertise.
The nine gold award winners will be now invited
join other gold award winning printers from Sappi regional competitions
in North America, Africa, Asia, Australasia, Central and South America
at the Sappi International Printers of the Year Awards in Budapest,
Hungary in October. There, the best printer in each of the nine award
categories will be chosen as a Sappi International Printer of the Year,
one of the global printing industry's highest accolades.
The Gold Awards
The
European gold award winning entries demonstrate an increasing variety
of high quality printing and finishing techniques including the use of
special screens, different combinations of solid, spot and UV
varnishes, metallic inks, foils, embossing, precision die-cutting and
special binding and folding.
Annual Reports: 'Hugo Boss Gesch ftsbericht 2004' - Raff
The
pinstriped cover of Raff's 'Hugo Boss Gesch ftsbericht 2004' opens to
reveal a clean, clear text interspersed with photographic sections
featuring the company's operations, retail outlets and clients,
including its 10 years in China. Raff printed the report in full colour
sheetfed offset, with metallic inks, spot UV varnish and foils, on
Profisilk 150g/m2 supplied by Karl-Heinz Geiger Papiergro handlung.
According to the judges, the report is "a brilliant example of high
quality design, reproduction and printing. It's high ink density and
many types of matt and gloss coating are used to great effect".
Books: 'Schreeuwen' - Emico
Emico's
entry 'Schreeuwen' (scream) features intimate black and white close-up
portraits of local personalities by photographer Govaert de Roos. Emico
printed the book in tritone sheetfed offset on Hello Silk 200g/m2
supplied by Proost en Brandt. The book's cover was printed on Hello
Gloss135g/m2 with spot UV varnish. The judges commented that many of
this year's books made ingenious use of enhanced screening, varnishes
and speciality finishes, which, combined with particularly good
binding, brought them to life. They said that they "struggled to pick
the best of the best, but felt that 'Schreeuwen' demonstrates an
overall standard and consistency that puts it above the others. It is
an outstanding example of a quality book!"
Brochures: 'Yaretti' - AV + Astoria Druckzentrum
AV
+ Astoria Druckzentrum used hot foil stamping, metallic inks and a
selection of varnishes in its boxed set of suede covered brochures
promoting the luxury of YM6 Yachthandels' Yaretti motor yachts. The
printer produced the brochures in four colour sheetfed offset on Hello
Silk 250g/m2 and 350g/m2 supplied by PaperNet. According to the judges,
the entry is "an excellent piece of work. Its printing and finishing is
totally in accord with the luxury of the superyachts presented and not
usually expected in this category."
Calendars: 'Xact 2006' - Lechte Medien
The
first of a selection of large, brightly coloured images, the back of
the painted head of an African warrior, can be seen through the
transparent plastic cover of Silfox Group's 'Xact 2006' calendar.
Lechte Medien printed the calendar in full colour sheetfed offset, with
metallic inks and solid, spot and UV varnishes, on Sappi's new grade
Next Generation 12C Gloss 250g/m2. "The entry's extremely fine FM
screening, metallic inks, UV varnish, spot coating and heightening
effects, coupled with its interesting design, gives it real competitive
edge," said the judges. Lechte Medien also won the gold award in the
calendars category in last year's competition.
Catalogues: 'Novios Colecci n 2006' - Artes Gr ficas Palermo
The
large ring-bound catalogue 'Novios Colecci n 2006' for Cardenal
Internacional features a series of powerful photographs showing off its
Giovanni Valdi menswear collection. Artes Gr ficas Palermo used a
stochastic screen to produce the pages in full colour sheetfed offset
on Hello Silk 300g/m2, supplied by Uni n Papelera. The catalogue cover
and case were printed on silk. The judges commented that the entry "has
fine and sharp FM screening, with powerful images using a great depth
of ink coverage to great effect. The special silk 'packaging' adds to
its impact."
General Print: 'Omega Baselworld' - Werbedruck Petzold
'Omega
Baselworld' from Werbedruck Petzold consists of a boxed set of five
small promotional packs for Omega watches and jewellery, each of which
fold out to reveal photos of the product and a promotional CD. Petzold
used FM screening to print the packs in four colour sheetfed offset,
with solid and spot varnish, screen-printed UV varnish and foils, on
Hello Gloss and Hello Silk 250g/m2. The box was printed on Hello Silk
115g/m2. Deutsche Papier supplied the papers. According to the judges,
the category "is a wonderful print showcase! Omega Baselworld
successfully harnesses suitable technologies to produce a product of
quality and consistency that is head and shoulders above the other
entries".
Magazines: 'Herm s' - Farbendruck Weber
Farbendruck
Weber produced the high profile Herm s lifestyle magazine, featuring
articles and fashion from the company's autumn-winter collection, in
four colour heat-set web offset on Sappi's Royal Roto Matt 115g/m2 and
Presto Silk 300g/m2 from Fischer Papier. The judges commented that many
of the magazines entered, especially from the web sector, showed
critical reproduction and registration. They said that the Herm s
magazine "has clean and vibrant colour reproduction for a sharp overall
result with an excellent image register. It is a great piece of
printing."
Packaging and Labels: 'Nokia 3250 Box' - CardMasters
The
ingenious black 'With a Twist' display box from CardMasters highlights
the multi-functionality of Nokia's 3250 combined cell phone, camera and
music player. CardMasters printed the box in four colour sheetfed
offset, with spot UV varnish, on Hello Silk 150g/m2 supplied by the
Robert Horne Paper Company. According to the judges, the ever-pressing
need to give products prominence was leading designers to devise new
types of die-cut packaging. This was evident in CardMasters' entry,
where the box's "remarkable design and execution greatly adds to the
quality of the print".
Printer's Own Promotion: 'Alice 2006' - Fontegrafica
Fontegrafica's
large 13-month multi-colour lunar calendar, based on the different
moods of Alice in Wonderland, featured almost every type of printing
and finishing technique, including a pop-up cover containing a brochure
and a CD. Fontegrafica produced the calendar using sheetfed offset,
flexo and screen printing, with a variety of special screens,
embossing, foils, fragrances, holographic lamination, metallic inks,
spot, solid and UV varnishes and special die-cutting, binding and
folding. The calendar was printed on several papers including Hello
Gloss and Hello Silk 250g/m2 supplied by Polyedra.
The judges
said: "The entry successfully overcomes many technical challenges.
Every sheet provides an ever-greater sensation and the different design
and printing processes from one sheet to another make the calendar very
prestigious." Fontegrafica also won gold awards in the brochures and
general print categories In last year's competition.
For further information please contact:
Sue Griffin
Marketing Communications Manager
T: +32 2 676 9761
F: +32 2 676 9665
E: sue.griffin@sappi.com
About Sappi
Sappi is the world s leading producer of coated fine paper. Its fine paper brands include the graphic papers Next Generation, Magno, HannoArt, Presto and Royal, as well as the merchant brands Hello and Profi, and the label and packaging papers and boards Algro, Leine and Parade. Customers in more than 100 countries worldwide specify these for the highest quality publishing, promotional, labelling and packaging applications.
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