Sappi PICA Awards 2003 - Winners

The PICA Awards are awarded to publications that exhibit the mark of publishing excellence, and at the same time, deliver the goods to their respective markets. The Pica-winning publications serve as a benchmark for excellence and set the standard for others to follow.

Judges were drawn from magazine publishers, readers in the primary industries, professions and specialist consumer sectors. Over 170 judges met over a two-week period to judge the local publications within the 44 sectors.

"Each year the competition gets tougher and the standards of publishing excellence are raised. This year was no exception," says Gisele Wertheim-Aymes, chairperson of the Magazine Publishers Association of SA. "While striving to raise the standards of our own magazines we remain committed to publishing excellence on an on-going basis." Wertheim-Aymes adds that although already recognised and respected around the world, she believes the continued improvement in local publishing standards means South African magazine compare favourably to leading publications available globally."

Major sponsor of the awards, Sappi Fine Papers Managing Director, Albert Lubbe, added "Over the years we have seen a tremendous growth of support for this event, and how proudly publications display their PICA's. It gives us great pleasure to be part of the Pica Awards, as they are the industries highest accolade for publishing excellence."

COMPLETE LIST OF WINNERS FOR THE 2003 PICA AWARDS:

CUSTOMER MAGAZINE AWARDS

1. Business-to-Business

Winner: Design Indaba, Interactive Africa
Highly Commended: De Rebus, Law Society of South Africa

2. Financial Service

Winner: Reaching Out, Highbury Monarch Communications
No highly commended awarded

3. Retail

Winner: W, StyleLab
Highly Commended: Imagine, The Publishing Partnership

4. Travel, Tourism and Hospitality

Winner: Via, Profit Partnership
No highly commended awarded

5. Health and Fitness

Winner: Life with Afrox Healthcare, The Publishing Partnership
Highly Commended: Fit, Touchline Media; Heart, New Media

6. Entertainment and Leisure

Winner: Icon, The Publishing Partnership/Pam Golding Properties
Highly Commended: Idols, New Media

7. Sport

Winner: Sowetan Soccer Guide 2002/2003, Highbury Monarch Communications
No highly commended awarded

8. Alumni Publications

No winner awarded
Highly Commended: Bult, New Media

BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS MAGAZINE AWARDS

1. Architecture and Interior Design

Winner: Urban Green File, Brooke Pattrick Publications
No highly commended awarded

2. Environmental Planning and Landscaping

Winner: Urban Green File, Brooke Pattrick Publications
Highly Commended: RéSource, Shorten Publications

3. Business Management

Winner: Money Marketing, Primedia Publishing
Highly Commended: Acumen, Picasso Headline; HR Future, Osgard Media

4. Information and Communication Technology

Winner: Computing SA, Johnnic Communications
Highly Commended: Enjin, Undo Media

5. Marketing, Communication and CRM

Winner: Marketing Mix, Systems Publishers
No highly commended awarded

6. Engineering and Manufacturing

a. Electrical and Electronics

Winner: Sparks Electrical Contractor, Crown Publications
Highly Commended: African Energy Journal, Brooke Pattrick Publications

b. Civil Construction, Building and Infrastructural Development

Winner: Pit & Quarry, Brooke Pattrick Publications
No highly commended awarded

c. Mining and Quarrying

Winner: African Mining, Brooke Pattrick Publications
Highly Commended: Pit & Quarry, Brooke Pattrick Publications

d. Other Engineering

Winner: African Heating & Cooling, Brooke Pattrick Publications
Highly Commended: Mechanical Technology, Crown Publications

e. Best Overall Engineering and Manufacturing Magazine

Winner: African Mining, Brooke Pattrick Publications
Highly Commended: Sparks Electrical Contractor, Crown Publications

7. Safety and Security

Winner: Emergency Services SA, Shorten Publications
No highly commended awarded

8. Hospitality, Travel and Tourism

Winner: South African Tourism Update, Now Media
Highly Commended: Hospitality, Johnnic Communications

9. Retail

Winner: Progressive Retailing, Primedia Publishing
Highly Commended: Retail Edition, Edition Publishers

10. Medical

Winner: Heart, New Media
Highly Commended: CME, SAMA Health & Medical Publishing Group

11. Electronic Publishing

Winner: Travelinfo, Now Media

12. Other Specialist Titles

Winner: The Dairy Mail, The Dairy Mail
No highly commended awarded

13. Annual Directories and Product Guides (including Corporate Publications)

Winner: Direct Access - The Conference Handbook, WriteStuff Publishing
Highly Commended: Sasol Employee Annual Report 2002, Profit Partnership

CONSUMER MAGAZINE AWARDS

1. Women's Magazines

Winner: Fairlady, Media 24 Magazines; Rooi Rose, Caxton Magazines
No highly commended awarded

2. Home and Garden

Winner: South African Garden & Home, Caxton Magazines
No highly commended awarded

3. Design and Décor

Winner: House and Leisure, Associated Magazines
Highly Commended: SA Home Owner, Johnnic Communications

4. Men's Magazines

Winner: Men's Health, Touchline Media
Highly Commended: FHM, UpperCase Media

5. Family Magazines

Winner: Bona, Caxton Magazines; Huisgenoot, Media 24 Magazines
Highly Commended: You, Media 24 Magazines

6. Sport

Winner: Bicycling South Africa, Touchline Media
Highly Commended: SA Sports Illustrated, Touchline Media

7. Travel, Wildlife and Conservation

Winner: Africa Geographic, Black Eagle Publishing
Highly Commended: Africa - Birds & Birding, Black Eagle Publishing

8. Parenting

Winner: Your Pregnancy, Alchemy Publishing
Highly Commended: Baby & Me, Associated Magazines

9. Health and Spirituality

Winner: Men's Health, Touchline Media
Highly Commended: O - The Oprah Magazine, Associated Magazines/Hearst

10. Business

Winner: Enterprise, Mafube Publishing
Highly Commended: Landbouweekblad, Media 24 Magazines

11. Youth

Winner: Y, Yired
Highly Commended: Blunt, Atoll Media

12. Motoring

Winner: Car, Ramsay Son & Parker
Highly Commended: Drive, Johnnic Communications

13. Entertainment and Leisure

Winner: House and Leisure, Associated Magazines
Highly Commended: Insig, New Media; Veld Toe, New Media

TRADITIONAL AWARDS

1. Award for Innovation in Magazine Publishing: Phillip Tyler Trophy

Winner: Visi Colour by Plascon, New Media
Highly Commended: Cover, New Media

2. Best Commemorative Issue Award

a) Business-to-business

Winner: Cover, New Media
Highly Commended: Disease Review 2003, MIMS

b) Consumer

Winner: Eat In, New Media
Highly Commended: Drive Out, New Media; Far Out, Touchline Media - Men's Health

3. Award for Excellence in Magazine Design

Winner: Cover, New Media
Highly Commended: FHM, UpperCase Media; Visi, New Media

PREMIER AWARDS

1. Best Customer Magazine

Winner: Sowetan Soccer Guide 2002/2003, Highbury Monarch Communications
Highly Commended: W, StyleLab

2. Best Business-to-Business Magazine: Watling Trophy

Winner: African Mining, Brooke Pattrick Publications
No highly commended awarded

3. Best Consumer Magazine: Rossi Trophy

Winner: Fairlady, Media 24 Magazines
Highly Commended: Bicycling South Africa, Touchline Media; Your Pregnancy, Alchemy Publishing