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.

Industry veteran Alex McClelland is the new managing director of wide format consumables manufacturer and supplier Orafol Australia.

Heidelberg has launched a new online portal which it says will enable label converters to benefit from expert knowledge in the field, from both itself and other label printers.

Digital printing is among the factors contributing to a boom in the global market for flexible packaging, which is forecast to reach a value of $269bn USD in five years.

Bobst and digital arm Mouvent are set to display a portfolio of label printing technologies at Labelexpo in September, including the launch of a hybrid digital and flexo press.

Mega trade show drupa is just one year away from opening its doors, with the 12 month countdown about to begin for what is the most important event in print.

The latest issue of industry leading magazine Print21 has just been printed and is at the mailing house, with the issue set to arrive on the desks of the nation's printers this week.

Former owner of Whirlwind Press Andrew Cester is taking time to consider his future, while refuting concerns that he did the wrong thing in selling Whirlwind's assets before it went broke.

Consolidation in the print market continues as Brisbane-based Vivid Complete Finishing acquires Elite Finishing Services.