FTA Excellence in Flexography award winners announced

Flexographic Technical Association has named the winners of the 66th Annual Excellence in Flexography Awards competition. 52 print jobs have garnered recognition at the prestigious awards ceremony. The awards were held in conjunction with FTA’s Forum Infoflex 2025 on Sunday, May 4, 2025.
 
30 individual converting operations were heralded at the awards. Sticking to FTA’s tradition, six jobs—one each from Narrow Web, Wide Web, Mid Web, Combined Corrugated, Preprinted Linerboard and Envelope—saw a Gold Award glean enviable 'Best of Show' designation. By name, they are:
 

• McDowell Label, Narrow Web, RYZE Godzilla Strawberry Mango pre-workout dietary supplement label
• PPC Flex, Mid Web, Freeze Nums sour salted caramel and berry
• Mondi Jackson, Wide Web, Instinct Ultimate Protein Cat Skin and Coat, 10lb bag
• Marvaco Oy, Combined Corrugated, Carlsberg, 18-pack pilsner
• WestRock, Preprinted Linerboard, Pampers My Little Pony Easy Ups, 74 pack
• MackayMitchell Envelope Co, Envelope, animal rescue

Entries topped 250, with 21 percent capturing the sought-after prizes. The narrow web received 17 honors, the wide web received 14, the envelope received 7, the preprinted liner board won 5, combined corrugated got 4, the mid web won 3, and 2 special achievement awards were given.
 
Ten triumphant converters captured multiple awards—ranging from two to three and even four—between them, accounting for 60 percent of 2025’s Excellence in Flexography Awards. Four individual printing plants—Mackay/Mitchell Envelope Co, Roberts Mart & Co, McDowell Label and Multi-Color Corp—mirrored the high count.
 
Also claiming multiple prizes were Emirates Printing Press, Artcraft Label, Mondi-Jackson, The Robinette Co, Marvaco Oy and Smurfit WestRock—Jacksonville.
 
By number, judges awarded 14 gold medals, 19 silver and 17 bronze.