2008 QIP Award Winners
The entries have been collated, industry specialists have pored over the finer details, points of view have been expressed and countered, a sell out audience of 400 print media luminaries has gathered at the London’s Grosvenor House Hotel, and we’re now delighted to present to you the winners of the Quality in Print Media Awards 2008.
These awards are unique in recognising excellence, innovation and outstanding creative output throughout the print media supply chain. Last year, the quality of entries set a real benchmark for future years to live up to, and it is with great satisfaction that we can once more pay tribute to a similarly outstanding set of submissions, perfectly demonstrating yet again the sheer breadth of the appeal quality printed media in all its forms.
Only in the Quality in Print Media Awards are you likely to find business magazine publishers rubbing shoulders with book printers, direct mail agencies sharing a story or two with display graphics printers.
The Quality in Print Media awards are therefore a celebration not only of the well-deserving award winners and the stiff competition they faced (all the details of which you will find enclosed within this brochure) but also of the print media industry as a whole – an industry that continually finds ways to adapt to the new realities of the marketplace, and one that remains a hotbed of creativity, professionalism and cutting edge technology.
Congratulations to those companies that have taken the plaudits, and commiserations to those who came close this year. We hope you’ll be inspired to enter again in the future, and we wish you another successful and fulfilling year ahead in the pursuit of quality print media production and procurement.
But for now, Ladies and Gentlemen, we give you the Quality in Print Media Awards 2008.
For more details on each winner, you can download a winners PDF taken from the Winners Brochure. Please follow the links below.
Client Category Award Winners
Grand Prix Award Winner
Winner: Proximity Works
Judges comments: It seemed tasteless not to award them. Creative unusual and truly tasteful. The production department’s nightmare turned into a truly innovative execution sweet stuff.
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Strong appreciation: Cambridge University Press
Award sponsored by: Digital Ad Lab UK
Corporate Marketing Services or Public Sector Production Team of the Year
Winner: Alliance & Leicester
Judges comments: The volume of the material for such a small team was outstanding. Its unbelievable how they managed to achieve it with such a small team.
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Shortlisted: Department for Transport, Travelsphere
Award sponsored by: Master Piece
Creative Services Production Team of the Year
Winner: Proximity Works
Judges comments: For their deliciously realised ideas. Ogilvy quite good but this is more challenging for the group. Deliciously realised production quality and inventive use of the standard. The judges’ comment was yum.
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Shortlisted: Dewynters, OgilvyOne
Award sponsored by: Schawk
Book Production Team of the Year
Winner: Penguin & Dorling Kindersley
Judges comments: The complexity of the how to find a fairy book was truly amazing and the diversity of superbly printed `DK books from starfinder to human body to the sports one were exceptional. The judges were blown away by the DK volume that showed the range of colour management material. DK a year on the quality of their production is constantly excellent.
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Shortlisted: Acona/PREPS
Award sponsored by: Arctic Paper
Publishing Production Team of the Year (Consumer and Contract Magazines)
Winner: Bauer Consumer Media
Judges comments: The movement towards digital proofing was applauded by the range and movement towards a digital workflow. And the response of all the comments in the brief tipped it in their favour. Successful adoption of digital workflow processes and were impressed in the range and energy given to training even though was not a criteria of the subject.
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Shortlisted: Brooklands Group, Future Publishing, Haymarket Consumer Media, Haymarket Network, Travelsphere
Award sponsored by: Unity
Publishing Production Team of the Year (Business Magazines)
Winner: Haymarket Media Group
Judges comments: Was a difficult decision for the judges but with the Haymarket team finally winning award with an impressive track record for their staff development individual performance and most of all of driving savings and change across the business and across a multitude of departments.
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Shortlisted: Reed Elsevier, William Reed Business Media
Award sponsored by: Pensord
Cross Media Initiative of the Year
Winner: Haymarket Medical Media
Judges comments: An impressive example of breaking away from the more conventional online mag approach to provide a richer experience for the readers and users across both medias.
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Shortlisted: AO International, YUDU Media
Award sponsored by: Adstream
Environmental Magazine, Newspaper and Book Publishing Award
Winner: Cambridge University Press
Judges comments: It was highly impressive and levels of where they are instead of talking about it they are doing it or have done it. Cambridge’s attitude is not just talking about it but doing it or have done it.
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Shortlisted: Acona/PREPS, Haymarket Media Group, Penguin Group UK, Reed Elsevier
Award sponsored by: Celloglas
Environmental Corporate Agency and Public Sector Award
Winner: Royal Mail
Judges comments: A first class admission. Demonstrating not just a highly proactive approach for their own business but also with impressive initiatives to promote and encourage individual action by their customers.
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Shortlisted: Alliance & Leicester, Department for Transport, Green Passion Creative, Stralfors, The James McNaughton Group
Award sponsored by: Independent Paper
Supplier Category Award Winners
Supplier Grand Prix Award
Winner: J&G
Judges comments: What this company is doing for the industry is staggering. It is changing the way the industry operates and demonstrating real impact on raising standards. Being governed by so much legislation, waste management is a very difficult area to manage, and J&G has done a great deal to educate and to guide printers through this minefield.
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Award sponsored by: Digital Ad Lab UK
Environmental Non-Print Supplier of the Year
Winner: J&G
Judges comments: This company has done so much to improve the standards of waste management in the print industry, and its own internal performance is great as well.
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Shortlisted: Schawk, The James McNaughton group, UPM Kymmene/Haymarket Media Group
Award sponsored by: KBA
Environmental Print Supplier of the Year
Joint Winners: Cambrian Printers and Pureprint
Judges comments: This was a hugely competitive award with a number of truly exceptional submissions, which is fantastic to see, and proves that the industry is taking this issue seriously. It proved impossible to separate two in particular, so Cambrian Printers and Pureprint Group deservedly share this award. Cambrian provided a very comprehensive entry, showing how environmental concern is fully integrated into its every part of its business through its staff, customers and suppliers. Pureprint Group is still moving forward and not resting on its laurels, even after being so prominent an environmentally –aware printer for so long. It is helping to educate its customers through use of the World Wildlife Fund scorecard. Highly commended in this category – Park Communications.
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Shortlisted: Augustus Martin, DSTi Output, Park Communications, Stephens & George Print, Stralfors, Taylor Bloxham
Award sponsored by: KBA
The Digital Print Award
Winner: Impact
Judges comments: This entry ticked every box with evidence of achieving challenging deadlines with a variety of high quality digitally printed items. Some still perceive digital print to have low production values but this entry proves that that does not have to be the case.
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Shortlisted: 1st Byte, Dsicmm, Headley Brothers (Digital), Inc Direct, Ivor Solutions, Prime Print Group, Stralfors
Award sponsored by: Fujifilm
The Print Management Award
Winner: Adare International
Judges comments: The winning entry demonstrated proof of going above and beyond its clients’ requirements, and provided solid numbers that showed how this supplier has made a real difference to the cost and effectiveness of the print it manages. Stock levels have been reduced thereby reducing wastage, and the client has benefited from the release of its own staff resources. Adare has really managed the process.
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Shortlisted: HH Associates, Minimail (JDA Group), Springwood, Webmart
Award sponsored by: Vpress
The Pre-Media Award
Winner: Wyndeham Prepress
Judges comments: A highly detailed entry that ticked every box required. Using its emagine system Wyndeham works closely with its clients to produce a service that delivers innovative production ideas and cost efficiencies.
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Shortlisted: HH Associates, Magnet Harlequin, Schawk, Zebra
Award sponsored by: GMG
The Book Print Award
Winner: Lightning Source
Judges comments: This was a tough category which including some outstanding work. Lightning Source is producing very high quality books on digital presses, making short run books accessible to people and keeping a great deal of literature alive. The quality of printing and binding supplied was excellent.
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Shortlisted: Cambridge University Press, Prime Print Group, TJ International
Award sponsored by: Friedheim International
The Magazine Print Award
Winner: Headley Brothers
Judges comments: As well as the print quality achieved, the Kent printer’s overall package stood out due to the breadth of services and technology offered.
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Shortlisted: Cambridge University Press, Garnett Dickinson Print
Award sponsored by: PPA
The Commercial Print Award
Winner: Garnett Dickinson
Judges comments: An entry that demonstrated Garnett’s understanding of client needs, often fulfilled by the innovative use of technology. The Good Ideas catalogue presented is a good example: a Digest size press finished product making optimum use of the web cut-off for the page size, spine glued, and within Royal Mail Letter size to optimise postal costs.
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Shortlisted: Taylor Bloxham, Victoria Litho
The Display Print Award
Winner: SMP Group
Judges comments: A stunning piece of lenticular print that gives an impression of depth that is truly memorable. Great use of new, innovative technology and works perfectly as a “lightbox on wheels” – hence can be used and re-used many times, saving the consumption of resources.
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Shortlisted: Dewynters