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Past Events
 Year One
The inaugural Environmental Printing Awards was held in February 2006 and featured Dr. David Suzuki as the keynote speaker. To an audience of more than 250 people, Dr. Suzuki spoke about the importance of reducing humanity’s impact on the environment and emphasized how conservation can coexist with business practices.
The night’s attendees also saw seven companies take home awards for their innovation in reducing environmental impact in their operations.
Awards were presented to the following companies:
Environmental Innovator (Gold)
JETRION LLC (FLINT GROUP) for its inkjet ink development; low VOC continuous inkjet ink and HAPs-free wide-format inkjet ink. |
Community Environmental Involvement (Gold)
ST. JOSEPH COMMUNICATIONS for its Partners in Growth program. |
Community Environmental Involvement (Silver)
HEMLOCK PRINTERS for its Off Cuts for Charity program. |
Most Environmentally Friendly
Corporation or Vendor in Canada (Gold)
HEWLETT-PACKARD CANADA. |
Most Environmentally Friendly Printing
Company in Canada (1-49 Employees) (Gold)
THISTLE PRINTING. |
Most Environmentally Friendly Printing
Company in Canada (50+ Employees) (Gold)
HEMLOCK PRINTERS. |
Best Environmental Printing Project (Gold)
WARREN’S IMAGING for the Yale School of Forestry &
Environmental Studies Viewbook. |
Best Environmental Printing Project (Silver)
THISTLE PRINTING for its Greenpeace Canada magazine. |
Best New Environmental Process (Gold)
HARRIS PRINTING for its installation of Agfa Azura chemistry-free technology. |
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Year Two
The second annual Environmental Printing Awards was held in February 2007. The event featured the Right Honourable Brian Mulroney, named as Canada's greenest Prime Minister. Renowned Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky presented an environmental-themed multimedia photo presentation during the event.
A total of 29 awards were presented across 11 categories for the evening. Below are the winning individuals and companies and their respective categories.
Environmental Innovator
Gold
Nicole Rycroft,
Markets Initiative
Silver
Larry Warren,
Warren’s Imaging & Dryography Inc.
Bronze
John Piggott,
EcoSafe |
Environmental Community Involvement
Gold
Canon Canada Inc.,
The Canon Envirothon
Silver
St. Joseph Communications,
Partners in Growth
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Most Progressive Environmental Process (Vendor)
Gold
Fujifilm Canada Inc.,
Pro-T technology
Silver
EFI,
BioVu Ink
Bronze
Agfa Canada Inc.,
Thermofuse technology
Bronze
Cascades Inc., Fine Papers Group,
BioGas Energy
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Most Progressive Environmental Process (Printer)
Gold
DistribuTech Inc.,
Dox Returns Application
Silver
Warren's Imaging & Dryography Inc.,
Waterless printing
Bronze
Transcontinental Inc.,
VOC-free Initiative
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Most Environmentally Progressive Print Consumer in Canada
Gold
Mountain Equipment Co-op
Silver
Quarto Communications, explore Magazine
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Most Progressive Environmental Printing Project
Gold
Hemlock Printers Ltd.,
Holiday Gift Wrap Set
Silver
Warren’s Imaging & Dryography Inc.,
WWF Case for a Living Planet
Bronze
JBR La Maison du Papier,
JBR Environmental Guide
Bronze
Webcom Inc.,
The Red Pages 2006/2007
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Most Progressive Environmental Packaging Project
Gold
Farnell Packaging Ltd.
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Most Environmentally Progressive Vendor in Canada
Gold
Cascades Inc.
Silver
HP Canada Inc.
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Most Environmentally Progressive Printer in Canada
(1 to 49 employees)
Gold
Taylor Label Inc.
Silver
Colormark Ltd.
Bronze
Skytone Printing & Graphics Ltd.
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Most Environmentally Progressive Printer in Canada
(50 to 100 employees)
Silver
Informco Inc.
Bronze
Maracle Press Ltd.
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Most Environmentally Progressive Printer in Canada
(100-plus employees)
Gold
Hemlock Printers Ltd.
Silver
The Lowe-Martin Group
Bronze
St. Joseph Communications
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Year Three
The third annual Environmental Printing Awards was held in February 2008. The event featured reknowned diplomat Stephen Lewis.
A total of 43 awards were presented across 16 categories for the evening. Below are the winning individuals and companies and their respective categories.
Environmental Innovator
Gold: CEO, Forest Stewardship Council Canada, Antony Marcil |
Environmental Community Involvement
Gold: HP Canada
Silver: Canon Canada
Bronze: St. Joseph Communications |
Most Progressive Environmental Process, vendor
Gold: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen
Silver: Enviro Image Solutions (Metropolitan Fine Printers)
Bronze: Komori Corporation |
Most Progressive Environmental Process, printer
Silver: Jones Packaging
Silver: CardPak
Bronze: C.J. Graphics |
Most Environmentally Progressive Print Consumer in Canada
Gold: Wildfire Publishing |
Most Environmentally Progressive Vendor in Canada
Gold: Enviro Image Solutions (Metropolitan Fine Printers)
Silver: Cascades Fine Papers
Silver: Tembec
Bronze: Sun Chemical |
Most Progressive Environmental Packaging Project
Gold
Farnell Packaging Ltd. |
Most Environmentally Progressive Vendor in Canada
Gold: Enviro Image Solutions (Metropolitan Fine Printers)
Silver: Cascades Fine Papers
Silver: Tembec
Bronze: Sun Chemical |
Most Progressive Environmental Printing Project, offset
Gold: Metropolitan Fine Printers
Silver: Flash Reproductions
Silver: The Lowe-Martin Group
Bronze: Parker Pad & Printing |
Most Progressive Environmental Printing Project, digital
Gold: Kempenfelt Graphics Group
Silver: Parker Pad & Printing
Bronze: Gilmore Global |
Most Progressive Environmental Packaging Project, flexible
Bronze: Farnell Packaging |
Most Progressive Environmental Packaging Project, rigid
Gold: CardPak
Silver: Grafikom
Bronze: C.J. Graphics |
Most Environmentally Progressive Printer in Canada,
1 to 49 employees
Gold: Taylor Label
Silver: Warren’s Waterless Printing
Bronze: Accell Graphics |
Most Environmentally Progressive Printer in Canada,
50 to 100 employees
Gold: Informco
Silver: Patient News Publishing
Bronze: Colour Innovations |
Most Environmentally Progressive Printer in Canada, 100+ employees
Gold: The Lowe-Martin Group
Gold: Hemlock Printers
Silver: St. Joseph Communications |
Most Progressive Environmental Product
Gold: Sun Chemical
Silver: Taylor Label
Bronze: Majestic Inkjet |
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