The awards ceremony, held in historic Turner Hall at the Sydney TAFE campus in Ultimo, celebrated the achievements of the next crop of printing industry professionals, with categories across pre-press, printing, screen printing and finishing.

The night was sponsored by PMP, and the group’s NSW general manager, Sean Rooney, delivered the keynote speech, saying there had never been a wider range of opportunities within the printing industry.

“People say that because of technology, printing is dying. Nothing could be further from the truth.”

Rooney said that while “you used to just have pre-press, printing and binding”, the modern technology-driven industry includes roles as diverse as supply chain to robotics to QR codes to photography and design.

Ultimo College is celebrating 120 years since it was established, and associate director Alison Wood gave a glimpse of the school’s printing roots, with lithography on the curriculum since day one.

Scott Mohammed also spoke to the packed room of apprentices, families and employers, calling print “a good industry with a proud history and a lot of opportunities”.

Caption: Scott Mohammed (centre) and Sony DADC operations manager David Walling (right)

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