Empire Awards 2011

May 25th, 2011

The 2011 Empire Awards were presented on March 27, at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London. The event was hosted by Dara Ó Briain.

Summer seemed to have arrived early on Sunday 27th March, as the press and the stars turned out to celebrate the Jameson Empire Awards 2011 in their most sunshine-friendly threads. Taking place at the exclusive Grosvenor House Hotel, smack-bang in the centre of Park Lane, the rich and famous began making their way down the red carpet in the late afternoon, wearing huge smiles for the press.

The award that was created for the winners to take away was stunning as usual, with the award being at home on the shelves or display cabinets of winners.

Best Newcomer – Chloe Moretz (Kick-Ass)
Best Comedy – Four Lions
Best Actress presented by Citroën – Noomi Rapace (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo)
Best Horror – The Last Exorcism
Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
Best Thriller – The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Best British Film presented by The Industry Trust – Kick-Ass
Empire Inspiration presented by HMV – Edgar Wright
Jameson Best Actor – Colin Firth (The King’s Speech)
Best Film presented by Kirin Ichiban – Inception
Best Director presented by Sony – Edgar Wright
Empire Hero presented by Jameson Irish Whiskey – Keira Knightley
Empire Icon – Gary Oldman
Done in 60 Seconds – 127 Hours by Maeve Stam

Please contact us on 01480 456391

Please contact us on 01480 456391 to discuss how we can produce similar awards for you.

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British Healthcare Trades Association Awards Dinner

May 19th, 2011

A highlight of our year is the British Healthcare Trades Association Awards Dinner, which last year was held at the Tower Hotel, London in early December. Despite the ice and snow, a tremendous evening was enjoyed by all the guests. Each of the fifteen winners took away an eye-catching personalised trophy designed and produced by Jamy. It was the first time we had use the company but it will not the last because we were impressed by the design, the value, their customer care and attention to detail.

Photo credits BTHA
Content Stephen Rigg

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BAFTA Young Game Designers Awards

March 25th, 2011

BAFTA Young Games Designers Beached Whale Productions walked away with the coveted title of the first ever team to win BAFTA Young Game Designers. The team of three won the prize having been whittled down from hundreds of entries over serveral rounds of jury voting.

New initiative BAFTA Young Game Designers, a competition giving teams of children aged 11-16 the chance to design their very own video games, was won by Beached Whale Productions (Dan Pearce, 16; Sam Taylor, 16 and James Cook, 13) for their game design HAMSTER: accidental world domination.

The winners were announced at the glittering EA British Academy Children’s Awards on 28 November 2010. As well as winning a BAFTA YGD trophy each and a selection of computer games hardware, each member of the team will be offered the opportunity to work at game design company EA so they can experience how real game designers work.

Congratulations to all three nominated teams and everyone who entered BAFTA Young Game Designers 2010. The judges were hugely impressed with the remarkably high standard of entries.

Jamy produced the acrylic award that you see in the picture. As you can see from the photo, we produced a splendid result, which we are sure takes pride of place on the winners shelves. Please contact us on 01480 456391 to discuss how we can produce similar awards for you.

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The IPPF Youth Award

March 18th, 2011

gc-awards-146 The IPPF Youth Award for Contributions to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights is awarded to Mr. Milinda Rajapaksha.

Milinda Rajapaksha joined the Family Planning Association of Sri Lanka in 2004 as a peer educator and served on the National Council of FPA Sri Lanka from 2006 to February 2010.

From 2007 he has been working with the HIV and Development team of UNDP in Colombo and also works very closely with PANOS International and media organizations on awareness raising for sexual and reproductive health issues.

He works with Journalists and the Mass Communication Department of the University of Miami, Florida to promote new media among journalists who are working on development sector.

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Jamy beat the recession and employ new staff

February 14th, 2011

jac-photo We have heard of the recession, but here at Jamy we have not really suffered its effects. In fact, we have expanded and taken on new employees. One of the new employees is a lady called Jac. She has been recruited for her particular graphic design skill set and work ethic. The addition of Jac represents the continued and consistent growth that Jamy has been experiencing over the past few years.

Prior to joining Jamy, Jac had worked extensively in the design industry in Spain. She will be responsible for the graphic design department in Jamy, taking clients briefs and turning them into the fantastic awards that Jamy are well known for. Jac has experience of both design, print and the software that is used to produce the different awards. With manufacturing experience since 1983 we offer a flexible approach to the production of one-offs or thousands according to your requirements.

Designers like the mix of materials offered here at Jamy Ltd., as it gives them lots of scope and options. Although acrylic led, we work in wood, glass, metal, slate and leather. Reflective luminous and low voltage LED lighting can also be used. You may specify branded acrylic such as Perspex, Repsol, Plexiglas, Madreperla and Lucite and if you’re not sure our experienced team will advise you according to your needs.

It is this way of working that gives our clients great peace of mind that they’re getting the best balance, the most appropriate materials for their needs and more importantly, competitively priced. It’s worth knowing that cast acrylic is a fully recyclable material, making it very environmentally friendly, and you’ll find that here at Jamy Ltd we recycle more than 95% of the ‘waste’ material created in the process before using the reclaimed materials to create awards and plaques.

Contact Jamy on 01480 456391 to discuss your needs.

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Practical Photography ‘Gear of the Year 2010′ Awards

February 4th, 2011

gearofyearaward Readers of Practical Photography and Digital Photo magazines, and browsers of the Photo Answers website may well be aware that every year for the past 25 years they have run the Gear Of The Year awards – a way of acknowledging and celebrating the new and exciting developments in the world of photography over the year, along with the people and organisations that have made it special.

The product awards are decided by a panel of judges, including members of the Practical Photography and Digital Photo editorial teams and representatives from photographic retailers. However, the three retailer awards of “Best Online Retailer”, “Best Specialist Retailer” (less than 12 stores) and “Best Retailer” (any number of stores) are voted for by a collection of far more important people – the customers, with readers of the magazines and the website having cast their votes over the past few months for their favourite retailers, along with the “Best Processing Service”.

Consistent winners

For the past 8 years Warehouse Express have won the coveted “Best Online Retailer” award and, with this being the extra-special 25th Anniversary of the awards, they were hoping to make it 9 in a row. However, this year things were slightly different – not only were they nominated in the “Best Online Retailer” category, but thanks to their superb showroom and improvements made to Warehouse Express over the past year or so, 2010 also saw them nominated in the “Best Specialist Retailer” section. The results of the vote and the judging would not be known until the awards ceremony itself, which took place on Thursday 9th September.

Compères for the awards were Digital Photo Editor John Adams and Practical Photography’s Editor-in-Chief Andrew James. The two of them make a rather good double act as presenters – much Like Ant and Dec, but far more likeable. And as anyone who attended last year’s awards will tell you, the pair make an impressive Irish dancing duo. This is the link to the winners: Click here to see the winners.

Jamy produced the acrylic awards that you see in the picture. We were commissioned to produce 20 of the awards, and as normal, had a tight deadline. As you can see from the photo, we produced a splendid result, which we are sure takes pride of place on the winners shelves. Please contact us on 01480 456391 to discuss how we can produce similar awards for you.

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Motorcycle News Awards 2010

January 19th, 2011

mcn The MCN awards recognise the very best that motorcycling has to offer, from the most talented and greatest racers in the world, to the greatest men, machines, products and dealers that keep the industry thriving. The MCN Awards truly are the Oscars of motorcycling and recognise the very best that motorcycling has to offer, from the most talented and greatest racers in the world, to the greatest men, machines, products and dealers that keep our industry thriving.

MCN goes to every length to ensure the judging process is completely fair and objective, ensuring awards are only given to companies deserving of a trophy in the face of stiff competition. The judging process is very intensive and lasts for a one-week period to ensure that each entry is given ample scrutiny.

The 2010 awards were awarded to the best in the biking word by MCN readers who have rated the best of the best that they own and use.

The MCN readers decided that the Machine of the Year was the BMW S10000RR, the Dealer of the Year was M&S Motorcycles, the Product Of The Year was the Nitro Aikido Helmet. With many other categories and winners, the MCN acrylic award produced by Jamy featured heavily in the awards ceremony.

Every category winner who was honoured at the awards were given a high quality superb looking acrylic award, which will be displayed with pride. It’s worth knowing that cast acrylic is a fully recyclable material making it very environmentally friendly, and you’ll find that here at Jamy Ltd we recycle more than 95% of the ‘waste’ material created in the process before using the reclaimed materials to create awards and plaques.

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Neath Port Talbot Environment Awards

January 10th, 2011

port-talbort3 The Neath Port Talbot Environment Awards organised by NPT Environment Forum and sponsored by the Countryside Council for Wales took place in the Towers Hotel on Friday 12th November 2010. The evening was hosted by BBC Wildlife presenter Iolo Williams and 186 people attended the event.

The Winners were:

Green School of the Year: Pontryhydyfen Primary School
Green Business of the Year: Castle Leisure Limited (Castle Bingo)
Green Public Sector Department of the Year: Forest Watch
Action for Wildlife Award: Neath Urban Bat Survey
Green Voluntary Group of the Year: Daclus Sandfields/Aberavon

The Overall winner accolade went to Castle Leisure Limited (Castle Bingo) – a panel of judges chose them as the overall winner for their energy use and waste reductions the commitment shown by the whole team to understanding and improving their environmental impacts and their work to improve the environmental knowledge of the 200,000 customers they have every year.

port-talbort2 Marilyn Collard from Castle Leisure Limited said: “I wish to express our thanks for such a wonderful event on Friday. The whole occasion was very impressive. To win both awards was such an achievement and it was good to be recognised in this way. As a company we continue to support the Environment, and going forward, I hope that from these results, other businesses will realise what an impact they can make to the Environment and their profits, without any capital expense. We are very proud to have been part of the initiative”

Excellent feedback was also received from all who attended the evening.

The Leader of the Council Ali Thomas said: “The event was a great success and highlighted the excellent work being carried out in Neath Port Talbot to improve the environment we live in.”

neath-port-talbort-jamy A Spokesperson for the NPT Environment Forum stated: “We hope to continue on from the success of this year’s event in promoting local groups, schools, organisations and businesses who are doing something positive from the environment. We will be holding a 2011 Awards and look forward to receiving many more entries.”

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The MOJO Honours List 2010 with Acrylic Awards by Jamy

November 18th, 2010

Guitar legends Jimmy Page, Duane Eddy and Richard Thompson, each a master of rock and roll, were given recognition at the Mojo Honours at a ceremony held recently in London. Jamy are pleased to be involved with the 2010 Honours list, as they have been for previous years. As one of the very first companies in the UK to manufacture mouse mats we became known for our innovative thinking before our reputation was gained for flexibility, commitment to our clients and our ‘can do’ attitude.

However, today our manufacturing is largely centred on Acrylic Products used for point of sale (point of purchase), displays, promotional products, awards, signs, plaques, public art and decorative products such as mirrors, although we still offer the full range of badges, business gifts and promotional products … including mouse mats!

Kasabian’s track Fire was named song of the year and Richard Hawley took the best album prize for Truelove’s Gutter. The event also saw the former chart act Teardrop Explodes partially re-united for the first time in 28 years after falling apart acrimoniously. Members Gary Dwyer, David Balfe and Alan Gill were reunited for the first time since the line-up fell apart in 1982 to collect their Mojo Inspiration award. Cope, who went on to solo success, as well as becoming an eminent authority on monoliths, had been due to attend but failed to show at the last moment. Twenty one years after the release of The Stone Roses‘ acclaimed debut was released, it was rewarded for its “classic album” status.

The awards, from music magazine Mojo, largely honour classic acts with host of honorary titles. Former Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page - creator of killer riffs such as Whole Lotta Love - was inducted into the Mojo Hall Of Fame. He went from session work to a stint in The Yardbirds before forming Led Zep, becoming one of the most lauded players of all time.

Duane Eddy, known for his signature twangy style on tracks such as Peter Gunn, was named Mojo Icon. Richard Thompson, one of the pioneers of folk rock from his Fairport Convention days onwards, took the magazine’s Les Paul award, given to a guitar legend. Thompson, whose 1000 Years Of Popular Music live show notably includes songs dating from the 11th century to a Britney Spears cover, is currently curating the Meltdown festival at London’s South Bank.

Keyboard player Jean Michel Jarre, who scored chart hits with his synthesiser instrumentals such as Oxygene IV, took the lifetime achievement award. Former Soft Cell front man Marc Almond was named Mojo Hero as he celebrates his 30th year as a singer this year. Almond achieved a run of hits with musical partner Dave Ball in the early 80s, such as Tainted Love and Bedsitter, before going solo with songs like Jacky and The Days Of Pearly Spencer.

Atmospheric Icelandic band Sigur Ros were rewarded for their outstanding contribution to music, while Roy Wood - who achieved chart success with The Move and Wizzard - was honoured as Classic Songwriter. Space-rock veterans Hawkwind, whose career has lasted more than 40 years, were named Mojo Mavericks.

Each one of the musicians who were honoured at the awards were given a high quality superb looking acrylic award, which will be displayed with pride. Acrylic is such a tactile material with its smooth surfaces and shiny crystal like appearance or, if you prefer a more textured finish. Your ideas, information or pieces will seem to float in the middle of the acrylic, forever frozen in time like an insect in Amber.

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Wooden Plaques

September 22nd, 2010

At Jamy we can produce wooden plaques to any shape, style or format, using a variety of different woods.

In 1984 we produced our first laser engraved cherry wood plaque, producing this for the United States Air Force to commemorate their local air show.

Over the years we have produced a wide range of different plaques for the United States Air Force. The main wood of choice is American Cherry, which is a nice red wood.

American Cherry wooden plaques work very nicely with the CO2 lasers that we use. We can produce very intricate images on Maple, a particularly hard wood.

The CO2 lasers that we use can do very fine work, almost photographic quality but need good input to work from.

A recent order consisted of a beautiful black and white graphic which was wonderful to work with. We made over 50 presentation plaques using the same graphic, good graphics really do make a nice finished wooden plaque that will definitely impress.

A wooden plaque is considered an upmarket product, used predominantly by Charities and Churches. In a Church, for example, which are more traditional, a wooden plaque fits in better than an acrylic plaque.

We produce our wooden plaques either as an individual piece but can produce thousands of the same plaque, each one would be of the same quality, our lasers are consistently accurate.

The wood that we use is personally selected for the best quality, and is only imported from sustainable sources. The CO2 lasers that we use do not burn or scorch the wood, they simply engrave.

The wood that has been engraved by the laser is left a slightly different shade to the existing wood, giving depth to the wooden plaque. We offer a choice of woods, which when combined with our top quality lasers and your graphics, allow you to have a wooden plaque produced in any shape.

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