Matthew Penfold, a 5th generation member of the renowned Penfold printing family, has acquired Kwik Kopy Darling Harbour to keep the family tradition alive in the heart of Sydney. In tribute to his family history, Matthew has also 'reimagined' the iconic WC Penfold horse and cart.

ASX-listed global packaging giant Amcor will take a massive hit of more than $US350 million ($A468m) due to foreign exchange losses in Venezuela and the restructuring of its tobacco packaging business.

drupa has dropped its contentious plan to switch to a three-year cycle after a wave of objections from leading exhibitors. "In the interest of our customers and international markets, drupa will stick to its 4-year cycle," said Werner Dornscheidt, president & CEO, Messe Düsseldorf.

Blue Star, a division of ASX-listed IVE Group, has acquired Melbourne-based Frost Merchandising to consolidate its move into the $1.5 billion merchandise and promotional products market. Frost will be integrated into Blue Star Promote at Clayton.

The PIAA has welcomed the PCA into its Sydney headquarters as part of a wider strategy to increase cooperation between all sectors of the printing industry. "We're doing what a peak industry body should be doing by reaching out to other industry associations," said CEO Andrew Macaulay.

One of the most comprehensive workflow platforms for managing integrated production, XMF Workflow has been designed to meet the production demands of sheetfed, web, and digital print companies. XMF Workflow leads the way in combining the creative depth of Adobe’s Creative Suite applications with streamlined print production.

Impressive sales from Australians and New Zealanders who’ve made the trip to Germany have reinforced the company’s strength across a wide range of printing technologies. HP is the sole exhibitor at drupa with a full-size hall to itself, packed since day one as the crowds surge through.

Disseminating information to thousands of subcontractors in the construction industry may seem a distance from the graphics industry but it’s proved to be the foundation of a dynamic printing business that deals in time-sensitive documents.

Digital embellishing, production printing and labels are the focus for the digital company at this drupa while bizHUB remains the core product. At the show Konica Minolta has introduced a new brand, Accurio, to emphasize it is no longer solely focused on production printing

Sydney's Centrum Printing has bought the first KBA Rapida large format sheetfed offset press sold at drupa. "This new press will make us extremely competitive for all display and packaging work," said Centrum MD Sandra Mascaro (pictured), who was in Düsseldorf to sign the deal.

An on-stand sale to Melbourne-based Avon Graphics of a JFX500-2131 and a JV300-160 inkjets brings to 13 the number of Mimakis for the trade embellishing company. Tate Hone, director, signed off the sale with Jason Hay, Spicers, and Brad Creighton, Sales and Marketing on the Mimaki stand.

News Corp is to close seven local Victorian newspapers at the end of the month, warning that "in some of our smaller markets, publishing a printed publication is not sustainable...The reality is that in today’s fragmented market there is more competition than ever before."

Canon Australia has appointed former Australia Post executive Gavin Gomes as director of its B2B division Canon Business Services to 'strengthen its technology and end-to-end managed services customer proposition.' Gomes will also become a director of Canon's Harbour IT.

Some of the one hundred-plus contingent of New Zealanders who made the long trip over to Germany have been welcomed by organisers to drupa 2016. Print21 magazine editor Andy McCourt was on hand.

A new standard for improving the environmental impact of digital production printing devices was introduced at a recent ISO working group meeting. It's hoped that ISO 21632 will accurately measure the energy usage of large format digital printing devices.

Thunderstorms, torrential downpours and threats of terrorists were not enough to deter over 140 Australian and New Zealand printing industry types from partying the night away at the Leonardo Royal hotel in downtown Düsseldorf.