Packaging excellence at Gold Pack

There was also a good performance across the various substrate categories, with Nampak winning 19 awards and another three trophies.

Kirsten Tyler, Marketing Manager: Africa, says Nampak's World Star achievement shows that the company is innovating and manufacturing to world-class standards. Similarly, the excellent results achieved by the company's operations in Africa, notably Zimbabwe, prove that despite immense social and economic challenges, the company's focus has remained firmly on delivering high quality packaging solutions for local markets.

From the South African operations, the company's World Stars included Elopak's two-litre Extended Shelf-Life carton with Elocurve for Spar's milk range, Nampak Flexible's Rama strip pack, and Nampak Cartons & Labels' Cadbury Truffles carton. From the rest of Africa, Hunyani Printo's Brekweet and Semolina porridge cartons, and the Maximum condom pack took line honours.

Among Nampak's 13 Out of Africa awards, the Maximum condom pack was also awarded the Star of Africa. The judges commended the pack for eye-catching graphics and structural design, as well as communicating an important social message regarding the fight against HIV/AIDS.

Of the three trophies that the company won, two recognised its superior print capability. Nampak Flexible received the Printing Excellence on Flexible Packaging trophy for the Masterfoods Pedigree eight-kilogram dog food bag, while Printing Excellence on Kraft went to Nampak Corrugated for the James Sedgwick Whisky Distillery's Three Ships shipper. The Innovative Use of Aluminium Foil trophy was given to Nampak Aluminium Foil for its cheese foils.

The company's other Gold Pack winners were:

1. Wrap-around for SABMiller's Sarita six-pack, Nampak Cartons & Labels
2. Distell's Three Ships shipper, Nampak Corrugated
3. Carton for Electrolux-AEG Flexio vacuum cleaner, Nampak Corrugated
4. Spar's Elocurve pack for ESL milk, Elopak
5. Dispenser bung for Chemspec's 20-litre tight head drum, Nampak Divfood
6. Unilever's Knorrox tub and sleeve combination, Nampak Cartons & Labels and Nampak Tubes & Tubs
7. Tiger Brands' Black Cat peanut butter tub and sleeve, Nampak Cartons & Labels and Nampak Tubes & Tubs
8. First Cape Wines six-bottle display pack, Nampak Cartons & Labels
9. Cartons for Bokomo Otees cereal and bar ranges, Nampak Cartons & Labels
10. Unilever's 5kg Omo Standibag, Nampak Flexible
11. Masterfoods' Pedigree 8kg dog food bag, Nampak Flexible
12. 50g strip pack for Unilever's Rama margarine, Nampak Flexible
13. 1685 Boschendal bottle for Douglas Green Bellingham, Nampak Wiegand Glass
14. Monis sherry bottle for Distell, Nampak Wiegand Glass and Nampak Bevcap
15. Cheese foil, Nampak Aluminium Foil
16. Vinolia gift pack, Nampak Divfood
17. Cadbury Truffles promotional pack, Nampak Cartons & Labels
18. Military composite container, Disaki Cores & Tubes
19. Castrol 210-litre printed L-Ring drum, Nampak Megapak