The combination of Amazon's arrival in Australia and Anthony Pratt's $2 billion investment in Visy spells good news for the local packaging sector, says Tim Woods in the latest issue of industry bible Pulp and Paper Edge. The report from IndustryEdge details how fibre packaging has grown.

Jossimo Print's new Konica Minolta KM-1 digital press is running smoother than ever thanks to Alwan ColorHub software, now distributed in Australia by CMYKit. The B2 colour press, sold to Jossimo at PacPrint in May, has recently been coupled with Alwan's colour server software.

Entries for Canon Australia's first Océ Arizona Awards close next Friday September 29, and Canon is urging its Arizona customers to submit their best work before the deadline. Announced at PacPrint in May, the awards celebrate expertise and creativity.

Press Print’s Port Melbourne premises were buzzing last night as close to 200 people gathered at a special Open House event to celebrate the company’s latest investment, Australia’s first HP Indigo 12000 digital press, installed in June by Currie Group.

Sign and graphic supplier Pozitive has displayed a range of equipment at its offices in Eastern Creek, Sydney, in a showcase that includes the first swissQprint Nyala flatbed LED printer to reach Australian shores. The open day on Thursday September 21 attracted around 40 Pozitive clients.

Fuji Xerox filed High Court legal action against former senior Fuji Xerox New Zealand (FXNZ) executives over an accounting scandal that inflated revenue at FXNZ and Fuji Xerox Australia by $450 million.

Long-term supporter Media Super has again signed on as the major sponsor for this year’s National Print Awards. Paper merchant Ball & Doggett will sponsor two major categories.

The corporate regulator has requested more information from Sydney-based Complete Office Supplies (COS) on its bid for competitor OfficeMax.

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has rolled out the updated $10 note, which incorporates new security features intended to deter counterfeiters. Approximately 120 million notes have been printed.

Australian companies have joined hundreds of global corporations in removing misleading anti-print ‘greenwash’ claims after pressure from Two Sides - the lobby group promoting the sustainability of paper and print. 278 companies have now removed 'greenwashing' statements.

IVE Group has completed the $16.9 million retail section of its $55.6 million capital raising to fund the acquisition of SEMA and the purchase a second 80-page offset press for its Franklin WEB operation in Sydney.

APN Outdoor has signed a $65 million, five-year contract with the NSW government to provide advertising services on Sydney buses. The company has held the contract for more than two decades.

Sydney’s Megacolour is a textbook example of an SME successful business surviving and prospering in a competitive and changing market. Nestled in the thriving industrial hub of Camperdown, Michael Fang (pictured) services clients from all over Sydney, NSW and nationally.

Clockwork, in the bustling heart of West Perth, is a modern digital printing house which up until recently only had one gap in its high-tech setup: staff had to fold booklets by hand, or else outsource them to other companies. Enter Currie Group and the Horizon CRF-362 creaser/folder.

Melbourne-based Australian Graphic Servicing (AGS) has signed an agreement to be the exclusive agent for Founder ElecRoc workflow software products in Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific.