January 22nd, 2013
– For the third year running, Goss International and its customers have had
great success at the Fernando Pini Awards, Brazil’s foremost printing award
ceremony. While Goss International was named ‘Best Supplier’ in the heatset web
offset category, Goss technology users also triumphed, winning each of
the individual heatset web offset categories.
Among the victors were Goss
press users Log & Print Gráfica e Logística, Grafica Pallotti, Posigraf and
Plural Gráfica, printing on a variety of presses including Goss M-600
and Sunday 2000, 3000 and 4000 press models. Log & Print
Gráfica also won the overall accolade of best web offset printer.
The Fernando Pini Brazilian Awards for Graphic Excellence were formed in
1991 to recognize the best in print media and promote excellence in print
communications. Over 2,000 people attended the event to see the winners of 63
categories revealed, of which nine categories related to web offset production.
Sponsored by Abigraf (the Brazilian
Graphic Industries Association) and ABTG (the Brazilian Graphic Technology
Association), the ‘Best Supplier’ award was judged on feedback received from
association member companies.
“The ‘Best Supplier’ award is decided
purely by the market we serve, the web offset printers of Brazil, so winning it
yet again this year is the highest endorsement we could ever hope for,”
explains Vitor Dragone, general manager of Goss International Brazil. “More importantly,
it signifies that our customers have also awarded us with their trust and
confidence – a responsibility that we take very seriously indeed. We’re very
proud of this achievement but we won’t rest of on laurels!”
As head of the Goss Brazil
organization headquartered in Sao Paulo, Dragone leads a highly experienced
team of 14 operatives. In direct contact with Goss International product
development, engineering, manufacturing and aftermarket resources in the United
States, Europe and Asia, they provide sales and support tailored to the
specific requirements of their customers in the Brazilian market.
According to Dragone, this
localization of global expertise has helped the team to consolidate its
offering to the installed base and achieve overall web offset market leadership
in Brazil. “Close to 20 new Goss web presses – nearly 100 units – have
been installed in the last five years, ranging from 16-page M-500 and M-600
models to 24, 32, and 64-page Sunday press systems. The fact that these
have been for repeat customers as well as new Goss customers is especially
rewarding to us.”