Las Vegas is known for fun, excitement and entertainment – the perfect place to honour the world's best POS concepts.The Global Awards 2012 were handed out in early March by POPAI, an international industry association, as part of the Global Shop trade fair.

Two of the twenty awards in total spanning 13 categories went to the STI Group. The competency leader for POS solutions was the only European company to claim two of the coveted prizes this year.

The competition was open to over 200 creations that had already earned a Gold or "Display of the Year" designation at the POPAI Awards in North America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, the UK & Ireland, France, Italy, Hungary or Germany.

Golden POS concepts for Grohe and Shaun the Sheep

The STI Group's winning entries came in two different categories. The awards went to "Enjoy Water", high-quality display furniture for sanitary fittings specialist Grohe that allowed retailers to select their own custom stocking plan, and to "Shaun the Sheep", a charming permanent display for videos in the series of the name.