The PIAA has laid into special minister of state Alex Hawke for comments he made apparently decrying print, forcing him into a quick retraction.

The quartet of separate out of home sectors all showed growth in spend in 2018 over the previous year, with three of the four up strongly, but retail only up a smidgen.

Konica Minolta is hosting two label print workflow and technology showcase events for companies looking to enter or expand digital label printing.

The inaugural Operator Saturday for HP Indigo operators hosted by Currie Group, Dscoop, and HP, saw some 25 operators at the event, and will now be expanded to NSW and New Zealand.

Wrapping up today, the biannual Hunkeler Innovation Days focused on success through automation, as the finishing giant and most of the world's continuous feed inkjet solutions developers showed their latest equipment.

The country's mail monopoly Australia Post lost $125m on its letters service in the six months to December, PIAA calls on govt, opposition, to prevent print and mail industries being gouged to recover losses, as profit slumps by 45 per cent.

Diversified packaging operation Pro-Pac saw its first half figures impacted by lower sales in the agricultural sector, higher costs and adverse foreign currency movements, with its CEO saying the result is “well below our expectations.”

Active Display Group has won the Myer Supplier of the Year award in the Best Store Design category for 2018.

Print training advocate and owner of Hansen Design & Print Rob Hansen is being appointed to the Skills Council for South Australia.

HP and Currie Group are hosting a two-day security printing HP Indigo Brand Protection Solution event, to highlight security printing options on the narrow web HP Indigo, as brands suffer increasing counterfeit losses.

Snap Circular Quay and Enviro Print have both taken out multiple awards at the annual Fuji Xerox Pixi (Printing Innovation with Xerox Imaging) Asia Pacific Awards.

Terry Newman is selling his Milford Astor business - which includes Foilmakers Australia and Milford Astor Printing Systems - to Aldus Tronics, with the deal set to go through on March 1.

The Print Make Wear fast fashion factory feature at Fespa Global Expo 2019 in Munich will be twice the size it was last time out, reflecting the demand and opportunity for quick turnaround clothes that can be printed digitally.

Andy Yarrow is the new Asia Pacific president of innovative digital textile printing technology company Kornit Digital. He will oversee all the company's operations in the region, which includes Australia and New Zealand.

March sees a host of opportunities for print business owners and managers to increase their knowledge, with four PIAA hosted educational events on the cards.

Ovato will close its Moorebank print site and consolidate all its NSW print into the Warwick Farm facility, as the company responds to declines in the real estate, magazines and catalogues markets.