Dr Andreas Pleßke, CEO of press manufacturing giant Koenig & Bauer, will be the chairman of drupa 2028, re-elected to the role he held for last year’s show. AI, automation and sustainability are top of his agenda.

Women in Print Australia will host its 2025 Breakfast Series in seven locations this year, with all the events taking place in the first two weeks of April.

Display print business Bannershop has closed its Australian operation and withdrawn to its Hong Kong base, 18 years after beginning operations on these shores, in the face of increased local competition.

Registrations are now open for the Make it Happen Signage Bootcamp in Sydney, a full-day event presented by the Australia Sign and Graphic Association, and the Make it Happen Signage Consultancy.

Fujifilm and Konica Minolta have established their new joint venture operation, created to gain procurement efficiencies for the imaging giants. The JV will operate independently of the two businesses.

Fibre-based packaging is delivering innovation, opportunity, and sustainability in Australia – there is much to be optimistic about in 2025, writes Kellie Northwood, CEO, Visual Media Association.

Printers in northern Queensland have been through the wringer in the last few days, with torrential rain impacting many towns in the area, and closing print businesses. Some are still shut.

The first 2025 issue of the nation’s favourite print business media, Print21, is out, packed full of engaging content, and arriving on the desks of printshop owners and managers around Australia and New Zealand.

Digital cutting systems developer Zünd will officially open its new Australian showroom and service centre next month, with a launch party on Thursday 13 March at the new Melbourne facility.

Screen GP Australia managing director, Peter Scott, will be on the ground at Hunkeler Innovationdays in Switzerland later this month, hosting a suite of inline print solutions on the Screen stand.

Asga will have people on the ground to provide support and connection at Sign China next month, and will host a reception for Aussies at the show, which is just over the Hong Kong border.

Celebrating 175 years in business this year, the world’s biggest offset press manufacturer, Heidelberg, says it is primed for a €300m growth in sales from all its strategic initiatives, within three years.

Print’s Industry Metrics Roadshow events will run in the second half of February, the free-to-attend events to be held at Ricoh showrooms in five capital cities across the country.

Langley Holdings, owner of the Manroland Sheetfed, has underlined its commitment to the press manufacturing giant, saying it is in the business for the long term, and highlighting its financial credentials.

Pantone has introduced Pantone 17-1230 Mocha Mousse, as the Pantone Color of the Year selection for 2025, launching it with a press release that doesn't hold back on the hyperbole or superlatives.

The world’s biggest offset press manufacturer, Heidelberg, will celebrate 175 years in business on 11 March, and has a series of events planned throughout the year to mark the achievement.