Esko is hosting an open house at the end of the month designed to highlight how its innovations are enabling label and flexo printers to meet modern day challenges.

Rawtech Solutions, alongside T-1 Print, will host its third trade night for the textile printing industry.

Omnigraphics has printed three award winners in the Outdoor Media Association’s (OMA) first-quarter 2019 Creative Collection competition.

EFI is hosting a webinar tomorrow (Thursday) with Ganesh Kandan, e-Business Development Manager of Waratah Group, to discuss how the company is using EFI’s MarketDirect in its business.

Industry identity Rodd Harrison has joined EFI as its new vice president sales for the APAC region, which includes Australia and New Zealand.

Pantone has launched a new polyester swatch book in response to what it says is increasing demand for more saturated colours.

Océ has officially launched its new Arizona 1300 flatbed UV entry level printer, taking the opportunity to put it though its paces in front of Australian printers present at the opening of the company's new Customer Experience Centre.

G7 is drawing on ISO methodology to deliver ‘neutral grey’ colour measurement in line with the European standards of Ugra and Fogra. The move will heal the split on colour methodology in the local printing industry.

Trade suppliers are furious as Whirlwind is officially put to death, with the company being placed in liquidation. Both parts of the business, Melbourne and Sydney, are now in the hands of Grant Thornton.

Trade printer CMYKhub says it is fulfilling all Whirlwind trade orders, even though the liquidator will be claiming the money for them.

The Fair Work Commission raises the national minimum wage (NMW) by three per cent; unions call it too low, while business - including the PIAA - says it is too high.

The falling Aussie dollar will see prices of carton, board and paper rise over the next month or two, by around four per cent.

Dozens of local printers were at the official launch of the new Océ Customer Experience Centre in Clayton, with Océ Oceania managing director Craig Nethercott saying the new centre is all about applications. Print21 editor Wayne Robinson reports live from the event.

Ball & Doggett's Evening of Rubbish Talks delivered inspiration to the crowd of designers and graphic media professionals who gathered at the Distillery in Sydney last night. Lindy Hughson reports.

There’s life after printing, or so the story goes, but only if you stay in touch with your industry friends. That's the rationale behind the UK-based association for retired printers, Old Friends. The NSW branch was given the nod a few years ago and has just had its inaugural meeting. Patrick Howard was there.

Weekly ANZ print news video with Print21 editor Wayne Robinson: This week Whirlwind gone, Network Print gone, Blue Star invests in inkjet, Landa targets Aus.