The 15th annual Canadian Printing Awards, organized by PrintAction and its parent company Annex Business Media, was held virtually yesterday due to the pandemic. Nearly 50 trophies were presented to printers and technology suppliers. Congratulations to all award recipients!
You can catch the full show by clicking on the following links:
- Canadian Printing Awards Section One
- Canadian Printing Awards Section Two
- Canadian Printing Awards Section Three
ACHIEVEMENT WINNERS
John A. Young Lifetime Achievement Award: Gordon A. Griffiths, president, Connecting for Results
Over his 50+ years in the printing industry, Gordon A. Griffiths has led a number of Canadian and international printing companies to overcome challenges and achieve significant success.
Griffiths is sought after to lead major print industry firms. His strength is to assemble and energize management and staff to understand the business challenges, determine what needs to be done to ‘right the ship’ and be successful.
Community Leader of the Year: Robert Dale, COO, Connecting for Results
Robert, or better known as Bob, Dale has a long history of bringing young people into the graphic arts industry. His first initiative was in the late nineties when he launched the industry insights program, which was designed to show school students potential career opportunities in the graphic arts.
A few years later, Dale helped launch the Eva’s Phoenix print training program for at-risk youth. In addition, Dale was a part-time faculty member in the Graphic Communications Management program at Ryerson University for 15 years. Earlier this year, Dale launched Print Wisdom, a career mentoring initiative for Ryerson University students. Print Wisdom connects seasoned professionals in the graphic arts industry with students in the graphic communications Management program at Ryerson university. The program aims to smoothen the transitions from university to workplace
Emerging Leader of the Year (Under 35): Brett Hueston, vice-president of sales & development, AE Graphics Group.
The Emerging Leader of the Year (Under 35) Award is presented to an inspiring young leader, aged 35 or younger, in Canada’s printing industry. The 2021 Emerging Leader of the Year Award is presented to Brett Hueston, vice-president of sales & development, AE Graphics Group.
Printing Leader of the Year: Len Larose, CEO, PBI, Printing by Innovation
Len Larose’s resiliency and his ability to be agile and pivot during challenging times like the pandemic has guided PBI to new avenues that his employers didn’t even think was possible. Larose also supports many organizations, such as Community Care of West Niagara, Habitat for Humanity Waterloo Region, Worldwide Forest Conservation and Hope of Life International.
He is very hands-on and can often be seen working on the production floor or alongside the graphic design team creating ‘outside the box’ marketing materials.
PRINT DESIGN
Publications
Winner: LULL Magazine
Hemlock Printers
Packaging
Winner: FIFA21 VIP Box
Hemlock Printers
Honourable Mention: Aquamiel Tequila – Prototype Box
PBI, Printing by Innovation
Marketing Collateral
Winner: Colour Time Calendar
Colour Time Printing +Digital Imaging
Honourable Mention: Village Church
Hemlock Printers
Miscellaneous
Winner: GCM Student-designed Acrylic Coasters
The School of Graphic Communications Management at Ryerson University
Honourable Mention:Big Ticket Pop-Up – Treasure Tree
Pollard Banknote
Honourable Mention:Face the World Invitation Set
Colour Time Printing+Digital Imaging
PRINTING
Self Promotion, Printing Company
Winner: Wild Things
Hemlock Printers
Honourable Mention: Creative Thinker, Scodix Sell Sheet
PBI, Printing by Innovation
Brochures & Booklets, Offset
Winner: Landmark Brochure
Hemlock Printers
Honourable Mention: West Third Brochure
Hemlock Printers
Brochures & Booklets, Digital (toner & inkjet)
Winner: Mod Brewing – Look Book
Mitchell Digital
Honourable Mention: Here to be Grant Guide
Hemlock Printers
Books, Hardcover Offset
Winner: Virani Pre-Sale Book
Hemlock Printers
Honourable Mention: Antarctica Casebound Book
Hemlock Printers
Books, Softcover Offset
Winner: Branthaven Homes 2001 Inc. Upper West Side Main Book
Lowe-Martin Company
Honourable Mention: Balancing Cultures book
Hemlock Printers
Web Offset (all applications)
Winner: Valley of Mother of God
Multi-Color Corporation
Honourable Mention: Whiskey Smith Salted Caramel
Multi-Color Corporation
Honourable Mention: Audacity of Thomas G. Bright Merlot – Cabernet Sauvignon
Multi-Color Corporation
Business & Annual Reports
Winner: Wheaton Precious Metals Annual Report
Hemlock Printers
Variable Data Printing
Winner: GM/Cadillac XT6 Crew Ready Hand Raisers Campaign
TI Group
Magazines
Winner: Triple Zero Magazine
Hemlock Printers
Honourable Mention: 2019 Mountain Life Annual
Hemlock Printers
Calendars
Winner: One World Calendar
Hemlock Printers
Honourable Mention: 2020 TI Group Self-Promotion Calendar
TI Group
Catalogues
Winner: Bayer Crop Production Guide
Burke Group
Labels, Digital
Winner: Terroir Mission Hill Rose
Multi-Color Corporation
Honourable Mention: Ron Matusalem Grand Reserva
Multi-Color Corporation
Labels, Flexography/Gravure
Winner: Enroot Sparkling – Cold Brew Tea – Raspberry Mint-White Peony Tea
Multi-Color Corporation
Rigid Packaging
Winner: FIFA21 VIP Box
Hemlock Printers
Business Cards
Winner: Gatsby business cards
Gravure Choquet
Stationery & Invitations
Winner: Face The World Invitation Set
Colour Time Printing + Digital Imaging
Honourable Mention: Welcome to the #TwitterDome
Mi5 Print & Digital
Finishing (all applications)
Winner: Le Creuset brochures
Gravure Choquet
Specialty Projects
Winner: Mandala
Gravure Choquet
Honourable Mention: Inuktitut: Helping a Friend ‘Z’ Fold Pocket Guide
PBI, Printing by Innovation
Specialty Effects
Winner: Stronger Together Twenty21 Deck Calendar
PBI, Printing by Innovation
Honourable Mention: Gravure Choquet 2021 Calendar
Gravure Choquet
Wide-Format
Winner: COVID-19 Field Hospital Rapid Manufacture/Deployment Bed
Mi5 Print & Digital
TECHNOLOGY
Most Progressive Printing Process
Winner: HBD Magazine
Mitchell Press
ENVIRONMENTAL
Most Environmentally Progressive Packaging Project
Winner: Wild World
Hemlock Printers
Honourable Mention: Globe Protein Linerless Labels
Impremerie Ste.Julie
Most Environmentally Progressive Printing Company
Winner: The Lowe-Martin Company Inc.
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