Le MARS, Iowa -- Red's Printing Co. in Le Mars recently received two awards for top quality printing and binding services by the National Association of Quick Printers.

Contest entries are received from hundreds of companies throughout the United States. Emphasis is placed on the overall design of the entries and they are then divided into specialized categories. Red's Printing Co. earned awards in two categories -- the wide format printing category and the binding and finishing category. The wide format award was for a banner designed and printed for the Gehlen Catholic Fine Arts Department, and the binding and finishing award was given for a innovative circular wedding invitation grouping.

This is the third consecutive year that Red's has earned national awards in this contest.