After playing second fiddle to Offset Alpine in the NSW event, PMP secured all the available medalware in its two key categories at the Victoria Printing Industry Craftsmanship Awards, presented last night.
The company took two gold, three silver, and four bronze medals in the competition, announced at a dinner at the Palladium Ballroom in a glossy climax to Melbourne’s racing carnival week.
The event was the culmination of one of the toughest competitions the State has ever seen, according to PICA Victoria Chairman, Trevor Hone. “The competition is always tough, but this year new entrants really gave the odds-on favourites a run for their money,” he says.
Geon’s Samantha Alford won the inaugural Media Super future leader award, described by judges as an ‘outstanding example of the young talent we have in the graphic communications industry’.
The judges award for excellence went to Bambra Press for a case bound book, ‘Napoleon – Revolution to Empire’, produced for the National Gallery of Victoria.
Web-offset results were:
Heatset– gold, PMP Print for Harpers Bazaar, silver PMP Print for RACV and Shop4Kids (two awards), bronze PMP Print for Top Gear and FHM (two awards).
Web-offset with a cover price– gold, PMP Print for Shop Till You Drop, silver PMP Print for Good Food, bronze, PMP Print for Motor.
PMP Print also won bronze in saddlestitched booklets, the category won by Geon (gold) and Bambra Press (two silver and one bronze).
Once again, no medals were awarded for coldset web-offset.