Fespa announced the results for its international award for the wide-format print community, the Fespa Hall of Fame 2012, after a successful campaign prior to and during FESPA Digital 2012 in Barcelona held from 21-24 February.

The Hall of Fame, which received 6,000 votes for more than 400 printers in 40 countries were counted and verified by Fespa. Musale was declared second winner while Rich Thompson of AdGraphics was the World Print Champion for the FESPA Hall of Fame 2012.

Musale is at the helm of Classic Stripes, which is one of the largest manufacturers of automotive graphics in the world, with a production capacity of over 15 million automotive graphic sets per annum.

Established in 1987, Classic Stripes has a significant market share in the Indian automotive OEM printing industry and is a global player with presence in the UK, USA and the Middle East.

For the last seven consecutive years (2005-2011), Classic Stripes has been featured in the “Top 25 best places to work in India”, a survey conducted by Great Places to Work Institute (India) in partnership with Business World & Economic Times.

Announcing the results, Duncan MacOwan, Head of Events and New Media for Fespa, said, "The Fespa Hall of Fame can be hailed as an unbelievable success. The number of nominations and votes far exceeded our expectations as printers voted in their droves from countries all over the world. It goes to prove once again the international audience that Fespa commands, and how valued these excellent printers are to our industry. The winner of this award must be very proud as this is an amazing accolade voted for by their peers."