Award Categories
R. Stanton Avery Pioneer Award
Sponsored by Avery Dennison
Anyone in the label industry can nominate candidates for this award. The nominations are reviewed by the judging panel (with the help of previous winners) against the criteria and a winner is selected.
Award for Innovation
Sponsored by Flint Group Narrow Web
The Award for Innovation is for a specific innovation by a supplier or converter company in the label industry introduced during 2017.
The innovation can refer to either:
- Technology – for example a new press, ink or substrate
- Business practice – for example processes to improve sustainability or client experience
Two awards will be presented this year:
- One for companies with up to 300 employees
- One for companies with over 300 employees
This award is for a specific sustainable product or process by a supplier/converter company in the label industry introduced during 2017.
This can refer to either:
- Product – for example a new press, ink or substrate
- Process – new methods of working in a more sustainable way