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Customer Service Team of the Year: Fox Group

Nothing is ever too much effort for this direct mail specialist which claims it is the “go to people” who “never say no”.

Book Printer of the Year: Kingsbury Press

Put simply, the judges were blown away by the high quality of Kingsbury’s entry.

Environmental Company of the Year: St Austell Printing Company

Put simply sustainability is part of this Cornwall-based commercial printers’ DNA.

Trainee of the Year: Jayleigh Price, Precision Colour Printing

When Price attended an apprentice open day at Precision Colour Printing just over three years ago she was the only female out of a 30 strong group of applicants.

Post-press Company of the Year: Curtis Packaging (Specialist Finishing Division)

The saying goes that ‘beauty is in the eye of the beholder’ and it’s something that Curtis Packaging knows all about, judging by the beauty brand samples it submitted.

Direct Mail Printer of the Year: The Lettershop Group, part of the YM Group

Lettershop’s submission included samples produced for the likes of Benenden Health, Macmillan Cancer Support and Shell, but the mailer that knocked the socks off the judges was a pack produced for...

Out-of-home Printer of the Year: Omni Colour

Where do you start with such an impressive entry? Omni Colour blew away the judges with its “stunning use of materials and impressive installations”.

Bespoke Magazine Printer of the Year: Park Communications

From an edition of WRAP that featured five original pull-out pieces of wrapping paper by specially commissioned illustrators, through to the metallic cover of Beauty Papers that boasted an arresting...

Label Printer of the Year: CS Labels

CS Labels has triumphed in this hotly contested category thanks to some “fantastic print and finishing that overcame some serious technical challenges,” according to the judges.

Bespoke Digital Printer of the Year: Pureprint Group

Aimed at short-run (less than 1,000 copies), high-value digital print, this keenly contested category saw last year’s highly commended company deservedly triumph this time around.

Point-of-purchase Printer of the Year: SMP Group

According to the judges this entry showcased an “excellent use of materials to produce impactful products that deliver high-value POP”.

Fine Art Printer of the Year: Boss Print

Few categories are as tough as Fine Art Printer of the Year, with submissions needing to demonstrate the very highest levels of origination and print.

Brochure Printer of the Year: Hampton Printing (Bristol)

Judges awarded Hampton “10 out of 10” for all its samples, but they were particularly impressed by the work the company produced for car manufacturers Range Rover and Bentley.

High-volume Publication Printer of the Year: Pindar, part of the YM Group

There wasn’t a stand-out sample from the four Pindar submitted - the judges loved them all, saying the print quality was simply superb.

FMCG Packaging Printer of the Year: Curtis Packaging

Curtis’ entry consisted of “great examples of precision print” that had the “feel of quality and look of luxury” said the judges.