Print giant Ovato’s proposed sale of its retail distribution business will be split in two, between Australia and New Zealand, to take account of longer regulatory scrutiny in the land of the long white cloud. Australia finalises on 31 July, New Zealand a month later.

Sydney-based printing business T-Shirt Magic has installed the first new Brother GTXpro Bulk direct to garment printer in Australia, upping its capacity and tightening turnaround times.

Ringwood based Valiant Press has taken its binding to the next level, with the installation of a new Horizon BQ-280 PUR perfect binder, supplied by Currie Group. It will be used to print jobs from Valiant's offset and digital presses.

A "beautiful looking book" printed and hand-bound by Wellington outfit Wakefield Digital won the NZ Pride In Print’s best of the best Supreme Award, after unanimously taking out the top prize in the 2021 awards, which took place as an in-person event.

Bottcher Systems will show off its full range of solutions on its stand at PacPrint 2021, with a display it says will support all four pillars of its business – carton packaging, printing with HUV-LED, flexible packaging, and commercial print.

EFI is producing a series of three webinars over the next three months aimed at enabling all printers to unlock what it says the serious growth opportunities from having a web-to-print system. The first one kicks off tomorrow at 3pm.

The world’s biggest offset press manufacturer Heidelberg launched a new B1 press the CX104, amongst a raft of new equipment, with two Aussie printers among the first to order them.

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.

After continued growth in the on-demand personalised fulfillment space, and two years after it bought eight Ricoh digital colour printers, Prima has expanded into the DTG market, with the purchase of two Kornit Atlas digital inkjet printers.

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.

EFI Reggiani has launched Blaze, a new, industrial, entry-level 1.8m digital textile printer, which it says offers an innovative, low-maintenance, continuous recirculation ink system.

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.