DTP Print-O-Pack from Jammu wins a screen printing award at Ludhiana

DTP Print-O-Pack of Jammu won the Best of North Awards for the Excellence in Printing at an event organised by the Offset Printers' Association held on 24 October at Park Plaza Hotel, Ludiana. It came second in the screen printing category.

10 Nov 2010 | By Samir Lukka

The event, which was part of the Print Art – 2010, was attended by print luminaries and printers from all over India.

R K Abrol of DTP Print-O-Pack received his award in front of over 30 members from Jammu. "I feel satisfied receiving this award. The printing industry in Jammu and Kashmir is growing in its outreach and the recognition through awards signify that," he said.

DTP Print-O-Pack Jammu was established in 1994 as a pre-press unit. Soon it expanded to include screen printing. Later, with backward integration Abrol, a technocrat by qualification converted his unit into a fully commercial printing house by adding mini- and medium-size sheetfed machines. "Printing is art and I am passionate about this art," said Abrol.