Label printer Multi-Color Corporation (MCC) came top of the awards table at the FPLMA evening event, bagging half a dozen awards including Best in Show – Labels for its White Rabbit Jabberwocky Gin label.
RollsPack and Andrew Kohn were also multiple winners, winning two awards apiece, with Andrew Kohn including a Best in Show – Flexo, for its Southern Style Chicken portion pack label. The label received the highest score ever in any FPLMA awards judging.
Also taking home awards were Amcor, Corrugated Cartons, James Print, Labelhouse, Luminar QLM, Richdale Plastics, Visy, and Wedderburn.
In individual awards, the Chairman's Excellence in Print award went to Robbie Elmer from DIC, the Chairman’s Merit award to Yvonne Hackett from Catalyst, James Luttick from Richdale Plastics took out Hall of Fame, and the Apprentice of the Year award went to Matilda Milligan from Fildes, who cheered the crowd saying, “I hope to stay in this industry forever.”
FPLMA president Vince Sedunary praised the 11 apprentices who were before the judges in the finals, and said next year he hoped for 20 to reach the levels necessary.
Held at Crown Casino in Melbourne, the FPLMA evening started with Brazilian samba dancers, had a comedian Rachel Berger entertaining the crowd, and finished with live disco music provided by the Nick Baker band.
