PICAs make the journey back to Victoria

Victoria comes into its own after a successful PICA Awards.

"The large number of entries, the quality of those entries and the attendance ... demonstrates without question that PICA is back in Victoria - and it's back to stay," said PICA Victoria chairman, Trevor Hone (pictured).

400 people attended the Victorian night-of-nights, among them was the big winner, D&D Global who stole the show after winning two Diamond awards and the Agfa Graphics Award for the Most Innovative Use of Imaging in Printing.

Drago Zorec (pictured below), owner of D&D Global took the news in his stride. “I’m getting used to picking up all these awards so I’m not nervous; but of course winning three awards on the one night is a good feeling,” he said. “I know we earn them. I highly respect the Agfa awards and I’ve been dealing with the company for 30 years.”

Diamond awards were also presented to Avon Graphics; Chillipress; Detmold Flexibles; Energi Print; Finsbury Green; Gaston Renard; Hannanprint Victoria; PMP Print; Red Rover; Sands Print Group; SEP Sprint (Australia); STS Creative Printing; Tarcoola Pres; Taylor'd Press and The Label Place.

The Heidelberg Award for Excellence in craft went to Tarcoola Press via Impact Printing for the book 'Charles Joseph Latrobe, Australian Notes 1839-1854', while the PaperLinx Award for the Best Designed Entry was presented to Printbound for 'The Surgery Book' - Reception Copy.

A special Environmental Award was made by Paper Round to Printgraphics for its company overview and initiatives, and the judges also made a special award for outstanding excellence, to STS Creative Printing for its screen printed poster, 'Be Fabulous' for The Body Shop.

Pictured: Garry Muratore, Agfa with all-round award winner Drago Zorec.