Awards and Affiliations

The Brandt Company Wins Silver Award in 22nd Annual Gold Ink Awards Competition

(Philadelphia, PA)  Publishing Executive, Printing Impressions and Book Business magazines, co-sponsors of the Annual Gold Ink Awards, announced that The Brandt Company has won a Silver Award.  The entry, titled GemVision won in the Media Kits category.

This year’s Gold Ink Award winners were chosen from over 1,000 entries submitted within 48 different categories.  Winning pieces surpassed their competitors based on print quality, technical difficulty and overall visual effect.

Contest judges included:

CHARLES AULT, Assistant Director and Director of Production, Temple University Press; BRENDA BAROZZI, Senior Vice President, Director of Print production, DRAFTFCB; KRISTINA CUNILLERA, Journals Production Manager, Wolters Kluwer Health Medical Research; DAWN FLOOK Director of Production, Lorel Marketing Group; HARRIS FOGEL, Associate Professor of Photography and Director of the Sol Mednick Gallery and Gallery 1401 University of the Arts in Philadelphia; MATTHEW HOLLERBUSH, Photographer; MELISSA JACOBSON, Production and Sales Assistant, Quirk Books; NICOLE KOENITZER, Graphic Artist, Edmund Optics Inc.; TRACI LUCIEN, Vice President Publications Operations; AARP; JIM MALLOY, Graphic  Designer, K’NEX; JOHN J. MCGURK, Production Manager, Quirk Books; GRETCHEN MORRIS, Director of Global Catalog Production Edmund Optics, Inc. and ROBIN NORMAN, Production Manager, The Jewish Publication Society.

The Brandt Company Receives Award of Recognition International Print Competition

Davenport, Iowa — July 23, 2009 — The Brandt Company of Davenport, Iowa received a 2009 Premier Print Award for outstanding achievement in the production of Presentation Folders/Portfolios (4 or more colors). The graphic arts industry’s largest and most prestigious international printing competition, the Premier Print Awards recognizes those responsible for the creation and production of outstanding print communications.  The Brandt Company won an Award of Recognition for their entry Gemvision Corporate Portfolio. 

Competing against thousands of entries from printing and graphic arts firms around the world, The Brandt Company received an award which honors the top finalists in each of the categories of the competition. There were only 196 of these awards out of 3,600 entries, issued in this year’s competition. 

“While we pride ourselves on giving every project in our plant the same attention to detail, it is especially gratifying to be recognized by the Premier Print Awards for this entry.” said Marc Brandt, President.  “It’s an honor to be recognized by the industry as a company that produces top quality, award winning materials.”

Michael Makin, president and CEO of Printing Industries of America, agrees.  “Each year, the field of entries attracts impressive work from some of the best printers in the world. Less than 5% received an Award of Recognition in 2009. The craftsmanship and hard work of The Brandt Company enabled them to produce an award-winning piece in the face of very stiff competition.”

The Brandt Company brochure wins another award!!

The Annual Gold Ink Awards announced that The Brandt Company has won a Bronze. The entry, titled Corp. Brochure won in the Brochures-Sheetfed category. This year's Gold Ink Award winners were chosen from nearly 1,500 entries submitted within 50 different categories. Winning pieces surpassed their competitors based on print quality, quality of color separations, technical difficulty and overall visual effect. To view the winning brochure Click Here.

Well-composed brochure scores an Addy®

Let us toot our horn for a moment: The new Brandt Company brochure has earned an Addy® Award!

In the category of Advertising Industry Self-Promotion - Advertising Supplier Collateral, Brandt brought in the gold for its beautifully orchestrated brochure.

Award winners were announced Feb. 28 at ceremonies in The Mark of the Quad-Cities, Moline. Sponsored by the American Advertising Federation (AAF), the ADDY® Awards honor excellence in advertising and cultivate the highest creative standards in the industry. The competition begins at the local level, with 210 member clubs nationwide. Our prestigious gold award will advance to regional competition.

John Deere Partner Supplier

The Brandt Company again earned recognition as a "Partner Supplier" for 2001 from the John Deere General Supply Management Achieving Excellence Program. The Davenport, Iowa-based company was selected in recognition of its dedication to providing products and services of outstanding quality as well as commitment to continuous improvement.

The Brandt Company is a major supplier of printing and CD-ROM services to John Deere operations in Moline, Ill.; Lenexa, Kansas; and Cary, North Carolina; and also manages John Deere's worldwide consolidation/distribution program.

Suppliers who participate in the Achieving Excellence Program are evaluated annually in several key performance categories including quality, cost management delivery, technical support and wavelength, which is a measure of responsiveness. John Deere Supply Management created the program in 1991 to provide a supplier evaluation and feedback process that promotes continuous improvement.

ISO 9000

The Brandt Company has been in business for 32 years and is the only ISO 9000-certified full-service commercial printer in the Quad-Cities area featuring a complete "Digital Workflow Solution" that includes full-color digital proofing and computer-to-plate capabilities. The Brandt Company also offers a complete line of specialty finishing and mailing solutions. Out of approximately 31,000 printing companies in the United States, only about 400 are ISO-certified. The Brandt Company is very proud to be a part of this elite group.

Junior Achievement

For many years, The Brandt Company has been a proud participant in the Junior Achievement Groundhog Day Job Shadowing project that allows students to explore career options in the Quad-City area.

Students, including a group from Williams Middle School, have visited The Brandt Company to learn about orders, film processing, press operation, binding and products.