(Nashville, TN) – The Printing Industry Association of the South, Inc. (PIAS) announced the winners of its 2025 Graphic Awards at a special presentation on June 10, 2025, during the PIAS 50th Annual Convention at the Signia by Hilton Orlando, Florida.
The PIAS Graphic Awards competition, held annually, is designed to recognize and appropriately honor those responsible for the creation, design and production of top-quality printed materials; those which have impact, appeal and effectiveness as sales/marketing, communications or educational medium.
Entries were submitted in one of four divisions: Printers with less than 20 employees; Printers with 21 to 60 employees; Printers with more than 60 employees; and Trade Houses specializing in Binding & Finishing Services. The judges determined which would receive: the coveted Best of Show Award; one of four Best of Division Awards; mounted certificates for Best of Category; or unmounted certificates for Award of Excellence. One special award winners was also decided for the best Self-Advertising piece. In total, 431 Awards of Excellence were presented this year, including: 167 Best of Category awards, in addition to the Self-Promotion Award, Best of Division, and Best of Show awards.
The PIAS Graphic Awards Competition is judged by a panel of 3 experts using a point system. A printed piece must earn a certain number of points based on set criteria to receive an Award of Excellence. The judges evaluate each entry based upon the following criteria: degree of difficulty; quality and technique of reproduction; excellence in creativity, design, typography and general layout; and, if appropriate, unusual applications such as special effects, etc. The entry receiving the highest composite score within each category will receive the Best of Category Award. After judging is completed for each category within a division, all of the Best of Category winners from that division are grouped together and judged again to determine which entry is to receive the Best of Division award. After judging is completed for all divisions, all of the Best of Division winners are grouped together and judged again to determine which entry is to receive the top honor - the Best of Show trophy.
The trophy winners are:
BEST OF SHOW:
Lithographics, Inc in Nashville, TN for the “RAMM Catalog”
BEST OF DIVISION – PRINTERS WITH LESS THAN 25 EMPLOYEES:
ColorStream Digital in Nashville, TN for the “Barn Canvas”
BEST OF DIVISION – PRINTERS WITH 25 TO 75 EMPLOYEES:
Lithographics, Inc in Nashville, TN for the “RAMM Catalog”
BEST OF DIVISION – PRINTERS WTIH MORE THAN 75 EMPLOYEES:
Merrick Printing in Louisville, KY for the soft cover book: “Mountain Workshop Photo Book”
BEST OF DIVISION – TRADE HOUSES – BINDING & FINISHING SERVICES:
Bindtech in Nashville, TN for the hard cover book: “Ferrari Club”
SELF ADVERTISING AWARD:
Welch Printing Company in Louisville, KY for the “Printing That Pops!” promotion.
You can view the winners on the PIAS website by visiting
www.pias.org/2025-pias-graphic-award-winners
The overall winners, by state and city, are:
ALABAMA
BOAZ
BPI Media Group for:
7 Awards of Excellence and 2 Best of Category awards
MONTGOMERY
Davis Direct for:
2 Awards of Excellence and 1 Best of Category award
Publications Plus for:
4 Awards of Excellence and 1 Best of Category award
ARKANSAS
LITTLE ROCK
Arkansas Graphics for:
39 Awards of Excellence and 10 Best of Category awards
VAN BUREN
Consolidated Printing for:
2 Awards of Excellence and 1 Best of Category award
GEORGIA
MARIETTA
Gutenberg’s for:
3 Awards of Excellence and 1 Best of Category award
TUCKER
Scott Litho for:
8 Awards of Excellence and 2 Best of Category Awards
KENTUCKY
LEXINGTON
Harp Enterprises for:
32 Awards of Excellence and 5 Best of Category awards
LOUISVILLE
The Merrick Printing Company, for:
33 Awards of Excellence, 8 Best of Category awards and the Best of Division 3 award
V.G. Reed & Sons, for:
5 Awards of Excellence and 1 Best of Category award
Vivid Impact for:
7 Awards of Excellence and 5 Best of Category awards
Welch Printing Company, for:
43 Awards of Excellence, 13 Best of Category awards and the Overall Self Promotion
award
LOUISIANA
BATON ROUGE
Franklin Press for:
6 Awards of Excellence and 1 Best of Category award
MISSISSIPPI
BILOXI
Knight-Abbey Printing, for:
29 Awards of Excellence and 13 Best of Category awards
MADISON
Hederman Brothers, for:
57 Awards of Excellence and 42 Best of Category awards
MISSOURI
ST. LOUIS
Advertisers Printing, for:
13 Awards of Excellence and 2 Best of Category awards
TENNESSEE
BARTLETT
EM Printing for:
20 Awards of Excellence and 8 Best of Category awards
CHATTANOOGA
TPC Printing & Packaging for:
10 Awards of Excellence and 2 Best of Category awards
LAVERGNE
Allied Binders & Print Finishing, LLC, for:
5 Awards of Excellence and 1 Best of Category award
MEMPHIS
HOT Graphics Printing, for:
17 Awards of Excellence and 3 Best of Category awards
NASHVILLE
Bindtech, for:
4 Awards of Excellence, 2 Best of Category awards and Best of Division 4 award
ColorStream Digital, for:
28 Awards of Excellence, 25 Best of Category awards and Best of Division 1 award
D6 Family Ministry for:
7 Awards of Excellence and 1 Best of Category award
FCI Brands, for:
9 Awards of Excellence and 1 Best of Category award
Lithographics, Inc. for:
24 Awards of Excellence, 8 Best of Category awards Best of Division 2 award and the
Best of Show award
Marshall & Bruce Company for:
10 Awards of Excellence and 4 Best of Category awards
McGraphics, Inc. for:
7 Awards of Excellence and 3 Best of Category awards
