The Ricoh Pro C7200sx Series now have a Buyers Lab (BLI) 2021 Pro 5 Star Rating Award for mid-volume CMYK+ production device, and are now available with new gold and silver toners for the fifth station.

The world’s biggest press manufacturer Heidelberg is running an international online customer event today, to showcase new and enhanced offerings in the commercial, packaging and label segments.

Ovato will hold an EGM on 15 July for shareholders to vote on the proposed sale of the retail distribution business, and on a new $2.5m short-term loan from Are Media. A successful vote at the online event will leave Ovato able to fully focus on its core printing activity.

Craig Dunsford is the latest high profile industry name to exit Ovato, as the company slims down its senior management team following the departure of CEO Kevin Slaven, with several senior staff moving on.

Online print giant Vistaprint is offering six lucky Australian customers a brand refresh and $15,000 cash donation. Nominations are open until next Friday.

The worlds biggest offset press manufacturer Heidelberg says improving orders, and the Group’s extensive transformation, mean it will be returning to profitable growth in the new financial year, to March 2022.

When Kevin Slaven stepped into the CEO’s chair at the newly merged PMP – the country’s biggest printer – three and a half years ago, the world was a different place. It has been a turbulent ride for the calm captain.

Those who say the era of printing iron is coming to an end will need to think again, as Heidelberg signs its biggest deal in years, with a commercial printer taking 11 B1 Speedmaster 106 XL presses.

James Hannan is the new CEO of print giant Ovato, succeeding Kevin Slaven, as the company sells its retail distribution and marketing services businesses to enable it to focus on printing. Are Media is now a vertically integrated ANZ publish, print and distribute business.

A ransonware attack on Fujifilm has seem it close down its entire external online network, leaving it unable to fulfill email orders. Print businesses in Australia and New Zealand can use the call centre to phone through their orders for plates, inks and other consumables, and to book service calls.

Press manufacturer Koenig & Bauer has joined rival Heidelberg with what it says is a moderate price adjustment, as it faces escalating raw materials, silicon chips, and shipping costs.

Minto-based Westman Printing has brought its perfect binding capabilities in-house, and is offering a trade service, with the installation of a new Horizon BQ-270 perfect binder, supplied by Currie Group.

Paper is not the only price rise printers are having to contend with, as the world’s biggest press manufacturer Heidelberg flags increases across its range, citing many of the same reasons as the paper merchants.

Finsbury Green has installed a new Konica Minolta AccurioPress C14000 digital colour printer, with inline finishing and automated colour control enabling the company to reduce labour input and increase productivity.

Canon Production Printing Australia has launched the ColorStream 8000 series of continuous feed inkjet printers, which will target offset and continuous feed toner work.

Plockmatic Group company Morgana Systems is launching a new DigiFold Pro XL creasing and folding machine, which will be available through Renz in Australia and Imagetec in New Zealand.