Starleaton’s support of the Humpty Dumpty Foundation has received a boost with funds from the PacPrint ‘dollar-for-dollar’ fundraiser buying a vital piece of emergency equipment for children on Rottnest Island in WA.

Press manufacturer KBA says direct printing onto glass or plastic bottles has become a major focus of its growing industrial printing business. In an interview, MD Christian Maas looks at trends and challenges in industrial printing.

Family-owned and operated offset and digital printer Emerald Press says its double purchase of a new Horizon SmartSlitter and a Horizon MKU-54-T mobile knife unit from Currie Group is already saving on time and money.

A leading mailing house has called for a federal investigation into what it alleges is anti-competitive conduct by Australia Post that is destroying jobs in the printing and mailing industries.

The Keep Me Posted campaign has been 'overwhelmed' with support from business and consumers, with more than 1,000 responses to a flyer campaign in the first week alone. The flyers with reply-paid postcards were circulated in every Australia Post retail outfit in the country.

Visual Connections has announced a new alliance with the Re-Engineering Australia Foundation, with the aim of boosting participation and awareness of the print, graphics and signage industries among Australian students.

More paper price rises are on the way with global suppliers James Cropper and Mitsubishi HiTec Paper announcing significant price hikes that will take effect in coming weeks.

Printing Industries is urging its members to step up and attend a series of ACCC public forums about electricity supply to protest against price rises that are threatening to “decimate” printing industry employment levels and send some production offshore.

Paper merchant Spicers is facing yet another fight with its shareholders, with New York-based private equity firm Coastal Capital demanding the removal of the company’s finance director and CFO Wayne Johnston (pictured).

The printing industry provides 80% of Australia Post’s mail business but has little influence over its business decisions. Andrew Macaulay is setting out to change that.

A team of executives from Fuji Xerox in Japan, including global president and Fujifilm corporate vice-president Hiroshi Kurihara, have arrived in New Zealand to introduce tough new corporate governance measures in the wake of a $450 million “inappropriate accounting” scandal.

Italian holding company De Agostini has purchased a controlling stake in Cartiere Paolo Pigna, the Italian parent company of Rilecart Binding Supplies, after two years of restructuring and negotiations to pull the troubled firm out of its financial difficulties.

Printing Industries has ‘revitalised’ the National Print Awards (NPA) so that the winners of state-based Printing Industries Craftsmanship Awards (PICAs) will qualify as NPA finalists. The move means a revival of the PICAs in New South Wales and Victoria.

As politicians in the paper industry try to protect an outdated existing model, at least six digital press manufacturers are now working on new approaches to deinking to ensure that digital prints are recyclable.

Venerable Sydney folding carton printer Anzpac has been sold to a buyer in Hong Kong after its Malaysian owner decided to offload the business. The deal with the unnamed Hong Kong-based buyer is being finalised, and will see the Smithfield printer remain open under a new name.

Industry analyst Richard Rasmussen says strong client bases can be valuable for business owners looking to sell up, adding that there's 'never going to be a better time' to exit the industry. Ascent Partners' Market Watch has released its 'year that was' report for the financial year.