Ovato has suddenly closed its New Zealand heatset print plant, and letterbox business, citing paper shortages as the reason for the shock decision, saying it can no longer operate profitably. The move has left 100 staff without jobs, and the local industry "devastated".

The move by Ovato to close NZ heatset leaves rival Webstar as the only major heatset print operation in the North Island, with independent Inkwise the only heatset operator in the South Island.

The country’s biggest print franchise group, Snap, has selected former Pizza Hut head Glenn Jarrett to succeed outgoing CEO, Richard Thame, as the person to lead the company's growth drive, post-Covid.

A new focus on its niche market has seen Snap Ringwood install an Horizon CRF-362 creaser folder, supplied by Currie Group, as owner Tony McKay celebrates 20 years with the business.

Kyocera Document Solutions Australia has appointed Motohiro Sato – who was instrumental in the launch of production inkjet business in the Asian region – as its new managing director.

Fujifilm Business Innovation Australia and Fujifilm Australia will come together for PacPrint, combining to create what they say will be the ultimate one-stop-shop for the ANZ print industry.

The world's biggest offset press manufacturer, Heidelberg, is introducing what it says are extensive additions for its colour measurement and control systems, and for the Prinect colour workflow.

The latest generation of offset presses come in highly advanced versions, with a multitude of options, connectivity, and features, and in stripped down versions designed to offer a lower investment level.

Australia’s leading newspapers and magazines are establishing a partnership with a major consumer recycling outfit, which will see the plastic wrap used for home delivery publications given a new post-delivery life in outdoor furniture, fences, and roads.

Amanda Young, who took $44,000 from the accounts of flexo printer Roller Poster, and of Admark, while she was their liquidator, has been jailed for three years, after pleading guilty to stealing from four clients

Translating digital photos into a canvas print has an undoubted aesthetic appeal, but how do you achieve it. Mypicture.com.au has the answers.

Vincent Nair, CEO of Smartech, looks ahead from the first year of the company in Australia, and tells Print21 editor Wayne Robinson where he sees opportunity shaping up for the print industry.

Welcome to 2022, the year when technology makes possible the synthesising of paper using bacteria and carbon emissions, for a polyester fibre, based on bugs and smoke.

The Sydney Allen liquidator is also pursuing MacMillan Group Services, for $300,000, money it claims was never declared as part of the purchase price when Print Warehouse bought the failed business.

The liquidator of former NSW print business Sydney Allen, which went down with debts of $7.6m six years ago, is seeking to take its former directors to court, claiming the company was trading while insolvent, and says it is aiming to get unsecured creditors up to 57c in the dollar.

Kodak is featuring its portfolio of digital, offset, and software solutions at PacPrint, presenting with the aim of “enabling printers to thrive in a changing market environment".