KIWI INDUSTRY GATHERS FOR PRIDE IN PRINT

Some 400 New Zealand print professionals gathered for this year’s night of nights, the national Pride in Print Awards, held at the Takina Events centre in Wellington, and back in full swing as Covid recedes into the memory.

Emceed by the warm and entertaining TV personality Hilary Barry – who laid claim to being a “born-and-bred Wellingtonian”, but also remarked about being blown “horizontal at the airport” – the gala event was well received by the audience comprising the great and the good of the print world.

MCC Albany (formerly Rapid Labels) was proclaimed Supreme Award winner for its Red Mill Rum labels job. Below is the honour roll of all the winners on the night.

Category Winners

·         Publications – Stuff – The Post Weekend Te Upoko O Te Ika, Saturday, December 9th Edition 2023

·         Business Print – Blue Star Wellington – Riddet Institute Annual Report

·         Promotional Print – easy2C Solutions for Business – Elements

·         Labels – MCC Albany (formerly Rapid Labels) – Red Mill Rum

·         Flexible Packaging [Joint] – Gravure Packaging Ltd – Joyhana Whipping Cream Sleeve

·         Flexible Packaging [Joint] – Sealed Air Hamilton – Premiere Beehive NZ

·         Paper and Board Packaging – Blue Star Constellation – 1839 Honey Cartons

·         Structural Design Packaging – APC Innovate – Pizza Base Tower

·         Sign and Display Print – Admark Visual Imaging Limited – PH7 Vehicle Wrap

·         Specialty Products – Windmill Press – Rose Gold

·         Print Finishing – The Armarie Room – Premium Stationery Sets by The Armarie Room

·         Industry Development & Creativity – Sealed Air Hamilton – Scotts Osmocote Indoor Plants 25L

·         Print Industry Promotion – The Armarie Room – Premium Stationery Sets by The Armarie Room

Process Winners

·         Web Coldset Offset – Allied Press – Essence, October 2023

·         Sheetfed Offset – Blue Star Wellington – Riddet Institute Annual Report

·         Digital – Wakefields Digital – Wellington Places Book

·         Screen – Print Room – Evil Twin

·         Gravure – Gravure Packaging – Joyhana Whipping Cream Sleeve

·         Flexographic – Sealed Air Hamilton – Premiere Beehive NZ

·         Inkjet – Caxton – Cat Gallery

·         Letterpress – The Armarie Room – Premium Stationery Sets by The Armarie Room