The best in print was honoured at the Ontario Printing & Imaging Association (OPIA) Excellence In Print Awards evening on Wednesday May 18, 2016 at the St. George’s Golf and Country Club in Etobicoke, Ontario. Brad Thompson, Chairman of the Printing Industries of America (PIA) and President and CEO of Inland Press, was the keynote guest speaker.
A fifth-generation, family-based printing company headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, Inland Press was established in 1895. The successful, publicly traded company has reinvented itself many times over in an extremely challenging market. His unique perspective on the state of the printing industry made for a fascinating presentation.
Congratulations to the winners
The OPIA Best of Category winners were C. J. Graphics (14 awards), Colour Innovations (7), Metroland Media/Hamilton Web Printing (1), Mi5 Print & Digital Communications (2), Prime Data (1), Ryerson University GCM (2), St. Joseph Communications (3), TC Transcontinental Brampton (1), TC Transcontinental Vaughan (1), and Welch & Quest (2).
Awards for Best of Division work were presented to: C.J. Graphics, Digital Division and Specialty Division; St. Joseph Communications, Sheetfed Division; and TC Transcontinental Vaughan’s Web Division. All winners in each category are also sent by the OPIA to the Printing Industries of America (PIA) for their Premier Print Awards competition later this year at Graph Expo.
A special thank you to event’s sponsors:
• Heidelberg
• Flint Group
• Domtar
• Sun Chemical
• Spicers.
