For a second consecutive year, NJPEC recognizes Tri-Plex Packaging Corporation for design excellence.  

 New York, NY (PR WEB) January 10, 2011--Tri-Plex Packaging Corporation was awarded both the Sliver and the Bronze in the heavily contended Promotional Packaging category of the 32^nd annual competition, hosted by the New Jersey Packaging Executives Club. 

Tri-Plex’s entries, Hachette Audio’s The Malcolm Gladwell Box Set and Somerset Entertainment's Music & Cuisine, were recognized by the judges for outstanding originality, material usage and sustainability, and production quality. 

The NJPEC competition draws hundreds of packaging submissions from a cross section of industries, including Health and Beauty, Fragrance, Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical, Entertainment and Household. Each package submission and written explanation of its features are judged by a distinguished panel of packaging professionals from the various industries.   

As always, part of the proceeds from the awards dinner go to the various scholarships for the study of packaging that the NJPEC supports.   

About 

Tri-Plex Packaging Corporation:Since 1990, Tri-Plex has been creating unique packaging that helps build brands and add value to products for some of the most recognized franchises in the world. To learn more about Tri-Plex, please contact their NY sales office @ 212-481-6070 or visit their web site @ www.tri-plexpkg.com.   

NJPEC:

Founded in 1962, The NJPEC is an organization of packaging professionals from all disciplines in the industry, who share information and hands-on business experience. To learn more about the NJPEC, please visit their web site @ www.njpec.com.  

At APAC 2010,Tri-Plex introduces its two newest sustainable packaging products that meet critical needs for Retail and Library Markets 

New York, NY, June 30, 2010– It comes as nosurprise that Tri-Plex Packaging Corporation, a known pioneer in the specialtypackaging industry, was recently issued a patent for its all-paperboardsolution for multi-disc packages. The exclusive design is actually the secondpatent awarded to Tri-Plex and is part of the ongoing sustainable, plastic-freedesign work it has been doing for a number of years now.

The patentwas issued for the back-to-back disc pocket design used in Tri-Plex’sall-paperboard multi-disc audio wallets and is the catalyst behind the creationof its new 8-10 disc capacity package, an extremely efficient and compact wayto hold multiple CDs with a very solid feel when filled. The disc wallet is availablein a variety of recycled substrate options, and while it’s a very cost-effectivegeneric interior solution for audio books, it also delivers extraordinarygraphics space for custom disc collections—a design feature that Tri-Plex’swallets are well-known for.

Ken Golden,president of Tri-Plex, was on hand at the recent APAC 2010 event in New York,where he stated that “Reduce, reuse, recycle” is the mantra of greatersustainability and is reflected in this new design. This protective, space-saving,and economical way to package multiple discs is also convenient for users. Ourfirst patented concept has been an industry standard since before 2006, whenthe application for this “modified version” was submitted, for which the USPTOhas also officially recognized as being unique.”

The use of100% recycled pulp with a minimum of 30% post-consumer fiber content, combinedwith the savings of one wallet for the longer, unabridged 8-20 disc programs,is extremely attractive—especially in the UAB market, where higher disc countsdrive manufacturing costs. It is catching the attention it deserves. Mr. Goldenadded, “We’re seeing great reception here at APAC as well as out in the field.  The new 8-10 disc wallet bodes extremelywell for the retail market, where packaging needs to address issues ofsustainability and cost reduction. It’s very simple: why use two when one willdo?” 

Also unveiledduring APAC by Tri-Plex is an exciting new product, designed specifically forthe library market. It has been coined the reNew case by BBC Audiobooks America. Thepackage format is a recycled hard plastic case with ring metal for CD sleevesand was designed to meet two specific requests from the library system: makepackaging more sustainable (it is made with 25% recycled materials) and moredurable (it won’t crack or crush, and is not vulnerable to extremes intemperature).

“And we’rejust getting started,” said Mr. Golden while finishing up during the annualtable-top exhibition during the APAC event, held in late May at the Javits ConventionCenter in New York City. 

Tri-Plex Packaging Corporation & Smithsonian Folkways has earned top honors in the Album Packaging category for Pete Seeger- American Favorite Ballads: Vol. 1-5 in the 9th annual Independent Music Awards. 

New York, NY (PR WEB) March 3, 2010 –  Tri-Plex Packaging’s design won Best Album Packaging at the celebrated Independent Music Awards held in January 2010.  The winners were selected from 50 album, song, music video, and design categories and culled from thousands of submissions from around the globe.  The judging panel comprised 80 influential artists and industry pros, including Tom Waits, The Black Keys, Ricky Skaggs, Pete Wentz, Mark Hoppus, Aimee Mann, The Apples in Stereo, David Garrett, Suzanne Vega, Bettye LaVette, Judy Collins, Zooey Deschanel, and M. Ward.

Richard Burgess, Director of Marketing and Sales for Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, commented, “Tri-Plex worked very closely with our marketing and design teams to create the unique packaging for Pete Seeger’s American Favorite Ballads that enabled us to win the Independent Music Award for Best Album Packaging. Thank you, Tri-Plex.”

On behalf of Tri-Plex Packaging, Jason Roth added, “The IMAs recognize artists and record labels working outside the mainstream to create unique experiences through music. When we approached the packaging for American Favorite Ballads Vol. 1-5, we wanted to capture the same principles of individuality and exclusivity.  We believe that there is no better or more immediate visual representation of any product than its packaging.  Working closely with the wonderful team at Smithsonian Folkways on this project was a truly rewarding experience for us, and to win Best Album Package by such an illustrious group is an incredible honor.  We are very proud of our association with Smithsonian Folkways and the recognition of the Independent Music Awards.”

The IMAs is an international program that honors top-ranked independent artists and releases, giving them the recognition they deserve.  Congratulations to all the winners.

More information on the American Favorite Ballads: Vol. 1-5 packaging can be seen here.  

About Tri-Plex Packaging Corporation:

Since 1990, Tri-Plex has been creating unique packaging that helps build brands and add value to products for some of the most recognized franchises in the world. To learn more, contact their NY sales office @ 212-481-6070 or visit their website @ www.tri-plexpkg.com.  

About Smithsonian Folkways Recordings:

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings is the nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian Institution, the national museum of the United States. It is dedicated to supporting cultural diversity and increased understanding among peoples through the documentation, preservation, and dissemination of sound. For more information, visit their website @ www.folkways.si.edu 

Chris Hacker
Chief Design Officer
Global Strategic Design Office
Johnson & Johnson Group of Consumer Companies

Chris Hacker leads allcreative processes for brand identity, packaging design and brand imagery atJ&J Consumer.  The GlobalStrategic Design Office is based in New York City with branch offices globally,to further the application of strategic design thinking within the company andconsists of Designers, Engineers and Technical Staff.

Hacker’s passion is bringingawareness to designers of their power in the business world to make sustainabledesign a key paradigm of design process and therefore make the products andmaterials produced lighter on the planet.

Chris was Senior VicePresident of Global Marketing and Design for Aveda™ prior to joining Johnson& Johnson. In this capacity he hadresponsibility for overall strategic marketing leadership, new productdevelopment and promotion.  Under his leadership, Aveda was awarded the2004 National Design Award for Corporate Achievement from the Smithsonian Cooper-HewittNational Design Museum. 

Chris has over 30 years ofexperience in product and package design and creative development; having alsoworked for Warner Bros.Studios, Steuben Glass, Dansk International Design, GAF,JCPenney Company and Henry Dreyfuss Associates.

Chris is formally trainedas an industrial designer and received his Bachelor of Science in IndustrialDesign from the University of Cincinnati College of Design Architecture andArt.  He is a recognized expert in package goods design and is a frequentnational speaker on design, design sustainability and the creativeprocess.

Chris is on the Board ofTrustees of the Museum of Art and Design in New York.

Chris and his work forJohnson & Johnson as recently the subject of a cover story in I.D. Magazineand Business Week online. His work has also been featured in the Whitney Museumof Art and showcased in Industrial Design magazine. 

Beauty Packaging, Decmber 2009

Packaging for cosmetics, personal care and fragrance drew many of the top honors at the 2009 Package of the Year Awards dinner, presented by the New Jersey Packaging Executives Club. More than 80 entries, which had been entered in the categories of Personal Care, Promotional, Food & Beverage, Color Cosmetics, Pharmaceutical, Fragrance, Graphics and Household were displayed at the event, which was held on November 5, at the Hanover Marriott, in East Hanover, NJ. In addition, Special Awards were bestowed upon beauty packages that exhibited special merit in Innovation, Best Use of Stock Packaging, Sustainability and Visual Impact. The Best of Show, Package of the Year Award recognized Creative Packaging Solutions for its Suki To Go Travel Kit, which also drew top honors in Packaging Innovation and Personal Care.

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