A trailblazing packaging company has been nominated for 16 awards in the "Oscars" of the print industry.

The OPM Group in Keighley, which also has a print factory in Bradford, is competing for the top prizes in the European Flexographic Technical Association awards.

The company, which manufactures trial packaging for cosmetic and healthcare companies, stands to win an award for its specialist production of a water soluble label. OPM managing director Chris Ellison said people were likely to have come across their products as sample sachets of such as skin care products handed out in department stores.

He said: "Our ability to service smaller volumes allows new product development managers and marketing managers to create a small batch of the product to test with customers or to conduct a market trial."

Being nominated for the awards was an achievement it itself, he added.