Parcel growth is being driven by a surge in e-commerce. Pitney Bowes says global shipping volume is set to to surpass 100 billion parcels in 2020, with Australia on target to receive more than a billion parcels in three years time.

Participants will have the chance to see a range of the latest digital print, sign, display and graphic design technology first hand, with a guided tour of the show, and to get some hands-on experience in various areas at a number of different stands at the event.

The duo have created a solution using Screen’s Equios universal workflow and roll-fed full-colour high-speed inkjet press, the Truepress Jet520HD working with Meccanotecnica's automatic book folding and sewing machine, the Universe Sewing Digital print finisher.

Hornet Press founder and former owner Graham Bell is having his last day in print today, after a career spanning more than half a century. With his wife Sandra he established Hornet in 1982 as a bespoke trade printer in Knoxfield, Melbourne.

Both companies believe outdoor advertising has significant growth prospects, outdoor currently accounts for just six per cent of the country's advertising spend, and has been on a non-stop growth trajectory for the past 15 years, save for two quarters at the height of the GFC.

David Gittus told staff that WPP and Active Board were not confident that Hubball had the strategies and plans in place needed to transform the business, and not within the timeframe that it says is needed.

All new PlateRite 8600NII models feature the latest fibre laser diode exposure heads, which work with Screen’s proprietary clamp technologies and auto-balance mechanism, Screen says this enables stable, high-speed exposure with top quality. The series includes Z, S and E models, with three productivity choices to suit individual printers.

The ASX-listed Melbourne-based global business, started 12 years ago by three friends, has hit sales revenue of $182.8m for 2017/18. It operated an EBITDA loss of $3.8m for the year, however for 2019 says its EBITDA will be in the black to the tune of between $2m and $4m.

APN says production and installation revenue is trending with print media revenue. APN Outdoor owns Sydney print business GPS, which supplies much of its print requirement.

As an introduction to this partnership Gravotech and Mimaki will be displaying Print & Cut solutions at Visual Impact Sydney exhibition on September 12-14, in a combination outlining the bundled benefits of the technologies.

The ultimate winner will score a trip to France to visit the Hexis production facility at Frontingnan, staying in Montpellier and enjoying a two-day stopover in Paris on the return journey.

Visual Impact's Sydney 2018 show has sold out, and organisers are hoping for a packed event at its original home in Sydney Olympic Park. The graphic arts industry trade show has switched back to Olympic Park from last year's location at the ICC.

More than a hundred print industry leaders were gathered in the heart of Sydney city this morning for the penultimate session in this year’s Women in Print series.

After more than a decade of flat lining, commercial print prices are predicted to climb this financial year as the impact of industry rationalisation leaves two major print groups.

Amcor saw growth in the Flexibles sales revenue, from $8.3bn to $8.84bn, while its Rigid Plastics sales revenue slipped, down from $3.8bn to $3.67bn.

Revenues increased in each of Wellcom's operating segments of Australia, the US and the UK, with significant new business including News Corp in Australia, Countdown in New Zealand, Red Lobster and Southern Grocers in the US, and Tesco and HomeAway – Expedia in the UK.