ColourChiefs wins seven gold PICAs

Brisbane digital printer ColourChiefs has taken home seven gold medals at the Queensland Printing Industries Craftsmanship Awards, matching its 2016 success.

In total, 16 Queensland businesses were recognised with medals across the 22 award categories.

ColourChiefs dominated the medal tally, taking home seven gold medals as part of their total count of 11 medals, including the coveted Judges Award for their Yaroomba Beach Presentation Packaging.

Platypus Graphics also had a strong showing, with four gold, five silver and two bronze medals. Platypus took most of its gold medals for book printing: in offset, for the Sunland Corporate book, also taking the hybrid digital/offset gold for its Calleija work, and the offset/digital saddle stitch award for its Rochedale Grand book.

Eckersley Group, parent company of Print Approach & TPO was the only other gold PICA winner for book printing, in the offset/digital glue binding segment, for the Royal Foods 2016/17 Food Services Catalogue.

In the packaging segment, ColourChiefs took the overall gold for its Yaroomba Beach Presentation Packaging, which also won the coveted Judges Award, and it took gold in the Point of Sale category for Motto Motto Cutlery Table Stand.

QLM Label Makers won gold in the sheet fed/roll fed, non-offset category, for printing Lite N Easy Spanish Chicken & Rice.

The large format applications gold medal, which covers A0 and above, was won by Colorcorp for its Doritos Panteck print work.

Greenridge Press takes gold in the multi piece productions and campaigning method category for its work on the DDWMPHN Antimicrobial Campaign.

Platypus Graphics was the only winner in the annual reports, prospectus, year books segment for the Sunland Group Annual Report, taking gold with no silver or bronze awarded.

Creative Emporium wins the gold for stationery, for its Print Publish business cards.

ColourChiefs also won gold for both speciality printing, and embellishments, as the digital specialist is awarded for its NAK Trophy and Aria invitations respectively.

IPG took the gold and bronze awards for the limited edition category, for its Silvergum and Cyan works, submitted by Spicers.

The regional/small business printing award, which covers print businesses up to 12 employees, was won by Kuhn Corp Print, for its Shamroq – 2017 calendar.

Within the design categories, PEP Central wins gold for branding & identity for corporate, retail, hospitality, and fashion for its Plantation Homes HIA Submission, ColourChiefs takes its final two gold medals, in books, brochures & annual reports and promotion, for Yaroomba and its in-house Christmas Card.

Andrew Macaulay, CEO, Printing Industries says, "Queenslanders should be proud of the exceptional work that you do. I offer my congratulations to all medallists, you have been recognised as the best amongst a high standard of entries.”

Evan Bancroft entertained guests as the MC for the evening, which also included hearing the inspirational story of Angus Waddell, the only Australian to have competed in Commonwealth Games in both Athletics and Swimming.

The night included a fundraising component, producing $2,500 for charity 42 for 42, a non-profit group dedicated in helping Australian soldiers, veterans and families from the Afghanistan war.

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