The EFI Connect 2018 conference opens in Las Vegas next week, and promises to be a big event with plenty to see for all who attend. For those who can't attend in person, Print21's Jake Nelson will be there to give daily updates on the latest and greatest innovations and ideas from the show.

A Federal Court judge has found that Calidad, a Sydney-based supplier of remanufactured ink cartridges, infringed on patents held by Epson. Calidad, however, is free to continue trading in remanufactured cartridges. Epson has long been opposed to to the use of third-party inks in its printers.

Lyn and Steve Murphy of MBE Melbourne CBD have been named 2017 Australian Franchise of the Year at the Mail Boxes Etc. (MBE) national conference in the Barossa Valley, South Australia.

Small Business Ombudsman Kate Carnell has warned Australian small business owners they're now likely to become a victim of a cyber-attack and that 60 percent of businesses that do suffer an attack end up going broke.

Printers and sign-makers looking to showcase their best projects in the FESPA Awards 2018 in Berlin have less than two weeks left to enter.

AMWU workers have formed a picket line outside the Australian Paper manufacturing facility at Preston in Melbourne to push for what they describe as a “fair deal” on wages.

Nulab offers for sale its album making equipment. This is a fantastic opportunity for a marketing orientated printing business ready to diversify in a growth, high margin, niche market.

A new survey of consumers has revealed a strong preference for renewable and recyclable paper and cardboard packaging over plastic. The results were released as the Forest Products Association joined the call for a ban on single use plastic bags in Australia.

Fujifilm Holdings is negotiating a deal that could see the Tokyo-based company take a controlling interest in long-term joint-venture partner Xerox, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.

Paper merchant Spicers has named Damien Power as its new chief financial officer after shareholders voted to remove former CFO Wayne Johnston from the board and elect six new directors.

With commercial print flat-lining and causing a reduced appetite for offset press investment, Heidelberg is looking to packaging to sustain business growth. Print21’s Patrick Howard visited the company’s Wiesloch Print Academy.

Global regulators are sharpening their focus on the environmental impacts of printed products, which will affect all parts of the graphics supply chain, from design to procurement, writes consultant Laurel Brunner.

News media lobby group NewsMediaWorks has named Dr Tony Wilkins as its executive director, environment - responsible for advising the news media industry on product stewardship and environmental issues and responsibilities.

Sydney direct mail and marketing specialist The Camerons Group has won a $3 million contract to print declaration envelopes for the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC).

Holmesglen TAFE’s new digital print centre, sponsored by Konica Minolta, is now fully operational and a new intake of students will begin training in February. "We now have a training space to take great pride in and something special to show the industry and our school communities."

Santa Claus had plenty of gifts for print and mail over the 2017 holiday season, with Australia Post delivering a deluge of letters and parcels in what the national carrier has hailed as its busiest December ever. Book sales also held firm during the Christmas period despite the weather.