New England Regional Awards of Excellence Competition

Quality Printing
www.qualprint.com

2 pieces designed by Studio Two (one for Quality, one for Lance Vermeulen Real Estate) won printing awards of excellence December, 2008:
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Quality Printing Company Announced as Award Winner in New England Regional Awards of Excellence Competition

The Printing Industries of New England (PINE) has announced that Quality Printing Company of Pittsfield is an award winner in the Association's New England Regional Awards of Excellence Competition. The announcement was made November 6 during PINE's 2008 Industry Awards Gala, held at the Sheraton Framingham Hotel in Framingham, MA, with hundreds of industry professionals in attendance. For PINE's Awards of Excellence Competition, it attracted 325 entries from 47 printing and imaging companies in New England.

Quality Printing Company won one Award of Recognition for their Create a brochure of their capabilities and one Award of Merit for a brochure they printed for Lance Vermuelen Real Estate. and both brochures were designed by Kevin Sprague and Heather Rose of Studio Two in Lenox. A panel of three out-of-state judges with extensive experience in printing and print production were brought in to examine the work. Tim Burton, Burton & Mayer, Menomonee Falls, WI; Paul Schmitz, Schmitz Press, Sparks, MD; and Dave Watterson, PIA/GATF, Sewickley, PA. Each entry was judged anonymously on its own merit in a category with similar printed pieces. The judging criteria included: registration, clarity and neatness, sharpness of halftones and line drawings, richness and tonal qualities of color, paper and ink selection, ink coverage, difficulty of printing, effective contrast or softness, overall visual impact and bindery.

For more information on these awards or to receive a sample of the Create brochure, contact June Roy-Martin, Communications Manager of Quality Printing Company at 413-442-4166, ext. 119 or via email jmartin@qualprint.com.

The Printing Industries of New England (PINE) is the largest trade association to serve printing and graphic communications companies throughout New England. PINE serves more than 430 member companies through a wide range of products and services that enhance member profitability. The Association is affiliated with the world's largest graphic arts trade association, Printing Industries of America / Graphic Arts Technical foundation.