The awards were sponsored by various companies that serve the industry, and IPSA Gold Pack is very grateful for the generous financial support received from:
Coates Bros
IPSA
Hulamin Mondi Packaging MorganCoat Packaging & Print Media PACSA
Plastics Federation of South Africa Sappi
Sasol Polymers Supreme Cylinders
Treofan
Unilever
The Judges where:
Keith Pearson - President of the WPO Bill Marshall - National chairman of IPSA Andrew Marthinusen - Executive Director of PACSA Annabé Pretorius - Independent Plastics Polymer Specialist Scientist Vanessa von Holdt - PACSA Web Developer, PACSA Consultant and Chairman of the IPSA Student Gold Pack Awards Program Prof N T (Raj) Naidoo - Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth Ingrid Schoeman - Head of Packaging for Clothing & Home, Woolworths Dr Gunnar Sigge - Head of Department of Food Science at Stellenbosch University
and the process was administered by:
Gill Loubser - Non-voting steward and reader Philippa Tucker - Non-voting steward and reader John Marriott
The awards were presented on 20th October at a glittering banquet at the Emperors Palace in Kempton Park, Johannesburg, and was attended by 440 guests. The venue was huge and a stage was built that incorporated 4 reverse projection screens. The MC for the evening was Keith Pearson.
The PACSA Packaging Achiever for 2009 was Bowler Metcalf's Horst Sass.
SPONSORED TROPHIES
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The Gold Pack Trophy (sponsored by IPSA)
Unilever South Africa and Nampak Tubes & Tubs
Ola's 2l Rich & Creamy ice cream tub & lid
Innovative Aluminium Packaging (sponsored by Hulamin)
Unilever South Africa and Nampak Divfood
Dove anti-perspirant aerosol can
Innovative Cartonboard Packaging (sponsored by Mondi)
Shave & Gibson Group
Knorr Seazons
Innovative Corrugated Packaging (sponsored by Mondi)
Mondipak Western Cape
Mondi lay-flat divider
Innovative Rigid Plastics (sponsored by Sasol )
Plastop Bronkhorstspruit (Astrapak)
Sadid/Blue Ice big-ball roll-on deodorants
Innovative Film Labelling (sponsored by Treofan)
Unilever South Africa and Huhtamaki
360° in-mould labelling for Flora margarine tubs
Innovative Self-Adhesive labelling (sponsored by MorganCoat)
Collotype Labels South Africa
Spier Vintage Selection Cabernet Sauvignon
Packaging Communication
(sponsored by Packaging and Media Print Media)
Pouch Dynamics
Ina Paarman's Icing Kit self-standing pouch
Printing Excellence on Flexible Packaging (sponsored by Coates)
Nampak Flexible
Simba Sunbites oven-baked pretzels pack
Printing Excellence on Kraft
(sponsored by Sappi)
Nampak Corrugated
Corrugated litter bin
Innovative Finishing Techniques (sponsored by Supreme Cylinders)
Shave & Gibson Group
Simonsig Brut Rosé promotional gift pack
Sustainable Packaging (sponsored by PACSA)
Nampak Weigand Glass
370g export wine bottle and 430g lightweight glass bottle
Plastics Packaging Designed for Recyclability (sponsored by Plastics Federation of South Africa)