Print Week Awards 2011

2010 Winner

AGI

Commended
Folio (Bristol)

Finalists
Alderson Print Group

This award is open to both trade finishers and in-house finishing departments. The judges will be looking for the use of a finishing process (or a combination of processes) that genuinely adds value to a printed product. Entrants are advised to enter four different jobs that demonstrate the breadth of their capabilities.

Here the judges are looking at the quality of the work produced. All entries need to include a single copy example of four different jobs (so each entry will consist of an entry form, four different job samples and 250-word production summary for each sample), printed since 1 July 2010, in order to demonstrate consistent production excellence. If any part of the job was produced by a different company – for example the print – remember to mention the company that undertook it

1 Entries must be commercial production runs and must have been printed or produced since 1 July 2010. Private and limited editions eligible.

2 Please submit your 250 word summary for each of the four samples submitted on a separate sheet of paper. Please do not supply on letterheaded paper. Note: Entries without this summary may be marked down accordingly.

3 Any entry that does not comply with category criteria may be disqualified. Please supply only the number of samples requested.

4 You may enter as many different categories as you wish, however, you may only enter the same category once.

5 All material should be clearly labelled. If you enter the same jobs in more than one category, we will need a full set of examples and supporting material for each category entered.

6 The decision of the judges is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

7 Confidentiality: all material will remain confidential to the judges, but winning case studies may be written up and published in PrintWeek based on the material provided. If the work entered is under embargo, the embargo must expire before 17 October 2011 (unless special dispensation is agreed prior to entry – contact event manager Kate Collins for more information - 020 8267 8188/kate.collins@haymarket.com).

8 All entrants must be registered companies in the UK and all work entered must have been produced in the UK.

9 The entrant must have been consistently trading solvently since 1 July 2009.

Please note

Whilst every care is taken with entries, PrintWeek and Haymarket Media Group cannot accept responsibility for loss or damage, whatever the cause. Please pack your entries carefully so they arrive in good condition.

Remember to enter the best examples of each of the four pieces; samples that are damaged or have imperfections will be marked down – this award focuses on production excellence after all.

Use your 250-word production summary for each of the four submitted samples not only to detail the equipment used to finish the job, but also to highlight any challenges you faced to produce the job, for example tight turnaround, difficult substrates, innovative or unusual effects used.

Virtually any type of printed product is eligible for this category, from complicated mailers to packaging or binding, but remember to enter as broad a range of products of as is possible to demonstrate the breadth of your company's skills.

• Three copies of the completed entry form
• Four different samples of work
• Three copies of each of your four 250-word summaries