Press Release: C.J. Graphics Awarded Eight Benny’s, Most Ever Received By a Printer
ETOBICOKE, Ontario — August 10, 2017 — C.J. Graphics Inc. was awarded eight Benny’s, the highest honor in the 2017 Premier Print Awards.
The Premier Print Awards, the graphic arts industry’s largest and most prestigious worldwide printing competition, recognizes outstanding achievement in print production.
The Premier Print Awards are the printing industry’s oldest and largest worldwide graphic arts competition, hosted by Printing Industries of America. In its 68th year, the annual contest recognizes those responsible for the creation and production of superior print communications. The event promotes excellence in print communications and rewards companies and individuals who produce the very best in print media.
This year, more than 2,210 entries were received from printing and graphic arts firms from around the world, and judges awarded the Benny to the top entry in each category.
“It’s an honor to be recognized by the industry as a company that produces award-winning print. C.J. Graphics won the most Benny’s in North and South America during the 2017 Premier Print Awards,” says Jay Mandarino, president and CEO of C.J. Graphics Inc. With a total of eight Benny’s, C.J. Graphics also won more overall awards at the Premier Print Awards than any other printer in the world.
Prior to this year there has never been another company in Canada or the United States that has ever won this many Benny’s and more overall awards before.
Michael Makin, president and CEO of Printing industries of America, agrees. “The Benny winners represent the best our industry has to offer. This year’s entries were outstanding. There were entries from companies in 8 countries. Despite the fierce competition, C.J. Graphics Inc., through hard work and dedicated craftsmanship, produced 8 pieces worthy of the Benny.”
C.J. Graphics Inc. will receive their Benny’s at The Premier Print Awards Gala, which honors all the companies that had the top award conferred upon them. The 2017 Gala is scheduled for Sunday, September 10, 2017 at the Chicago Marriott Downtown, Magnificent Mile, Chicago, IL.
For more information about the Premier Print Awards, contact Michael Packard at (412) 259-1704 or mpackard@printing.org.
For more information about C.J. Graphics, contact Jay Mandarino at 416-588-0808 Ext. 232
Printing Industries of America hosts the Premier Print Awards. Headquartered in Warrendale, PA, Printing Industries of America is the world’s largest graphic arts trade association representing an industry with approximately 1 million employees. It serves the interests of more than 4,000 member printing companies.