Western Sydney commercial printer Saunders Print Group has closed its doors after 65 years in business and called in a liquidator.

Workers at Australian Paper in Preston agreed to return to work after an eight-week strike as negotiations continue over their demands for a 2.5 percent wage rise.

Security printer ABnote is moving ahead with plans to shut down its plastic card manufacturing business based at Christchurch and move the operation to Australia.

Kodak rolled out its new Nexfinity digital press that it describes as the most versatile digital sheetfed platform in today’s market. Nexfinity offers exceptional image quality with running costs that are consistent with medium-run offset litho.

Australian Catalogue Association (ACA) CEO Kellie Northwood will be a guest speaker at next week’s annual general meeting of the Queensland LIA. Nominations for committee member elections close on Monday 13 March.

Moves to ban single-use plastic could impact technologies such as digital presses and finishing systems but could also create opportunities in the graphics industry, writes Laurel Brunner.

Web press giant manroland web systems will combine with US-owned Goss International. The owners of manroland, Possehl Group (Lübeck), and of Goss, American Industrial Partners, will own the combined company between them.

Snap Franchising has held its annual awards at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney. Peter Sinodinos, CEO, launched the company's brand strategy for the next three years, focusing on growth and innovation for both the company and its franchisees.

In an age of web design and virtual reality, printing still plays an integral role in AGDA’s Design Awards, which attracted 1,500 submissions from Australia and New Zealand. When the design community came together in Canberra to celebrate another year, Print21 was there.

An industry charter that lays out minimum requirements for fairness and transparency in contracts between printers and suppliers has many advantages. Having recourse to a set mediation formula instead of bringing in the lawyers whenever disputes arise is a no brainer for most businesses.

The Society of Old Friends visited Sydney TAFE's Ultimo campus on Thursday to see the facilities for its print training course, including digital, offset and bindery, in a year that's being called the 'worst in memory' for student numbers.

Epson has announced the successors to its popular SurePress L-4033 series of small inkjet label presses: the SurePress L-4533A, a six colour aqueous resin ink machine, and the L-4533AW, a six colour plus white aqueous resin ink press.

Imports of newsprint into Australia fell by 27.6 percent to a new low of just 47 kilotons (kt) in 2017, as falling consumption hit a range of Printing & Communication paper imports.

Printing Industries has urged its members to sign a petition and call their local MPs to demand immediate relief from crippling electricity and gas prices. "We need to act now!” says PIAA CEO Andrew Macaulay (pictured).

The Federal Government is investing $1.5m in Norske Skog’s plan to develop a world-first ‘green’ alternative to fossil-fuel-based solvents at its Boyer Mill in Tasmania. More than 100 trial orders have already been received from around the world.

The Tasmanian government has given the go-ahead for Victoria-based Holmesglen TAFE to provide a new print apprenticeship training program in the state, after lobbying by the PIAA.