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.

Christchurch label converter Kiwi Labels has won best in show at the Xeikon Digital Solutions Awards 2017, held in conjunction with Labelexpo Europe in Brussels. The awards celebrate the best work produced on Xeikon digital presses.

Avery Dennison has relaunched the Mactac brand of graphic and decorative products in Australia and signed up Graphic Art Mart as a new national distributor.

Techkon has released new SpectroDens instrument firmware which includes the ISO’s new method for the calculation of Spot Color Tone Value. "It makes a huge difference to accuracy when reproducing spot colours in print.”

The biggest advances in sustainability are coming from big chemical companies such as Kodak and Agfa, but also from the likes of Flint Group which owns Xeikon and Sun Chemical, writes Laurel Brunner.

Fabric printing is the ‘new black’ in Epson wide format inkjet. The SureColor series continues to lead the way with predictable, consistent and superior image quality that is augmented with a range of models to suit different production requirements.

Offset printers will likely be served a price rise on their printing plates next year as the price of aluminium continues to soar following its stellar rise of more than 30 percent over the past year. Manufacturers are considering their options with some, such as Kodak, already announcing hikes.

The new issue of Print21 is out now, featuring a three-page guide to Visual Impact Sydney, a bumper West Australian safari, interviews with Peter George and Andy Berry, a guide to fabric inkjet printing, and more.