The 35th Annual FINAT Label Awards crosses new frontiers
The Hague, The Netherlands – June 18, 2015 – FINAT, the international association for the selfadhesive labelling industry, announces the winners of the 35th FINAT Label Award Competition.
Welcoming several new contestants to the ever growing portfolio of high quality entrants, the number
of entrants increased slightly over last year to 260 award entries from 45 companies representing 25
countries. A new group – Digital – was introduced this year to recognise the significant part that digital
printing is playing in the narrow web industry. This group included three categories covering the main
digital printing technologies: solvent toner, dry toner and inkjet.
The judging panel was chaired by industry expert Tony White, who was supported by regulars Steve
Wood (UK), Murat Sipahioglu (Turkey), Rik Olthof (design expert from Cartils Branding & Packaging
design agency in the Netherlands) and Prof. Dr. Efe Gencoglu (Vice Manager of Marmara University,
Turkey and new chairman of the Turkish Label Competition).
“The diversity of applications never ceases to amaze us and this year was no exception with 81 entries
winning awards including a Best in Show and a special Judges award. The quality level in general has
improved with fewer entries being rejected for mis-register! This made the selection of the category and
group winners all the more difficult. Many of the designs can be described as adventurous and eyecatching which indicates that brand owners are using more visual approaches to attract impulse
purchase customers,” comments Mr. White.
Winners and Highly commended awards
In addition to the Group and Category Winners, 61 Highly Commended Certificates were awarded. The
Best in Show, Group, Category and Judges’ awards were presented at FINAT’s European Label Forum
during the awards presentation ceremony on 11 June. The FINAT winners of the 2014 WLA judging
which took place just before Labelexpo in Chicago last year were also recognised during the ceremony
with the presentation of their awards.
A breakdown in the number of winners and highly commended awards per group details:
Group
Winners
Highly
Total No.
Total No.
Commended
Awards
Entries
Group A: Marketing/End-Use
12
47
59
184
Group B: Printing Processes
3
11
14
40
Group C: Non-adhesive
2
3
5
18
Group D: Innovation
1
1
5
Group E: Digital
3
3
9
Total
21
61
81
256
A summary of the entries from the top 12 countries and the number of awards they received:
o Turkey
58
13 awards
(22%)
o France
27
12 awards
(44%)
o UK
23
7 awards
(30%)
o Australia
15
9 awards
(60%)
o UAE
15
2 awards
(13%)
o USA
14
8 awards
(57%)
o
o
o
o
o
o
Germany
Denmark
Sweden
Austria
Greece
Spain
13
13
13
12
10
10
4 awards
3 awards
3 awards
3 awards
5 awards
4 awards
(30%)
(23%)
(23%)
(25%)
(50%)
(40%)
Best In Show and Group Winners – Judge comments
The Best in Show and Printing Processes Group Winner awards went to Collotype Labels (Italy) for
the ‘Americano Gancia’ label. The judges awarded the maximum number of technical points available
to this label. This is a true combination label produced in 10 colours using flexo, screen, offset litho,
cold foil, hot foil and varnishing all in a single pass. The design is clean and bright and the gold foil is
very well executed with the gold type faces and medallions very, very legible. The finished result is
testament to the amount of control required throughout the whole production process from prepress
through printing to finishing.
The Marketing/End-Uses Group Winner is Collotype Labels North America Wines & Spirits (USA) for
‘Dream No. 7’, a delightfully complex looking label with hidden depths. This label has an almost abstract
appearance with non-descript shapes “floating” throughout the ever changing background colours. The
stark white, screen printed label title and the subtle complex embossing gives this label a definite quality
lift. The different levels of varnish add depth to the final result which is printed in 7 colours.
The Non-Adhesive Group Winner is Forlabels S.A. (Greece) for ‘Gods and Goddesses Ouzo’. A neat
little sleeve digitally printed in 5 colours on PET film. Each sleeve has the name of the god/goddess that
is represented in the illustration, making it a really nice result with a fun element to the final sleeve.
The Innovation Group Winner is Tovenca AG (Swizerland) for ‘Cryo-Etiketten’. The label is designed
to fit into a system for the cryogenic storage, preservation and handling of biological samples. The
complexity of the label is in the converting and clever application of the labels to the actual phial. The
die-cutting had to be precise and capable of being applied and stored in freezer conditions. The
innovation is mainly in the end use application.
The Digital Group Winner is Collotype Labels (US) for ‘Diströya’, a fearsome looking label with plenty
of action. A 210 line screen was used to achieve the extraordinary detail in the illustrations and the
script type which can be seen throughout the label. The embossing and debossing is in exact register
as is the foil stamping and the spot varnishes. The detail in the four medals is easily legible and the
touch of adding a blue stamp adds a touch of colour o the end result. The background effect of the label
being printed on parchment paper is a genius touch.
The Judges Special Award was given to Cabas S.A. (Greece) for ‘Anassa Organics Tea’. The judges
considered that this set of labels was outstanding in its story telling and the simplicity of the printing
processes used.
Category Winners – overview
Details and judge’s comments on each of the winning labels can be found in the addendum.
Group A Marketing/End-Use
 Wines – two joint winners: Collotype Labels (Australia) for ‘Atlas 2013 Shiraz Clare Valley’ and
Collotype Labels North America Wine & Spirits (US) for ‘Dream No.7’
 Alcoholic Drinks: Etiketten Carini GmbH (Austria) for ‘Devil’
 Non-Alcoholic Drinks: Skanem Hobro A/S (Denmark) for ‘Fun L1ght Jordbaer kiwi’
 Food Products: Cabas S.A. (Greece) for ‘Minoan Gala - MITERRA Extra Virgin Olive Oil’
 Household: Doga Etiket (Turkey) for ‘Glade Multi Spray’
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Automotive: Holostik (India) for ‘Hero Motocorp Ltd’
Cosmetics: Stratus Packaging (France) for ‘Nocibé Lotion 200ml’
Pharmaceutical: Pragati Pack (India) for ‘SoraféNat 120 Tablets’
Security: Schreiner Group (Germany) for ‘Parts Marking Label with Authentication Features’
Promotional Coupons: Germark S.A. (Spain) for ‘Tatoos Famosa’
Self-promotional labels: Royston Labels (UK) for ‘Royston Touching Beauty’
Sets of labels: Cabas S.A. (Greece) for ‘Anassa Organics Tea’
Group B Printing Processes
 Flexography: Constantia Flexibles Labels Division (UK) for ‘Cranes Drinks’
 Rotary Letterpress: Cabas S.A. (Greece) for ‘Odysea – Greek Saganaki’
 Combination Printing: Collotype Labels (Italy) for ‘Americano Gancia’
Group C Non-Adhesive Applications
 Non-Adhesive labels/tags: Skanem Scandinavia (Sweden) for ‘Grill Glaze Original BBQ’
 Sleeves: Forlabels S.A. (Greece) for ‘Gods & Goddesses Ouzo’
Group D Innovation
 Tovenca AG (Switzerland) for ‘Cryo Etiketten’
Group E Digital
 Liquid Toner Technology - two joint winners: Collotype Labels (US) for ‘Diströya’ and Collotype
Labels North America Wine and Spirits (US) for ‘Tres Manos’
 Dry Toner technology: Kimoha Entrepreneurs (UAE) for ‘Ajmal Exclusive Room Freshener’
Selection World Label Awards
Later this year, the FINAT entries for the 2015 L9 World Label Awards (WLA) competition will be
selected for judging just before Labelexpo Europe in Brussels end September.
In the 2014 WLA competition, FINAT received 3 main awards. The recipients were Stratus Packaging
(France) for Wines & Spirits, Grȧficas Varias (Spain) for Digital and Schreiner Group (Germany) for
Innovation. There were also four Honourable Mentions including Permapack AG (Switzerland) for Flexo
Colour Process; Ҫiftsan Etiket (Turkey) for Letterpress Colour Process; Collotype Labels (Australia) for
Combination Wines and Spirits; and Omnipack (Switzerland) for Combination Colour Process. A FINAT
member has also won a coveted WLA Best of the Best award which will remain a secret until it is
presented to the winning company during the Label Industry Global Awards ceremony to be held on the
29th September during Labelexpo Europe. For more details about the winners, see page 54-63 of the
FINAT yearbook 2015.
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Images of all winning labels are available for download on:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/udmyttdmifm2392/AABAaV8e-MvA9EpsFXRe-eLAa?dl=0
About FINAT
FINAT, founded in Paris in 1958 with headquarters in The Hague (The Netherlands), is the worldwide association
for manufacturers of self-adhesive labels and related products and services. With more than 500 members in over
50 countries around the world, FINAT has much to offer to label converters and all suppliers to the labelling industry
in terms of information exchange and in terms of international networking. www.finat.com
For more information, please contact:
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