Sheriar Press Wins 39 awards in the 2015 Printing Industry of the Carolinas (PICA) awards competition
April 25, 2016
The Printing Industry of the Carolinas (PICA) has announced thatSheriar Press of Myrtle Beach has won 39 awards in the 2015 PICA Awards Competition. The announcement was made April 16, 2016, during the 2015 PICA Awards Banquet in Concord, North Carolina. More than 270 industry professionals were in attendance as PICA celebrated its 50th season and one of the largest printing contests in the nation.
This year, the PICA Awards attracted more than 630 entries from 47 printing companies, along with more than 125 entries from five graphic arts high schools and seven college graphic arts programs from across the Carolinas.
Sheriar Press won 18 Best of Category Awards, 14 Special Judges Awards and five Awards of Excellence. Only one “Best of” may be given in each category. One or more Special Judges Award or Award of Excellence may be given in each category, limited to no more than one third of total entries per category. Sheriar Press also won the President’s “Our Story” for the College of Charleston and tied with Salem 1 of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. for the Gutenberg “Most Best of Category Wins” awards.
A panel of out-of-state judges with extensive experience in printing and print production was brought in to examine the work. Each entry was judged on its own merit in a category with similar printed pieces. The judging criteria included registration, crossovers, clarity and neatness, sharpness of halftones and line drawings, richness and tonal qualities of color, paper and ink selection, ink coverage, difficulty of printing, effective contrast or softness, finishing, bindery, and overall visual impact.
“It is truly a privilege to receive this type of acknowledgement from our peers,” said Andy Lesnik, co-founder of Sheriar Press. “We are especially honored to receive the distinguished Gutenberg Award again. This is the 5th time that Sheriar has won that award. Our people go above and beyond to please our customers and it’s nice to have their hard work recognized by the printing industry.”
For more information, call Trish Sports of Sheriar Press at (843) 448-1102.
About Sheriar Press
Founded in 1971, Sheriar Press celebrates its 45th year as a full-service commercial printer and has offset and digital capabilities. Sheriar Press offers services from personalized printing to custom printing solutions, pre-press design assistance to marketing database management, and bindery services. For well over a decade, it has been the most award-winning printer in South Carolina. For more information about Sheriar Press, visit www.sheriarpress.com.
About PICA
Since 1931, The Printing Industry of the Carolinas, Inc. (PICA) has been dedicated to advancing the success of the Carolinas’ printing and imaging industry. Working together with Printing Industries of America, the world’s largest graphic arts trade association, PICA provides training, resources, and a voice of advocacy on both a state and national level.
PICA is a trade association representing the graphic communications industry in North and South Carolina. North Carolina ranks as the 18th largest state print market in the United States with $3.5 billion in sales, 1,326 total printing establishments and 21,187 employees. South Carolina ranks 32nd in the nation, with $1.2 billion in sales, 525 establishments, and 7,776 employees. PICA is headquartered in Charlotte, NC. For more information, visit www.picanet.org.
The PICA Awards Competition, owned and managed by The Printing Industry of the Carolinas (PICA), is an annual event established in 1966 that recognizes and rewards printing and imaging companies who combine fine craftsmanship with technology in order to produce outstanding finished products. The award-winning companies are honored each year at the PICA Awards Banquet.
