FTA Europe Announces 2018 Diamond Award Winners

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FTA’s Mark Cisternino (far left) and Gustavo A. Virginillo from Brazil (second from left)
Photos courtesy of FTA Europe

MILAN, Italy—The 2018 FTA Europe Diamond Awards took place on Wednesday evening, May 30, at the Hotel Barceló in Milan and proved to be a great success. Two hundred and forty individuals from across the European flexographic community attended the ceremony to celebrate the best of the European flexo industry during the Print4All fair. FTA Europe would like to congratulate all the winning companies on their national, as well as international success! You can find all the winning companies and their rankings listed per category below.

Flexo Print on Paper and Labels, UV Ink — Narrow Web

Diamond 1st: Cartotecnica Postumia, Italy

Diamond 2nd: Reflex Newcastle, UK

Diamond 3rd: MCC, Scotland

UK Flexo Print on Paper — Medium Web

Diamond 1st: DS Smith Belper, UK

Diamond 2nd: Roberts Mart & Co Ltd, UK

Diamond 3rd: Industrial Bolsera, S.L., Spain

Flexo Print on Paper — Wide Web

Diamond 1st: Smurfit Kappa CRP Pre Print, UK

Diamond 2nd: IPI, Italy

Diamond 3rd: Lysipack, France

Flexo Print on Paper — Super Wide Web, Pre-print

Diamond 1st: DS Smith Packaging Deutschland, UK

Diamond 2nd: Packaging Technologies Inc, UK

Diamond 3rd: DS Smith Packaging Velin, France

Flexo Print on Film and Labels, UV Ink — Narrow Web

Diamond 1st: Saicaflex (Bolfor), Spain

Diamond 2nd: Gráficas Varias, Spain

Diamond 3rd: Grupo Consist, Spain

Flexo Print on Film — Medium Web

Diamond 1st: CJSC Uniflex, UK

Diamond 2nd: Tech It Packaging, Italy

Diamond 3rd: Bastin-Pack N.V., Benelux

Flexo Print on Film — Laminated 

Diamond 1st: CJSC Uniflex, UK

Diamond 2nd: Amcor Cumbria, UK

Diamond 3rd: A. Hatzopoulos, France

Flexo Print on Film — Wide Web 

Diamond 1st: Wipak Ibérica, Spain

Diamond 2nd: Grupo Consist, Spain

Diamond 3rd: Gamma Pack, Italy

Corrugated Post Print — Coated 

Diamond 1st: Smurfit Kappa Burgos, Spain

Diamond 2nd: DS Smith Burscough, UK

Diamond 3rd: Chespa, UK

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FTA Europe President Sante Conselvan (left) and Vice President Wim Buyle

Corrugated Post Print — Uncoated

Diamond 1st: Viallon Emballage, France

Diamond 2nd: DS Smith Livingston, UK

Diamond 3rd: Scatolificio TS, Italy

Creative Use of Flexo

Diamond 1st: LC Packaging, Benelux

Diamond 2nd: IDEA, Italy

Diamond 3rd: Multi-Color Italia, Italy

Innovation — Printer

Diamond 1st: Sleever International, France

Diamond 2nd: Nextlabel, France

Diamond 3rd: Sac Emballages, France

Flexo Print on Aluminum 

Diamond 1st: Lysipack, France

Diamond 2nd: Flexográfica Del Mediterráneo, Spain

Diamond 3rd: Lysipack, France

International 

Diamond 1st: Transcontinental Robbie, US

Diamond 2nd: Prakolar, Brazil

Diamond 3rd: Plasc Brazil Visual Communication Technologies Inc, US

Best In Show

Wipak Ibérica, Spain

FTA Europe extends a huge thank you to all the sponsors for their support:

  • Diamond Sponsor: Uteco
  • Gold Sponsors: Comexi, tesa, KBA-Flexotecnica, Windmöller & Hölscher, Camis, Grafikontrol, Vetaphone, Sun Chemical, Lohmann, Kodak and I&C – Gama
  • Silver Sponsors: Tresu Group and Siegwerk