A Proud Moment for the Artworker Team
At the IPIA awards, we were honoured to receive the Innovation Masterclass 2025 Award.
For a young company building something new in the print industry, moments like this mean a lot. Not just because of the award itself, but because of where the recognition comes from.
The winner of the Innovation Masterclass is decided through a combination of industry judges and votes from IPIA members. Artworker was fortunate to receive the highest recognition from both groups, which made the moment particularly meaningful for our team.
It is one thing to build a product. It is another to see the industry behind it recognise the value in what you are trying to do.
Recognised Alongside Industry Leaders
The category included a strong group of companies from across the print sector.
Fujifilm and Vivid received highly commended recognition, alongside nominees Duplo, Orion Security Print, Paragon, print.com and Roland DG.
These are organisations with long histories and strong reputations in print, which made being recognised alongside them even more significant for a young company like ours.
The award was presented by Sarah Lees and sponsored by Compass Business Finance as part of the IPIA awards programme, which celebrates innovation and progress across the industry.
Building Artworker With the Print Community
Like most progress in print, building something new rarely happens in isolation.
Many people have helped shape Artworker along the way. Early customers who were willing to try something new. Industry partners who shared their experience. Businesses who gave honest feedback as we continued to refine what we were building.
Those conversations, ideas and challenges have played a big role in getting us to this point.
As our founder Nate Duckworth said following the announcement:
“We started Artworker to modernise pre-press workflows, so it means a lot to see that recognised by the industry.”
Looking Ahead
Recognition like this is encouraging, but it is also a reminder that there is still a lot of work to do.
The print industry continues to evolve, and we are excited to keep building alongside the people and companies pushing it forward.
We are grateful to the IPIA judges, members and organisers for recognising Artworker, and to the customers and partners who continue to support what we are building.
You can view the full list of winners on the IPIA website:
https://ipia.org.uk/recognising-excellence-award-winners-2025/
