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Matthew has quickly become a highly pro-active member of the IPIA Council since being elected a year ago. He has been very active in supporting the background workings of the IPIA, coming up with ideas to strengthen its delivery of membership benefits, events and marketing activities. He also has helped support events, council subcommittees and actively wants to be involved with all going on.
Charles works so hard in the background to get things done on so many fronts for the IPIA. He is tireless in his support for the IPIA Executive team and helping to build strong foundations so that the Association can deliver support for its members and the industry long into the future. He never has a bad word to say about anyone and totally champions the IPIA whenever he has the time to do so. Thank you for all your dedication and endeavour Charles.
Charles works so hard in the background to get things done on so many fronts for the IPIA. He is tireless in his support for the IPIA Executive team and helping to build strong foundations so that the Association can deliver support for its members and the industry long into the future. He never has a bad word to say about anyone and totally champions the IPIA whenever he has the time to do so. Thank you for all your dedication and endeavour Charles.
Lucy consistently empowers the print, packaging, and mail industries through her commitment to the IPIA, DMA and SMP councils. As Chair of the IPIA Events Subcommittee Lucy supported the recent IPIA Autumn Conference, which drew a record crowd of over 100 attendees, and helps to steer and add creative value to all of its events. Her creative agency, Nutshell Trade Services, supports those in the print industry to target and attract new customers as well as grow their existing accounts through collaboration.
A thought leader, pioneer and staunch advocate of print, Lucy regularly features in trade press, judges industry awards, and speaks at and facilitates events that showcase the power of print.
This year, Lucy was appointed Chair of The Strategic Mailing Partnership (SMP). Since joining, she has written and implemented a new strategy that addresses the challenges the print and mailing industry faces.
She has also revolutionised the outgoing communications of the SMP to support existing and new members while working to strengthen links between the SMP and IPIA that will benefit both organisations very significantly. She refreshed the SMP brand and launched the inaugural awards and networking evening that brought together more than 230 members of the print community, including many IPIA Members, at the Mail Museum in London.
The national charity Lucy founded, Topic Heroes, which supports children’s’ literacy using print, continues to gain momentum and won an international award at the Canon Future Book Forum in Germany and has been shortlisted for the Stationers’ Company’s Innovation Excellence Awards.
Lucy consistently empowers the print, packaging, and mail industries through her commitment to the IPIA, DMA and SMP councils. As Chair of the IPIA Events Subcommittee Lucy supported the recent IPIA Autumn Conference, which drew a record crowd of over 100 attendees, and helps to steer and add creative value to all of its events. Her creative agency, Nutshell Trade Services, supports those in the print industry to target and attract new customers as well as grow their existing accounts through collaboration.
A thought leader, pioneer and staunch advocate of print, Lucy regularly features in trade press, judges industry awards, and speaks at and facilitates events that showcase the power of print.
This year, Lucy was appointed Chair of The Strategic Mailing Partnership (SMP). Since joining, she has written and implemented a new strategy that addresses the challenges the print and mailing industry faces.
She has also revolutionised the outgoing communications of the SMP to support existing and new members while working to strengthen links between the SMP and IPIA that will benefit both organisations very significantly. She refreshed the SMP brand and launched the inaugural awards and networking evening that brought together more than 230 members of the print community, including many IPIA Members, at the Mail Museum in London.
The national charity Lucy founded, Topic Heroes, which supports children’s’ literacy using print, continues to gain momentum and won an international award at the Canon Future Book Forum in Germany and has been shortlisted for the Stationers’ Company’s Innovation Excellence Awards.
Kath supports the IPIA endlessly, as chair for the Innovation subcommittee, she has done an amazing job in ensuring its progression with the IPIA and is a paramount to the innovative ideas discovered through the processes. Kath has been a great support to the IPIA’s executive team and is a fantastic creative and energetic resource for the association.
Lewis has a passion for supporting the IPIA as an association and the print industry more generally. He has had a strong engagement with promoting and supporting their events and activities for many years. This type of proactive support is vital to the work of the association to strengthen its member’s businesses and advocate for the industry. He also leads very strongly on developing partnerships and relationships with other IPIA and members and collaborating with them on a range of projects from technology development to events. Thank you Lewis for all your proactive support of the IPIA and print.
The title of the award says it all about Lance. Highly active promoter and advocate of the IPIA through networking and social media to promote events and member benefits, seeking out new members and the benefits of joining. Lance is a 100% committed council member and a sub-committee chair driving initiatives to fruition. Lance does all this so unobtrusively that he doesn’t get the recognition he deserves. By nominating Lance for this award, I am hoping he will know he is very much appreciated.
Mike has been a passionate and long-standing advocate for the IPIA.
Having been a member of the IPIA since its earliest years, Mike has served as a Council Member, Chairman, and now President over the last years. His expertise, insights and relentless energy has helped to move the IPIA forward across all fronts. He continually fly’s the flag for both the industry and the IPIA itself. He shows great leadership and values that inspire others to follow.
Mark has been a great advocate in supporting the IPIA and all of its projects, events and industry support initiatives. Most of all Mark is generous with his time and has gone to great lengths to support the IPIA executive team in a variety of ways to help its projects continue their momentum. Mark is also an ever-present source of energy and enthusiasm, spreading the good word about the work of the IPIA. He is a hardworking and resourceful character that represents the association very well.
Graeme has been a tireless supporter of the IPIA for many years and has worked to transfer his immense knowledge of the promotional merchandise industry and its best practice into the world of commercial print. Cyan group leads by example and is a trusted and valued supplier to a wide range of IPIA members.
The Cyan Group are an incredibly creative team alongside Graeme. Along with this, they also deliver an environmentally friendly service, ensuring they are up to date with the latest sustainability standards. This is something Graeme has brought into the IPIA, re-designing and leading on the development of its subcommittee structure, which has resulted in the development of numerous initiatives such as sustainability guides for printers, training and education frameworks, national research projects, a sustained campaign for highlighting industry innovation and communicating it to print buying markets.
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Route 1 Print are well known for being one of the fastest growing print businesses in the UK, they continue to add more and more to their services. Not only this, but they have also been fundamental in supporting the IPIA over the years across many fronts. All staff at Route1 are a pleasure to work alongside and they really are focussed on supporting other print businesses to benefit from their economies of scale. As they are now famous for saying, ‘our factory is your factory.’
EDWPS has had rapid growth in recent years and that goes to their team’s forward thinking. EDWPS have opened up new avenues of business and consistently deliver. They have really gained insight on their sustainable journey and persisted in improving operations. EDWPS create innovative, intelligent and workable solutions for customers and operate to the highest of standards.
EDWPS has had rapid growth in recent years and that goes to their team’s forward thinking. EDWPS have opened up new avenues of business and consistently deliver. They have really gained insight on their sustainable journey and persisted in improving operations. EDWPS create innovative, intelligent and workable solutions for customers and operate to the highest of standards.
DecTek has joined the IPIA in the past year and have been enthusiastic in their engagement. They have supported the IPIA as a print partner, and have been a great asset. DecTek always deliver superb levels of quality and consistency, and never miss a deadline. They deliver excellent customer service, ensuring everyone that anyone working with DecTek Print are left satisfied.
DecTek has joined the IPIA in the past year and have been enthusiastic in their engagement. They have supported the IPIA as a print partner, and have been a great asset. DecTek always deliver superb levels of quality and consistency, and never miss a deadline. They deliver excellent customer service, ensuring everyone that anyone working with DecTek Print are left satisfied.
It has been an amazing year for Tradeprint in its 25th year. March saw investment in the varioPRINT iX3200 to optimise its production workflows and in November an installation of a new Heidelberg XL 106 LED UV. Initially they started the year with plans to double their operational footprint but with the collapse of a neighbouring printer they have tripled their footprint by taking on an extra factory, assets and most importantly securing 17 jobs from the 19 jobs that were casualties of redundancy.
It has been an amazing year for Tradeprint in its 25th year. March saw investment in the varioPRINT iX3200 to optimise its production workflows and in November an installation of a new Heidelberg XL 106 LED UV. Initially they started the year with plans to double their operational footprint but with the collapse of a neighbouring printer they have tripled their footprint by taking on an extra factory, assets and most importantly securing 17 jobs from the 19 jobs that were casualties of redundancy.
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Abbot Print has been a long-standing supporter of the IPIA and really deserves the highest level of appreciation. They have a reliable and consistent service and their levels of ingenuity and innovation when it comes to bespoke product development with the customers is exemplary. Abbot have a fierce dedication to delivering the highest levels of service to their customers and will always go that extra mile to hit a deadline and deliver the specification just as required.
Bishops has shed light on the true heart of the print industry. Bishops Printers remain an active and effective manufacturer and offer a multifaceted service. They have a really supportive, caring team and continue to be one of the most substantial print and finishing departments in the South. A true indication of this is the glowing reviews that abound from its customers about its focus on consistent and proactive service delivery and innovation when it comes to adding new value to their printed products.
Claremon are extremely helpful in all services they provide, they engage all customers and find out how to deliver exactly what they need. They are a very innovative team and have progressed incredibly on their sustainable journey. The team, and particularly John, are extremely insightful, particularly noticeable at this years Autumn Conference where he articulated how Claremon offer a highly consultative service to their customers that adds immense value to their business.
Spectrum has again demonstrated their versatility and innovation to support the community. They consistently diversify their products and services. This selfless work and vision are typical of Spectrum’s reputation and leadership in the market. The whole team are friendly, enthusiastic, and deliver exactly what you need, when you need it. May they continue to flourish.
Stephen Austin & Sons are a recent member of the IPIA’s, but are active and engaged members that deliver exemplary levels of innovation and service to their customers. They do a lot for their community and show the true heart of print capabilities, especially in regard to supporting the education sector.
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Once again PMG has shown its commitment to the serving IPIA Members and its customers, and all the collaboration that goes with it. Their passion for all things print has not dimmed and should be applauded, continuously advocating with its customers to win new volumes for the print industry while making their customer’s products more effective and engaging.
PMG are exactly what makes a good print management company. They add value to the service and products they sell. They are knowledgeable about what is available in the marketplace and talk to a supplier with an intelligent brief of what is wanted. They are open to discussion should there be options or variations available to what they have asked for. They take what is usually limited info from the customer and by the time it gets to the supplier is a concise set of instructions with correct print ready artwork. The whole team are a pleasure to work with.
Cyan Group consistently take on projects that strengthens the UK print industry and improves its long-term growth potential. Graeme consistently brings character to the print world and Cyan Group thrive alongside him as excellent print management candidate. They also bring a whole world of expertise to the IPIA from its specialism in wide-format and promotional print products.
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CDP are extremely supportive to their community and consistently support numerous charities. Not only this, but they provide an industry-leading service to their customers, showing they really care, and all customers are in safe hands. More than that, they have gone above and beyond to help the print community and fellow IPIA Members throughout the years and are a true ambassador for our sector and the Association. Their breadth and depth of services is also very impressive and they go to very great lengths to ensure they deliver the right result for their customers time and time again while working in strong partnership with print businesses.
Portland Media provides an excellent service, and Charles consistently supports IPIA Members with a range of services. What marks Portland out for nomination is their tireless enthusiasm for print and deep knowledge of the market, so that the products and services they deliver to customers really do enhance their business performance. They certainly deliver across a wide and diverse spectrum of disciplines. Portland also pay attention to the finer details and provide innovative ideas to help its customer’s thrive.
Systematic has established itself as a progressive print management support company for some time. Systematic have deepened its commitment to sustainable corporate gifts, bespoke promotional products that reflect the brand and message of an organisation. Systematic recognise that this market is overwhelming and confusing for marketing professionals, who need a trusted point of reference for quality, practical and sustainable items.
I would like to nominate Visual Print and Design for Print Management of the Year as even a small print and design company in Lincolnshire, they are making waves across the print industry. Over the years, they have created and developed strategic partnerships with over 200 different suppliers both locally, across the UK and in Europe, to deal with increasing orders and to help expand their service offering. They are constantly evolving, innovating and developing.
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Nutshell Trade Services is a specialist creative services and technology partner for the ever-changing print customer landscape. It supports the print industry supply chain in its entirety, including print service providers (PSP), with new and innovative ways to build and win business. Its creative services include campaign development, omnichannel marketing, digital marketing strategy and data profiling, empowering the industry with the confidence and inspiration to invest in their marketing. In a world that is more digitally focussed than ever before, Nutshell Trade Services has identified a pressing need for the industry to embrace marketing automation technology, combining it with print to provide the best possible results and demonstrate that print is a vital part of the communication mix.
Vivid has delivered new products and technology innovation consistently over many years and has accelerated this work over the last year very significantly by bringing to market new products that allow print businesses to diversify and strengthen their businesses. They are very approachable to do business with and always go the extra mile with ideas to support customers with creating new high-value products.
They are constantly innovating and have just recently won the Pinnacle Intertech award for their Velo Taper system, which streamlines the creation of printed packaging and numerous other applications. Lewis Evans and his team arrives to help and support everyone in the industry, and they work so hard. Such a great team, friendly and professional and always ready to lend a hand to support partners whenever it is needed.
PrintIQ is an extremely active member of the IPIA and an invaluable asset in supporting its events and activities, at which it has demonstrated its highly innovative suite of software solutions. Every print business today needs to be able to reduce inefficiency while increasing productivity and lowering turnaround times. The managers of print organisations are also under more pressure than ever as they juggle challenging market conditions and the suite of solutions from printIQ allow them to do so more effectively. They also offer incredible services and easily integrated MIS solutions, a real game-changer.
The Antalis team consistently innovate ways to support the industry with a range of products and support services that allow customers to adapt and flex to challenges while seizing new opportunities. Not only do they provide top-quality graphics arts materials, but they work tirelessly to increase awareness about how print businesses can improve the sustainability of their products and services.
Technical support and service support have been excellent this past year. Canon’s product line-up and services are dependable and forward-thinking. They always get ahead of the market needs and deliver exactly what is needed to the customers.
Duplo has a great reputation for educating and innovating print buying markets to ensure that print flourishes and thrives into the future. Their research can inspire and diversity many businesses, allowing consistent business growth.
The whole team are brilliant at communicating and keeping everyone connected. Not only that, but they also continuously bringing to market technology that has been specifically designed to increase the efficiency of print businesses, reduce wastage and increase productivity while backing it up with a range of business support measures that ensure customers can improve their profitability.
Fujifilm uses its platform consistently to promote the IPIA and the work it does to advocate for the UK print industry. This is very much an ethos shared by the Fujifilm team, who look to strengthen and support the print industry over and above their immense technological innovation they consistently deliver. Fujifilm are exactly what their motto stands for ‘Value from Innovation’, they provide innovative solutions which really provide value for all of their customers.
HP and its team provide excellent insight to marketing in the printing industry and has a tremendous work ethic. HP are a team who stay up to date with all things imaging, transforming ideas from potential to reality. Not only this, but they also have great sustainable goals for their business, setting an example for the print world.
Imprint-MIS give users powerful solutions that can be applied in multiple settings, including across the whole shop floor, job bag creation, accurate cost monitoring production control, stock control and more. The team provide the exact stability and reliability necessary to thrive in print.
Konica Minolta helps to shape and support the printing world with their constant technological innovation and vision. They take time to consider every unique element to their customers’ business and elevate it to become cutting-edge. The Konica Minolta team have vast industry experience and deploy it effectively to support their customers with diversification into growth markets so they can effectively and efficiently strengthen their long-term growth prospects.
Premier consistently provides elevated paper solutions to the whole printing industry, helping businesses function to the highest degree whilst also providing a quality sustainable approach. Premier has also works hard to showcase to its customers how they can adapt to market forces with a range of display and graphic media products that can help them transition into sectors where they can win new work and thrive.
Matt is relatively new to the IPIA, as are Reliance, but he has demonstrated a great passion and commitment to the organisation and its members by an energetic approach and engagement across events and the council. Their services are excellent which can be vouched for easily, which has been a help to other members.
Ricoh are a well-known global company with top-tier services and products. Over recent years Ricoh has responded to the changing demands of the modern workplace and now provide a full range of end-to-end solutions in several areas that have been designed to compliment their customer’s businesses and help them get the very most out of their technology investment. They also go to very great lengths to run events and activities that support printers with valuable business intelligence, our attendance at its recent Do More with Less seminar is a clear example of this proactive approach.
Xeretec are a leading integrator of digital print hardware, software, solutions, and services, supporting the print needs of businesses across the UK. They also go a very long way to work on an individual level with its customers in commercial print and do far more than being a technology supplier. We have seen them go above and beyond to help their customers maximise every ounce of their technology’s potential and capacity, well done to all the team!
Xerox make a global difference to the print world, with their UK initiatives optimising growth for customers and businesses. For many years, Xerox has continually redefined the workplace experience, wherever that may be. They use their excellent technology to expand and sustainably power today’s workforce. From the point of view of individual customers, Xerox is now able to get direct feedback from its clients with its recent acquisition of GoInspire, live from the environment that it has been serving for printers – so the information and feedback available will help to drive the next generation of products the company will be able to offer. It is also very laudable that Xerox work hard to support printers with both technology and consultancy about how they can diversify into high growth markets such as speciality print embellishment and print personalisation.
XMPie offer an extremely trusted and reliable data system, giving the company an elevated form of communication for its clients. XMPie offer plenty of room for creativity within each business and seeing how it has transformed a range of businesses within the sector is inspiring. We listened to the story of RPM Digital at the IPIA Conference and it was energising to witness how it has helped that business do more for its customers and generate new high-value print volumes.
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The Two Sides team frequently educate the printing industry on sustainable solutions. They have a distinctive platform for research, informing their own practise and many others. They are very aware of their environmental footprint and work hard to minimise or complete eradicate any negative effects on the environment, important now more than ever.
Antalis act as an excellent advocate for sustainability across the whole industry. They are very aware of how to make certain they have reduced their carbon emissions and use materials in their paper which are 100% traceable and are not from protected sources. They are constantly innovative with their sustainability, making the whole industry aware of increasing their environmentally friendly nature.
Claremon has worked hard on their sustainability journey and it is particularly notable from this years IPIA Autumn Conference where John discussed the commercial benefits of getting a plan in place. They have partnered with the international ReSea project, which is truly admirable and supports global plastic production while supporting employment in underprivileged communities and put sustainable print and marketing at the heart of their business and that of their customers.
Denmaur has a key focus in their sustainability journey and recently announced the landmark 100,000 tonnes of Carbon Balanced Paper sales. They offer a comprehensive range of innovative and sustainable products for traditional and modern print processes.
Sustainability is something that extends beyond their product range, becoming a fundamental part of business. In 2009 they implemented an Act on CO2 at Denmaur, an initiative to address the environmental impacts of day-to-day activities, and this has been the cornerstone for their ISO 14001, and more recently, Carbon Balanced Company certification.
EDWPS has worked hard on their sustainability journey in the last few years and are ahead of the game compared to many companies. They started working with Nottingham Trent University, who took their journey a level further. Lance and the team started with a standard auditing process to see where they could improve and have not only improved their company’s sustainability but also have seen a ROI from it too.
HP has dedicated their business operations to sustainable solutions for many years, ahead of many businesses. They truly support their customers and improve their journey to net zero, educating them through reports, amongst many of their initiatives, and show what their products have to offer.
Planet Partners and its ink cartridge recycling scheme is another such very laudable endeavour and listening to how its Latex print technology helped to transform the sustainability of its customer Greens the Signmakers at the IPIA Autumn conference was very inspiring – well done and keep up all the hard work!
Konica Minolta’s initiatives have strengthened the capacity and diversity of its human resources, raised customer satisfaction, provide safe products, protect human rights, and ensure social responsibility across the supply chain. They ensure they have the strategies in place towards efforts of getting a ‘Carbon Minus’ status.
Premier Paper help to educate and make real change to the whole printing industry with their sustainability agenda. Sourcing appropriate materials for their productions, they reduce various potential detriments to the environment. Premier consistently provide that sustainable peace of mind for their clients and regularly innovate. They also relentlessly work to reforest UK habitat through its tree planting projects and working with well regarded environmentalists to strengthen its service delivery in this area.
This Print and Media Certification team have a passion for supporting a sustainable approach in all things print, identifying and setting the standards for companies. They really are the experts in the field and excellent communicators in finding sustainable solutions.
These guys are brilliant, knowledgeable, and passionate about saving the planet. What they do not know about recycling, biodegradable, carbon footprint and global warming is not worth knowing. Having met them at the Autumn conference and listened to their talk, I have a much clearer idea from all the fog that surrounds this subject. These guys are here to help all business become more sustainable for the good of the environment, not just their own company.
Systematic has committed to reducing their carbon footprint, acknowledging efforts towards the planet and social values on this path. Systematic have deepened their commitment to sustainable corporate gifts, bespoke promotional products that reflect the brand and message of an organisation.
Sustainability is front and centre. Working with partners like J&G they have completed a full gate to grave analysis of their waste streams. Tradeprint has moved to almost 100% FSC paper and actively engage with Two Sides, the paper advocacy group. Most exceptional is their approach to sharing knowledge on Sustainability topics to the industry, to their trade printer customer base and their active collaboration across the industry with suppliers, competitors, and partners. After a short conversation with Anthony Rowell their Sustainability Lead you get a flavour for the passion and commitment Tradeprint have for the Sustainability agenda.
Xerox credentials and figures speak for themselves. They really have sustainability at the forefront of their minds when creating products and have helped many other companies to prioritise their sustainability journey, to minimize carbon footprints and support the circular economy. Indeed, participating in COP26 previously and have been recognised by many organisations (for awards) for their work.
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Zunaid works very hard and deserves mass amounts of recognition for his efforts both for Duplo and the print industry. His creative flair and effective marketing methods have strengthened Duplo’s already fantastic marketing department. Duplo are well known for creating those lasting interpersonal relationships, and Zunaid is a great example of that ethos. He is a tireless advocate for the print industry and it is fair to say his blood type is CMYK. More than that, his personal attention to Duplo customers and working hard to support their prosperity is a true example of leadership. Universally well liked by all who meet him, Zunaid is a true example of a young leader and is thoroughly deserving of this award.
Alex joined Spectrum 8 years ago (where does the time go) purely a chance conversation at a party. Alex was unhappy with the course choice he had made and wanted to change to a business course. We were looking for an apprentice. We approached his college, and they sorted it out.
Alex impressed his tutors so much they approached us about doing talks from an employer and apprentice angle. We did a couple of taster evening talks with approx. 40 – 50 parents and young adults present. They were so successful word got round that Alex had been an inspiration and we were asked to speak to a larger college, I couldn’t make it, but Alex was happy to do it on his own, he wasn’t expecting over 150 people to be there!! He did it with flying colours.
Alex joined our estimating team; his input now far exceeds this role. Improving the processes, picking my brains on how I arrived at costings and developed spreadsheets and cost calculators for estimating, ensuring my knowledge was recorded for everyone to use. We are now in a position where I am going to him to discuss thoughts on quoting! This has given me the gift of time to be able to work “on” the business.
We installed a CRM system which Alex became the expert on, in fact any IT issues can usually be solved by Alex. He is willing and happy to lend a hand to help anyone at any time.
Alex looks after new members of the team and work experience students, taking them under his wing. He has a calm approach to whatever he faces, I have never seen him stressed, he just takes everything in his stride. He is a great sounding board with a levelling thought process, diplomatic but able to get you to look at situations from a different angle and diffuse escalating situations.
Alex has far exceeded my expectation and I thank my lucky stars every day that he joined Spectrum, all businesses need an Alex. His contribution, dedication and hard work to the business has altered my work/life balance for the better.
Alex is a marvellous ambassador for Spectrum, he is a thoroughly genuine guy and liked by all his colleagues. Alex deserves this award as recognition of how he has grown in his role and how much he is valued.
Luke is a very positive young man and is notably very ambitious with a business savvy mind. He comes up with fresh ideas and has considerably helped Fujifilm’s inkjet division for the last few years. He leads by example for the younger generation wanting to get involved with print.
Luke is also a natural communicator and has gained the esteem of his peers across the print industry with his positive energy and enthusiasm when out at events. We need more passionate and effective young people in print and Luke is a shining example of the new generation taking up the reigns of leadership in our amazing industry.
Rachael is an engaging and ambitious individual who was one of The Printing Charity’s Rising Stars of 2021. She has made a positive impact at Visual Print & Design based in Lincoln, rising to become the Head of Marketing and Business Development, she ensures that these small printers are able to ‘punch well above its weight’ in what is a highly competitive marketplace.
Charlotte Wells, has worked at Tradeprint for 5 years and in that time has made a significant impact to the customer experience, regularly seeking opportunities to learn, develop her skills and grow her career.
Trustpilot reviews regularly describe the outstanding support she gives to customers, it’s clear that she goes above and beyond.
She was recently promoted to Deputy Manager of the Customer Success Team and leads by example with hard work, dedication and innovative problem solving. We are scratching the surface of Charlottes potential and are excited to watch her thrive and become a future leader at Tradeprint.
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Vivid has had some wonderful product releases over the last couple of years, and it really is ‘award-winning’. The Velotaper, the Veloblade and accompanying ZipCore software have strengthened their portfolio and its all down to their innovation and recognising what the market needs.
The VeloTaper is a fully automated flatbed taping system that applies double-sided tape accurately onto a variety of media and or substrates automatically in the designated spots. The result is a finished cut and creased product immediately ready for assembling.
A number of scenarios require double-sided tape to be laid onto sheet or roll materials to allow for later assembly or fixing. Traditionally this would be a manual and time-consuming task, and one that is subject to the inconsistencies typical of manual positioning.
The VeloTaper automated flatbed taping system makes light work of this task and taping can be performed at the same time as other processes such as cutting and creasing, for ready-to-assemble displays for example.
Mike is very full of energy and bright ideas, he has expanded on DecTek’s services in recent years, supported by his clever investments into new machinery. DecTek will take on new challenges consistently, even if not in their previous product line-up, which is what sets them apart from their competitors. They want to deliver as much as possible for their customers. They deserve this award for the way they have invested in technology to develop a myriad of new high-value products and services that has seen it very significantly accelerate it growth and use highly-creative sampling and bespoke product development to inspire its customers to generate
DecTek has joined the IPIA in the past year and have been enthusiastic in their engagement. They have supported the IPIA as a print partner, and have been a great asset. DecTek always deliver superb levels of quality and consistency, and never miss a deadline. They deliver excellent customer service, ensuring everyone that anyone working with DecTek Print are left satisfied.
HP know how to engage an audience, their innovative technology guarantees excellent quality and reliability and turns many heads. The technology supports such a vast amount of applications, understanding exactly what the market needs before it needs it.
Duplo has always provided innovative machines, but particularly this past year we have seen several releases in their B2 finishers. These products produce very high-quality embellishments and allow customers to expand on their own portfolios. May Duplo continue to extent their portfolio to the highest of standards.
EazyPrint has an excellence presence and help to educate their customers on sustainability and best practice. They offer high quality print and give customers the best experience-based advice. They stay ahead of the times and trends, offering great personalised pieces. This year they truly pushed innovation to new levels with more personalised speciality print campaigns that utilised high value packaging, sensory stimulation and video marketing to capture the attention of their customers and inspire them to develop new print campaigns.
RA Smart work incredibly hard and have shown off their talent through their products this past year.
They have an incredible array of print technology designed to help print businesses diversify, adapt, and prosper. They’ve recently celebrated 50 years in business, and it is through their innovations they continue to be a success.
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The Printing Charity are true Community Champions, and sometimes you don’t quite appreciate or realise how much they do to uphold and support the industry. The Rising Star Awards are perfect for attracting and motivating young talent, which keeps the industry thriving. Having talked in the IPIA Autumn Conference, they engaged the audience and helped them understand quite how important wellbeing is and how it should always be prioritised. They take care of their own in this industry, offering the best care support and helplines. Their Helpline also provides critical supports to hundreds of people every day across the print industry with emotional support and practical advice.
CDP really are heroes of their community and set a very proud example for the print industry about how business can support local charities, projects and community building activities. Throughout their history they have a strong record of philanthropy and also mucking in to help out local charities with both funding and their time. We are proud to work with CDP and the thousands of people they have consistently helped should be recognised with this amazing work. More than that, they do all of this without blowing their own trumpet, so it’s time someone else did!
Antalis do plenty to support the community and environment. Here are just a couple of reasons, however, how they show up as ‘Community Champions’. They have now raised up to £14,000 in their sales of the HP Pink Ream paper, which goes to raise awareness about breast cancer and splits the money between two charities in aiding those suffering. Secondly, they engage the creative industries with such things as the creative power awards, empowering and inspiring the good work of those in the industry.
Nutshell Trade Services consistently advocates for the print, packaging, and mail industries as part of their continued and long serving commitment to the IPIA, DMA and SMP councils. Headed up by Lucy Swanston, Nutshell Trade Services works with the print industry to target and attract new customers and grow their existing accounts through collaboration. Most noticeably in the last year, Lucy was appointed Chair of The Strategic Mailing Partnership (SMP) and has worked hard to support the growth of print and mailing through this position. The national charity Lucy founded, Topic Heroes, which supports childrens’ literacy using print, continues to gain momentum and won an international award at Canon’s Future Book Forum in Germany and has been shortlisted for the Stationers’ Company’s Innovation Excellence Awards.
Roland DG do lots to support artists and creatives in the industry through several initiatives and special projects that showcase the power and effectiveness of print. Its championing of artists and creatives is critical to ensuring that print can thrive and has a strong future by showcasing what is possible and how it can be creatively used to connect on a human level. A good example recently highlighted was its long-term support of Danish photographer Helga C. Theilgaard, who has worked throughout her career to highlight the truth of homelessness and humanise a group of people who are very often misunderstood and marginalised.
One of Tradeprint’s strategic objectives is to “Invest in people and community”. For their 25th Anniversary they chose to celebrate by making 25 pledges to pay it forward. They introduced paid volunteer time off to all employees who support charities within their communities across the UK.
Already this year they’ve made donations of notebooks to a local school, easter eggs to a women’s refuge and contributions to a male suicide prevention group and youth mental health charity.
They offer young people employment opportunities including work experience and apprenticeships. They work in partnership with employability services for disadvantaged and disabled people.
Bringing people together in our industry has been a real struggle over the past 2 years but the creation and running of the Crown Pub has offered our members and the wider industry a home to keep in touch on a regular basis. The virtual has also become the physical ensuring a sharing of ideas (and drinks) is still part of the new normal!
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