Flint Group Narrow Web (formerly known as XSYS Print Solutions) will host the 4th Annual Print awards celebrating the excellence and entrepreneurship in the wider world of narrow web printing. Label converters from all over the world are encouraged to submit sample labels of their choosing for evaluation by a panel of industry judges. Criteria for judging includes: registration, smoothness of dot/vignette, overall print quality, and degree of difficulty. Entries will be placed in categories relating to technology and application.

Flint Group Narrow Web awarded eight companies with awards at Labelexpo Brussels. The entries were placed in eight different categories relating to technology and application, and all were elegant examples of what's best in the art of fine label and narrow-web print. Says Mr. Niklas Olsson, Brand Manager, Flint Group Narrow Web – “The quality level of the entries in each category was astonishing and the judging panel had to use all their experience and skill to separate out the winning entries. In some categories we had to make a choice between two excellent print samples, and decided to honour some entries as “highly commended.”

Award winners were Smyth Companies, Inc. (USA); Consolidated
Label (USA); Spear (USA); Flextec (USA); PPU Comex Sp.z.o.o.,
Collotype Labels (Australia); Zalesi (Czech Republic); Winson Press
Private Ltd. (Singapore).

Entry Guidelines:
1. Each entry must be printed using inks from Flint Group Narrow Web (formerly known as XSYS Print Solutions)
2. Entries can be a commercial label, or a promotional label.
3. Entries can be sent in roll or sheet form with no less than 100 of each label – converters will be contacted to verify if rolls can be displayed in the Flint Group Narrow Web booth.
4. Entries should be received no later than August 1, 2008.
5. Entries should be submitted direct to Flint Group Narrow Web. For more information, please contact Deanna Whelan in the United States at Deanna.whelan@flintgrp.com / or Lotta Sjoberg in Europe at lotta.sjoberg@flintgrp.com

Flint Group Narrow Web (formerly known as XSYS Print Solutions) - the narrow web experts- is dedicated and focused on supporting the Narrow web industry. Flint Group develops, produces and markets printing inks, printing plates and pigments/resins for the graphics and packaging industry. The Narrow Web division of Flint Group is the leading innovator and only global ink player who have dedicated resources fully focusing on narrow web converters worldwide. Flint Group Narrow Web offers a full range of UV and water-based products designed for the wider world of label and narrow web printing.