Neopost is bringing the US manufactured Arlon Graphics range of cast vinyls to the Australian market, with a distribution deal just signed.

Currie Group and HP are hosting a series of sessions in Australia and New Zealand for printers to test drive the HP Indigo 7r series – the reconditioned versions of the best selling digital press.

The peak print industry association PIAA is calling for the government to allow industry to embrace the gig economy, saying it will lead to innovation, efficiencies, and benefits for both business and workers.

Rupert Murdoch's local newspaper business saw its revenues decline by five per cent in the half year to December, with the media mogul citing weakness in print advertising market as the prime reason.

QLM Label Makers is using the innovative Mosaic software from HP to print one-of-a-kind labels on its HP Indigo for its client, gourmet food manufacturer Pukara Estate.

Melbourne wide format operation Vivad has invested in Australia's first cold cure Durst 512R LED printer, and has appointed industry identity Matt Evans as its new national sales manager.

Andrew Ward, Konica Minolta sales manager for Production and Strategic Sales in NSW, is running a 24 hour swim-a-thon to raise funds for mental health charity Gotcha4Life.

Mutoh is extending two promotional offers that were due to run out on Valentine's Day, with boss Russell Cavenagh keen to spread the love.

Jet Technologies and Stockman Paper Merchants have signed a deal that will see Stockman supply a range of Jet media in Western Australia.

Océ Australia is launching its new generation Océ ColorWave 3000 series, with the ColorWave 3500 and 3700 printers promoted as reliable, flexible and productive large format colour printing systems.

Australasia was the most profitable part of the Orora business in the first half of the year, delivering two thirds of the EBIT on 45 per cent of group sales.

The first 2019 issue of Print21 - the country's highest circulating print industry magazine - is at the mailing house, and about to hit the desks of print business owners and managers around Australia and New Zealand.

Kodak held its global packaging summit and media analyst event in Verona, Italy, which saw the imaging technology specialist launch its Creative Freedom campaign for packaging, along with breakthrough Prosper Plus technology launches. Print21 was there.

Profit after tax at global packaging giant Amcor for the six months to December dropped by a smidgen to US328.5m from US$329.7m last year, on sales that rose slightly to US$4.55bn from US$4.5bn.

Jaimie Fuller, who with his father Robert Fuller owned Craft Printing in Sydney in the 1990s, before it sank under mounting debts, has seen his global Skins compression sportswear business go into bankruptcy today, under the weight of its own ongoing debts.

Océ is launching the new Arizona 1300 flatbed printer series for mid-volume sign and display graphics producers, aimed at production efficiencies, and to address market demand for more varied applications.