Canon has launched new ink and print head technology for its roll-to-roll printers that it says will slash printing costs by up to 40% compared to eco-solvent or latex. "The potential is extremely exciting," says Adrian Morris, Canon Australia

Sydney's Dashing Print has signed an exclusive US deal to expand its global retail and digital signage services and has rebranded as Dashing. The 30-year-old print business has grown six-fold in four years and now has over 150 staff.

This is the best time in years for printers looking to exit the industry with plenty of buyers eager to engage. The value of existing businesses is rising as concerns see acquisition as a viable growth strategy. Richard Rasmussen explores the market and gives it the thumbs up.

Labels is one market that has paid dividends for Snap Eastwood in Sydney and the new AveryPro range has proven to be the perfect match for its Fuji Xerox Color 1000i. “It’s not a label boom, but we print a fair few of them," says director Jason O’Connor (pictured).

Consumer group Keep Me Posted has launched a national series of public forums to step up its campaign against banks and utility companies who charge customers for receiving paper bills and statements in the mail.

Blue Star, a division of ASX-listed IVE Group, eyes the personalised direct mail market with the acquisition of Sydney mail and digital communications company The Mailing House, which will be integrated into Blue Star DIRECT. It’s the 4th major deal by Blue Star this year.

Victoria is set to retain its place on the PIAA board after speculation it could miss out following the late withdrawal of Melbourne-based board member Kellie Northwood from the upcoming board elections.

The Visual Impact show held in Sydney last week has been hailed a success by the organisers, with overall visitor numbers up 10 percent despite a low turnout on Saturday.

The Gold Coast and Tweed area has seen three recent Duplo finishing installations from Neopost, all different and tailored to each printer’s specific needs. Trent Willoughby of Summit Press at Tweed Heads chose the Duplo DBM-600i booklet maker/stitcher because of its speed and versatility.

Epson presented a wide range of signage options as well as fabric and clothing production technologies on its stand at Visual Impact last week. It drew crowds with the demonstrations of products and demonstrations that cover interior décor, POS, POP.

Here’s your chance to get into digital printing, or expand your existing fleet, with a well maintained, low mileage – only16.9 million clicks – CMYK HP Indigo 3550 made in 2011. The machine is under a fully transferable HP-Currie Group parts and service agreement.

The Gold Coast and Tweed area has seen three major Duplo finishing installations from Neopost in a short time, all different and tailored to each printer’s specific needs. Paul Wadsworth and Mark Colman of Dynamic Digital Print tell why they went with Neopost.

Agfa Graphics won three Product of the Year awards at the SGIA Expo in Las Vegas for the second year straight - just weeks after the company signed a local dealer partnership with Sydney-based supplier Starleaton.

Plastic has severe limitations when it comes to recycling - a plastic bottle can take 400 years to biodegrade - but a small New Zealand company called ByFusion has developed technology that turns plastic waste into building blocks.

First public presentation of the new Starleaton/DES powerhouse confirms the arrival of a new force in the wide-format equipment and consumables sector. Ben Eaton (pictured) took centre stage at the Visual Impact show yesterday, to introduce his new combined company team

Leading wide-format supplier Canon reported a busy opening day at Visual Impact with interest centred around the latest Océ Arizona 2200 that was flown in from North America in time for the show.