Environmental Printing Awards
Environmental Printing Awards

THIS YEAR'S GALA

Thank you for your interest in the Environmental Printing Awards. The Awards Gala was held on April 8 and due to industry support, was a great success. PrintAction would like to thank attendees, sponsors, and volunteers in making the Fifth Annual gala such a memorable event. Stay tuned in the following days in print and online for details from the event.

Gallery

Click below to see pictures from the awards gala:

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Award Winners This Year

Best of Show - Recognizes the most environmentally progressive company in Canada across all categories over the past year.
Transcontinental Inc.

Environmental Innovator
Gold — Joel Silver, Indigo Books & Music

Environmental Community Involvement
Gold — Acuity
 Silver — Webcom 

Most Environmentally Progressive Manufacturing Process, Printer
Gold — The Printing House 
Silver — Mitchell Press 

Most Environmentally Progressive Process or Service, Vendor
Gold — Fujifilm

Most Environmentally Progressive Printing Technology, Software
Gold — HP Canada, Carbon footprint calculator
Silver — RealVue3D, distributed by PaperlinX Canada

 Most Environmentally Progressive Printing Technology, Hardware  
Gold — Fujifilm Canada, FLH-Z processor & EcoPro effluent treatment
Silver — Presstek, 52DI press 
Bronze — HP Canada, DesignJet L25500 

Most Environmentally Progressive Technology Supplier in Canada
Gold — HP Canada  
Silver — Unisource Canada
 
Most Environmentally Progressive Packaging Company in Canada
Gold — Farnell Packaging, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

  Most Environmentally Progressive Printer in Canada, 1-99 Employees
Gold — Colour Innovations, Toronto
Silver — Taylor Label, Toronto
 Bronze — Patient News Publishing, Haliburton, Ontario  

Most Environmentally Progressive Printer in Canada, 100-500 Employees
Gold — Hemlock Printers, Burnaby
Silver — Webcom, Toronto
Bronze — The Lowe-Martin Group, Ottawa

Most Environmentally Progressive Printer in Canada, 500+ Employees
Gold — Transcontinental, Montreal
Silver — Symcor ISS, Toronto
Bronze — St. Joseph Communications, Toronto

Most Environmentally Progressive Packaging Project
Gold — Hood Packaging
Silver — Metropolitan Fine Printers
 Bronze — Harbour Printing

Most Environmentally Progressive Printing Project, toner or inkjet
Gold — The Lowe-Martin Group 

Most Environmentally Progressive Printing Project, offset
Gold — Metropolitan Fine Printers
Silver — C.J. Graphics
Silver — Metropolitan Fine Printers
 Bronze — Hemlock Printers
Bronze — Pazazz Printing 

Sponsorships

The Environmental Printing Awards would not be possible without the generous support from members in our industry. Please contact Sara Young or Stephen Longmire for information in sponsoring the Environmental Printing Awards.

Our keynote speaker for the Fifth Annual Event

Peter Robinson

PETER ROBINSON, CEO of Vancouver-based David Suzuki Foundation, has a diverse background spanning four decades in business, government and the not-for-profit sectors to the Foundation. Beginning his career as a park ranger in B.C., where he was twice decorated for bravery by the Governor General of Canada, Robinson worked at B.C. Housing, a provincial crown corporation, eventually becoming its CEO. Before joining the David Suzuki Foundation in January 2008, he was the CEO of Mountain Equipment Co-op, the country’s largest outdoor equipment retailer. A long-time humanitarian volunteer, Robinson has monitored prison conditions with the International Red Cross in Rwanda in 1998 and led a team for seven years that monitored detained asylum seekers in B.C. He is also currently the Chair and Chancellor of B.C.-based Royal Roads University. Robinson holds a Master of Arts in Conflict Analysis and Management, a Bachelor of Arts in Geography, and diplomas in Community Economic Development and Fish & Wildlife Management.

The venue

Eglinton Grand Banquet Hall

The Fifth Annual Environmental Printing Awards was held at the Eglinton Grand Banquet Hall on April 8, 2010. Formerly The Eglinton Theatre, this historic landmark has been restored to its original 1936 grandeur. It is located at 400 Eglinton Avenue West in Toronto.