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Welcome to the FESPA Hall of Fame The FESPA Hall of Fame recognises the leading lights of the print community. Nominations and Voting for 2012 are now closed. The votes have now been counted and verified and the worldwide winner and Top 5 for the FESPA Hall of Fame 2012 has now been confirmed, as well as the national winners and runners-up. Over 6,000 votes were received for more than 400 printers in 40 countries. We are delighted to announce the winner and World Print Champion for the FESPA Hall of Fame 2012 is: WINNER: Rich Thompson, AdGraphics, (USA) 2nd Kishore Musale, Classic Stripes, (India) 3rd Birol Fedai, Sistem Printing, (Turkey) 4th Keith Ferrel, Cactus Imaging, (Australia) 5th Simon Pless, Erler & Pless, (Germany) View the full list to see who reached the top 5 for their representing country! Thank you to all that have voted and congratulations to those who were nominated for your fantastic work for our industry. Nominations for the FESPA Hall of Fame 2013 will begin on the 1st May 2012 and will be open until the 1st of February 2013 when the voting stage will begin. You will then be invited to ‘vote’ for your chosen printer from these nominations alone. Voting will be closed and counted on Friday 7th June. At this time no further votes will be taken and the winners will be announced on the 25th June the second day of ‘FESPA 2013’ in London at the FESPA VIP lounge! Here is what the winners have to say... No 1: Rich Thompson, AdGraphics "I am very honoured to receive this distinction. For the last two decades, my passion has been to advance our industry. I’ve never expected a “pat on the back”, it is just who I am and what I do. To be recognized by the industry, especially by our peers, is even more rewarding. There were some great people nominated, many of whom were very deserving, and I’m proud to be in this esteemed group. The sense of accomplishment is one of my greatest moments ever." No 2: Kishore Musale, Classic Stripes "I feel elated that people recognize a Company from India. This is a very proud moment and a great recognition for India where Screen printing is still not as advanced as abroad. We are proud to see that the head of an Indian company which is today the leader in its field, has been nominated and recognized. We appreciate this honour very much." No 3: Birol Fedai, Sistem Printing “Ever since we got started in the printing business we overcame numerous obstacles. I finally felt the happiness of sorting out difficulties and being successful with the help of technology, when I became a finalist.” No 4: Keith Ferrell, Cactus Imaging “I was totally surprised by my nomination to the FESPA Hall of Fame. It was submitted by a valued client who we’ve worked with for a very long time, so it was a great honour for me that they took the time to put me forward. I think the key to the reputation Cactus Imaging has with clients is our close attention to detail and the longstanding relationships our clients have with us. We’re honest and upfront with people, we employ and retain good people who go the extra mile, we deliver jobs on time and with great quality, and we dare to try different things. Clients are happy to pay a slight premium for that value.” “I’m overwhelmed to be in the top five in FESPA’s global Hall of Fame. Australia is such a small market, that to be held up as a role model for other print service providers is one hell of an honour.” No 5: Simon Pless, Erler + Pless “It’s a great acknowledgement of the work we’ve done in the ten years since we made the transition from photo lab to wide format print specialist. Since then, we’ve made substantial investments to make our production environmentally responsible and that’s a focus for the future. We’re active networkers in the industry and within the Giga Group, a worldwide affiliation of 18 service providers that share information and best practice. It’s fantastic to find myself in the top 5 of the first Hall of Fame, to have that effort and success recognised by the FESPA community. It’s a proud moment for me personally and for the business.” For further press related queries please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it at AD Communication, alternatively please contact us directly. |