HP Indigo has won the major innovation award at the Label Industry Awards at the close of Labelexpo 2015 in Brussels for its HP SmartStream Mosaic software. Over 500 guests gathered to find out which of the 17 finalist companies would be walking away with a coveted industry gong.

The printing industry has been too ready to see threats shimmering on the horizon, like some kind of spectre, intent on bringing about our total annihilation, says James Cryer. In an open letter to new PIAA CEO Jason Allen, Cryer outlines new directions the association may wish to explore.

It all boils down to time. As more printers make the decision to outsource print projects, LEP Colour Printers has answered the call by offering clients a next-day dispatch guarantee on a wide range of print products. CEO John Bromfield spoke to Print21 magazine.

Ricoh, one of the biggest players in the graphic arts market, has maintained its place on the influential Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) World Index for the third year running. It would be great to see other major players in our industry striving for similar goals, says consultant Laurel Brunner.

Leading trade supplier Spandex helped raise money for Variety, the children’s charity, by supplying Avery Dennison Supreme vehicle wrapping film to beautify one of the annual ‘bush bash” entrants – an old Valiant organised by Murray McInnes of Sydney's McInnes Partners.

This years' Labelexpo in Belgium is defined by the emergence of a whole raft of inkjet presses lining up to challenge HP Indigo’s dominant position in digital labels.

Packaging giant Orora has bought a Roland 707 sheetfed press from manroland for its new Greenfield plant in New Zealand. Orora previously installed two Roland 700 presses that were considered key contributors to the company’s success, with sales last year reaching A$3.4 billion.

Auburn HQ is up for sale as Printing Industries heads back to the North Shore from Sydney's Western Suburbs, shedding senior staff and repositioning itself under new CEO Jason Allen.

The printing industry is aghast at the directionless and ill-informed way that Australia Post is being run, according to Print21 magazine editor Andy McCourt. In an open letter to new Communications Minister Mitch Fifield, McCourt has called for urgent action to prevent a disaster.

An employer group says the China Free Trade Agreement could destroy Australia’s fibre packaging industry, which makes cardboard packaging and corrugated boxes. Australian Industry Group told a federal committee the deal could result in $1billion of Chinese imports over the next four years.

Melbourne print house Intelligent Media has grown rapidly in four years by delivering personalised digital printing options. “We work very hard on trying to make it functional so the brand will continue to do its job,” says director Shadi Taleb, who's also chairman of HP user group Dscoop.

First showing of a sales-ready model by the Swiss label press manufacturer reinforces its future as a fully-owned Heidelberg company.

Australia Post lost its chief operating officer Ewen Stafford on the same day as the national carrier announced a record $222 million loss. Long-time COO Stafford, regarded as the right-hand man of Post CEO Ahmed Fahour, resigned on Friday after five years in the job.

Australia’s biggest plastics packaging manufacturer Pact Group appointed Malcolm Bundey to replace long-serving MD and CEO Brian Cridland and drive its 'global aspiration.' Bundey is currently CEO of US-based Graham Packaging, a US$3 billion global packaging company.

Wide format finishing, as with offset and digital, is what turns a piece of print into a sellable product; it’s a vital part of the process. There are several finishing options, depending on what you want to produce and the effects you want to create. Nessan Cleary of Digital Dots presents an overview.

Printing Industries has launched a series of Future Print workshops aimed at helping printing businesses to navigate a 'rapidly transforming industry landscape.’ The nationwide workshops will provide business owners with a clearer idea of how to prepare their businesses for 'inevitable change.'