PPA names Awards nominees

The PPA has announced the shortlist for its Magazine Production Awards 2004.

Magazine printer of the year nominees include: New Jarrold Printing, Polestar Colchester, St Ives Caerphilly and PrintWeek business magazine printer of the year St Ives Roche.

The top gong of production team of the year will be a battle between BBC Magazines, Origin, Cond Nast Publications and Reed Business Information.

Contenders for repro company of the year are: Colour Systems, Icon Reproduction, J Jays and Wyndeham Graphics. Entries for this year's event were up by 61% on last year.

Ailec Mailing Services and The Finishing Company will battle to be finishing company of the year.

The awards ceremony, hosted by TV and Radio presenter Paul Ross, will take place at London's Millennium Mayfair on the 25 November.