The Signarama national Name in Lights competition has been won by the Mai-Wel Group, based in the Hunter Valley.

Pack Print International, Southeast Asia’s biggest packaging and printing exhibition for more than a decade, will focus on the mega-trends shaping the future of the industry when it runs in September.

The Specialty Graphic Imaging Association of Australia (SGIAA) has voted to change its name to Fespa Australia.

Leading talent in the world of package and brand design, Mikey Hart from Hulsbosch, will speak about what informs transformational, sustainable brand design at Print21 + PKN LIVE New Frontiers in Packaging Print Forum, set for 12 August.

Collapsed trade and commercial printer Whirlwind went down with debts of almost $7m, with employees and paper merchants, or their insurers, taking the biggest hits.

Melbourne-based print business Waratah has processed its outstanding payment to completely clear its ATO account, with the cash now going through the system.

The myth that print and paper is bad for the environment persists among consumers, according to a major consumer survey by print lobby group Two Sides.

The ASGA / Visual Connections Golf Day is set to become a popular fixture on the NSW sign and print industry calendar, with the inaugural event delivering an enjoyable blend of networking and friendly competition, as well as raising more than $900 for the Man Anchor charity.

David Currie, owner and executive chairman of the region’s largest privately owned graphic arts supplier, Currie Group, celebrates 50 years at the helm, writes Patrick Howard.

Epson has just has opened a new $4m 1000sqm textile solutions center - TSC Asia - at its Fujimi plant, designed to accelerate the global expansion of the digital textile printing business.

A veteran printer and designer has encouraged packaging printers to experiment more with metallics in their designs.

Shows like PrintEx are all about investigating new investments – but what do you do with the older equipment you no longer need? One PrintEx19 exhibitor has a solution – and visitors will find it is as easy as ABC.

The second day of PrintEx will see an XMPie Innovation Lunch & Learn Event, with all printers invited to attend the free event on Wednesday 14 August.

The country's largest media, marketing, and printing company Ovato (formerly PMP) has just signed a new bigger three-year deal with Australia's major publisher Bauer Media.

The Ovato supersite in Warwick Farm will house seven heatset web presses when it is fully operational later this year, making it the biggest print site in the country, and one of the biggest in the world.

The second annual Print21 + PKN L!VE event is just two months away, and early bird tickets are still available.