Convex Printing Judged World Class

Convex Plastics proved they are still one of Australasia’s leading flexographic printers by winning a gold medal at the 2009 New Zealand Pride in Print awards on June 26 and making it into the supreme finals for the fourth time in seven years with printing produced for the Australian market.

The privately owned New Zealand company earned its fourth Supreme Award Finalist title for the Purina Supercoat Kitten food Sliderpack, which was noted by the judges as, “Comparable to the high quality gravure work done in Japan.”

Convex Plastics Printing Manager Gary Dillistone, with the 2009 Pride in Print Gold Medal.

Convex also won a highly commended award for New Zealand’s Cookie Time One Square Meal pack.

Convex Plastics Operations Manager, Dean Renner says, “One of the judges comments about our gold medal winning Supercoat pack was `New Zealand flexography leads the world’. It’s a recognition of the training and skills of our people coupled with a desire to continually improve what we are doing. We care about sending the best possible job out and this is reflected in consistent external recognition of this type.”

In 2006, Convex Plastics won a Pride in Print gold medal and made it into the supreme finals with the striking Whiskas Vita-Bites packaging, which was credited for its
dot quality, tonal control and pictorial image reproduction.

In 2003, Convex Plastics won a Pride in Print gold medal and made it into the supreme finals with a promotional banner they manufactured and printed for Arnotts Australia. The continuous image promoting the Arnotts Snack Right line impressed the judges with its almost invisible bulk joins and excellent black vignette.

Convex Plastics also won a Pride in Print gold medal and a supreme finalist title in 2002 for a sample of lawn fertiliser packaging they manufactured and printed for Adelaide-based, Manutec Pty Ltd. The same packaging also scored them a silver medal at the Australian Flexographic Technical Association (AFTA) awards in 2001.

Dean Renner says the awards reflect the consistently high print quality achieved by Convex Plastics.

The printing on the Purina Supercoat kitten food sliderpacks placed Convex Plastics into the Supreme Finals for the fourth time in seven years.