Two Yorkshire printers have been recognised in the prestigious BPIF Print Week Excellence Awards 2009, which showcase the most innovative and creative companies in the print media industry.
ProCo, based in Sheffield, won the award for the best use of digital technology, while South Yorkshire web-offset printer Garnett Dickinson Print was highly commended for its use of lean manufacturing.
The digital technology award, sponsored by Konica Minolta, covered the use of digital technology throughout the supply chain, rather than just in print. The judges praised ProCo’s innovative multi-channel
approach. One commented: “I was particularly impressed by the innovative approach to customer acquisition using multiple channels with quirky and memorable creative.”
The lean manufacturing award was for improved company performance through the adoption of lean techniques and Garnett Dickinson Print was praised for including members of its finance team in the project. The judges - Graeme Faulkner from Vision in Print and Andrew Dearden, Operations Director from Interflex, last year’s winner of the award - commented that “the firm is also
well on its way to having one of the most visually managed factories in the UK, included colour-coded bays on the shopfloor for stock and work-in-progress, all backed up with a barcode system.”
Garnett Dickinson Print was also shortlisted for the Customer Service Award. The company specialises in the printing of short-to-medium run magazines, catalogues and brochures for publishing companies, tour operators, mail order houses and a wide range of other companies throughout the UK and Ireland.
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