Leading Australian print group Southern Impact has launched a new packaging and label business, Onpack, headed up by Michael Nankervis, (pictured) specialising in self-adhesive labels for food, craft beer, industrial and chemical products.

Logick Print & Graphics has won New Zealand’s Pride In Print Supreme Award for 2017 after owner Dave Gick disqualified his company from winning the award last year when he realised that part of his entry did not qualify under the rules.

Printing Industries says a federal Fair Work Amendment Bill goes too far and would penalise the majority of franchise owners. "The bill over-reaches and hampers law-abiding franchises," says PIAA director of government relations, Mary Jo Fisher.

Wesfarmers has abandoned a plan to float its Officeworks retail chain, citing the poor climate for IPOs as the local retail market prepares for the launch of US online retail giant Amazon. “Officeworks is the most vulnerable to the intrusion of Amazon," says a retail consultant.

Private equity firm TPG has raised its takeover bid for Fairfax Media to $1.20 a share and is now proposing to buy out the entire media company.

Bathurst Regional Council in NSW may revert to a printed version of its Autumn Colours events directory after the first online-only publication was shunned by residents. “People don’t like it on the internet," says councilor Monica Morse.

New guidelines for the Nordic Swan eco label need to include a more nuanced set of criteria for printers, especially when it comes to digital printing, writes sustainability consultant Laurel Brunner.

EFI is set to showcase a wide range of offerings at PacPrint this month - and not just on its own stand, as companies such as Starleaton, Spicers and more will feature EFI gear and software.

Leading industry suppliers KIWO, Starleaton and Fuji Xerox Australia have confirmed their commitment to future technologies by sponsoring the first public demonstration of printed solar cells from the University of Newcastle, which will be on display at the MCEC during PacPrint.

Ive Group shifts construction of its major heatset-web printing plant from Seven Hills to a larger existing facility at Huntingwood in Sydney’s west.

LEP Colour Printers has launched a new corporate hallmark logo to replace its well known four colour triple-octagon logo. The new visual identity is an up-to-the-minute reflection of LEP’s dedication to the use of new technology and new print techniques.

Westman Printing in south-western Sydney is set to expand its laminating capabilities with a new D&K Europa PB A2 laminator from Graph-Pak, which uses two separately controlled laminating stations to give an identical finish to both sides of the sheet.

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Bayswater's OMUS has taken out the 'People's Choice Award' at this year's FESPA Awards gala dinner in Hamburg, Germany, for a Louis Vuitton pop-up display produced on a Massivit 3D printer last year. The award was the result of four weeks of online voting.

Scam emails masquerading as legitimate bills highlight the need for paper invoices, advocates say, as fake Origin Energy invoices target thousands of Australians with malicious software. Origin has warned customers about the latest phishing attack, which began to hit inboxes on Wednesday.