Impress has earned the Supreme Gold for Best in Metal, plus three individual product category Gold awards and four Commendations - at the Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association (MPMA) Best in Metal Awards 2009.
The MPMA Best in Metal awards showcase the versatility of metal as it is adapted to challenges of performance, aesthetics and sustainability. EASIP is a steel peelable end which can be sterilised through continuous retorts without over pressure.
It was first applied on Bonduelle’s 200g canned vegetable products, and shows ‘true innovation’, according to MPMA judges.
Award categories this year included processed and non processed food; health and beauty; homecare and industrial; promotional and giftware; beverages; and highly commended.
Impress innovations scored Gold for the following categories:
• Homecare and Industrial for dPrint, a 100% digital printing process that combines high-quality printing with low-volume runs. dPrint can reproduce 95% of all Pantone colours via the standard four colour process.
• Beverages for the newly launched 350ml Karvan Cévitam Specials range of syrups, for H.J. Heinz. The range includes a specially designed pouring closure, and an attractive shape with shelf appeal to complement the rest of the Karvan Cévitam beverage family.
• Processed food for EASIP, which also earned Impress the Best in Metal Supreme Gold award.
Impress was the only company to be recognised by the judges for the efforts made promoting the environmental benefits of metal packaging and received Highly Commended awards for a number of its campaigns.
Impress’ Merthyr plant (UK) was also commended for delivering a Corporate Social Responsibility policy with a focus on the health and well being of its employees.
“We’re thrilled to receive these awards which we believe reflect our strength as an innovator in each of these fields,” said Philippe Gimenez, Director of Research and Development, Impress.
Impress is a global market leader in the consumer metal packaging industry. It is the largest supplier of: seafood cans (worldwide), aerosol cans (Europe and Australasia), cans for paints and coatings (Europe) and cans for infant and nutritional milk powders (Europe). Impress is also the second largest supplier of heat processed food cans in Europe and Australasia.
