Companies Recognized at Annual NAPL/NAQP Awards Luncheon; Cleveland’s Porath
Print Source Takes Top Honors as “Best of Show”
East
Rutherford, N.J. (September 20, 2011) – NAPL/NAQP presented 2011 PrintImage
Excellence Awards to 15 U.S. printers from
across the nation at the association’s annual Awards Luncheon on September
9th in Chicago. Top honors went to Porath Print Source of Cleveland,
Ohio, whose entry, Karpinksi Puzzle, was judged “Best of Show.” The
Awards Luncheon, sponsored by Kodak, was a featured event during the 2011
Owners Conference, September 8-10th, at Chicago’s Doubletree Hotel.
PrintImage
Excellence Awards were presented to quick and small commercial printers for
industry excellence in 17 categories, ranging from one-color offset printing to
binding and finishing, in-house design, wide format, high-production digital
printing, and cross-media campaigns. (See attached for a complete list of
winners.) More than 100 entries were received in this year’s competition.
“These
awards showcase the high level of craftsmanship and industry knowledge among
quick and small commercial printers,” said NAPL President and Chief Executive
Officer Joseph P. Truncale, Ph.D. “They reflect their abilities not only in a
wide range of printing processes, but also in new disciplines such as marketing
and mixed media campaigns. We are very proud to be honoring the members of this
talented and dedicated group with 2011 PrintImage Excellence Awards.”
“The puzzle was definitely a challenging project, but
our team came together with some great ideas that our folks were able to
translate beautifully into print.” said Porath Print Source President, Gerry
Engelhart. “We are really excited and gratified that the judges honored our
work with the Best of Show Award.”
2011
PrintImage Excellence Award winners will be featured in NAPL/NAQP publications
as well as in a special section in the October issue of Quick Printing
magazine.
To
learn more about NAPL/NAQP or the annual Owners Conference, visit www.napl.org or contact Director of Membership
Kristen Hartman at (678) 594-0048, Ext. 104, or khartman@napl.org.
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About NAPL/NAQP: The National
Association for Printing Leadership (NAPL) is a not-for-profit business
management association representing companies in the $80+ billion commercial
printing and graphic communications industry in North America. NAPL’s
comprehensive slate of business-building solutions provides company leaders
with the management tools they need to make informed business decisions in an
ever-changing market environment. It addresses the unique concerns of
small printers through the National Association of Quick Printers (NAQP). For more information on NAPL, visit www.napl.org or call (800)
642-6275.
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