Lane Press Wins Printing Excellence Awards
We are proud to announce that Lane Press has won a total of six awards for printing excellence from three prestigious 2008 print competitions: Gold Ink, Premier Print, and Sappi Printers of the Year. 
We share the honor of these awards with the publishers of the selected magazines. The superior quality design, photography, and composition in these publications enable Lane Press to demonstrate our printing capabilities to the fullest. Lane Press is proud to be recognized for this combined effort to produce the highest-quality publications possible.
 
Gold Ink Awards
 
Lane Press won two awards in the 21st annual Gold Ink Awards competition. Sponsored by North American Publishing Co and its Publishing Executive magazine, the Gold Ink Awards recognize excellence in printing. Winning pieces are selected based on print quality, technical difficulty, and overall visual effect. This year’s Gold Ink Award winners were chosen from nearly 1,500 entries.
 
Winners will be honored at the Annual Gold Ink Awards Banquet during the Graph Expo 2008 in Chicago on October 27, 2008. Additionally, the October issue of Publishing Executive magazine will be largely devoted to honoring the award-winning publications and their printers.
 
Lane Press received Gold Ink awards for the following publications:
 
Category: Consumer Magazines
 
GOOD
Publisher: GOOD Magazine
Issue: September/October 2007
Award: Pewter
 
Category: Consumer Catalogs, Web
 
WISH
Publisher: City Publishing, Inc.
Issue: Summer 2007
Award: Pewter
 
 
Premier Print Awards
 
This year, Lane Press won three awards in the 2008 Premier Print Awards competition, sponsored by Printing Industries of America/Graphic Arts Technical Foundation (PIA/GATF). 
 
Now in its 59th year, this annual program attracts entries from companies in North America, South America, Asia, Europe, and the Pacific Rim. A panel of judges scrutinizes thousands of entries and selects winners at four award levels: Certificate of Merit, Award of Recognition, Best of Division, and Best of Category. Over 4,200 entries were submitted to PIA/GATF for this year’s competition.
 
Lane Press received Premier Print awards for the following publications:
 
Category: Fashion/Popular Culture Magazines
 
Florida International Magazine
Publisher: QuanTuro Publishing, Inc,
Issue: December 2007 (10th Anniversary Issue)
Award: Certificate of Merit
 
Q-Quintessential Style
Publisher: Quest Media, LLC
Issue: Spring 2008
Award: Certificate of Merit
 
ZINK
Publisher: IT Global Media, LLC
Issue: May 2008 (6th Anniversary Issue)
Award: Certificate of Merit
 
 
Sappi Printers of the Year
 
The Sappi Printers of the Year competition recognizes print excellence and innovation for work produced on Sappi papers. Printers submit entries for any of the eight categories, which include Catalogs and Magazines. All entries are judged on overall impact of the piece, degree of difficulty in the printing techniques, and technical excellence. A panel of four judges, selected from recognized print institutions and trade professions, ensure the highest possible standards and integrity.
 
Lane Press received a Sappi Printers of the Year award for the following publication:
 
Florida International Magazine
Publisher: QuanTuro Publishing, Inc.
Issue: December 2007
Award: Bronze
Paper: Opus