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Breakdown of the number of Winners and Highly Commended Awards by Group
Winners
Highly Commended
Total No. Awards
Total No. Entries
Group A
12
47
59
184
Group B
3
11
14
40
Group C
2
3
5
18
Group D
1
-
1
5
Total
21
61
81
256
complexity of the label is in the converting and clever application of the labels to the actual phial. The die cutting had to be precise and capable of being applied and stored in freezer conditions. The innovation is mainly in the end use application.
The Digital Group Winner is Collotype Labels, USA for Diströya. A fearsome looking label with plenty of action. A 210 line screen was used to achieve the extraordinary detail in the illustrations and the script type which can be seen throughout the label. The embossing and debossing is in exact register as is the foil stamping and the spot varnishes. The detail in the four medals is easily legible and the touch of adding a blue stamp adds a touch of colour o the end result. The background effect of the label being printed on parchment paper is a genius touch. A very nice result.
The Judges Special Award was given to Cabas S.A., Greece for Anassa Organics Tea. The judges considered that this set of labels was outstanding in its story telling and the simplicity of the printing processes used. Comments on this label can be found under category A15 Sets of Labels.
Because 99% of the entries arrived in good time it was possible to enter the information into the administration system early ensuring that all the information for the judges was presented in an easy to use format. It was also very encouraging to have available several examples of the labels actually mounted on the bottles or
packages showing the end use as the customer would see the product on the supermarket shelf. Many times this helped the judges make a final decision regarding giving an award.
The number of labels entered in the separate Wines and Spirits categories continues to grow year on year with 57 labels entered which is 22% of the total number of entries. The pattern is repeated in the Cosmetic category with 50 entries which is just 20% of the total. The dedicated Flexographic category was third with 19 entries (7%) followed by Food Products with 17 entries (6%). The total number of Marketing Group entries continues to dominate with 184 compared to the Printing Processes Group with 40. The newly introduced Digital Group attracted 9 entries which was a little disappointing considering the number of digital presses which have been installed recently.
The judging panel was back up to full strength this year. Tony White returned as Chairman with regulars Steve Wood and Murat Sipahioglu. We were joined by the new Chairman of the Turkish Label Competition, Prof. Dr. Efe Gencoglu, Vice Manager of Marmara University, Turkey. We also welcomed back another regular Rik Olthof our expert design guru from Cartils Branding & Packaging, a well known design agency in The Netherlands.
Jakovina (FINAT Secretariat) aptly managed the logistics of entering all the entry information into standard folders before, during and after the judging. Connie (my wife) collated and added up
13 awards 12 awards 7 awards 9 awards 2 awards 8 awards 4 awards 3 awards 3 awards 3 awards 5 awards 4 awards
(22%) (44%) (30%) (60%)
(13%) (57%) (30%) (23%) (23%) (25%) (50%) (40%)
the points scores and set out the Highly Commended selections for further examination.
A summary of the entries from the top
twelve countries and awards they received
Turkey 58 France 27 UK 23 Australia 15 UAE 15 USA 14 Germany 13 Denmark 13 Sweden 13 Austria 12 Greece 10 Spain 10
the number of
A little later in 2015 the FINAT entries for the 2015 L9 World Label Awards competition will be selected for judging just before Labelexpo Europe in Brussels in late September.
In the 2014 WLA competition FINAT received 3 main awards. The recipients are Stratus Packaging France for Wines & Spirits, Gráficas Varias, Spain for Digital, Schreiner Group, Germany for Innovation. There were also 4 Honourable Mentions including Permapack AG, Switzerland for Flexo Colour Process, Çiftsan Etiket, Turkey for Letterpress Colour Process, Collotype Labels, Australia for Combination Wines and Spirits, Omnipack AG, Switzerland for Combination Colour Process. The winner’s plaques will be presented to the winning companies during the awards ceremony at the FINAT Forum being held in Amsterdam in June. A FINAT member has also won a coveted WLA Best of the Best award which will remain a secret until it is presented to the winning company during the Label Industry Global Awards ceremony to be held on the 29th September during Labelexpo. For more details about the winners, see page 60.
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