Another major paper mill has flagged its intention to lift the price it sells graphic papers into the Australian and New Zealand market by 5% to 8%. It joins other international suppliers that have pushed through price hikes in recent months.

Burwood Press's two Roland B2 offset presses, plus a variety of finishing equipment, will go on sale via Ascent Partners' online auction site on October 25-26. The Sydney printing company sold up to Rawson Print Co in August.

Worldwide boasts 48 franchises across Australia, 12 of which are in Queensland. The company has a long-standing relationship with Konica Minolta, so when it came time for the South Brisbane store to upgrade, Konica Minolta had the perfect solution – the first of its kind in the country.

An Australian company was one of a large number of global printers who signed up for a new Gallus Labelfire digital label press at the recent Labelexpo 2017 in Brussels.

It was touch and go there for a few days but customs finally released the giant new 5m Colorjet Vulcan LED UV printer just in time for its world premiere at Visual Impact 2017 in Sydney.

Consumer group Keep Me Posted says ACCC warnings about the increasing number of email scams underline the importance of providing people with the option of receiving information by post – without an added fee.

Melbourne digital printer Retail Communications has closed its doors and gone into liquidation, leaving behind a debt of $1.7 million. About 15 staff members have lost their jobs.

Organisers report a surge of early visitors to the Visual Impact 2017 trade show that opened this morning at the new International Convention Centre at Sydney’s Darling Harbour.

German graphics manufacturer Orafol Group has acquired supplier Australian Graphic Supplies (AGS) as it steps up a major expansion into the Australian market. [Note, this AGS company is not Glenn Maynard's Australian Graphics Servicing, the Melbourne-based electrical servicing, consumables and equipment supplier.)

Former Fuji Xerox agents Rick Buscombe and Tim Hoffman, who left the company last year along with several colleagues, are looking to expand their print management and IT support service Cable Blu to new markets in Sydney and Brisbane.

ASX-listed Pro-Pac, headed by former Australia Post boss Ahmed Fahour, has rolled out a $54.8m capital raising to partially fund its $177m acquisition of flexible packager Integrated Packaging Group.

Reigning “King of the Wrap World” Nick Caminiti and his team from Melbourne signage company Exotic Graphix have again won the ANZ regional title and will compete for the “Wrap Like a King” world title later this year in Las Vegas.

Not a week goes by that we don’t hear of another digital printer manufacturer making the switch to LED curing technology for UV inks. Consultant Laurel Brunner says it’s just a matter of time before all manufacturers make the switch.

Heidelberg has announced a fresh expansion into the electric mobility industry with its new Wallbox charging station for electric cars, to be launched at the Electric Vehicle Symposium and Exhibition in Stuttgart this month. Germany is expected to have one million electric cars by 2020.

Japanese-owned paper, pulp and packaging company Oji Fibre Solutions has expanded its Australian business with the acquisition of Victoria-based packaging manufacturer Cardboard Cartons.

Leading UK print management firm Hague Print has acquired Victoria trade printer Schinner Business Forms to strengthen its presence in the Australian market.