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Garvey Packaging News 2010
5.10
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.
