The Vinyl Cut will now travel to Japan for a sight-seeing trip of a lifetime and to attend a special 30th anniversary event where they will compete for the competition’s worldwide grand prize – a Roland machine of their choice.
Simon Harrison Limited and International Greetings UK also received Honourable Mentions for their highly creative, innovative and well executed entries and both won an Apple iPad2 with Roland RH200S headphones.
Says Gillian Montanaro, Head of Marketing, Roland DG UK: “The Roland Creative Awards honour our founder’s vision of using digital technology to transform imagination into reality and all the team here offer their congratulations to the UK regional winner, The Vinyl Cut and all the other contestants.
“The standard of entries was extremely high and we have been very impressed with the number of creative professionals right across the UK who shared their work with us, contributing to more than 1,100 entries worldwide. All the judges loved the van signage submitted by The Vinyl Cut, with many commenting on the impressive blend of technical skill and creativity that went into the van wrap. In my view, all our competition entrants demonstrated just how innovative and skillful this industry is.”
Fourteen Regional Award winners from around the world have now been named, representing the best entries from more than 120 countries. Each will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to Japan in April to celebrate Roland’s 30th anniversary and compete for the grand prize: his or her choice of a VersaCAMM VS Metallic Inkjet Printer/Cutter, EGX-360 Engraver, JWX-30 Jewellery Modeler or MDX-40A Milling Machine.
A gallery of all worldwide winning entries including the UK winners can be viewed online at www.rolandcreativeawards.com including the UK winners.
Donald McCaskill of The Vinyl Cut said: “The news really hasn’t sunk in yet. I entered our wrapped works van and I can’t believe that this print, produced using my trusted Roland VersaCAMM SP-540V has won a trip for two people to Japan. – how amazing given the high calibre of entries in the UK.”