Greg Beech, owner of liquidated Brisbane offset printer Panther Print Group, says low margins in a shrinking market finally forced him to close the doors last week after 30 years in business. " I gave it a shot but I couldn’t do it," he says.

The altered landscape of the commercial printing industry in Australia has seen a drop in the number of companies enrolled as members of the Printing Industries Association of Australia. Patrick Howard spoke to CEO Andrew Macaulay.

Waratah Group will provide print and labour worth more than $60,000 to the Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA) for the upcoming Field of Women event, to be held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

The global market for inkjet printing is expanding at a rate of 9.4% year-on-year and will be worth $109 billion in five years, according to a new Smithers Pira study titled The Future of Inkjet Printing to 2023.

Kurz, a leading supplier of metallised foil-based security solutions for banknotes - including the new Australian $5 bill - will showcase its new Kinegram ID security solution at the Digital ID Show in Canberra next week.

Supplier Celmac has installed a new HP Latex R2000 printer in its newly re-furbished Technology Centre in Melbourne. The R2000, launched earlier this year at FESPA Berlin, is HP’s first hybrid printer for rigid and flexible sign and display printing in one device.

Former Newstyle Print general manager Kym Burns (pictured) has bought the Adelaide digital and offset business from former owner, Ian Richards, who's retiring. "Kym helped Newstyle grow from a 10-man shed operation to the powerful 70-strong organisation it is today."

Brisbane offset house Panther Print Group has been wound up after 28 years in business and a liquidator is now compiling a list of creditors. It’s understood all staff members have lost their jobs.

Ink prices look certain to rise once again, with leading global supplier Sun Chemical warning that some raw materials are now at such critically low levels that it’s being forced to use “alternative materials” as substitutes.

Tokyo Typhoon Number 12 of the season was a fizzer, a bit of a blow but nothing to bother the printers attending IGAS at Big Site out in the Bay. It came and went within a few hours; rain and wind enough to alarm the woman at the Heidelberg showroom where I was on Saturday afternoon. She urged us to get out quickly to avoid being stranded. Perhaps a little over the top, but …

Print21 + PKN LIVE: New Frontiers in Packaging Print is just two days away, as is your opportunity to learn about new ways to transform your print and add value for your customers. HP's Conrad Mendoza is coming to Australia to show guests at Print21 + PKN LIVE this Friday how to do it.

The Federal Court has ordered a meeting of Opus Group shareholders in September to vote on the company’s plan to exit the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) and re-domicile to Bermuda.

Guy Gecht, EFI's longest-serving CEO, has announced he will step down after 19 years at the helm of the digital printing giant. He will stay on until the Board decides upon a successor.

When big brands start taking action, you know it’s serious. IKEA and Starbucks recently announced their intentions to do away with plastic straws and this could mark the start of some altogether bolder initiatives, says sustainability consultant, Laurel Brunner.

Ricoh Australia launched a new series of digital sheet fed colour press printers on the local market. Upgrades include faster turnaround times and varied run lengths.

From humble beginnings making and repairing flagpoles from a home bedroom in 1990, All Flags has grown to become one of Western Australia’s largest and most trusted suppliers of flags, signs and banners.