Farbendruck Weber honored with Sappi Gold Award

The Biel-based company Farbendruck Weber has won one of the Sappi European Printers of the Year Awards in Stockholm. The paper manufacturer's gala event took place on June 10; a total of 38 printers were awarded gold, silver and bronze in nine categories. The winning entries showcase a wide range of printing and finishing techniques, including special screens, different combinations of full, spot and UV coatings, metallic inks, foils, embossing, precision die-cutting and special binding and folding. Farbendruck Weber received the gold award in the "Magazine" category for the "Hermès" lifestyle magazine, which contains articles and photos in four-color heatset web offset printing for the fashion house's autumn/winter collection. The jury said that the "Hermès" magazine impressed with its clean, vivid color reproduction and outstanding register accuracy. It was made up of five print experts who selected the winners - from more than 2050 works by printers from 31 countries in Europe and the Middle East. According to a statement, the judges described the standard of many of the entries as outstanding. The nine European winners will compete for the Sappi International Printers of the Year Awards, which will be presented in Budapest, Hungary, in October this year.