Industry

The Sydney Fashion Design Studio (FDS) at Ultimo TAFE has invested in a new Epson dye sub fabric printer and the latest Epson projectors for its design students.

Australia’s only manufacturer of office, printing and packaging papers plans to build a $600 million power plant that would burn household rubbish to power its Maryvale paper mill and sell excess energy back to the grid.

ASX-listed Pro-Pac Packaging (PPG), chaired by former Australia Post boss Ahmed Fahour, will raise $59.8 million to pay for the acquisition of Victoria-based Perfection Packaging and NZ company Polypak.

The 2018 National Print Awards took over Brighton Lakes Golf Club in Moorebank, Sydney, on Friday June 29, full of glitter, glamour - and 3D print. All winners will go to Canberra later this year for a 'Print to Parliament' event.

In a major consolidation move, leading trade printer LEP Colour Printers has acquired competitor QLD Trade Print to create “the most dynamic trade print organisation in Australia.” LEP will remain strictly trade-only and will help QTP’s existing retail clients to find new print suppliers.

When Hornet Press managing director John Mandile, a bookbinder by trade, saw a lack of trade bookbinding services on Melbourne's south side, he jumped at the opportunity to expand his business - and Currie Group provided just the tool he needed to do it.

OKI Data Australia has appointed industry veteran Jim Walsh as its Sydney-based business development manager for the company’s range of wide format printers. 

At the recent DSCOOP in Vienna, it became clear that too few players in the graphics industry have the confidence to talk about sustainability with a straight face, according to industry consultant Laurel Brunner. “People don’t want to sound like tree-hugging hippies.”

Women in Print has announced an annual donation to an up-and-coming WA female print professional in remembrance of Olivia Grida of Advance Press.


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When boxing promoter and fashion designer Hannah Nasari decided to launch her own kids' clothing line, she needed a direct-to-garment (DTG) printer that could translate her ideas into reality - and Epson's latest machine proved just the thing.

Long term industry veteran Robert Black retires after 50 years working in the printing industry. The accomplished educator and industry identity is leaving on a high, celebrating the revival of TAFE print training at Holmesglen, Victoria.

In a world divided between digital and printed outdoor signage, oOH!Media, one of the ‘big two’ operators in the out of home space keeps a focus on print by terming its static billboards as ‘classic’ media.

Gallus has unveiled a new low-cost digital label press using Memjet ink head technology. The Gallus Smartfire, launched at the Gallus Innovation Day held at the company's HQ in St Gallen, will complement the Heidelberg subsidiary's existing Labelfire digital press.

New Zealand label and packaging printer Fred Soar is the latest entry in a star-studded lineup of speakers at Print21 + PKN LIVE, where he will discuss how labels have boosted his business at Soar Printing.

With plenty of inkjet, dry toner and Indigo liquid toner presses going into label and print shops across Australia, it’s clear that digital labelling is undergoing a surge in popularity. Jake Nelson delves into the growth of the digital sector and finds out why more and more converters are choosing to invest.

Xerox Corp slammed Fujifilm's $1 billion lawsuit over their failed merger proposal as 'desperate and delusional' and has announced plans to sell Xerox products directly into the growing Asia-Pacific market.