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Roland DGA Explore Africa Contest Winner Announced

Lifelong dream of African safari comes true for former Bosnian War refugee.

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5 years ago

February 13, 2019

Roland DGA (Irvine, CA) announced that former Bosnian war refugee and current Arizona signshop owner Mladen Mirkovic is the winner of the Grand Prize in Roland DG Corporation’s Discover Roland/Explore Africa Contest. The prize includes an all-expenses paid, luxury African sightseeing safari for two.

“To participate in the global contest,” Eli Keersmaekers, Roland DG president of global sales and marketing said, “entrants had to schedule a personal product demonstration with an authorized Roland DG dealer and then write a short description of what they learned about the Roland inkjet device. Based on a review of entries from around the world, Mirkovic was the clear winner.”

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Mirkovic, who has purchased two Roland printers previously for his Phoenix signshop, was researching his next equipment purchase on the Roland DGA website when he learned about the contest and decided to enter, according to the company. A demonstration of a VersaUV LEJ-640 UV hybrid/flatbed printer from local Roland dealer Toryon Technologies inspired Mirkovic to write his winning entry.

Born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mirkovic’s family was forced to flee the war in 1992, eventually emigrating to Phoenix, where he started Custom Graphix Signworks. Mirkovic, now 37, remembers watching National Geographic as a child with his father and dreaming of taking his dad on an African safari one day.

“We want to thank all those who entered for making the contest a success,” Keersmaekers said, “and for helping Roland DG maintain worldwide leadership in the sign industry for over 30 years.”

For more information, visit rolanddga.com.

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