Anthem, Marque and Schawk Win 7 Package Design Awards for Private Brands

CHICAGO, IL—SGK, a division of Matthews International Corporation, and a leading global brand development, activation and deployment provider that drives brand performance, announced today that its brand development and brand deployment agencies have been honored with seven Gold, Silver and Bronze Vertex Awards for private brand package design. The Vertex Awards are the only global … Continued

Esko Celebrates Successful Flexo Innovation Day

GHENT, Belgium—Esko shared its flexo technological know how and market insights driven by trends such as shorter print runs, design versioning and shorter time to market last month during a well attended and informative Esko Flexo Innovation Day. It also presented its broad portfolio of workflow automation and plate making solutions. Esko continues to pioneer and lead … Continued

Randall Peek Named VP Operations, Troy Johnson Named VP Client Relationships at Schawk

DES PLAINES, IL—Schawk, a part of the SGK Brand Solutions group of Matthews International Corp., announced in another move to support its commitment to the North American flexographic plate making market, it has strengthened its flexographic plate making leadership team, naming Randall Peek, vice president, operations and Troy Johnson, vice president, client relationships. Effective immediately, both … Continued

Flint Group Flexographic Products Announces FlexoExpert Program

STUTTGART, Germany—Quality in prepress is not based on luck—it is the result of accurate and professional work, optimized processes and constant learning and improvement. With the FlexoExpert, Flint Group Flexographic Products presents a new program to provide plate makers with much more support for their daily business. At the beginning of this three step certification … Continued

SGK’s Schawk, Anthem Receive PAC Leadership Awards

TORONTO, Canada—SGK, a division of Matthews International Corp., and a leading global brand development, activation and deployment provider that drives brand performance, announced that Anthem and Schawk have been honored with Gold and Silver PAC Leadership Awards for brand innovation, packaging design, and brand execution excellence. The 2016 PAC Global Leadership Awards is a global competition … Continued

SGK Rebrands Matthews Brand Solutions as Schawk

CHICAGO, IL—SGK, a division of Matthews International, and a leading global brand development, activation and deployment provider that drives brand performance, announced that it has rebranded the Matthews Brand Solutions flexographic business in Europe, Asia and the Americas as Schawk. The rebranding is part of a larger strategic initiative to optimize SGK’s brand portfolio by … Continued

Schawk Announces Tool to Determine FDA Nutrition Label Regulation Preparedness

DES PLAINES, IL—Schawk, a part of the SGK Brand Solutions group of Matthews International Corp., announced its new online food label preparedness calculator is now available to help food and beverage companies gauge their state of readiness for the implementation of the proposed FDA nutrition label regulation. The Schawk preparedness calculator allows users to rate … Continued

Page Crouch Welcomed into FTA Hall of Fame

Horticulturalist, water sports enthusiast, coach, mentor, researcher; hot rodder, lab rat, taskmaster, author, photographer, philosopher and so much more. This man, the 52nd inductee into the FTA Hall of Fame, rises early and allows his day to be consumed by his passions. Flexography and every other form of printing have been one of them—decade after … Continued