FESPA revealed the winners of its 2015 Awards at its Gala Celebration Dinner held at Flora Köln, Cologne, Germany on Tuesday 19 May. 

The winners in the application categories are:

Category                                                                                                  Company

Also announced at the Awards Gala Dinner were the winners of the four non-application focused categories.

The 2015 People’s Choice of the Year Award, which was voted for online by FESPA’s global print community from the shortlisted entries, was presented to PressOn for its Dazzle Ship Wrap.

The Best in Show Award, decided by the judges across all of the entries that they feel offers the most outstanding example of print went to TS Visuals, for their entry in the Metal & Wood Products category. 

The Young Star Award was presented to Adrian Wolf from Ceramic Passion, who has won a six week internship with category sponsor Mimaki.

The 2015 Hall of Fame Award, which is dedicated to the best printer, voted for online by the FESPA Community, was awarded to Mark Gervais from Ningbo Shenzhou Knitting Co., LTD.

The FESPA Awards celebrate print excellence, inviting printers from FESPA’s global print community to demonstrate their most creative and inspiring work.

The Awards were judged onsite at FESPA 2015 in Cologne Germany by renowned print industry experts including: Jacek Stencel, Owner & Founder of PASJA - screen & digital printing company; Josep Tobella, Screen Printing Consultant and Hwie-Bing Kwee, Owner of Omnimark.

All shortlisted entries are on display in the Koelnmesse Boulevard for the duration of FESPA 2015.

Duncan MacOwan, Head of New Media & Events comments: “Firstly, I’d like to say a huge congratulations to all of our Awards winners and finalists. The Awards are always a great example of the high quality and creative impact of what can be achieved with print, showcasing diverse examples from around the world. The entries received this year were second to none, truly illustrating the galaxy of opportunity that print presents.”

The full results of the FESPA 2015 Awards are as follows:

Category 1 - Point of Purchase Products – Paper & Board 

Gold                           PilloPak BV – ALLISON Board                                                  Netherlands      

Silver                         Next Printing                                                                               Australia

Silver                         Hecht Zebra                                                                                Belgium

Bronze                      PilloPak BV – ALLISON Board                                                  Netherlands

Bronze                      DS Smith Display                                                                         UK

Bronze                      Constantin SAS                                                                            France

Category 2 - Point of Purchase Products - Plastics

Gold                           Midi Print LLC                                                                               Russia

Silver                         HQprint                                                                                           Germany

Bronze                      Neat Graphics                                                                               India

Category 3 - Posters, single sheets & multi-sheets

Gold                           Kumazawa Screen Printing, Inc.                                            Japan

Silver                         Spectrum Scan                                                                             India

Silver                         Novalia Limited                                                                            UK

Bronze                      Marvel Graphic Studio                                                              India

Category 4 - Calendars, Postcards, Greetings and Christmas Cards

Gold                           Atelier fuer Siebdruck                                                               Switzerland

Silver                         Midi Print LLC                                                                              Russia  

Bronze                      PASJA                                                                                            Poland

Bronze                      Kumazawa Screen Printing, Inc.                                            Japan 

Category 5 - Original Serigraphies and Giclées

Gold                           Atelier fuer Siebdruck                                                               Switzerland                       

Silver                         Marvel Graphic Studio                                                              India

Bronze                      Kroma SA                                                                                     France

Bronze                      Peterka Siebdruck AG                                                               Switzerland

Category 6 - Fine Art

Gold                           Kumazawa Screen Printing, Inc.                                            Japan   

Gold                           Atelier fuer Siebdruck                                                               Switzerland                       

Silver                         The Print House Group                                                             UK

Bronze                      Studio Reya                                                                                  Russia

Bronze                      Marvel Graphic Studio                                                              India

Category 7 – OOH and Vehicle Decals

Gold                           PressOn Limited                                                                         UK

Silver                         Digital Plus Ltd                                                                             UK

Siver                          Aura Graphics Ltd                                                                       UK

Bronze                      Print Works                                                                                  UAE 

Category 8 - Special Effect Printing

Gold                           Midi Print LLC                                                                             Russia

Silver                         High Level Signs                                                                          Brazil

Silver                         ATC GROUPE                                                                               France

Silver                         Perfect Packaging                                                                      India

Bronze                      Debi Keable Artist                                                                      UK

Bronze                      Screenline (1971) Pty Ltd                                                         South Africa 

Category 9 - Special Effect Garment Printing

Gold                           A-Design LLC                                                                               Russia

Silver                         Studio Reya                                                                                  Russia

Silver                         Tarun Printing Works                                                                 India

Bronze                      Studio Reya                                                                                  Russia

Bronze                      Esanastri SRL                                                                               Italy

Category 10 - T-shirts

Gold                           Sincerely Screen Co.,Ltd.                                                         Thailand

Silver                         Tobex AB                                                                                      Sweden

Silver                         A-Design LLC                                                                               Russia

Bronze                      Pramukh Embroidery                                                                India

Bronze                      Dipner’s Studio                                                                           Kazahkstan

Category 11 + 12 - Pennants, Banners and Tapestries and Roll to Roll Printed Textile

Gold                           Forest Digital                                                                               UK

Silver                         Fibertex                                                                                          Belgium

Category 13 - Glass & Ceramic

Gold                           EuropTec AG                                                                                 Switzerland

Silver                         Atelier fuer Siebdruck                                                                  Switzerland

Bronze                      Om Decals                                                                                      India

Category 14 + 15 - Metal & Wood Products and Direct Printing on 3D Products

Gold                           TS Visuals                                                                                      Netherlands

Silver                         Kroma SA                                                                                        France

Bronze                      Kroma SA                                                                                        France

16 - Miscellaneous

Gold                           Simoldes Plasticos SA                                                                Portugal

Gold                           Esanastri SRL                                                                               Italy

Silver                         Protolab Electro Technologies                                                 India

Cross Media Print Campaign

Gold                           Molca Sports & Events SL                                                         Spain