When all the ballots are counted newspapers and commercial printing companies alike continue to win the most votes with Southern Lithoplate digital products and G7 quality support. Print producers across the United States that employ Southern Lithoplate solutions and support have been receiving top quality honors throughout 2013 in more categories for their superior printing.
The recognition by their peers of these companies’ achievements in quality is testimony to their continuing commitment to delivering the highest levels of excellence amid challenging business conditions. Southern Lithoplate shares that commitment with its customer partners and is pleased to congratulate them on their awards including multiple wins in national and regional competitions.
It was announced October 16 that The Villages (Fla.) Daily Sun had earned two Best in Show awards for the color and black-and-white categories in the Southern Lithoplate/Inland Press Association Print Quality Competition. This year marked The Daily Sun’s third straight Best in Show win in the annual contest’s color category. The newspaper also captured two first place awards in its circulation category. Entries were evaluated in four circulation categories on how close they came to reproducing proofs of color and black-and-white images.
Other winners in the contest revealed October 16 included The Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch (first place); The Forum in Fargo N.D. (first place); Livingston (Mont.) Enterprise (runner up); Star Tribune in Minneapolis (runner up); Faribault (Minn.) News (runner up); and News & Record in Greensboro N.C. (runner up).
The Southern Newspaper Publishers Association on October 14 recognized excellence in newspaper printing at its News Industry Summit. First place awards in the SNPA Print Quality Contest went to The Villages Daily Sun and Galveston County (Texas) Daily News. Also collecting awards in their individual circulation categories were The Eagle-Tribune in North Andover Mass. (second place); The News & Advance in Lynchburg Va. (third place); and The Richmond Times-Dispatch (third place).
Earlier this year The Villages Daily Sun and The Eagle-Tribune submitted prize-winning entries in the America East Print Quality Contest. The Daily Sun claimed the top prize while The Eagle-Tribune finished third in respective circulation categories.
Commercial printers have been well represented in the winner’s circle as well. ColorCraft of Virginia Inc. in Sterling Va. one of the Mid-Atlantic region’s leading quality print providers netted three Best of Category honors six Awards of Recognition and four Certificates of Merit in this year’s prestigious Premier Print Awards.
ColorCraft’s brilliantly produced materials also won acclaim in the ninth annual Excellence in Print competition sponsored by the Printing & Graphics Association MidAtlantic. ColorCraft snared four Best of Category awards and 15 Awards of Excellence based on entries submitted in 27 categories.
In the same matchup Chroma Graphics Inc. in Upper Marlboro Md. earned two Best of Category awards and 11 Awards of Excellence out of 16 entries.
“Years ago Southern Lithoplate vowed to differentiate our company based on our commitment to quality products and our commitment to quality service ” said Steve Mattingly Senior Vice President. “It is no coincidence our customers are like-minded establishing and achieving standards of quality and service that are appreciated in turn by their customers and fellow print producers. Quality is contagious. That is evidenced by this year’s list of award winners in both newspaper and commercial printing business segments. Just as these award-winning printers have come to expect the levels of quality and service that Southern Lithoplate provides including 24/7 technical support SNAP certification support and participation in IDEAlliance’s G7 print control process they understand what it takes to not only win business but to win accolades from their peers. We salute our customers’ accomplishments.”
