The 2025 ProPrint Awards has attracted a record number of entries, reflecting the industry’s strong commitment to recognising excellence, innovation, and leadership.
This year’s flagship categories – Printer 50, Supplier 50, and Emerging 50 – each recorded their highest-ever number of submissions, signalling strong industry engagement ahead of the awards night, which will be held on Friday 17 October 2025, at Shangri-La Sydney.
The prestigious Printer 50 recognises the senior leaders and innovators of the Australian printing industry. The Printer 50 is a peer-voted category and nominees who meet the entrance criteria are invited to become judges and have the opportunity to judge their peers before the results are externally audited. The judging process is conducted online and involves judges ranking their Top 25 nominees against a set criteria.
The Supplier 50 category recognises those who service and supply the industry and people committed to providing quality service and advice. They are collaborative in their work ethic to find the best solution and must have proven to have gone above and beyond to get the job done.
The Emerging 50 recognises rising stars from all parts of print with around five years’ experience. This includes graphic designers, prepress operators, production assistants, post-press supervisors and finishing specialists as well as employees responsible for distribution, sales, administration and account management with approximately five years or less experience working in the industry.
Finalists of the Emerging 50 also have the opportunity to apply for the Geoff Selig Scholarship, established in honour of the late IVE chairman, Geoff Selig. The scholarship provides a financial value of up to $10,000 for personal and professional development and will be funded jointly by ProPrint and the IVE Group.
Other award categories include Industry Achievement – which honours an industry legend with more than 25 years of experience – as well as Outstanding Achievement in Sustainability.
For the first time this year, the 2025 ProPrint Awards will also host the Lithographic Institute of Australia (LIA) Graduate of the Year Awards.
Apprentices recognised by the LIA Graduate of the Year Awards will be flown to Sydney on Thursday 16 October – the morning before the awards and stay at the Shangri La where the awards will be held on Friday 17 October – courtesy of sponsor Heidelberg.
Limited tickets for the 2025 ProPrint Awards are still available. To secure your spot, click here.
Thanks to our 2025 sponsors:
Platinum sponsor
- Durst Oceania
Gold sponsors
- Ball & Doggett
- Celmac
- Easy Signs
- FUJIFILM
- HP Australia
- IVE Group
- Koenig & Bauer
- Konica Minolta
Silver sponsors
- Cactus Imaging
- Canon Production Printing Australia
- Graphic Art Mart
- Kurz Australia
- Mimaki Australia
- Omnigraphics
- PAKKO
- Ricoh Australia
- Spicers Australia
Auditing partner
- PKF
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