Petronas Grand Prix collaboration powers the superfast 100ppm inkjet business printer that is leaving laser print technology behind on the starting grid.

It's the last chance for wine lovers to get their hands on a personalised bottle of Wolf Blass by preregistering for PacPrint, as the promotion ends next Thursday March 30. Visual Connections, in conjunction with PIAA, are offering individually-labelled wine bottles printed on HP Indigo machines.

Andrew Leigh MP, shadow assistant treasurer, has said the 'unfair' practice of companies charging fees for customers to receive paper bills hits the poor, elderly and vulnerable. Leigh hosted a public forum in Canberra this morning to throw his support behind the Keep Me Posted campaign.

Fourth-generation Sydney printer John Fisher has invested in a fast and intuitive Zund cutting system to speed up its digital production with an eye on prototype design for growing packaging and point-of-sale markets.

The Taxation Office has launched federal court proceedings to wind up 22-year-old Melbourne screen printing business Multi-Choice. The ATO often uses winding up orders to target delinquent taxpayers.

German press giant Koenig & Bauer (KBA) says growth in packaging and digital web printing has pushed the company to a record group net profit of €82 million for 2016. However, business in Asia/Pacific was impacted by the softer economy in China.

Advertisers are set to take a more holistic approach to campaigns by pairing digital and traditional methods, according to marketing services company Salmat, whose 2017 mid-tier marketing index predicts a 'renaissance' for offline marketing channels over the coming year.

A new KBA Rapida 145 sheetfed offset press will be one of the highlights of next month’s LIA (NSW) plant tour of Centrum Printing at Chipping Norton. Centrum bought the six-colour Rapida at drupa 2016 and the massive press arrived in Sydney late last year.

Heidelberg and subsidiary Gallus are stepping up their push into packaging and label printing and will feature a new 'Zero Defect Packaging' solution at the upcoming Interpack trade show in Düsseldorf.

Print veteran Peter Hutchinson's choice to close up shop and walk away from his 37-year-old Brisbane business Colony Printing was "the hardest decision because it was his life," according to his son, Paul. "It's been an extremely long and hard road for Peter, trying to run a high pressure business and dealing with health issues as well."

Leading paper merchant is letting the industry know its intention to lift prices as of Monday April 10 in response to rising international mill prices. Spicers will be announcing a forthcoming price increase across specific products within its Commercial Print Portfolio.

Five Australian label companies and one from New Zealand have won 2016 World Label Awards announced in The Hague. The winners included Hally Labels, QLM Label Makers, Pemara, James Print, The Elna Press and Panprint (NZ).

Sydney’s Signs Unique has become to first Australian company to install the new Roland CAMM-1 GR series vinyl cutter released in early March by Starleaton. "Our intention [is] to be right at the forefront of innovation and progress as we expand sign production capabilities."

Canon has been named as the world's fourth most reputable company in the 2017 Global RepTrak 100 index. The imaging company placed behind Rolex, Lego and Disney in the annual study published by the Reputation Institute, leapfrogging four places from its ranking of eighth in 2016.

Colour Graphic Services is offering free 'colour health checks' at PacPrint in May. Printers can print the free test forme on the device of their choice and bring it to CGS's stand B62 at PacPrint, where 'Colour Doctor' David Crowther will analyse and provide feedback on their colour performance.

A massive jump in the use of digital printing technology for packaging has encouraged some very creative thinking in packaging applications, writes sustainability consultant Laurel Brunner.