Victorian printer Purple Press has won the first National Specialised Print Award, recognising customers achieving excellence in print with the help of a Konica Minolta digital press system.

Purple Press took the award for its digital print, Photo Book Panorama. The company will receive $10,000 advertising packaging including creative and media using Konica Minolta nominated agencies.

The winner was chosen by four independent judges from the six state winners: Elect Printing in the ACT for House Advert Book; NSW based Cosmo Print for its Australia Council Annual report 2015-2016; TJ’s eprint in QLD for its Cactus & Hill Capability Statement;  Ink on Paper in SA for its Tastemaker Booklet; and WA’s Images on Paper for Step Safari.

All state winners joined Konica Minolta at the award event in Sydney.

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Anthony Lewis, general manager specialised print, Konica Minolta says, “Konica Minolta would like to congratulate Purple Press on winning our inaugural National Specialised Print Award. We received an extraordinary selection of more than 230 entries, all of which have pushed the boundaries of digital print with some amazing work submitted. We would like to thank all our customers who have supported this competition, and look forward to its growth over the coming years. 

“Specialised print continues to be a key area of focus for Konica Minolta, and we are proud to be able to support our customers through initiatives such as the National Specialised Print Awards, and by offering new technology and solutions as well as ongoing quality, service and support to deliver value to their customers.” 

Konica Minolta started the National Specialised Print Awards to give its customers a point of differentiation in the market to help them win more business in an increasingly competitive environment. 

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