Awards 2018

ProCo scoops top award at print's night of nights

The industry’s finest celebrated the magic of print at last night’s PrintWeek Awards, at which Sheffield-headquartered ProCo were crowned the 2018 Company of the Year.

Book Printer of the Year: Boss Print

Last year’s highly commended entry turned a new leaf in 2018 with an outright category win. “Great attention to detail, with complex technical solutions to difficult issues resulting in beautiful...

Industrial Digital Printer of the Year: Go Inspire Solutions

Go Inspire got the balance right to win for the first time a category in which data handling, variables, text and images are as important as the overall quality of the printed product.

Out-of-home Printer of the Year: VGL

VGL put the ‘ooh!’ into OOH print with five Mamma Mia bus wraps with rainbow glitter vinyl that give a shimmering illusion of movement when hit by light. A Sky building wrap meanwhile featured giant...

Bespoke Magazine Printer of the Year: Park Communications

Beauty Papers, a photography-led magazine on the culture of make-up and beauty, helped Park Communications win this category.

Bespoke Digital Printer of the Year: Screaming Colour

Judges were looking for short-run, high-value brochures, packaging and presentation packs. They found “a standard across the whole category that was stunning, but this entry in particular was...

Catalogue Printer of the Year: Precision Colour Printing

Although high-quality printing was essential for this category, judges also took into account the production constraints often imposed in catalogue work. However, that wasn’t strictly necessary for...

Point-of-purchase Printer of the Year: Imprint Group part of Pureprint Group

White Stuff was the right stuff for last year’s highly commended entrant. The Newcastle-headquartered printer created a ’Run Wild’ window campaign for the fashion chain of 120 shops.

FMCG Packaging Printer of the Year: Curtis Packaging

Typical FMCG packaging has a short shelf-life but fast turnarounds, tricky consistency demands and runs that can be achingly long. Curtis Packaging in Redhill surmounted them all with what one judge...

Social Stationery Printer of the Year: The Sherwood Group

Judges wanted consistent print, finishing and repro, and offered the warmest greetings to Sherwood’s stationery – which delivered the goods this year.