Label Industry Global Awards winners named

During Labelexpo Americas, a large number of global suppliers, converters, trade associations and media gathered to celebrate and reward excellence in the label industry at the Label Industry Global Awards evening.  

This year the event took place on the Spirit of Chicago cruise ship. Avery Dennison’s Don Nolan opened the ceremony before WS Packaging’s Terry Fulwiler was presented with the R. Stanton Avery Lifetime Achievement Award. 

The award winners were: 

The R. Stanton Avery Lifetime Achievement Award (sponsored by Avery Dennison) 

Winner – Terry Fulwiler, CEO of WS Packaging Group 

Frank Gerace, chairman of board, TLMI and chairman of the judging panel, said: ‘Terry Fulwiler personifies the spirit of this award in that [he] has spent his entire working career in the label industry. He began working in his father’s small label business, Wisconsin Label Corporation, immediately upon graduating from the University of Michigan in July 1972.  Terry became CEO of Wisconsin in 1987. Over the next 20 years he was instrumental and is credited for merging Wisconsin Label with Superior Label and forming WS Packaging Group, one of the largest label companies in North America with sales in excess of [USD] $400 million, 1,775 employees and 17 locations.’       

Nominees: Jeffery Arripol, Novelprint; Stan Chess, RR Donnelley; Geoffery Martin, CCL  

Label Industry Award for Continuous Innovation (sponsored by Flint Group Narrow Web) 

Winner – Omet 

The judges selected Omet as the winner for ‘demonstrating a long-term commitment to producing innovative print technology for the label industry since 1963’. The judges commented: ‘Omet’s Varyflex flexo printing press was the first to employ sleeve technology in the narrow web market. The Varyflex press was also one of the first presses to utilize gearless technology, a forerunner to present day servo technology. In 2004 Omet pioneered its first combination print platform equipped with flexo, rotogravure, silk-screen, and holographic capability all in one pass. Omet leads the label industry with the continuous manufacture of innovative multi-process, multi-substrate combination printing presses.’ 

Nominees: Collano, Tailored Solutions, Xeikon 

Label Industry Award for New Innovation (sponsored by Labels & Labeling, NarroWebTech and Label & Narrow Web) 

Winner – Roland DG Corp

The judging panel said: ‘Roland DG Corporation is the winner of the Label Industry Award for New Innovation for its development and introduction of the VersaUV inkjet printer. They have demonstrated themselves worthy of this award as a result of the new innovative and revolutionary utilization of LED UV lamp curing technology. Mounted and staggered in a unique configuration, the LED lamps provide and enable the creation of a wide variety of “layered” UV coatings, special effects, custom finishes and textures, and a variety of gloss levels.’ 

Nominees: Cerm, Gallus, Primera 

Converter Award for Sustainability/Environmental Responsibility (sponsored by GEW) 

Winner 2010 – Paragon Label – Mrs. Grossman  

The judging panel said: ‘Paragon Label – Mrs. Grossman has demonstrated a long-term ongoing commitment to sustainability and the environment for over a decade. Paragon Label takes a comprehensive  approach to sustainability including energy conservation, waste recycling, purchase practices focused towards Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified suppliers, waste water treatment, building construction, and the use of solvent-free, 100% non-toxic inks.’ 

Nominees: Spear, Specialty Printing, Vintage 99 Label MFG 

The Label Industry Global Awards take place at Labelexpo Europe and Labelexpo Americas. The next awards will take place in Brussels in September 2011. 

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