Canon Australia has extended warranties on its popular ColorPainter M-64s & H3 series of wide-format printers. “This is a powerful statement by the manufacturer and the icing on the cake for purchasers," said Tom McKerrow, Canon Professional Print.

Supplier Bobst Group has signed a deal to acquire the coating technology business of WIFAG-Polytype Group. Bobst plans to leverage the strengths of both companies and continue growing its global coating technology business.

Australasia's leading printer PMP has signed a mega deal with Currie Group to install a web-fed HP PageWide T410 inkjet, a HP Indigo 10000 B2 sheetfed and HP Indigo 7800 digital press.

Smaller print businesses across Australia are continuing to struggle while larger companies reported a significant boost in turnover over the past year, according to a new Future Print benchmarking survey. "The smaller companies are dragging down the overall numbers quite substantially."

Pacific Magazines has axed the print version of its weekly Famous Magazine and replaced it with a website called FamousLive that will target "social and mobile video obsessed millennials." The current edition of Famous Magazine will be the last.

Next week's Visual Impact trade show in Brisbane will feature free vehicle wrapping workshops hosted by industry leaders Graphic Art Mart and Avery Dennison. Show organiser Visual Connections also announced its guest speaker lineup for the three-day event.

The whole idea of making every single bit of a machine accountable in some way is mind boggling. This may be why the thought of doing CO2 calculations is off-putting for all but the most dedicated environmentalist, writes sustainability consultant Laurel Brunner.

Leading supplier Avery Dennison has expanded its range of vehicle wrapping films with the introduction of MPI 1105 Easy Apply RSTM cast film and DOL 6460 High Gloss overlaminate film. Both products have been developed to meet demand for vibrant colour reproduction.

A EUR 100 million loan from the European Investment Bank will support the research and development activities of Heidelberg as it shifts its focus to digitisation, software integration and expansion of the digital printing portfolio.

Six new presses reinforces HP Indigo, and its local distributor, Currie Group, in top position across the widest range of printing applications. Five new commercial print presses plus a new label machine were rolled out last week at the HP Indigo media conference in Israel.

Never one to shy away from a big fight, Benny Landa, father of digital printing, is aiming to replace all offset printing with his revolutionary Landa Nanographic Printing Presses. "We expect visitors to our stand at drupa to be completely blown away by the amazing performance of these products."

Former Ferrostaal GM Print & Finishing for Australia/New Zealand, Rayne Simpson, has joined Currie Group in a Sydney-based role. "It's a fantastic company and I'm excited about the opportunity," said Simpson.

Entries are now open for the Australasian Catalogue Association’s (ACA) 25th annual awards that recognise excellence in catalogue marketing. This year's event is set to be the biggest ever, with the introduction of a New Zealand category boosting entries from across the Tasman.

Future Print and the Australian Academy of Sales are launching two more live streamed business sales training courses after heavy demand for last year's inaugural program. The course delivers live sales training via a smart phone, laptop, PC or iPad and is a nationally recognised qualification.

Esko, a global supplier for the packaging, labels, sign and display industries, will unveil both software and hardware innovations at drupa 2016 aimed at helping customers to manage, create and produce better packaging.

Two of Australia's biggest printing companies - IPMG and Blue Star - nominated two of the four new directors on the board at the Printing Industries Association of Australia (PIAA). Kellie Northwood of Two Sides Australia will be the only woman on the new board.