Mark Andy customers honored at FTA Annual Forum

Mark Andy has announced that of the 32 labels awarded in the narrow web category of the 2008 Excellence in Flexography Awards, half were run on Mark Andy and Comco presses.

Paragon Label, a printer of prime and luxury labels for wine, gourmet food, health and beauty aids, led the category, bringing in seven wins, including two gold honors. Paragon is a subsidiary of Mrs Grossmans Paper Company, one of the largest sticker manufacturers in the world. ‘We compete in a label market that demands us to push the limits of flexo printing, and in most cases we are bettering competitors who are using more expensive flexo or even offset presses,’ said Jason Grossman, president, Paragon Label. ‘We are proud to consistently produce some of the highest quality wine labels in the market on our flexo presses. Our first press was a Mark Andy and our last press will be a Mark Andy.’

Other notable winners in the narrow web category include several top printers. Smythe Companies brought in two awards in the Screen, Coated class; Insulair/Georgia-Pacific received two nods in the Process, Paperboard division; and Quality Assured Label Inc. brought home the Gold in the Process, Metalized category.

‘Mark Andy is honored to have such a variety of award-winning labels run on our presses,’ stated Paul Brauss, president, Mark Andy. ‘We are proud of every one of our customers and their efforts to provide the highest quality printing to the market. Their achievements make us proud to be their equipment supplier.’