PRIDE IN PRINT AWARDS 2013 AND THE WINNERS ARE... PRIDE IN PRINT AWARDS ACKNOWLEDGE THE SUPPORT OF OUR PATRONS AND SPONSORS PATRONS SPONSORS 3M New Zealand Agfa Graphics APM (New Zealand) Ltd Avery Dennison B&F Papers Ltd BJ Ball Papers Blue Print Imaging Ltd Canon Production Print Currie Group DIC New Zealand Frontline Fujifilm NZ Ltd HP Indigo Hostmann-Steinberg NZ iPlates Kodak NZ Kurz New Zealand Norske Skog Tasman Ltd MEDIA SPONSORS i-grafix.com, Inky Fingers, New Zealand Printer Magazine Print 21, Printers Post CONTENTS A Culture of Excellence PACkAgiNg Scott Porter, Awards Chairman Sue Archibald, Awards Manager gold Winners — Flexible — Other — Carton Board — Metal Packaging — Corrugated Board 03 38 Highly Commended An Eye for Detail LabEls John Wills, Convenor of Judges gold Winners — Wine, food & beverage, household, luxury, industrial etc 04 44 Highly Commended The 2013 Awards Night DisPlAy Print gold Winners — Point-of-Sale Material, — Applied Graphics Showcards & Posters — Fabric & Flag Print — Billboards, Outdoor Signage — Other Display Print & Banners 06 48 — Large & Grand Format Graphics Highly Commended 2013 suPrEmE AWArD PromoTional Print gold Winners — Campaigns — Promotional Items — Personalised & Pad Printing — Catalogues & Leaflets — Postcards — Presentation Folders & — Calenders One-off presentation work 08 52 Highly Commended Category Winners sPECiAlTy PRODuCTs — Publications — Display Print gold Winners — Business Print — Promotional Print — Limited Edition & — Personal Stationery — Packaging — Specialty Products Fine Art Prints — Printed Industrial Products — Labels — Industry Development — Textiles 09 58 — Specialty Finishing Products Highly Commended Process Winners Apprentice of the year Recognising craft Recognising the next generation 12 within the industry. 64 of New Zealand printers. iNDusTry DEVEloPmENT Past Winners A look back at those who have gold Winners previously won the coveted — Self-promotion Supreme Award. — Innovation — Environmental — Export 14 Highly Commended 66 PublicatioNs Directory A guide to the printers gold Winners featured in this publication. — Newspapers — Magazines — Books 22 Highly Commended 68 busiNEss Print Host AssociAtions MAnAgeMent © Copyright 2013. The Pride In Print Awards — Pride In Print NZ Ltd Sue Archibald, Promote Ltd Annual 2013 is published by the New Zealand — Designers Institute of New Zealand PO Box 50166 Pride In Print Awards Committee. All rights gold Winners — New Zealand Paperboard Porirua City 5240 reserved. The entries have been reproduced — Stationery — Security Packaging Association P. 04 237 0482 with the permission of the entrants. No part — Annual Reports & — Business Documents — Plastics New Zealand F. 04 237 0489 of the publication may be reproduced without — Print Finishers Association E. [email protected] the express permission of the publisher. Company Prospectuses — Printing Industries www.prideinprintawards.co.nz Highly Commended New Zealand Inc. (PrintNZ) — Self Adhesive Label Manufacturers DisclAiMer Association of New Zealand The information appearing in this book is — Quick Printers and as recorded on the entry forms and Pride ISBN 0-473-03105-1 Copycentres Associations In Print take no responsibility for errors © The New Zealand Pride In Print 32 — Single Web Users Group or omissions. Awards 2013 03 PRIDE IN PRINT 2013 WELCOME A CULTURE OF EXCELLence Awards Chairman, Scott Porter and footprint for making the Corolla by 90% Awards Manager Sue Archibald welcome you between the 1970s and 2005 and won international awards for it. The print to the annual Pride In Print Awards publication. industry has done far more in less time. What’s more the tree farms planted by the paper industry act as vast carbon sinks Within these pages you will That is what Pride In Print is all that help repair the environmental damage be introduced to the New Zealand print about. Beyond the annual Awards we caused by other industries. companies who in 2012 produced work promote an ongoing culture of excellence. Yet print and paper are often targeted of such an excellent standard they have It is also worthwhile emphasising by environmental groups because of the link been adjudged worthy recipients in this that while print brings so much to our through to trees, and therefore (incorrectly) year’s Awards. everyday lives, it does so in a “clean to the deforestation debate. There is a need The range of print and packaging and green” environment. for the print and paper industry to put forward work highlights the broad spectrum Print and paper are industries which are some arguments to fight the eco war. of innovation and expertise within the standard bearers among those embracing the Fortunately our case is good. New Zealand industry and it is important goal of carbon neutrality. Wood for paper- Promoting that case is also just part to understand how that expertise is being making is sourced from tree farms where of what Pride In Print is about. applied in a true “commercial” sense. far more trees are planted than cut down. Within these pages you will see the The work we showcase here is all about Our industry has reduced its carbon names of the companies that as Patrons “how print helps get the product to market”. footprint by as much as 90% since the and Sponsors display their belief and Print and packaging companies are Kyoto base year, with Norwegian research commitment to supporting the New Zealand working with their customers, designers, paper suppliers and others to produce work that is fit for purpose in a commercial environment and which gives those customers THE WORK WE SHOWCASE HERE IS a comparative advantage in achieving sales. ALL ABOUT “hOW PRINT HELPS GET Be it on the supermarket shelves or a magazine rack, news stand, a booksellers’ THE PRODUct to MARKET” store or a stationery outlet, the work of print and packaging companies is constantly being scrutinised under suggesting this could be as high as 95%, due print industry. Congratulations to all our the commercial microscope. to new technology such as computer-to-plate winners and thank you to the dedicated team As this publication shows, New Zealand technology, environmentally-friendly washes of people who make all this possible with their is passing the test. We are raising the bar and recycling of materials. efforts behind the scenes. We look forward in quality and earning recognition in the No other industry in the world is to seeing the same effort and quality of international marketplace. anywhere near that. Toyota reduced its participation for next year’s programme. PRIDE IN PRINT 2013 04 2013 JUDGING AN EYE FOR DETAIL 05 PRIDE IN PRINT 2013 Convenor of Judges, John Wills, explains the drive celebrate their achievement with their behind judging process and how 'quality' underpins customers, both internal and external. These successes can then be utilised in the ethics of the Pride In Print Awards. promotions to support both retention and recruitment of the all-important customers. Top quality can come from any print As Convenor of the Pride In Print Zealand Printing Industry, to assist greater shop, big or small. Buyers should take note Judging Panel, it gave me real pleasure to see customer satisfaction for print buyers of those printers who have their Pride In the 2013 entries, innovative and world-class and to enable our printers to compete Print Awards on show. It is testimony to the quality. This Award Publication showcases successfully on the international stage. fact they are exceptionally good printers. the best of these, reflecting the ingenuity and The success of Pride In Print over these The quality bar has risen over the craft skills across all sectors of our industry. 20 years has been achieved through setting a years, reinforced through the scrutiny and feedback from the collective expertise of the specialist judging panel. The best of the best go forward for consideration as A CONSCIOUS DecISION HAS BEEN category winners and/or best in process. This select group of entries is then MADE BY THE COMMIttee to KEEP THESE subject to a very thorough evaluation AWARDS “quALIty-BASEd”. to determine which one of these superb examples will win the Supreme Award. A significant benefit, albeit intangible, Given that the Pride In Print Awards quality bar appropriate to each print sector, of this Pride In Print process is the implied were introduced in 1993, I thought to providing printers an incentive to exceed that encouragement toward a greater emphasis review why they exist, the judging process level and recognising them when they do. on quality in the culture of many companies. and the value they can represent. Gold medals go to those entries which They understand that “the quality These Awards were designed to attain the quality standards established attitude” adds value to all aspects of help raise the quality levels in our New and the companies responsible can then their business. PRIDE IN PRINT 2013 06 2013 AWARDS NIGHT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1. SUPREME AWARD WINNERS MATT AND ARIE FOSTER, ARRIA DESIGN GROUP LIMITED 2. W ade Collins from Sealed Air Hamilton with Leo Bult of Aarque Group 3. Regan Quaife, Apprentice of the Year 4. Spicers table at the Awards 5. Patrons and Sponsors for 2013 on stage 6. Noel Priestley of Heidelberg with Bob Masters from Service Printers 7. Awards Chairman Scott Porter addressing the crowd 07 PRIDE IN PRINT 2013 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 8. Denise Pringle of Fuji Xerox with DAvE Gick from Logick Print & Graphics 9. Kristy Whalen of Spicers with Lisa Thompson from Kinetic 121 10. TSB Arena room set up 11. Greg Chapman from Gravure Packaging with John Greenacre of Spicers 12. Noel Priestley of Heidelberg with Jackie Lentell from Momento PhotobookS 13. Pride IN Print Awards Manager Sue Archibald with MCS Miranda Harcourt and Paul Ego 14. Audience members at Pride IN Print Awards 15. MC Paul Ego 16.