Pittsburgh, Pa. – Printing Industries of America today announced winners of the 2017 Best Workplace in the Americas (BWA) awards and the Safety Shield. Winners of the Best of the Best designation include:

• American Packaging Corp., Rochester, NY
• CJK Group, Brimfield, OH
• Hopkins Printing, Columbus, OH
• Midland Information Resources, Davenport, IA
• MOSAIC, Cheverly, MD
• Royle Printing, Sun Prairie, WI
• SeaChange Print Innovations, Plymouth, MN
• Shutterfly, Inc., Fort Mill, SC
• Superior Lithographics, Los Angeles, CA
• Suttle-Straus, Inc., Waunakee, WI
• VISTAPRINT, Windsor, ON

Winners of the Best Workplace designation include:

• Alcom Printing, Harleysville, PA
• Allen Press, Lawrence, KS
• Supreme Graphics, Arcadia, WI
• Boutwell, Owens & Co., Fitchburg, MA
• ColorTree Group, Henrico, VA
• Communicorp, Inc., Columbus, GA
• CRW Graphics, Pennsauken, NJ
• DISC Graphics, Hauppauge, NY
• GPA Specialty Substrate Solutions, McCook, IL
• Graphic Visual Solutions, Greensboro, NC
• Hammer Packaging, Newton, MA
• Inland Packaging, La Crosse, WI
• The John Roberts Company, Minneapolis, MN
• MBI Direct Mail, Inc., Deland, FL
• Midstates Group, Aberdeen, SD
• Phototype, Cincinnati, OH
• Ripon Printers, Ripon, WI
• Runbeck Election Services, Tempe, AZ
• Smyth Companies, LLC, Saint Paul, MN
• Steinhauser, Inc., Newport, KY
• Syracuse Label & Surround Printing, Syracuse, NY
• Tailored Label Products, Menomonee Falls, WI
• Transcontinental Robbie Inc., Lenexa, KS
• Vox Printing, Oklahoma City, OK
• Weldon, Williams & Lick, Inc., Ft. Smith, AK
• Worzalla, Stevens Point, WI

Winners of the Safety Shield designation include:

• American Packaging Corp., Rochester, NY
• Communicorp, Inc., Columbus, GA
• Hopkins Printing, Columbus, OH
• Midland Information Resources, Davenport, IA
• MOSAIC, Cheverly, MD
• Ripon Printers, Ripon, WI
• Shutterfly, Inc., Fort Mill, SC
• Suttle-Straus, Inc., Waunakee, WI
• Syracuse Label & Surround Printing, Syracuse, NY

In the Best Workplace program, companies were evaluated on policies and benefits in the following areas: Communication & Culture, Employee Resources & Benefits, and Safety & Work Environment.

In the Safety Shield program, companies were evaluated on OSHA compliance and best safety practices for the printing industry.

For 17 years, the Best Workplace in the Americas award has acted as an acknowledgement of printing industry excellence in human resources practices. Judged by an anonymous panel of human relations professionals from the printing industry, the BWA awards show that companies of any size can excel in their commitment to employees. 
This year's honorees will be celebrated at a luncheon awards presentation at the 2018 President's Conference to be held March 4-6 in San Antonio, Texas.

For more information about BWA, please contact Adriane Harrison at 412-259-1707 or [email protected].