L9 announces 2015 World Label Awards category winners

The current awards structure includes 22 classes covering the primary printing processes and market applications. The results are listed in class order with the winners announced first followed by the honorable mention awards. Each label is judged initially on its technical merits with the judges examining each submission in the minutest detail.

The judges for this year’s competition included Tony White (chairman), Mike Buystedt (TLMI), Andrew Maxwell (Latma), Tony Wheeler (SALMA), Yao Yi (PEIAC) and Sumio Morimoto (JFLP). ‘We are always looking for that extra mile as far as quality goes,’ said White. ‘More than ever, the quality has amazed us, pushing the technical limits of label production to new heights.’

The 2015 World Label Awards category winners are:

Class 1: Flexo Line

Winner: McDowell Label & Screen Printing, USA for ‘Madame Hair refresher’ (TLMI)

Honorable mention: Constantia Flexibles Label Division, UK for ‘Cranes Drinks’ (Finat)

Class 2: Flexo Line Screen/Tone

Winner: Wedderburn, Australia  for ‘Gold Truffle Salami’ (Latma)

Honorable mention: DGS Baski Teknolojleri AS, Turkey for ‘Opet Full Gear EP 1lt’ (Finat)

Class 3: Flexo Color Process

Winner: Takara Pac , Japan for ‘Cherry Body Soap’ (JFLP)

Honorable mention: McDowell Label & Screen Printing, USA for ‘The Curse’ (TLMI)

Class 4: Flexo Wine/Spirits

Joint winners: Rapid Labels, New Zealand for ‘Silver Moki Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2014’ (SALMA); Studio Labels, Australia  for ‘Handpicked’ (Latma)

Class 5: Letterpress Line

Winner: ZhongBiao Anti-counterfeiting Printing, China ‘Security Labels of Qianlongzubancheng’ (PEIAC)

Class 7: Letterpress Color Process

Winner: Sato, Japan for ‘Green Tea ‘Keikacha’ (JFLP)

Class 8: Letterpress Wine/Spirits

Joint winners: Sankyo Tac Label, Japan for ‘Muscat Bailey A’ (JFLP); Labelhouse, Australia for ‘Robert the Bruce 700cl’ (Latma)

Class 11: Offset Color Process

Winner: Fuji Mark, Japan for ‘Label for Salted Firefly Squid’ (JFLP)

Class 12: Offset Wine/Spirits

Winner: Collotype Labels Australia for ‘Original Vineyards – Hilltops’ (Latma)

Honoable mention: Collotype Labels, Australia for ‘Christobel’s Moscato’ (Finat)

Honorable mention: Panprint, New Zealand for ‘Brancott Estate Flight Sparkling Sauvignon Blanc’ (SALMA)

Class 14: Combination Line Screen/Tone

Winner :Infinite Packaging Group, USA for ‘18.21 Man Made Sweet Tobacco Shampoo’ (TLMI)

Class 15: Combination Color Process

Winner: McDowell Label & Screen Printing, USA for ‘Poo-Pourri Dejá Poo’ (TLMI)

Honorable mention: Shimokuni, Japan for ‘Hawaii Kona Blend Coffee' (JFLP)

Class 16: Combination Wine/Spirits

Joint winners: Collotype Labels Australia for ‘HR – The Gorge Whisky’ (Latma); Seieido Printing, Japan for ‘Musashi’ (JFLP)

Class 17: Digital Printing

Winner: WS Packaging Group, USA for ‘Meguiar’s Paint Protect' (TLMI)

Honorable mention: Collotype Labels Australia for ‘Lady Burra’ (Latma)

Class 18: Digital Wine/Spirits

Winner: Collotype Labels, USA for ‘Diströya’ (Finat)

Honorable mention: Collotype Labels, USA for ‘Tres Manos Añejo Tequila’ (TLMI)

Class 19: Screen

Winner: CymMetrik (Kunshan) Printing, China for 'Sony PS4 Handle logo' (PEIAC)

Honorable mentions: Sibel Industry, Japan for ‘Masquerade’ (JFLP); Stratus Packaging, France for ‘Nocibé Lotion 200ml’ (Finat)

Class 20: Gravure

Winner: National Label Company, USA for ‘Energizer EcoAdvanced AA’ (TLMI)

Class 21: Booklets

No winner

Honorable mentions: Codex Security Printing House, Hungary for ‘Scholl Velvet Smooth booklet’ (Finat); CymMetrik (Shanghai) Printing, China for ‘Lens Plus’ (PEIAC)

Class 22: Innovation

Winner: Sunny Sealing, Japan for ‘Flying Dragonfly’ (JFLP)

L9 is an alliance of global label associations created for the purpose of formulating policies and gathering strategic information in connection with global matters affecting the worldwide label industry. Since its inception 24 year ago, the World Label Awards has grown into a worldwide international competition with members of all L9 associations eligible to enter. The associations taking part this year included Finat (Europe), TLMI (USA), JFLP (Japan), Latma(Australia), SALMA (New Zealand), PEIAC (China) and AMETIQ (Mexico).

Five additional L9 World Label Awards, representing the 'Best of the Best' entries from the principal printing processes, were included in the judging process. The awards will be presented at Labelexpo Americas 2016, taking place September 13-15 in Chicago. The winners have been selected from the winning entries in the 2015 L9 World Label Awards competition from the following classes: flexography, letterpress, offset litho, combination printing and digital printing.

Judging for the 2016 L9 World Label Aawards competition will take place on September 12 ahead of Lasbelexpo Americas 2016.