FESPA revealed the winners of its 2015 Awards at its Gala Celebration Dinner held at Flora Köln, Cologne, Germany on Tuesday 19 May. The winners in the application categories are the following companies. In Cross Media Print Campaing the winner was a Spanish company: Molca Sports & Events SL.

Point of Purchase Products - Paper & Board:  PilloPak BV - ALLISON board
Point of Purchase Products – Plastics: Midi Print LLC
Posters, single sheets & multi-sheets: Kumazawa Screen Printing, Inc
Calendars, Postcards, Greetings and Christmas Cards: Atelier fuer Siebdruck
Original Serigraphies and Giclées: Atelier fuer Siebdruck
Fine Art Reproductions: Atelier fuer Siebdruck and Kumazawa Screen Printing Inc.
OOH, Vehicle Decals, printed labels and fleet marking: PressOn Limited
Special Effect Printing: Midi Print LLC
Special Effect Garment Printing: A-Design LLC
T-shirts and Garment: Sincerely Screen Co. Ltd.
Pennants, Banners and Tapestries and Roll to Roll Printed Textile: Forest Digital
Glass & Ceramic: EuropTec AG
Metal & Wood Products and Direct Printing on Three Dimensional Products: TS Visuals
Miscellaneous: Simoldes Plasticos, SA and Esanastri SRL
Cross Media Print Campaign: Molca Sports & Events SL

Also announced at the Awards Gala Dinner were the winners of the four non-application focused categories. The 2015 People’s Choice of the Year Award, which was voted for online by FESPA’s global print community from the shortlisted entries, was presented to PressOn for its Dazzle Ship Wrap.

The Best in Show Award, decided by the judges across all of the entries that they feel offers the most outstanding example of print went to TS Visuals, for their entry in the Metal & Wood Products category. The Young Star Award was presented to Adrian Wolf from Ceramic Passion, who has won a six week internship with category sponsor Mimaki. The 2015 Hall of Fame Award, which is dedicated to the best printer, voted for online by the FESPA Community, was awarded to Mark Gervais from Ningbo Shenzhou Knitting Co., LTD.

The FESPA Awards celebrate print excellence, inviting printers from FESPA’s global print community to demonstrate their most creative and inspiring work. The Awards were judged onsite at FESPA 2015 in Cologne Germany by renowned print industry experts including: Jacek Stencel, Owner & Founder of PASJA - screen & digital printing company; Josep Tobella, Screen Printing Consultant and Hwie-Bing Kwee, Owner of Omnimark. All shortlisted entries are on display in the Koelnmesse Boulevard for the duration of FESPA 2015.

Duncan MacOwan, Head of New Media & Events comments: “Firstly, I’d like to say a huge congratulations to all of our Awards winners and finalists. The Awards are always a great example of the high quality and creative impact of what can be achieved with print, showcasing diverse examples from around the world. The entries received this year were second to none, truly illustrating the galaxy of opportunity that print presents.”