Sydney wide format printer Next Printing has won a silver medal its entry for paper and board point-of-sale (POS) category at the global Fespa awards, held in Cologne, Germany. The winning job, a stylish shop window display for women’s clothing chain Jigsaw, was one of three Next entries shortlisted for the awards and one of two in the category.

Romeo Sanuri, Next general manager, says to bring Jigsaw’s UK heritage to life the company drew on inspiration from 3D pop-up greeting cards to design and produce two displays that resembled Big Ben and St Paul’s Cathedral. This is Next’s first medal at the annual Fespa awards after two years of entering in the competition, however it has been a regular award winner from Dscoop each year. The winning display this year was made with 16mm Re-board (fluted paper board) substrate, which Sanuri says is a better alternative to other materials because it is lightweight, flatpacked and easy to set up and transport. Next Printing used HP FB7600 and Durst P10 flatbed printers and an Esko Kongsberg cutter to produce the job. Among the global winners were Dutch firm PilloPak BV, which won the gold medal for its PicPong Pyramid display, and Belgium’s Hecht & Zebra, which also won a silver medal for its Red Devils Aircraft Wrap. Cactus Imaging was the other Australian company who had three shortlisted jobs in the out-of-home and vehicle decal category, but did not produce a winner.

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