BOSTON, June 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sappi Fine Paper
North America today announced the 10 gold winners of its 16th North
American Printers of the Year awards for 2012-2013. These
distinguished winners were chosen as the most outstanding print
submissions from approximately 1800 entries this year. The 10 gold
winners receive $20,000 as well as
5,000 lbs of paper towards supporting marketing and brand
initiatives.
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"With all the new technology available today, print and digital
media are proving to be mutually supportive in increasing ROI of
marketing campaigns," said Jennifer
Miller, Executive Vice President Coated Business and Chief
Sustainability Officer, Sappi Fine Paper North America. "With each
Printers of the Year competition, we at Sappi recognize and applaud
printers who continue to invest in the creative use of print, and
take pride in showcasing the powerful possibilities of the
medium."
Sappi's Printers of the Year awards recognize excellence in
print and innovation, with nominated materials produced on Sappi
papers across ten categories of work. A panel of highly regarded
print professionals selected winning entries based on the overall
impact of the piece, degree of difficulty in printing techniques,
and technical excellence. The gold winners of Sappi's North
American Printers of the Year are as follows:
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Gold Award Winners
of Sappi's North American Printers of the Year, 2013
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Category
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Company
Name
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Name of
Entry
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Location of
Company
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Annual
Reports
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Kirkwood
Printing
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Boston University
2012 Annual Report
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Wilmington,
MA
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Books
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Typecraft Wood &
Jones
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A Third Decade of
Guess? Images
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Pasadena,
CA
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Brochures
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Franklin Dodd
Communications, A Nationwide
Argosy Solutions Company
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Unlimited Vacation
Club Welcome Brochure
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Hialeah,
FL
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Calendars
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Bassette
Company
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Pratt and Whitney
2013 Calendar
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Springfield,
MA
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Catalogs
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Nahan Printing,
Inc.
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Bergdorf Goodman 2012
Spring Collections
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St. Cloud,
MN
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Digital
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Bridge Publications,
Inc.
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La Colleccion de L
Ronald Hubbard - Escritor
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Los Angeles,
CA
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General
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Offset Atlanta, A
Nationwide Argosy Solutions Company
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Keeping Commerce in
Motion
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Atlanta,
GA
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Magazines -
Sheet
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Brilliant
Graphics
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Opening Ceremony
Annual Magazine, Issue 01 Sports 2012
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Exton, PA
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Magazines -
Web
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Quad/Graphics -
Sussex
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Vogue Magazine,
December 2012
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Sussex, WI
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Printer's Own
Promotion
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Fry Communications,
Inc.
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Wow! Factory Sample
Book
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Mechanicsburg,
PA
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To ensure the highest possible standards and integrity, this
year's judging panel was comprised of Lauren Elliot, Principal of Wicked Good Print
Production; Dr. Malcolm Kief,
professor in the Graphic Communication Department at Cal Poly;
Ken Lantz, independent print and
process consultant based in New
York; and James K. Tenorio,
professor in the Graphic Communications Management Program at
University of Wisconsin-Stout
Wisconsin's Polytechnic University.
Sappi's North American Printers of the Year gold and silver
winners will also gain increased visibility with current and
potential clients by being featured on their own page in Sappi's
Printers of the Year Online Resource. This unique and searchable
database for designers, print buyers and corporations provides
information about the award winning printers and their
capabilities, printing equipment and location. The database is
available at: www.sappi.com/na/poy.
About Sappi Fine Paper North America
Sappi Fine Paper North America, known for innovation and
quality, is a preeminent North American producer of coated
fine and release papers, as well as dissolving wood
pulp (DWP) and market kraft pulp headquartered in
Boston, Massachusetts. Its coated
fine papers, with highly recognized brand names such as McCoy,
Opus, Somerset and Flo, are used
in premium magazines, catalogs, books and high-end print
advertising. The company is also the world's leading supplier of
release papers for the automotive, fashion and engineered films
industries, including the globally recognized Ultracast brand.
Sappi's release papers provide the surface aesthetics for synthetic
fabrics used in footwear, clothing, upholstery and accessories, as
well as the textures for decorative laminates found in kitchens,
baths, flooring and other decorative surfaces. Sappi globally is
the world's largest manufacturer of dissolving wood pulp and the
leading supplier of viscose staple fiber. Dissolving wood pulp is a
versatile raw material used by manufacturers to produce a wide
range of products including textile fibers, pharmaceutical, beauty,
and household products. Sappi Fine Paper North America, through the
recent conversion of the Cloquet pulp mill, manufactures dissolving
pulp under Sappi's Specialised Cellulose division primarily for the
textile markets.
Sappi Fine Paper North America is a subsidiary of Sappi Limited
(NYSE, JSE), a global company headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, with over 14,000
employees and manufacturing operations on three continents in seven
countries and customers in over 100 countries around the world.
Learn more about Sappi at: www.sappi.com/na.
For further information:
Joanna Rieke
Manager, Corporate Communications
Sappi Fine Paper North America
Office: 617-423-5409
joanna.rieke@sappi.com
Shannon McLoughlin
Burson-Marsteller
Office: 617-912-5412
Mobile: 646-379-7508
shannon.mcloughlin@bm.com
SOURCE Sappi Fine Paper North America