Events PPG (Printing and Publishing Group)

PPG Achieves Another Milestone With DIPA 2014

MEPrinter May 14, 2014

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The eight edition of Print Award held at the Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai on Monday, 28 April 2014 proved to be a slick and stylish event. It clearly showed after eight consecutive years the organizer of the event has reached a high level of maturity. As expected hundreds of print professionals attended the gala ceremony. The quality of printed products this year was much higher. The entertainment programme was attractive and light. This is the second year that the award ceremony takes place in Madinat Jumeira. Change of the venue defiantly has been a right decision for it a new approach by the Printing and Publishing Group to make the event more interesting. Praising the high level of quality and workmanship of the printed works submitted this year Nicholas Jung head of the judging panel said” it is clear that DIPA 214 raised the bar on quality standard in UAE. Printing in UAE and region is getting better and printers are becoming more quality conscience. “

DIPA 2014 selected winners based on innovation and quality from more than hundreds of submissions across 23 categories from GCC, Levant, South Africa, India & UAE.

DIPA 2014 has Sheikh Hasher Bin Maktoum Al Maktoum, Director General of Dubai Information Department, as the guest of honour. Sheikh Hasher was also conferred the award for ‘Personality of the Year’ by the Dubai International Print Awards 2014.

“We congratulate all the winners of the DIPA 2014, and we continue to be amazed at the quality of submissions that we receive,” said Mohammed Al Hashimi, Chairman of the Printing and Publishing Group. “The printing industry is seeing significant growth, and the winners and participants are those who will drive this growth. We also sincerely thank our patrons, sponsors, and partners for their unfailing support.”

The Dubai International Print Awards 2014 was sponsored by Heidelberg and Fujifilm as Gold Sponsors, and Khaleej Times as Media Partner. Canon, Giffin Graphics, Xerox Emirates, Prestige Graphics Trading, Ali Al Hashimi Trading, Print Week and Al Hail Orix Finance PSC were Silver Sponsors. Kodak, Age Graphics, Gulf Print & Pack, Percept Print Solutions and Packaging MEA were Bronze Sponsors. All of the 2014 winners can be viewed online at www.ppg.ae.

The winners from the different categories include the following:

Offset Printing

Gold: RASHID PRINTERS & STATIONERS LLC (4), INTERNATIONAL PRINTING PRESS (2), ATLAS PRINTING PRESS (2), ASIATIC PRINTING PRESS (1), POWER PRINT (2), AL GHURAIR PRINTING & PUBLISHING LLC (1), GALADARI PRINTING & PUBLISHING (1), PRINTPAC (1) and AL REYAMI PRINTING (1).

Silver: DELTA PRINTING PRESS LLC (6), POWER PRINT (1), 53 DOTS DAR AL KOTOB S A L (1), RASHID PRINTERS & STATIONERS LLC (3), DAR AKHBAR AL KHALEEJ PRINTING & PUBLISHING HOUSE (1), GALADARI PRINTING & PUBLISHING (1), MEDAD PRINTING & PACKAGING LLC (1), AL GHURAIR PRINTING & PUBLISHING LLC (1) and CMS PRINTING PRESS (1).

Bronze: POWER PRINT (2), GALADARI PRINTING & PUBLISHING (2), COLOR LINES ADVERTISING LLC (2), PRINTPAC (1), BRITISH INDUSTRIES (2), INTERNATIONAL PRINTING PRESS (1), AL GHURAIR PRINTING & PUBLISHING LLC (1), DAR AL FAJR PRESS (1), DELTA PRINTING PRESS LLC (2), AL REYAMI PRINTING (1) and SPECTRUM UAE LIMITED (1).

Digital Printing

Gold: PENTOWN PAPER PRODUCTS (1), AL GHURAIR PRINTING & PUBLISHING (1), SPECTRUM UAE LIMITED (3) and INTERNATIONAL PRINTING PRESS (1).
Silver: BRITISH INDUSTRIES (2), SPECTRUM UAE LIMITED (1), INTERNATIONAL PRINTING PRESS (1), ATLAS PRINTING PRESS (1) and PRINT OUTS (1)
Bronze: AL GHURAIR PRINTING & PUBLISHING (3), INTERNATIONAL PRINTING PRESS (2) and CMS PRINTING PRESS (1).