New Zealand’s premier printing industry awards event scheduled to take place in Auckland on May 8th has been postponed to a date yet to be determined, because of the coronavirus.
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“With recent announcements from Government, the May 8th scheduled Pride In Print Awards will need to be postponed until this current situation has a safe outcome for all Award attendees,” said awards manager Sue Archibald. “As our event will attract well over 500 industry delegates, we will be postponing the scheduled 2020 May Awards.
“This current situation is a new challenge to all of us. We are monitoring the situation and will advise as soon as possible new dates and updates on 2020 Award announcements.
“There are challenging times indeed ahead for us all," Archibald said. “Pride In Print award judging is complete so at this point we will have results for the 2020 campaign. This is excellent news and we can all be proud of the work the industry is producing.
"Pride in Print is very important to the industry and we will work to run a presentation and celebration once this is over. The most important thing for all is to advise of the action we are undertaking to ensure we keep our people safe. We will update you all as soon as we have news to report. In the interim please stay safe and we look forward to celebrating with you all very soon.”
For more information visit www.prideinprintawards.co.nz or call Lauren or Sue on 04 2370482.
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Pride in Print NZ 2020 judging
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Awards organiser PrintNZ has also cancelled industry training graduations due to be held next week.
“COVID-19 is a rapidly evolving event the likes of which most of us have not experienced before,” Ruth Cobb, general manager PrintNZ, told members in a newsletter.
“As an industry organisation we have to show leadership, so it was with much regret that we made the decision on Monday to cancel our Industry Training Graduations due to be held this week and next in Auckland and Christchurch.
“While the gatherings would be well below the 500 person threshold, with the rate that things are evolving, we did not believe it would be responsible for us hold these events and put our industry and your communities at risk. We are of course disappointed for our graduates as this is a celebration of them, but their health and wellbeing is the most important thing.
“For our Apprentice of the Year hopefuls, the pathway through to Apprentice of the Year winners will continue and our Top 5 apprentices will be revealed early next week. Rest assured that we will continue progressing through to naming our overall Apprentice of the Year, Trainer of the Year and Training Company of the Year, continuing to work in conjunction with the Pride In Print Awards to do so.”
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Ruth Cobb, GM PrintNZ
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The good news, Cobb said, is that judging for the Pride in Print awards has taken place and the results are in.
“There was a stunning array of entries and a worthy set of winners. However, the Government announcement that gatherings of 500 or more people should not proceed at the present time means that the Awards presentation scheduled for 8 May in Auckland needs to be deferred. Because of the uncertainty of the situation we are in and the short time frame since the announcement, we are unable to provide a new date at this point.
“Over the next couple of weeks the Pride In Print committee will discuss the options for delivering these results at a later date and we will keep you informed."
New Zealand’s major printing industry awards event revamped its entry categories this year, with 11 awards now included in an expanded Sign and Display section and a boost in the Structural Design Packaging and Labels categories.
