PEAK Awards
These Companies Have What It Takes.
231 entries competed in the 2009 Print Excellence and Knowledge (PEAK) Awards. Of those entries one grand winner was awarded in each of the following 38 catogories.
2009 PEAK Award Winners
Winners of the 2009 PEAK Awards, listed below, will be published in the August issue of Print Solutions Magazine and honored at the VIP PEAK Reception during the 2009 Print Solutions Conference & Expo.
Affixed Products
Grand Winner: Promo Print Solutions, Oshkosh, Wis., brochure with three key fobs and four stickers
Award of Excellence, Special Recognition: Gill Studios, Shawnee Mission, Kan., Tiny Tim Magnet Mailer
Barcoded Products
Grand Winner: Gill Studios, Shawnee Mission, Kan., lenticular ticket for presidential nomination session
Award of Excellence: The Flesh Company, St. Louis, Blood Bank Specimen Form
Best Distributor Kit
Grand Winner: Independent Printing Co., De Pere, Wis., presentation sales kit
Award of Excellence: Admore, a division of Ennis Inc., Macomb, Mich., Admore Sales Kit
Binders, Complex
Grand Winner: Cadillac Looseleaf Products, Troy, Mich.
Award of Excellence: Independent Printing Co., De Pere, Wis., PFLAG Safe Schools Training Guide Binder & Tabs
Binders/Folders, Kit
Grand Winner: Quality Resource Group, Plymouth, Minn., self-promotion kit
Awards of Excellence: Great Lakes Flocking/Dynamic Print Group, Menasha, Wis., TOUCH/FEEL folder and Sprint Denver, Denver, Colo., Printing Air folder
Binders/Folders, Presentation
Grand Winner: Dynamic Print Group, Menasha, Wis., Sargento pocket folder
Awards of Excellence: Diverse Printing & Graphics, New York City, Urban Zen Foundation Press Kit and Independent Printing Co., De Pere, Wis., Snider Tire Custom Folder
Binders/Folders, Simple
Grand Winner: Quality Resource Group, Plymouth, Minn., self-promo binder
Award of Excellence: Independent Printing Co., De Pere, Wis., New Beauty Center for Cosmetic Surgery Folder
Commercial Printing, 1-3 Colors
Grand Winner: E-Bisprint Pty Limited, Tuggerah, NSW, Australia, diagnostic imaging guidelines booklet
Commercial Printing, 4-Color+ Single Sheet
Grand Winner: Graphic Litho, Lawrence, Mass., 4-color, wall-size poster
Award of Excellence: Integer, Lakewood, Colo., Duracell Summer Storm Display
Commercial Printing, Multi-component
Grand Winner: Northern Printing Network, Wheeling, Ill., saddle-stitched booklet with box
Awards of Excellence: Dynamic Print Group, Menasha, Wis., Maurice’s Holiday Gift Wrap and The Flesh Company, St. Louis, PAR Package
Commercial Printing, Booklets
Grand Winner: Promo Print Solutions, Oshkosh, Wis., saddle stitched booklet with tabs
Awards of Excellence: The Allied Group, Cranston, R.I., University of Hartford Viewbook and Innovative Print & Media Group, Phoenixville, Pa., Wyeth Internal Sales Training Booklet
Commercial Printing, Books
Grand Winner: Documation, Eau Claire, Wis., tabbed book
Awards of Excellence: Curtis 1000, Johns Creek, Ga., Sodexo Holiday Cookbook and Promo Print Solutions, Oshkosh, Wis., Sebastian Next Up Tech Guide
Commercial Printing, Envelopes & Stationery
Grand Winner: E-Bisprint Pty Limited, Tuggerah, NSW, Australia, X-ray envelope that holds CDs
Award of Excellence: Conformer Expansion Products, Great Neck, N.Y., Ernst & Young Poly and Paperboard Envelopes
Commercial Printing, Kits
Grand Winner: The Flesh Company, St. Louis, PAR’s Personality Assessment Inventory Kit
Award of Excellence: cmfi group, Peoria, Ill., OSF HealthPlans Asthma Care Program Campaign
Cross Media
Grand Winner: BC Graphics, Tempe, Ariz., self promo using direct mail, online sweepstakes
Awards of Excellence: The F.P. Horak Company, Bay City, Mich., Hear the Chatter Campaign and Primacompanies, Green Bay, Wis., PrimaCircus Campaign
Digital Printing, Short Run
Grand Winner: Printco, Omro, Wis., VDP direct mail campaign
Award of Excellence: Ward/Kraft, Fort Scott, Kan., Petroville Game Pieces
Digital Printing, Variable Data, B2B
Grand Winner: Solution Graphics, West Chicago, full-color employee emergency
Award of Excellence: Ward/Kraft, Fort Scott, Kan., Holographic Green Frog Mailer
Digital Printing, Variable Data, B2C
Grand Winner: Eagle Graphics, San Diego, Calif., takeaway for prospects at a golf tournament
Award of Excellence: Independent Printing Co., De Pere, Wis., University of Wisconsin Green-Bay Direct Mail Campaign
Direct Mail, Lead or Acquisition
Grand Winner: Dynamic Print Group, Menasha, Wis., lenticular direct mail in clear envelope
Award of Excellence, Special Recognition: The Allied Group, Cranston, R.I., Brandeis University Search Fulfillment Mailer
Direct Mail, Loyalty
Grand Winner: Printco, Omro, Wis., digital full-color personalized calendar
Award of Excellence: M7 Business Systems, Denver, Setpoint Systems 25th Anniversary Celebration Invitation
Document Security
Grand Winner: Pro Document Solutions, Paso Robles, Calif., vouchers for the Motor Trade Association
Award of Excellence: Pro Document Solutions, Paso Robles, Calif., H.D. Vest Financial Trainer Certificates
E-Commerce
Grand Winner: Maine Printing Company, Portland, Maine, web-to-print invitations for educational seminars
Award of Excellence: Prograde, Cincinnati, NatureSolv Direct
Forms
Grand Winner: The Flesh Company, St. Louis, order form for Tulip Town
Awards of Excellence: The Flesh Company, St. Louis, Raben Tire Company Work Order; The Flesh Company, St. Louis, Scented Product Brochure; Ward/Kraft, Fort Scott, Kan., Care Notes Flyer
Green Solutions, Product
Grand Winner: Tally Media Group, Grants Pass, Ore., label made from 100 percent recycled material
Award of Excellence: ShipShapes, Park Forest, Ill., Green Gala Fundraiser Invitation
Green Solutions, Self Promo
Grand Winner: Documation, Eau Claire, Wis., brochure promoting FSC certification
Award of Excellence: Svec Conway Printing, Silver Spring, Md., 2008 Holiday Card
Innovation
Grand Winner: Wynalda Litho, Belmont, Mich., Wall-E triple-disc DVD package
Awards of Excellence: Independent Printing Co., De Pere, Wis., Flash Drive Folder Self Promo; Maine Printing Company/MPX, Portland, Maine, FairPoint Communications Returned Mail System; Maine Printing Company/MPX, Portland, Maine, FairPoint Communications Statement Reprint System
Integrated Products
Grand WInner: USA/Docufinish, Plainfield, Ill., customized integrated address label
Awards of Excellence: The Flesh Company, St. Louis, NHPA Membership Card and Sticker and Printgraphics, Vandalia, Ohio, St. John Macomb-Oakland Hospital Postcard with Integrated Specialty Label
Labels & Tags, Prime
Grand Winner: Overnight Labels, Deer Park, N.Y., instant dry shampoo shrink sleeve label
Award of Excellence, Special Recognition: Overnight Labels, Deer Park, N.Y., MX-LS7 dietary supplement label
Awards of Excellence: Labels West, Woodinville, Wash., Walla Faces; McDowell Label & Screen Printing, Plano, Texas, Posh Couture, Fruit of the Spirit, M5 Extreme, Blaque Coffee and La Dolce Vita Wine Labels
Labels & Tags, Workflow
Grand Winner: The Flesh Company, St. Louis, unit set for Rabel Tire Co.
Award of Excellence: Trebnick Systems, Springboro, Ohio, Stihl Product Identity Labels
Mailers
Grand Winner: Ward/Kraft, Fort Scott, Kan., integrated donor report, donor status report, decal and invitation
Awards of Excellence: E-Bisprint Pty Limited, Tuggerah, NSW, Australia, C4 CD Mailer and Ward/Kraft, Fort Scott, Kan., Laser Printable Form-N-Envelope
Moneymaker
Grand Winner: Kieran Label Corp., San Diego, labels for premium flat-panel HDTVs
Packaging
Grand Winner: Wynalda Litho, Belmont, Mich., Fraggle Rock collector’s edition DVD set
Award of Excellence, Special Recognition: Wynalda Litho, Belmont, Mich., Speed Racer DVD Package
Plastic Cards
Grand Winner: Teraco, Midland, Texas, Club La Vela’s VIP card
Award of Excellence: Teraco, Midland, Texas, CHUCKiES Gift Card
Promotional Products
Grand Winner: Gill Studios, Shawnee Mission, Kan., lenticular menu
Awards of Excellence: The Flesh Company, St. Louis, Scottrade User Summit Package and Quality Resource Group, Plymouth, Minn., UnitedHealth Group Employee Recruitment Program
Screen Printing
Grand Winner: Gill Studios, Shawnee Mission, Kan., four-color process window decal
Award of Excellence, Special Recognition: Promo Print Solutions, Oshkosh, Wis., Frito Lay Kroger Aisle Elevation Signage
Self Promotion, Complex
Grand Winner: Proforma, Cleveland, print capabilities booklet
Award of Excellence, Special Recognition: McDowell Label & Screen Printing, Plano, Texas, 2009 McDowell Calendar—Buckle Up With Innovation
Awards of Excellence: Colortree, Richmond, Va., Envelope Kits and Maggio Data Forms, Murrieta, Calif., sales tool for forms, checks, labels, cards
Self Promotion, Simple
Grand Winner: Admore, a division of Ennis Inc., Macomb, Mich., Halloween-themed self-promo folder
Award of Excellence, Special Recognition: cmfi group, Peoria, Ill., Corporate Christmas Card
Awards of Excellence: Custom Data Imaging Corp., Markham, Ont., Everyone’s a Winner With VDP; Folien Fischer USA, Wilmington, Del., Self-Promo Calendar;Fox Valley Technical College, Appleton, Wis., FVTC Tractor Trailer Bank; Ward/Kraft, Fort Scott, Kan., Marketing Spin Wheel; Wise, Alpharetta, Ga., “Take a Fresh Look at Wise” Gum
Time Saver
Grand Winner: Maine Printing Company/MPX, Portland, Maine, system for updating information from sales reps and their clients
Awards of Excellence: Taiyodo Printing, Chiba-shi, Chiba-ken, Japan, Medical Check-Up Sample Envelope With Label and Ward/Kraft, Fort Scott, Kan., Whirlpool/Maytag Digital Kit Labels
2009 Judges
Joe Schwan - Now retired, Joe was a former top executive for Wallace Computer Services and Standard Register. This is Joe's fifth year judging the annual PEAK Awards.
Kemrey Heinold - Kemrey is a Clemson Print Program graduate and current account executive with Canon Business Solutions, Canon USA.
Dennis McGarry, CDC - Dennis is the current vice president of education and sourcing for the Print Services & Distribution Association (PSDA).
2009 PEAK Awards Sponsors
Print Solutions Magazine and the Print Services & Distribution Association extend their thanks to the PEAK sponsors for their continued support of this program.
About PEAK
The Print Excellence and Knowledge (PEAK) Awards honor the work of print professionals who have met their customers' printing needs by providing outstanding value-added products and services through creativity in design, production, fulfillment and other services while solving problems or improving business functions.
