Queensland printers revel in PICA fever

Celebration of the best Queensland printing concludes the year's PICA awards.

According to Neal McLary, Printing Industries general manager, Queensland, last week’s awards were proof that the local industry had “thumbed its nose at the global financial crisis and celebrated in style.”

400 of Queensland’s industry representatives kicked back for a night of wine, dine and dance in the b tradition of Saturday Night Fever (this year’s theme) and celebrated the best that the Industry had to offer. 

“Notwithstanding a slight fall in the number of entries, competition was fierce across all categories with the ‘digital’ categories particularly so,” McLary added.

Pictured: Natasha Kinniburgh – winner Apprentice of the Year 2009 (bottom left) with family.

Master of Ceremonies, Bruce Irwin, guided the audience through the list of winners, while comedian Fiona O’Loughlin wooed the audience with her homespun style of humour and well-known band Boogie Knights rounded off the evening with their music.

Long time member and industry personality Tom Lusch, Platypus Graphics took out the prestigious Judges’ Choice Award and Joe Clouston’s The Printing Office was awarded the coveted Environmental Management Award.

“All in all, it was a grand finale to the national PICA season and we are looking forward to some tough competition for the National Print Awards,” McLary said.

Gold winners are below:

Category: Flexographic Printing
Winner: Insignia
Category: Packaging
Winner: D&D Colour Printing
Category: Web Offset Printing
Winner: PMP Print
Category: Labels - Sheet fed
Winner: Bayfield Printing
Category: Card Construction & Mobiles       
Winner: Crystal Media Group
Category: Innovation
Winner: Crystal Media Group
Category: Embellishment
Winners: GEON Australia
Avon Graphics
Category: Digital Printing – Electrophotographic – excluding inkjet
Winner: Bayfield Printing
Category: Lithographic Printing – 1 Colour
Winner: Platypus Graphics
Category: Lithographic Printing – any no.
Winner: Bayfield Printing
Category: Stationery including business cards
Winner: D&D Colour Printing
Category: Envelopes – flat sheet
Winner: D&D Colour Printing
Category: Postcards and greeting cards
Winners: Cornerstone Press
D&D Colour Printing
Category: Presentation folders
Winner: JT Press
Category: Annual reports and prospectus
Winners: Cornerstone Press
D&D Colour Printing
Category: Saddle stitched booklets – plus cover
Winners: GEON Australia
Platypus Graphics
Category: Booklets perfect, burst bound
Winner: Platypus Graphics
Category: Booklets wiro bound
Winner: Heaneys Performers in Print
Category: Booklets – perfect or burst bound
Winners: Printpoint Australia
Platypus Graphics
Printpoint Australia
Category: Books – case bound
Winner: Platypus Graphics
Category: Self promotion
Winner: Cornerstone Press
Category: Regional Category
Winner: Greenridge Press
City Printing Works
Category: Entry by Apprentice
Winner: Platypus Graphics
Category: Entries – 10 or less employees
Winner: Crystal Media Group
Category: First Time Entries
Winner: Crystal Media Group
Category: Judges’ Choice
Winner: Platypus Graphics
Category: Judges’ Special Commendation
Winners: Printpoint Australia
Platypus Graphics