[China Print 2013]: 13 Indian entries win HP Print Excellence Awards

It was a good show for Indian print firms at the HP Print Excellence awards, which was hosted on 11 May 2013 in Beijing. Among 300 entries from printing companies across 14 countries from Asia Pacific and Japan, 13 Indian entries successfully bagged the award.

13 May 2013 | By Rushikesh Aravkar

Samir Bindra (third from left) of Buzz IMC receiving the Most Creative Award using HP Indigo technology

The Chandigarh-based Buzz IMC, a part of Samgul Graphics & Printers, received three awards. Besides Direct Mail and Transpromo award and Outdoor Advertising award, the company, was honoured with the Most Creative Award using HP Indigo technology. In addition, Sri Sivarama Digital Press from Andhra Pradesh bagged two awards for Photo Books and special recognition for Commercial Printing – Calendars.

The complete list of thirteen print firms and their entries which won awards is given below:

1. Buzz IMC: Most Creative Award:

2. Silverpoint Press: General Commercial Printing

3. Sri Sivarama Digital Press: General Commercial Printing Calendars – Special Recognition:

4. Buzz IMC: Direct Mail and Transpromo

5. PM Digital: Products Books and Manuals

6. Sri Sivarama: Digital Press Photo Book

7. Glo Colour Labs: Premium Photo Book - Special Recognition

8. Aakruti Digipress: Limited Edition and Art Reproduction

9. Autostriping India: Transit Graphics Second Winner

10. A Plus Digital (India): Transit Graphics Third Winner

11. Buzz IMC: Outdoor Advertising - First Winner:

12. Spectacular MMT (India): Green Digital Printing - Third Winner

13. Commercial Reprographers: Retail Point-of-Purchase/Point-of-Sale - Third Winner

The HP hosted annual competition is held in the Asia Pacific and Japan, as part of the worldwide HP Print Excellence Awards, which recognises excellence in print through innovation and creativity in labels and packaging; signage and commercial printing categories. Applications produced on HP Scitex industrial printers and presses and Indigo digital presses were considered for the awards across 25 categories.