Awards

  • ISO 9001:2000 Quality Certified
  • AS/ISO 12647-2 Lithographic Printing Colour Management Certified
  • AS/ISO 12647-7 Digital Printing Colour Management Certified
  • High quality processes are evidenced by the many awards GEON has received
  • Awards are both national and international proving that our standards are world class
  • These wins demonstrate the breadth and depth of our industry skills and production quality across all GEON sites
  • Apprenticeship Awards demonstrate GEON's ongoing commitment to training staff

Australia/New Zealand Awards

AWARD BODY RECOGNITION
Heidelberg Award for Excellence in Craft; GEON has won this award five times. 1984, 1993, 1998, 2004, 2008 Printing Industries Association of Australia's (PIAA) highest award. Selected from the gold medal winners in all categories.
2011 WA PICA Awards At the 2011 WA PICA Awards GEON won 5 Gold, 10 Silver and 5 Bronze medals. Most importantly, GEON won the Heidelberg "Award of Excellence" in Craft. This is the third year running that GEON's Perth business has won this award which is unquestionably the most prized print award in Western Australia.
2011 TAS PICA Awards GEON was successful in picking up 5 Gold and 9 Silver Awards. GEON won Gold in a variety of categories including: Posters, Envelopes, Newsletters, Booklets and Maps. GEON won Silver in categories including: Labels, Security Print, Newsletters, Maps, Posters, Brochures, Envelopes, Postcards and Packaging
2011 NZ Pride In Print Awards ‘Supreme Award’ for Urbis #57 magazine printed for long-term client AGM Publishing. The judges’ comments stated “Demanding design features throughout, produced to perfection. This job raises the bar in New Zealand printing”. Also won: 2 Category Finalists (out of 9 Categories), 1 Process Winner (out of 6 Processes), 24 Gold Medals and 16 Highly Commended Awards

2011 Australian National Print Awards

GEON Bassendean: Gold medal for Book printing, case-bound; 2 silver & 5 bronze medals. GEON Victoria 1 silver & 2 bronze. GEON NSW 1 silver. GEON Tasmania 2 bronze.
2010 QLD PICA Awards 3 Silver Medals for 1-colour, 2 & 3-colour Lithographic Printing and Annual Reports; 2 Bronze Medals for Digital Printing and Annual Reports.
2010 Myer Awards GEON won “The Best General Non-Merchandise Products and Services Provider” Award. GEON was up against 30 other suppliers in this category and was rewarded for their excellence in customer service and delivery
2010 NSW PICA Awards

GEON won “The Best General Non-Merchandise Products and Services Provider” Award. GEON was up against 30 other suppliers in this category and was rewarded for their excellence in customer service and delivery.

3 Gold Medals for Booklets, Catalogues & Magazines (bound by any method but saddle-stitching); Stationery; Innovation and a Silver Medal for Commercial Posters, Showcards, Card Constructions and Mobiles.

2010 VIC PICA Awards 3 Gold, 3 Silver & 1 Bronze Medals across 7 categories including book printing – offset: booklets, catalogues & magazines; post/greeting cards; multi-piece campaigns; impact, sensory or direct mail.
2010 WA PICA Awards 12 Gold Medals across 12 categories including book printing – offset; presentation folders; annual reports; cartons; saddle-stitch booklets, etc.
2010 TAS PICA Awards 8 Gold & 9 Silver Medals across all product lines - cartons, labels, envelopes and general commercial print.
2010 NZ Pride In Print Awards 2 Gold Awards Environment; Innovation Categories (Labels – winner 3rd consecutive year); 1 Gold Process Award (Best Sheet-fed entry); 11 Gold and 18 highly commended in other print categories.
2010 Manufacturers' Monthly Magazine Endeavour Awards (May) Safety Scheme of the Year Award for GEON “LOOKOUT” Safety System

2010 Australian National Print Awards

2 Gold Medals for Die-cut Presentation Folders' and Booklets, Catalogues and Magazines saddle-stitched categories; 5 Silver Medals for stationery, book printing, packaging and innovation and 2 Bronze Medals for leaflets & folders and multi-piece productions & campaigns including direct mail.
2009 QLD PICA Awards 2 Gold Medals for Embellishment and Booklets, Catalogues & Magazines – saddle-stitched; Silver medal for Presentation Folders; 1 Bronze Medal for Embellishment and 4 Bronze Medals for Booklets, Catalogues & Magazines – saddle-stitched
2009 NSW Print Industry Awards Gold medals for Innovation in Print and OH&S Initiatives; Silver medals for Innovation in Print; Booklets, Catalogues & Magazines – saddle-stitched; Multi-piece Productions & Campaigns; Bronze medals in Post Cards & Greeting Cards; Booklets, Catalogues & Magazines – bound by any method but saddle-stitched.
2009 World Label Awards Honourable Mention in Flexo Colour Process Category (usually a First Place only is given in any category)
2009 TAS PICA Awards 6 Gold medals for Posters / Art Production; Envelopes; Multi - Piece productions and campaigns (including direct mail); Packaging - any number of colours on any material; Books; and 10 Silver medals for Posters; Complex Construction; Brochures, Leaflet up to 3 colours; Direct Mail Piece; Folders; Packaging; Annual Reports; Books; Maps
2009 NZ Pride In Print Awards GEON Labels Supreme Award Finalist & Gold Medal Winner: Labels (2nd year in a row); Other Categories: 6 Gold Medals, 5 Highly Commended Medals
2009 Australian National Print Awards Gold medal for die cut presentation folders; Silver for stationery (business card); Bronze for leaflets and folders; booklet & catalogue (saddle-stitched); annual reports

2008 Print NSW Excellence Awards

GEON was successful in winning the following awards within the Business Categories: Bronze for Environmental Initiatives; Silver for Occupational Health and Safety and Silver for Education and Training. GEON also shone within the Print Category awards achieving Bronze and Silver for Multipiece productions and Bronze for BroBooklets, catalogues and Magazines (Burst Bound).

2008 National Print Awards

GEON won 'The Heidelberg Australia Award for excellence in craft, the top industry award which joins the 4 GEON has already won; Gold Medals for the Booklets, Catalogues and Magazines saddle-stitched; Book Category; and Silver Medals for Booklets, catalogues and magazines bound by any method but saddle stitching.
2007 Queensland PICA Awards Gold Medals for Innovation; Saddle-Stitched Booklets with Cover; Perfect Bound Booklets; Silver Medals for Embellishment; Digital Printing; Perfect/Burst Bound Books; Saddle-Stitched Booklets Self- Cover and Bronze Medal for Digital Printing
2007 Print NSW Excellence Awards The Company entered several categories this year and was successful in winning eight awards. We were judged to be the winner in the following categories:
- NSW Business of the Year Award
- Best in Occupational H&S Initiatives
- Best in Innovation Initiative
- Silver in Education & Training Initiatives
- Best in Quality Four Colour Printing
- Silver in Quality Five Colour Printing
- Silver for Embellishment
- Bronze for Digital Printing
2007 Australian National Print Awards Gold and Silver Medals in Digital Printing; 2 Silver Medals for "Booklets, Catalogues and magazines bound by any method but saddle-stitching"; Silver for "Booklets, Catalogues and magazines bound by saddle-stitching"; Bronze for Packaging and 2 Bronze for Annual Reports
2007 NZ Pride In Print Awards Gold Medal in Sheet-fed, case bound book
2006 QLD Pica Awards Winner of 5 Gold, 3 Silver and 5 Bronze medals in litho printing and 3 Gold, 4 Silver and 1 Bronze medal for digital printing
2006 Print NSW Excellence Awards The Company entered seven of the nine categories this year and was successful in winning six. We were judged to be the winner in the following categories:
Inaugural NSW Business of the Year Award
- Best in Occupational H&S Initiatives
- Best in Environmental Initiatives
- Best in Education & Training Initiatives
- Best in Quality Digital Printing
- Best in Quality Four Colour Printing
2006 Australian National Print Awards Gold, Silver & Bronze Medals in Category 7 – "Booklets, Catalogues and magazines bound by any method but saddle-stitching"
2005 GAMAA Print NSW Business Achievement Awards Best in Occupational Health & Safety Initiatives
2004 ASX ASX Best Performer in Commercial Supplies

International Awards

AWARD BODY RECOGNITION
2006 Sappi Gold Medal SAPPI, Printer of the Year - South America and Asia Region
2003 The International Gallery of Superb Printing, USA Excellence in Design and Creativity in Direct Marketing
2003 Inaugural Asian Print Awards Singapore Excellence in Design and Creativity in Direct Marketing

Apprenticeship Awards

AWARD BODY RECOGNITION
2010 LIA Graduate Awards VIC LIA Graduate of the Year, Samantha Alford of GEON Mt Waverley
2007 Print NZ Training Apprentice Awards Binding & Finishing, Orlando Akaata of GEON Wellington
2007 PaperlinX Apprentice of the Year Award Print Machinist, Tibor Sic of GEON Banksmeadow
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