FPLMA 2026 print awards deadline imminent

The Flexible Packaging and Label Manufacturers Association has issued a final call for entries to its 2026 FPLMA Print Awards, with all entry forms and print samples required by May 1, 2026. With only days remaining, converters and printers across Australia and New Zealand are urged to submit before the deadline.

The competition is open to companies working across flexographic, gravure, offset, letterpress, digital, screen, combination and other eligible processes, with work produced between May 1, 2025 and April 30, 2026 eligible across nine categories, including flexo, digital, gravure, offset and innovation.

Entry materials must include a completed online entry form, print samples delivered by May 1 and technical details with any supporting color data as outlined in the official FPLMA entry documentation. Entries can be submitted via the FPLMA website.

Award winners will be recognized at the FPLMA Annual Conference Gala Ball at Palladium at Crown in Melbourne on 27-28 August 2026. The conference, themed Packaging In Motion, will be held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre and features local and international speakers. The Gala Ball will also present the Apprentice of the Year honor alongside the Print Awards.