Masar wins Gold at Dubai Print Awards

The company has been in operation since November 2007 in its new location at the International Media Production Zone (IMPZ), a member of TECOM Investments.

Masar currently prints leading newspaper titles such as Emirates Business 24/7, Emarat Al-Youm, Al Bayan, and Al Alam. With their fresh design and dynamic content, the publications have set high standards for newspapers in the UAE. Masar has implemented FM screening, the latest international print technology that generates premium quality.

Abdullatif Al Sayegh, CEO of the Arab Media Group (AMG), said: "This award marks the beginning of our drive towards excellence. The recognition reaffirms our capacity to exceed readers' expectations, the credit for which goes to the entire Masar team that has made a convincing imprint on the industry."

Faisal bin Haider, General Manager of Masar, said: "Considering this was our first year in competition, we are very proud of the results, and will continue to apply the same rigorous attention to production quality when we open our commercial printing press at the IMPZ facility in March. The award will help further our goal to evolve as the largest print media organisation, servicing Europe and the GCC out of Dubai."

Masar employs the most versatile mailroom systems for online insertion of advertising material and additional supplements. The system is fully automated, enabling publishers to receive their product on time and without human intervention.

The Masar commercial printing division will open in March at IMPZ, with the latest in sheet-fed and Commercial Web printing technology.