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The Garvey Group Large-Format Awarded 3 Pinnacle Print Awards

Niles, IL., May 2010—The Garvey Group, a network of advertising, marketing, print production, and fulfillment services based in the Chicago suburb of Niles, Illinois received 3 awards for outstanding achievement in the category of Large-Format Printing in the 8th Annual 2010 Pinnacle Print Awards Competition, a two-state printing competition hosted by the Printing Industry of Illinois and Indiana, the states’ trade association for printing and the graphic arts.

“We are thrilled to receive this recognition for the hard work our people put into the production of these pieces”, said Joe Kulis, Chief Operating Officer at The Garvey Group, Niles.

Competing against 195 entries from printing and graphic arts firms from the two states, The Garvey Group received one of each, Best of Category, Award of Excellence, and Certificate of Merit. All jobs where produced on Garvey's KBA Rapid 205, 81-inch six-color sheet–fed press using printing techniques including aqueous and UV coatings. Winning pieces included a point of purchase DVD display system for the movie Avatar, an in store display system for Gatorade, and product packaging for Alienware Computers.
The Pinnacle Print Awards recognizes outstanding craftsmanship in the creation and production of printed material in Illinois and Indiana. The competition promotes excellence in print communications and rewards companies and individuals who produce only the finest in print media.

PII is the trade association for graphic arts firms located in Illinois and Indiana. More than 103,000 employees generating $17.3 billion in annual sales make the graphic arts industry one of the largest manufacturing sectors in Illinois and Indiana. Combined, the two states represent more than 9.9% of graphic arts sales nationally.