Riding the crest of the winning wave attached to its Capabilities+ printers’ promotion book, Offset Alpine has finally scored a win in the world’s most prestigious printing competition, The Sappi Printer of the Year.
The success is the culmination of many years of hard work by the team at Lidcombe. Despite making it to the world finals on a number of occasions it never bagged the famed Elephant Trophy – until now. Capabilities+ has enjoyed a phenomenal run of success, making a clean sweep not only of the local state and national print awards but also winning a Benny in the USA.
According to John Walker, managing director Sappi Trading Australia, the win is a significant boost for the reputation of the local industry. “Winning on the world stage like this is very important. It confirms that Australian printing is as good as it gets,” he said.
Garth Hackett, sales manager of IPMG and for many years one of the driving forces behind the company's quest for the Sappi prize said it was very satisfying to have finally won. "Its good to measure yourself against the best in the world. It lets you know how we measure up," he said.
He said that striving after quality flows through to every part of the business. "I think it does matter to customers knowing they are dealing with a printer as good as any in the world," he said.
Sappi Trading will present the famed Elephant Trophy to Offset Alpine at a ceremony in Lidcombe in the next couple of weeks.