Impressive hat trick

For the third time in a row, Bombay-based JAK Printers won the best printer of the year award at the 6th National Awards for Excellence in Printing (NAEP) 2011 in Bangalore. JAK won a total of 25 awards – two trophies, six gold and seven silver awards and 10 commendations. JAK also received the S. S. Batra award for the best poster of the year.

Triumphant JAK Printers’ team display their trophies

"The awards are given to printers who have brought new ideas and a different approach to product development by working in tandem with their strength and expertise in print,” noted Manoj Mehta, president of the All India Federation of Master Printers (AIFMP) which organized the event along with the Karnataka State Printers’ Association. Karnataka governor Hans Raj Bhardwaj, who was the guest of honor, presented the awards on September 23, 2011. This year 1,970 entries were submitted by 127 printing firms from all over India, the highest number so far for NAEP awards. Bhardwaj’s observation that the "print media cannot be replaced” was received with much acclaim by the assembled printers.