Producing a high quality product is very fulfilling,
recognition from your industry peers is tremendous!
On April 16th at the PICA Awards 50th Celebration we gathered with many of our printing peers to celebrate “Accomplishments in Print” for the year 2015. Only one “Best of” may be given in each category. One or more “Special Judges Award” or “Award of Excellence” may be given in each category, limited to no more than one third of total entries per category.
A panel of out of state judges with extensive experience in printing and print production was brought in to examine the work. Each entry was judged on its own merit in a category with similar printed pieces. The judging criteria included: registration, crossovers, 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, finishing, bindery, and overall visual impact.
5 of our Heritage Printing, Signs & Displays team members, accompanied by 2 wives (Lisa Smith and Allison Gibson), represented Heritage Printing, Signs & Displays & Graphics at the 2015 PICA Awards. The evening event was held at the Embassy Suites, one of the poshest hotels in Concord, NC. Their enormous ballroom was filled with 750+ entries, with over 250 printing representatives in attendance.
The winning entries were an impressive array of samples from: commercial print, custom packaging, interior and exterior signage, event signs and banners, custom displays and wide-format printing. At the reception, I escorted my wife (Lisa) through the winning entries, explaining the complexities and variations of “Print”, how it’s applied, the equipment needed to produce the impressive samples and how Heritage Printing, Signs & Displays competes in the industry. She was amazed at the imagery and creativeness of the work, she commented on how expansive the “Print Industry” truly is.
The Presentation of Sponsored Awards was precluded by the acknowledgement of the PICA Board and the 50 years of service PICA has dedicated to the printing industry and serving our peers. Numerous recognition awards were presented to present and past leaders of PICA amongst a boisterous round of appreciative applause.
The Sponsored Award Winners included:
- Arzberger Stationers won 5 Best of Category Awards and 5 Special Judges Awards and also won the Athens “Most Creative Use of Paper” award
- Classic won 13 Best of Category Awards, 20 Special Judges Awards and 7 Awards of Excellence and also won the KBA “Best Catalog” award
- Heritage Printing, Signs & Displays won 14 Best of Category Awards and 2 Special Judges Awards and also won the FujiFilm “Best Wide Format” award
- iTek Graphics won 11 Best of Category Awards, 13 Special Judges Awards and 4 Awards of Excellence and also won the Manchester Industries “Best Process Color Printing” award
- Loftin & Company Printers won 4 Best of Category Awards and 3 Special Judges Awards
- Mullen Publications, Inc. won2 Best of Category Awards and 2 Special Judges Awards
- Print Management Group LLC won 4 Best of Category Awards, 3 Special Judges Awards and 1 Award of Excellence
- ImageMark Business Services won 4 Best of Category Awards, 3 Special Judges Awards and 2 Awards of Excellence
- Subtle Impressions Inc. won 1 Best of Category Award
- Westmoreland Printers, Inc. won 1 Special Judges Award and 1 Award of Excellence
Our FujiFilm “Best Wide Format” award was in recognition of the project we participated in for Google’s celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. We printed and installed 10 portrait murals on the stairs at 6 different historic landmarks in Washington, DC. Click this link to learn more…
The official PICA press release announcing Heritage Signs & Displays:
PRINTING EXCELLENCE IN THE CAROLINAS RECOGNIZED
Heritage Printing, Signs & Displays Announced as
Award Winner in the 2015 PICA Awards
Charlotte, NC — The Printing Industry of the Carolinas (PICA) has announced that Heritage Printing, Signs & Displays, Inc. of Charlotte is an award winner in the 2015 PICA Awards Competition. The announcement was made April 16, 2016, during the 2015 PICA Awards Banquet in Concord, North Carolina, with more than 270 industry professionals in attendance.
The PICA Awards competition is celebrating its 50th season and continues to be one of the largest printing contests in the nation.
This year, the PICA Awards attracted more than 630 entries from 47 printing companies, along with more than 125 entries from 5 graphic arts high schools and 7 college graphic arts programs from across the Carolinas.
Heritage Printing, Signs & Displays won 14 Best of Category Awards and 2 Special Judges Awards. Only one “Best of” may be given in each category. One or more Special Judges Award or Award of Excellence may be given in each category, limited to no more than one third of total entries per category. Heritage Printing, Signs & Displays also won the FujiFilm “Best Wide Format” award.
A panel of out-of-state judges with extensive experience in printing and print production was brought in to examine the work. Each entry was judged on its own merit in a category with similar printed pieces. The judging criteria included: registration, crossovers, 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, finishing, bindery, and overall visual impact.
For more information, call Brent Thompson at
Heritage Printing, Signs & Displays at 704-551‐0700
Since 1931, The Printing Industry of the Carolinas, Inc. (PICA) has been dedicated to advancing the success of the Carolinas’ printing and imaging industry. Working together with Printing Industries of America, the world’s largest graphic arts trade association, PICA provides training, resources, and a voice of advocacy on both a state and national level.
PICA is a trade association representing the graphic communications industry in North and South Carolina. North Carolina ranks as the 18th largest state print market in the United States with $3.5 billion in sales, 1,326 total printing establishments and 21,187 employees. South Carolina ranks 32nd in the nation, with $1.2 billion in sales, 525 establishments, and 7,776 employees. PICA is headquartered in Charlotte, NC. For more information, visit www.picanet.org.
The PICA Awards Competition, owned and managed by The Printing Industry of the Carolinas (PICA), is an annual event established in 1966 that recognizes and rewards printing and imaging companies who combine fine craftsmanship with technology in order to produce outstanding finished products. The award‐winning companies are honored each year at the PICA Awards Banquet.
