225 entries confirmed for PrintWeek India Awards

Haymarket Media is hosting the PrintWeek India Awards for the first time, starting this year. The awards seek to judge printers in 21 quality categories, to be judged on standard and innovation of jobs. More than 50 top print companies have submitted 225 entries for the PrintWeek India Awards. In addition, four prestigious institutes like Government Institute of Printing Technology, Bosco Society for Printing & Graphics Training, Indian Institute of Packaging and Dhirubhai Mistry Institute have submitted entries for Student of the Year.

Meanwhile, companies have been sending in their entries, even though the closing date was 30 June, 2009. Due to a request from the print community, PrintWeek India has extended the entry deadline of the print industry’s premier awards by 18 days.

Jim James, publisher, PrintWeek India and director, Haymarket Media India said, "We have been running the PrintWeek Awards in the UK and in Germany for a number of years. Now that PrintWeek, which was launched last year in India, is established, it was a natural progression to take the opportunity to celebrate and reward the print industry and excellence in the print industry in India."

The awards will be presented for the industry at a ceremony during South Asia Ipex in Mumbai on 25 October 2009. 

The deadline for entries is 18 July. 

PrintWeek India Awards Helpline: Bharat Vermani at 022 6613 1352 / +91 98206 37809  or email: [email protected]