Congratulations to all our Award Winners!!

Bert-Co has won 23 awards from Printing Industries' annual Print Excellence Awards Competition! Among these awards, Bert-Co received the Judges Award, a first for Bert-Co, for the I Dream of Jeannie Collection set (see previous blog in March).

Here are the "Best of Category" winners:

• Bert-Co Holiday Pop-Up Portfolio - Cards Category and Foil Stamping/Embossing Category
• Hancock DVD POP-Up Sleeve - Die-cuts and Pop-Ups Category
• Sex in the City Collection Pillow Rigid Case - Specialty Inks and Coatings Category
• Clone Wars DVD Sleeve - Special Finishing Techniques Category
• Blanton's Bourbon Carton with Rigid Window - Cartons Category
• I Dream of Jeannie Collection (they just loved this one) - Specialty Printing Miscellaneous
• That 70's Show Collection Rigid Case - They-Said-It-Couldn't-Be-Done-Category

This competition joins small print shops with medium and large companies. Bert-Co is a "large printer" and therefore can only compete with similar companies. However the awards above are from Best of all the firms, while the awards below are Best or winners compared to similar sized print shops. Another thing about this competition is that all entries are exclusive to Southern California printers. The winners from above will automatically be entered into a national competition happening in May (PIA GATF).

Excellence Award winners:

• Open Season 2 DVD Sleeve - Embossing category
• This Christmas DVD Sleeve - Specialty Inks and Coatings
  
• Legend of Sasquatch DVD Sleeve - Special Finishing Techniques
• Bert-Co Pop-Up Portfolio - Environmentally Sound Materials
• Alfred Hitchcock DVD Collection Set - They-Said-It-Couldn't-Be-Done Category
• John Paul Mitchell Holiday Collections cartons - Cartons
• Bert-Co Sustainability Campaign materials - Self Promotion and Promotional Campaigns B2B Categories

Merit Awards:

• The Year Without A Santa Claus DVD Sleeve - Foil Stamp/Embossing Category
• Legend of Sasquatch DVD Sleeve - Die-Cuts/Pop-Up Category
• Afro Samuari Sleeve - Specialty Inks and Coatings Category
• Borba HD-Illuminating - Cartons Category