First UK Graphics Awards finalists announced

An initial shortlist has been published of the finalists in this year’s UK Graphics Awards – the full line-up is expected to be released tomorrow, 23 August. The winners will be announced at a ceremony in Manchester on 5 October.  

The shortlist to date looks like this:

‘Wide-format print company of the Year: 30+ employees’: FaberExposize UK, KGK Genix, Reade Signs, Stylo

‘Exhibitions’: EVM, GES, Globe Print, Imageco

‘Printed signage’: Astley Signs, EVM, Imageco, Reade Signs, Signbox

‘Roll-out’: DMA Signs, Globe Print, Grapefruit Graphics, Into Print Digital, Novograf

‘Retail: in-store’: Mauveworx, Stylo, The Delta Group, The Graphical Tree, Wild Visual Communications

‘Retail: windows’: Stylo, The Graphical Tree, Wild

‘Leisure and hospitality’: Astley Signs, EVM, HG Surface, Mission Create, Wild Visual Communications

‘Live events’: EVM, Grapefruit Graphics, Wild Visual Communications

‘Museums and galleries’: Eastern Exhibition and Display, Into Print Digital, Leach, New Vision, Wild Visual Communications

‘Construction’: EVM, Embrace Building Wraps, Globe Print, KGK Genix, Reade Signs

‘Rising star’: Chad Bekker – Stylo, Iva Dobreva – FaberExposize UK, Jack Maynard – UK Signs, Kyle Baines – HG Graphics, Sam Woodley – Brand Stilo

Finalists in the categories of wide-format print company of the year: under 30 employees, branded interiors, printed vehicle wrap, and of the innovation and the green awards, are expected to be announced Tuesday 23 August.