Printweek awards

Newspaper Printer of the Year: Mortons Print of Horncastle

Much has been said about the health of the newspaper sector, but keep taking the tabloids. The quality of these and all other paper formats has never been better, as proved this year by the...

Fine Art Printer of the Year: Pureprint Group

When it all comes together, it’s like a work of art. And it has all come together this year for Pureprint. Of all the categories the Sussex printer is shortlisted in, this shows it at its consistent...

FMCG Packaging Printer of the Year: Curtis Print & Packaging

“Sustainable luxury packaging is considered by some to be an oxymoron,” read the entry from this year’s winner, which disagreed and proved it by winning a category it almost scooped last year. As an...

Out-of-home Printer of the Year: SMP Group

As well as high-quality print, judges for the out-of-home (OOH) category were looking for in-situ effectiveness and outstanding customer service for everything from billboards to bus wraps. London’s...

Environmental Company of the Year: Park Communications

The judges are on to something when they suggest “this company is relentless in its pursuit of environmental best practice”. Park Communications has almost made this category its own, winning the...

Customer Service Team of the Year: GI Solutions Group

The customer is king and this Leicester-headquartered business is set for more of them after a survey showed excellent service was a significant differentiator for GI Solutions.

Trainee of the Year: Ryan Samways, Amberley Adhesive Labels

Ryan didn’t have the easiest time at school, “a bit like fitting a square peg into a round hole”. And then it all clicked when Amberley Adhesive Labels took on sixth-former Ryan Samways in 2014 on a...

Luxury Packaging Printer of the Year: Boss Print

Luxury comes at a price and judges wanted a lot from this year’s entries, from spectacular production values to printed products that were sturdy yet elegant and fit for purpose. Consistent quality of...

High-volume Magazine Printer of the Year: Wyndeham Roche

The printer in St Austell, Cornwall, pumped up the volume in this reconfigured category on longer-run magazines produced gravure or web offset. Stepping up to the plate were issues of Boat...

Social Stationery Printer of the Year: Cutture

Judges wanted consistently good quality of print and finishing as well as repro for a category where detail is everything. They were not disappointed by London-based Cutture: “Every part of this...

Report & Accounts Printer of the Year: Pureprint Group

Last year judges praised runner-up Pureprint for its excellent production values. This year the printer went further, with brilliant colour and finishes across all samples. “They really know how to...

PrintWeek Awards 2017 winners revealed

The UK print industry’s brightest and best were lauded last night at the 2017 PrintWeek Awards, where Buxton Press walked away with the top prize for an unprecedented third consecutive year.