CONVERTING Magazine Names 2009 Innovator Award Winners

Companies Recognized for Environmental, Charitable Work;

Details at www.convertingmagazine.com
OAK BROOK, Ill.--(Business Wire)--
CONVERTING Magazine (www.convertingmagazine.com) announces its 2009 Converting
Innovator Awards, which recognize converting and package-printing companies that
are "doing well by doing good" for their customers, their communities and the
world at large. The winners represent different aspects of the program`s concept
and were chosen by the editorial staff and announced in CONVERTING`s November
2009 issue.

The 2009 CONVERTING Innovators are:

Sustainability: Next Generation Films (Lexington, OH)-From product concept to
manufacturing to end-use to recycling, Next Generation Films is out to change
the "anti-plastics" mindset of many environmentalists. The company incorporates
high-tech source reduction in its packaging-film structures, maintains a zero
net-waste operation and is establishing a breakthrough, wind-powered recycling
center.

Community Service: Associated Labels (Vancouver, BC, Canada)-Corporate
charitable giving, especially by smaller family-owned companies, typically takes
place close to home. Associated Labels is no stranger to that role, having
printed promotional labels for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for years.
However, its far-flung charity work on a year-long, village water-well project
in Kagulu, Uganda, is a standout. Not only do village residents now have access
to clean, safe drinking water, but the well made possible a new mud-brick
factory which supplies materials for local home construction.

About CONVERTINGMagazine

For 26 years, CONVERTING has been the industry`s authoritative print and
electronic voice serving the business and technical information needs of
companies that print and convert paper, film, and foil into value-added
packaging and other products. CONVERTING is published by Reed Business
Information-US, which offers business professionals in the media, manufacturing,
electronics, construction and retail industries more than 80 market-leading
business-to-business publications, 55 Webzines and portals, custom publishing,
directories, research and direct-marketing lists.

For more information, visit www.convertingmagazine.com or call 630-288-8835.

CONVERTING Magazine
Mark A. Spaulding, 630-288-8532
Editor-in-Chief
mspaulding@reedbusiness.com
www.convertingmagazine.com

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