Renaud Megard, president and CEO of NFI Corp., the global leader in high performing printed graphic solutions, was recently announced as one of Providence Business News’ PBN Business Excellence Awards winners.

Megard and NFI Corp. were distinguished with the “Excellence in Entrepreneurship” award, in recognition for their addition of the HP Indigo WS6800 to their comprehensive line of digital printing offerings earlier this year. The HP Indigo 6800 is an industry benchmark digital press that offers unmatched versatility in color selection and media. Combined with the HP Mosaic software and augmented reality, NFI Corp. can specifically target additional clients who may be more focused on marketing. These two new tools allow NFI Corp. to create and print an unlimited number of unique designs for any product, and specifically when considering packaging, allowing NFI Corp. to offer a myriad of new ideas, all produced in-house via NFI Corp.’s Design Studio.

Additional winners include Christina H. Paxson, president of Brown University, who is being honored for Business Leadership; Dr. Timothy J. Babineau, president and CEO of Lifespan Corp., who is being given the Corporate Citizenship award; Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island, Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage Inc., Trinity Repertory Company, and Capital Good Fund, all being recognized for overall business excellence; and National Grid Rhode Island (Excellence in Community Involvement); Adoption Rhode Island (Excellence at a Social Service Agency); Local Initiatives Support Corp. Rhode Island (Excellence at a Nonprofit); Project GOAL Inc. (Excellence in Education); Ocean State Job Lot (Excellence at a Family-Owned Business); William M. Davies Jr. Career and Technical High School (Excellence in Workforce Development); and Gil’s Appliances (Excellence in a Women-Owned Business).

The winners will be recognized at the BEA Dinner and Ceremony on November 7 at the Omni Hotel Providence.

“We are honored by this recognition and our grateful to Providence Business News for their consideration,” said Megard. “This will encourage us to continue to push forward on finding more new, exciting, and innovative ways to design and provide solutions for our clients.

“Congratulations to all the Business Excellence Award Winners! We are honored to be in this company,” Megard added.

About NFI Corp. – Nameplates For Industry

Nameplates For Industry, or NFI Corp., was started in 1975 in England, and eventually established a business base in New Bedford, Mass. (which separated from the England location by 1988). The business, which specializes in printing on plastic, started as a screen-printing manufacturer, and has since added digital printing and flexographic printing to its services as a producer of custom, high-performing graphic solutions, which include long-lasting barcode labels, serial number labels, domed labels, asset tags, tamper-proof labels, metal nameplates, and electrical membrane switches.

NFI Corp. serves the medical, industrial manufacturing, government/military, professional services, technology and communications, transportation and equipment, and distribution industries, and has clients throughout the United States and globally. NFI Corp. is committed to standards of sustainability and incorporates eco-conscious guidelines and processes whenever possible. NFI Corp. is located at 213 Theodore Rice Boulevard, New Bedford, MA 02745. For more information about NFI Corp., please visit www.nficorp.com, or call 800-999-8900.