Fry Wins Two Gold, 15 More Awards in the 2017 Annual Gold Ink Awards Competition
Mechanicsburg, PA — 9/7/17 — Fry Communications has won 17 Gold Ink Awards in the 2017 Annual Gold Ink Awards Competition – a new record for the company. Fry won two Gold medals, three Silver, one Bronze, and eleven Pewter awards, and received an award in every category entered.
Fry dominated the Trade Magazines, Web, category this year, taking Gold, Bronze, and all three Pewter medals awarded. The Gold winner is Surface: The Technology Issue, June/July 2016, published by Surface Media LLC, printed on a bright white uncoated sheet with a special glossy advertising section.
The other Gold Award winner is Hotels: 50 Year Anniversary Issue, September 2016, published by Marketing & Technology Group Inc., in the Magazine Covers category. This stunning French gate cover featured soft touch coating, spot gloss UV coating, and gold foil to commemorate their 50th anniversary.
Fry had strong showings in two other categories, winning four awards in Web Brochures, including a Silver medal, and four awards in Web Consumer Catalogs. The other Silver awards lauded Fry work in the Sheetfed Consumer Catalogs and Sheetfed Trade Magazines categories; and a Pewter recognized an entry in the Consumer Magazines category.
“We are so honored with these tremendous results,” said Mike Lukas, CEO of Fry. “This record number of awards is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our talented employees. We appreciate our customers who put their trust in our teams, and we are so pleased to produce pieces for them that earn high marks from our peers.”
Produced by Printing Impressions magazine, this year’s Gold Ink Awards competition received nearly one thousand entries. Gold Ink Award winners will be showcased in the September issue of Printing Impressions.
With a heritage in print and a focus on new technology, Fry Communications, Inc. (www.frycomm.com) has continually expanded and diversified to meet the needs of its customers. As one of the nation’s largest privately held integrated communications companies, Fry provides category-leading solutions in publishing and marketing services to its growing customer base. Through the Fry Family Network™, an integrated association of family-owned companies, Fry consultants integrate solutions from traditional print and distribution to progressive digital device delivery and custom web publishing, effectively bridging the gap between today and tomorrow.