To help grow its digital space after buying Imatec, Perth's Optima Press turned to Currie Group, whose HP Indigo 3550 digital press had been a mainstay in its digital operations for more than five years.

Are you ready for the Trump upturn? The stimulus policies flagged by the incoming Trump administration will drive an upturn in the US economy that will see print get back to 3% growth by 2018. But not every printer will benefit, only those who are “prepared to participate.”

An online campaign to reinstate an Australia Day billboard featuring two Muslim girls that was removed after a number of threats has raised more than $150,000. “We are now setting our sights on full page ads around Australia on Australia Day and on many, many billboards over the next week."

Jeff Jacobson, CEO, of the ‘new’ Xerox is less than three weeks’ into his role of running the slimmed down industry supplier. Joel Quadracci, CEO, (pictured) of Quad/Graphics, is ten years into running the largest printing company in the world.

Online registration has opened for PacPrint 2017 and co-located Visual Impact 2017 and organisers are offering a free bottle of Wolf Blass wine to the first 5000 to register and attend. The bottle will feature a personalised label produced by HP.

Komori Corporation unveiled the newest addition to its Lithrone G Series, the Lithrone GX44RP offset press, designed to deliver high quality, high productivity and short turnaround stability for double-sided printing.

Ricoh has acquired leading print MIS provider Avanti Computer Systems as it targets the production print market. "With the addition of Avanti, the Ricoh portfolio is able to cover the entire production workflow, including Print MIS."

The World Wildlife Fund recognised 124 companies in its 2016 WWF Environmental Paper Awards, which are intended to encourage businesses in the paper supply chain to reduce their overall environmental footprints.

Outdoor advertiser QMS Media has been forced to remove an Australia Day ad from one of its billboards after receiving a number of threats. The billboard next to an outer Melbourne freeway featured two Muslim girls in hijabs.

Printers are becoming far more innovative in the way they operate and are moving quickly into new areas of revenue including communications logistics, multi-channel marketing, advertising, digital design, and 3D print, according to a new survey by the PIAA.

Registrations are open for Dscoop USA 2017, which will be held in Phoenix, Arizona from March 1-3. Organisers are offering an itinerary including trips to sites in San Diego and Las Vegas before and after the conference, which Dscoop APJ chairman Keith Ferrel says will be the "biggest ever".

Las Vegas; Tuesday 17th Jan. 12.00 Two hours to go for the opening of EFI’s Connect 2017 Worldwide Users Conference at the Wynn in Las Vegas. There are more than 1500 industry professionals expected here; workflow and MIS types, inkjet printers and those looking to explore the burgeoning industrial and packaging print applications that flow from EFI.

The world’s fastest metal printing press - the $13 million KBA MetalStar 3 - is now in full testing mode at Jamestrong Packaging’s Milperra plant in Sydney’s south-west. “It's a real job-eater,” says print manager Tim Bright (pictured, right).

New Zealand’s national print awards Pride in Print will return to Christchurch this year for the first time since the devastating earthquake of 2011. “We have all been affected by so many heart-wrenching stories about what the people of Canterbury had to go through."

Roland released a new VersaUV Benchtop UV Printer aimed at the expanding custom printing market. "You can print rich colour directly onto a wide range of personalised consumer products and promotional items such as smartphone cases, pens, awards, giftware, plates and more.”

Ricoh has gone from new entrant to market leader in many areas of the graphics business, including environmental impact mitigation, writes industry consultant Laurel Brunner.