March

Cactus Imaging co-founder Keith Ferrel is named one of the world's top printers after joining Fespa's Hall of Fame

March

Whites Law Bindery proves the wisdom of its move into wide-format digital by winning the South Pacific section of the Roland Creative Awards

April

Victoria picks up the most gold medals of any state at the National Print Awards

April

APN New Zealand, Horton Media, RPP, Goss and Manroland are the big winners at the annual SWUG newspaper production awards

April

Melbourne printer Peter Barnet wins the inaugural $15,000 GAMAA Industry Overseas Internship Grant

May

Land & Property Management Authority apprentice Brett Foran takes the top prize at the LIA-Heidelberg NSW Graduate of the Year Awards

June

Heaneys Performers in Print boss Susan Heaney is named Female Manufacturer of the Year at the Endeavour Awards

July

Auckland firm Logic Print & Graphics takes out the top gong at the Pride in Print Awards with a very complex wine label

August

Franklin Web, IPMG and PMP each lay claim to the biggest medal haul at the Australian Catalogue Awards

August

Geon's Perth operation narrowly outpaces close rival Scott Print by 12 golds to 11 at the Western Australia PICAs

September

Platypus Graphics dominates the Queensland PICAs by winning a third of the gold medals

September

Printovation Awards winners hail innovation as the key to differentiating without having to slash margins

September

Sydney firm ArmstrongQ bags four gold medals at the US Premier Print Awards

October

Digital printing achieves a milestone at the Galley Club Awards as Momento Pro uses an HP Indigo 7500 to win both top awards

October

Flying Colours Printing aims for national success after taking its haul of Tasmanian PICA medals to 124 in nine years

October

Perennial PICA winner Finsbury Green credits a culture of excellence for again dominating the South Australia and Northern Territory PICAs

November

Winners at the NSW PICAs hail the power of awards to help them land new clients and escape the commodity trap

November

Adams Print and Geon lead the field home at the Victorian PICAs

November

Offset Alpine hosts a big cocktail party to celebrate being the first Australasian printer to win at the Sappi International Printers of the Year awards

November

Blue Star and Qote emerge as the big winners from the ACT Page Awards with three gold medals each

November

New Blue Star owner Geoff Selig takes top spot on the ProPrint Power 50

December

QLM Label Makers qualifies for the World Label Awards after winning LATMA gold with a complex wine label