On Wednesday 11th September, over 200 packaging industry leaders from within the MEA region and from around the world gathered to celebrate quality, excellence and innovation within the packaging sector at the first ever PRIME Awards ceremony.
The inaugural awards event was held in the Grand Ballroom at the Conrad, Dubai UAE.
Hosted by Packaging MEA magazine, PRIME Awards celebrated the accomplishments of the regional Carton, Flexible as well as Label packaging brands and their suppliers (converters).
Judged under the leadership of FTA Europe and its allies from around the world, the quality and innovation of entries were much above the expectation of the judging jury.
The jury were delighted with the volume and quality of all the submissions, which were judged by a panel of highly respected and renowned jury.
There were 27 winners comprising Brand Owners and Converters in the 9 awards categories with 9 winning awards.
Congratulations to the following organizations who each won their category at the prestigious PRIME Awards 2019!
Feedback and comments received from delegates and guests at the awards has been overwhelmingly positive and many stating they are eagerly awaiting the next event.
Ben Daniel, chief editor of Packaging MEA, said:
“We’ve had so much positive feedback from brand owners, converters and manufacturers. All those in attendance really enjoyed the day and took advantage of the opportunity to network with colleagues and industry professionals.
We were also delighted with the support we received from our sponsors who helped make this event so special.”
The Jury
Sante Conselvan, Head of Jury: President of FTA Europe
Mark Shepherd, The Branding Authority, Switzerland
Kiran Prayagi, Graphic Arts Technology & Education
George Simonian, Technology Editor, Packaging MEA
Deb Debabrata, Business & Technology Editor, Packaging MEA
Noel D’Cunha, Haymarket Publishing
Nick Coombes, Business Editor, Packaging MEA
Mohammed Rafeeq, Dupont