Printing and Publishing Group of Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry launches Dubai Print Awards 2008

The third annual Dubai Print Award will highlight the industry's solid 2008 performance, which is expected to generate more than Dhs6 trillion in annual revenue.

Organized under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Maktoum Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Technology and media Free Zone Authority, Dubai Print Award 2008 will hand out Gold, Silver and Special Jury awards for 20 different categories, including six debuting Digital Printing Maximum Size (A3) awards. The Digital Printing category includes Point-of-Purchase Materials, Posters, Annual Reports, Cards, Brochures and Catalogues, and Newsletters.

"Last year, PPG decided to expand the scope of the Award to cover the entire Gulf, which resulted in strong participation from all the GCC countries, and in turn benefiting the whole Middle Eastern industry. We are in a point in time where the Gulf offers vast opportunities for our sector; DPA provides us with a welcome extra motivation to excel in this highly progressive market,"

said Ahmed Al Sheikh, Managing Director, Modern Printing Press.

PPG's decision to establish a Gulf-wide competition is part of its intense campaign to boost printing and publishing activities throughout the Gulf. The region's increasing population and the economic boom it has been experiencing have been key contributors to the printing industry's phenomenal growth and are expected to spur a 15 to 20% annual growth rate through 2011.

"The Dubai Print Award is an excellent platform to promote printing and publishing quality and excellence throughout the GCC. It provides industry with benchmarks for further growth and also influences a culture of quality in our products and services. As the diverse audience attending the event will show, DPA's importance is acknowledged by both the private and public sectors," concluded Tarek Jawherji, CEO, Color Lines Group.