Printers looking to minimise their environmental footprint, and boost their eco credentials with clients, should be looking at the new generation of processless plates from Agfa, Fujifilm and Kodak.

Queensland operation Smartcomm is making its biggest ever investment, spending in excess of $5m on a new smart air-conditioned print and mail centre, and on new equipment to up its production capacity.

The country’s biggest print franchise, Snap Printing, is launching a Vaxxed for Freedom campaign, which will supply businesses with a range of materials, and a lapel pin with a V tick, to show its support for vaccination, and for business being able to open back up as lockdowns end.

EFI Reggiani has launched a new scanning digital textile printer, available in 1.8-metre, 2.4-metre or 3.4-metre widths, which the company claims is the fastest machine of this kind on the market.

The Asga & Fespa HP Awards for Excellence, due to take place at PacPrint, will now be held in Brisbane on 1 October, and features live streamed virtual coverage for those unable to cross the strict Qld border.

The days of a multitude of mail coming to you each time you buy and sell ASX listed shares may be numbered, spelling bad news for the print and mail houses involved in the trade. The ASX is planning to move to digital confirmations by the end of the year.

Fujifilm Business Innovation Australia is using artificial intelligence in its latest Revoria digital colour print systems; it says they will open the door to new opportunities and revenue streams.

Are Media is rebranding its newly acquired Ovato Retail Distribution business to Are Direct across Australia and New Zealand, and says it is committed to supporting all magazines.

A B Graphic International (ABG) has launched the next evolution of its DigiLase 4.0 digital laser cutting machine, with new individual piece options and faster speeds.

EFI is running the second of its web-to-print webinars tomorrow (Thursday), which will focus on making it happen despite the difficulties that are sometimes encountered.

The nation’s magazine publishers are running an in-store promotion with cash prizes for both consumers and newsagents through National Newsagent Week 2021, which is happening next week.

Five-year-old Grand Print Services has scooped both print awards in the Outdoor Media Association’s second Creative Collection competition for 2021, one of them for its Archibald poster.

Online printer Yintong Corporation has placed the biggest order ever taken by RMGT (formerly Ryobi), and one of the biggest ever taken anywhere, for 56 offset presses, comprising 338 printing units.

Ovato is planning to close its Christchurch print plant, and move all New Zealand printing to the main Auckland print centre, as the company continues to rationalise its business.

Konica Minolta has released the AccurioPress C7100 series digital colour presses, which it says are packed with innovative technologies, designed to create more profitable business opportunities.

The Israeli financial press is reporting that Landa Digital Printing is looking at a float on the Nasdaq, which it says will value the business at US$2bn, around 20 times its current annual revenue.