With last year’s inaugural Digital Labels & Packaging Awards still fresh in the memory for many, winners from that day have shared their thoughts on achieving success in the awards programme.
As a dedicated competition to celebrate the entire digital print packaging value chain, the Digital Labels & Packaging Awards launched in 2022 with 10 categories representing large swathes of the industry. From awards for the main print processes and application-specific categories, to design, innovation and sustainability, the awards provided all those using inkjet and toner-based technologies to not only print but also convert sheets and reels into saleable labels and packaging the opportunity to put their best work forward for the chance to take home a prize.
Here, three of the 10 companies to claim a Digital Labels & Packaging Award in 2022 share their thoughts on achieving such success:
Haney’s Wilde Chips entry
‘We are honoured to be recognised as a leader by the Digital Labels & Packaging Awards judging panel for printing excellence. We also wanted to give a big shout out and thank you to Jason and his entire team at Wilde Brands; thank you for allowing us to provide great packaging to your incredible chips! Haney has owned digital printing technology for over 20 years, as an early adopter of digital print for packaging we are excited to see more brands finding a place for digital in their packaging portfolios. We look forward to continuing to push the boundaries of print possibilities with digital!’- Dan Haney, president, Haney – ‘Analogue-to-digital’ category winner, Digital Labels & Packaging Awards 2022
Cepac’s JD Seasonings entry
‘We are delighted that our work in digital has been recognised at the [Digital Labels & Packaging Awards 2022] and we are confident that. the future will bring us more opportunity to excite, impress and deliver. The opportunities for digital print are huge and we will continue to set the standard in the corrugated packaging industry. We’re very grateful to our client JD Seasonings for embracing the possibilities of Cepac Digital printing.’- Roger Thomson, head of innovation and sustainability, Cepac – ‘Application Excellence – Secondary Packaging’ category winner, Digital Labels & Packaging Awards 2022
QLM’s Atypical coffee entry
‘On behalf of the QLM Group we extend our thanks and appreciation to the team responsible for the Digital Labels & Packaging Awards. To our supply chain, print teams, design and marketing team and especially our clients, we thank you for your patience, bravery and creativity that inspired us to push for more from digital print. We were privileged to be among many other incredible entries and print companies and we encourage you to continue to work on creative and industry leading solutions.’- Lindsay Nutley, director of marketing, QLM Group – Supreme Award winner, Digital Labels & Packaging Awards 2022
This year’s awards programme has been extended to 14 categories, with ‘Variable data, ‘Best new company’, ‘Self-promotional print’ and ‘Future star’ added to open the competition up to even more of the industry. Download the entry form here for further details on these and the other 10 categories now open for entries.
With the deadline for entries on 21 April, be sure to submit your best work today to be in with the chance of claiming a Digital Labels & Packaging Award in 2023.
Full details of the awards, categories and lunchtime presentation ceremony can be found at www.dlandpawards.com.
