Meanwhile in Cannes, Indian agencies notched 11 print honours. Penguin Group’s (India) Audio Books campaign and Times of India’s Farmer’s Suicide campaign won gold honours under publication and media category.
 

And at Fespa, India swept the awards with a total tally of 15 (five each for gold, silver and bronze).

We find this part of an overall trend. 
 

Three things:

1.  Spectrum Scan, one of the award winners at Fespa, proves  that it has been hard at work. Besides the SGIA and Fespa awards, which the unit notches up, the team led by Amit Shah invests in R&D and a print razzle-dazzle. This is evident at its Print Bazaar (page 42). The good news for Indian print is that there are many more rule breakers. A case in point is young Vashikaran Rajendrasingh of Bell Printers in Sivakasi.
 

2. Mazda become the first user in India to install a HP Indigo 10000. Phiroze Havaldar of Mazda says, “Digital print in India is soaring, and we needed to do more – there is no other way we can produce that size of sheet with personalisation.” During the Open House in Mumbai, there were more than 300 customers. The key was the phenomenal interest – and it wasn’t just from regular clients. Havaldar feels, “The new press will generate new business."
 

3. It was a dignified handing-over of certificates to print students at the Hi-Tech print plant. Since it is Faheem Agboatwala’s unit; he ensured the morning was an education. And so, the three-week course where the SIES GST students worked from a Vijuk to a Heidelberg, culminated with a lec-dem on grain direction. A short video can be seen on:  

www.printweek.in/Videos
 

We celebrate all of the three and much in this issue. Meanwhile all eyes are on PackPlus in Hyderabad, LMAI seminar in Goa, Media Expo in Delhi – and the PrintWeek India Awards.