The LIA in Queensland will 'celebrate print' with an event on International Print Day, including a showcase of local print samples and a discussion of upcoming industry events. The get-together will be held at Fuji Xerox's offices at 52 Merivale Street, South Brisbane, from 5pm on Wednesday Oct 18.

Registration is open for Dscoop's roadshow events in Auckland, Melbourne and Sydney next month, which will feature Bill Wieners of US-based print company Digital Lizard. Kelvin Gage, president of Dscoop Australia, says interest in the roadshow has been 'significant' so far.

Labelexpo Europe 2017 is underway in Brussels, and Print21 has wrapped the hot news from the show floor on Day One. Read all about just some of the latest and greatest innovations direct from Belgium right here, including Gallus, Mouvent, HP and Bobst.

Spandex has secured coveted ISO environmental accreditation for its UK manufacturing site that supplies the ImagePerfect range of digital printing materials to subsidiaries in Australia and Europe. The site has achieved its goal of zero waste to landfill.

For more than ten years, Foot Print in Mandurah used polyester plates from a DPX platesetter on its Heidelberg offset press. With those plates getting harder to find and the cost of disposing of the treatment chemicals rising, the small family printer needed an upgrade.

Sydney 'for trade and reseller' printing house Centrum Printing has launched 24-hour service during the week, thanks to its KBA Rapida 145 and 162 six-colour offset presses. The move helps Centrum keep up with demand, increase its capacity, and offer a faster turnaround for its clients.

Dave Marshall is suing Takeshi Yanase, CEO Fujifilm, and Nobuhiko Koshimizu, chairman, claiming they dismissed him for being ‘too old’. The 59-year-old COO and MD of Fujifilm is set to leave the company in October after being ousted in July.

Tiger Asset Group are pleased to offer late model printing equipment exclusively for sale. Variety of machines in excellent condition - Auction closes 2pm, October 3.

Epson Australia has increased its partnership with Cartridges 4 Planet Ark. The company has moved from Retail Partner to Full Partner, the highest tier of involvement with the campaign. The program, now in its 14th year, recycles used printer cartridges for free, ensuring they stay out of landfill.

Textile and packaging printing are the two areas of print where safety must absolutely be considered from the very beginning of a project. Designers need to be aware of potential toxicities in inks and substrates particularly, writes Laurel Brunner.

Roland DG will demonstrate the versatility of heat transfer at a series of hands-on workshops at Visual Impact Sydney next month. The workshops, which will be on every day at the expo, will focus mainly on process and workflow, says Greg Stone, product and marketing manager.

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.