ColourChiefs has topped the medal tally at the 2017 Queensland Printing Industries Craftsmanship Awards, with 11 medals including seven gold, plus the Judges Award. The glitzy event on Friday night, November 10, acknowledged the work of 16 businesses across 22 award categories.

How do you make an environmental impact declaration for print? And why would you want to? These are questions most printers would prefer not to answer, but the second question is easier than the first: customers, writes Laurel Brunner.

Fuji Xerox says its new high-speed, six-colour Iridesse Production Press will drive business growth for its print customers by allowing them to move into the expanding graphic design market. The new press was launched at an event at the company's facility in Bangkok, Thailand (pictured).

Cleaning and facilities services company Ominta Group has expanded into anilox cleaning, thanks to a new FlexoWash FW 2500 supplied by Jet Technologies. Based in Victoria, Ominta is servicing customers from across the country.

Staff at Melbourne commercial printer Pinnacle Print Group used to 'shudder' when they had to do uncoated colour prints on dry toner machines - but with their new HP Indigo 7600 digital press from Currie Group, those worries are a thing of the past.

Australia Post CEO Christine Holgate has asked senior managers to examine claims made by an anonymous whistleblower about bad practices and fraudulent behavior at the Sydney West Letters Facility at Strathfield.

A report from Roy Morgan Research has revealed that almost 63 percent of Australians aged 14 and over read print magazines, with more than three quarters of the population reading magazines in print or online. Food and entertainment is the most popular category.

Sydney's Penrith Museum of Printing threw its doors open to the NSW branch of the LIA on Wednesday night, showcasing the rich history of printing with several classic machines. The working museum in Western Sydney houses five printing presses plus other historical equipment.

A massive Speedmaster XL 145 topped the heavy metal array at the press manufacturer’s Wiesloch Print Media Academy’s customer event, while the first Primefire 106 digital inkjet is already installed at MPS packaging.

The New Zealand Commerce Commission has filed a High Court injunction to prevent US private equity giant Platinum Equity from buying OfficeMax NZ. The proposed deal is part of Platinum's larger plan to also acquire OfficeMax Australia.

Konica Minolta has won an Anti-Slavery Australia Freedom Award in recognition of its commitment to helping combat exploitation through corporate social responsibility and ethical sourcing. 

Roland DG Australia has appointed former Fujifilm account manager Andrew Poperechny to the Melbourne-based role of southern region account manager.

Since the Ball and Doggett merger, Direct Paper has become the third largest paper supplier in Australia, behind B&D and Spicers – and the largest that is family-owned. It has opened a new facility in Brisbane, bringing the entire east coast within its fine paper distribution network.

Live production is underway ahead of schedule at IVE Group's new Franklin WEB NSW web offset plant at Huntingwood in Sydney’s west. The 24/7 site was purpose-built to produce retail catalogues.

More than 100 Kwik Kopy Print and Design Centres cross Australia will be upgrading their existing EFI PrintSmith Vision MIS workflow to include Digital StoreFront, EFI’s advanced web-to-print/ecommerce platform.

Tickets are selling fast and judging is now complete in the print and design categories for the rapidly approaching Printing Industries Craftsmanship Awards (PICA) events in Queensland and Western Australia.