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.

Clarke Murphy Print in Chatswood, Sydney, is a company that prides itself on keeping up with the times - and when it comes to Horizon finishing equipment, Currie Group is happy to provide the latest gear to meet the printer's needs.

Epson will bring its product expo to western Sydney in November, featuring its range of photographic, fine art, signage, direct to garment, dye sublimation, and technical printers. The event is the latest in a series that kicked off in Melbourne last year.

More than seven out of ten Australians prefer reading printed books and magazines to online versions, according to a new global survey by paper and print lobby group Two Sides.

Visual Impact is ‘going retro’ with a range of traditional signcraft skills featured in ‘see, learn and have a go’ workshop sessions which will be run daily by master craftsmen during next week’s show at Sydney’s new ICC at Darling Harbour.

Canon has pushed back the deadline for entries into the Océ Arizona Awards 2017 by four weeks to Friday 27th October 2017. Three winners will receive an EOS M5 camera valued at $1,949.

Former Fuji Xerox NZ MD Gavin Pollard has launched a legal challenge to win back his job, claiming he’s been made a scapegoat by the company over its $450 million accounting scandal. Meanwhile, the Serious Fraud Office has opened a new investigation into the company a day after the NZ government cancelled one FX contract and suspended another.

A French environmental group has filed a lawsuit against four major printer manufacturers - Brother, Canon, Seiko Epson and HP – alleging that ink cartridges are being designed to stop working when there is still ink remaining.

The Keep Me Posted campaign is urging banks to scrap paper statement charges following the recent axing of ATM fees, and argues corporations are “making a profit at the expense of their customers.”

Screen GP Australia and digital label partner Jet Technologies have enjoyed a successful Labelexpo Europe, with the first public showing of two new models, the Truepress Jet L350UV+ and the L350UV+LM with low-migration inks.