Jet Technologies is opening a new ink testing facility in Melbourne and has added two ink and adhesives specialists to cater to 'a growing Melbourne market for the print and finishing trade.'

Slattery Auctions released the full catalogue of machinery and equipment from collapsed Melbourne printer Retail Communications that will be auctioned off to raise some of $1.7m owed to creditors.

Thirteen Konica Minolta staff members have paid their own way to Cambodia to support the Project Futures campaign against human trafficking, slavery and exploitation. “En masse, we each have the power to change the world..."

Rollspack and Multi-Color Corporation took out best in show at the second annual FPLMA awards, held as part of the association's annual technical forum, while Danny Hayes of FILDES Manufacturing won Apprentice of the Year.

The LIA (NSW) is hosting a tour of the Penrith Museum of Printing on November 8 and early booking is recommended. "This is a rare opportunity to view a unique working Museum and learn why Letterpress is making a comeback," says Mitch Mulligan.

Planet Ark’s 100% Australian Recycled Paper, produced in partnership with Australian Paper, has been named a finalist in the prestigious 2017 Banksia Sustainability Awards.

Print workflow software has developed from proprietary systems that were completely ‘locked down,’ into open systems ready for integration with other business systems and customisation to meet any unique requirements, writes Kodak's Peter Janusik.

GJS installed Australia’s first Brother GTX garment printer at custom t-shirt printing business Das T-Shirt Automat, which has three stores in Melbourne.

Fuji Xerox NZ posted a pre-tax loss of $15m in the year to March, compared to a restated loss of $79m the previous year. Meanwhile, a third defendant reportedly obtained interim name suppression in the company’s civil suit against former senior executives.

A surge in newsprint exports to India pushed Australian exports of paper and paperboard to a new record of 1.2 million tonnes in the last year, according to the 2017 Pulp & Paper Strategic Review from IndustryEdge.

Sydney printer Con-tact Labels is saving hours in set-up times for small runs with the Cliqx embossing system invented by neighbours Alan Fawcett and Ange O’Dea of specialist print shop Watermarx Graphics.

More than 40 attendees joined in with LIA Queensland to celebrate International Print Day at Xerox headquarters in Brisbane last night.

The Flexible Packaging and Label Manufacturers Association (FPLMA) has held its annual technical forum in Melbourne, featuring expert speakers from across the industry. The organisation's annual general meeting also saw three new members appointed to the Board.

Two Roland B2 offset presses and a range of finishing equipment from Sydney’s Burwood Press is now on sale. Burwood sold to Rawson Print in August, and the excess machinery is being auctioned on Ascent Partners’ online site.

Konica Minolta has rolled out two new presses for the mid to high-volume production print market with the launch of the latest Accurio Press C6100 series - a successor of the flagship bizhub Press C1100/C1085 series.

Neil Whittaker (pictured), the former high-profile MD of Fuji Xerox NZ and Fuji Xerox Australia, has been named in court documents as one of two defendants in a civil case launched by FXNZ following a $450 million accounting scandal.