National trade printing house CMYKhub has installed five 
HP Indigo Digital Presses, the biggest order supplier Currie Group 
has received in the 17 years it has been supplying the presses.

Victoria’s leading print training centre Holmesglen is establishing a strong and stable position in the tumultuous world of print education. Programme director Paul Ross talks to editor Wayne Robinson in the latest issue of Print21 magazine.

Changing times at two printing outfits, Dotprint in Springvale and Cardboard Containers in Rosebery sees a heap of printing and converting equipment up for auction. The plant and equipment for a complete B1 printing operation from Dotprint and surplus kit at Carboard Containers is being auctioned over the next two weeks.

Melbourne marketing services provider Intertype has installed a new Fuji Xerox Iridesse, and the first in the country with the Color-Logic special effects software.

Well known industry identity Rob Mollee is the new Kodak Australasia sales director, responsible for sales and the sales team for the Australia and New Zealand Graphics Market of the Kodak Printing Systems Division.

Die making trade house Rotometrics is investing in upgrading its Melbourne centre, in a move it says will reduce turnaround time by eight per cent.

The government expects three quarters of the population to complete the next census online, pushing print further away. This is despite the shambles in 2016 when it went online for the first time only to infamously crash out on the day.

Swiss wide format developer swissQprint is set to launch Karibu, its first reel-to-reel wide format print system, with Fespa in May slated for the launch.

The Kiwi print industry has a series of upcoming events, as PrintNZ launches a packed programme for the first half of the year.

International out of home business (OOH) JCDecaux has refuted claims made by the Australian Financial Review that it is the front runner for the lucrative City of Sydney OOH contract.

Well-known printing colour guru David Crowther (pictured) of Colour Graphic Services, the Australian agent for the award-winning, high-end German print technology manufacturer was impressed by the speed of the industry’s response to the launch.

PIAA is expanding the services available to members, with the appointment of expert industrial advocate Sam Puri to its staff.

Industry insiders are confident that incumbent JC Decaux will see off its only real rival oOh! Media and win the race for the $300m City of Sydney outdoor media contract.

All 60 major road signs in the Melbourne metro area will be audited following Tuesday's sign collapse, which saw a huge metal roadsign fall and crush a passing car.

The Australian Tax Office is lodging further legal action against the directors of debt-ridden Picton Press, taking them back to court, and this time has named the company's administrators in its lawsuit.

Australians are buying printed books in increasing numbers, with some 61 million sold in 2018, up by 10 per cent on the previous year's total of 55.5 million.