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.

German press giant KBA and inkjet solutions developer Durst are creating a 50/50 joint venture to produce a digital carton printing press, which will be available at drupa next year.

Chameleon Group Australia is offering to beat the price of any signage competitor in its local Hervey Bay area by 10 per cent, leaving local sign printers seething at the ability of Chameleon to go so low.

Signhere Signs has become the second business in Perth to install the new HP Rigid Latex R2000 flatbed print system.

A new development of grass based paper could seriously disrupt the packaging industry.

The choice between conventional and digital label printing is not as stark as you might think. Hybrid platforms, which combine traditional and digital processes in the one unit, can help future-proof your business against the unexpected.

While the year 2018 saw its fair share of companies hitting the wall there were just as many if not more printers moving ahead, investing and finding great opportunities.

2018 will be noted as the year print came out of the shadows and into the Canberra spotlight, thanks in large part to the tireless lobbying of the PIAA and Andrew Macaulay.