“Each year we see further improvements in the ability of the label converters to amaze us with the quality levels which they achieve” he continues.
The judges for the 2016 competition included Mike Buystedt TLMI) (Vice Chairman), Kurt Walker (FINAT), Tony Wheeler (SALMA), Andrew Maxwell (FPLMA), Sumio Morimoto (JFLP) and Ms Li Chunjie (PEIAC).
The Results
Class 1: Flexo Line
Winner FPLMA: Hally Labels, Australia for “Endeavour Reserve Pale Ale”
Class 2: Flexo Line/Screen
Winner FPLMA: QLM Label Makers, Australia for “Owner Parking Permit”
HM TLMI: Label Impressions, USA for “GT’s SYNERGY BLACK CHIA”
Class 3: Flexo Colour Process
Winner FPLMA: Pemara, Australia for ”Jewel Beetles Stamps”
HM TLMI: Inovar Packaging, USA for “Aloe H2O”
Class 4: Flexo Wine/Spirits
Winner TLMI: Multicolor North American Wine and Spirits, USA for “Girl & Dragon Malbec”
HM SALMA: Rapid Labels, New Zealand for “Haha Reserve Pinot Noir 2014”
Class 7: Letterpress Colour Process
Winner JFLP: Sibel Industry Co. Ltd., Japan for “Organic Herb Tea (Cecilia & Amelia)”
Class 8: Wine/Spirits
Winner JFLP: Sankyo Tac Label Co. Ltd., Japan for “KACHOUFUGETSU (Japanese Sake)”
Class 9: Offset Line
Winner SALMA: Panprint, New Zealand for “Manukora Honey”
Class 11: Offset Colour Process
Joint Winner FINAT: Marzek Etiketten + Packaging Group, Austria for “Kaisersemmeln”
Joint Winner JFLP: SANKYO SEAL Co. Ltd., Japan for “DASHI by Sukiyabashi Jiro”
Class 12: Offset Wine/Spirits
Winner PEIAC: Beijing Sunrise Printing Co. Ltd., China for “Great Wall Desert Vineyard”
HM FPLMA: Multicolor (SA), Australia for “On The Grapevine”
Class 14: Combination Line/Screen
Winner TLMI: McDowell Label & Screen Printing, USA for “Get Real”