There’s been much attention of late on the use of mercury arc lamps for curing applications in the printing industry. This technology is widely used, however it has some serious drawbacks, not least the fact that it uses an awful lot of energy even when not actually curing anything.

First time showing of the Seiko wide format on the DES stand attracted plenty of attention at PrintEx and won for itself a Hot Pick award.

Trade printer Hero Print has invested in a major upgrade to its perfect binder by installing a PUR attachment and converting all of its bound magazines over to using the PUR glue and process.

Blue Star Group has continued its recent expansion strategy by acquiring Sydney-based promotional marketing company VAVAVOOM.

Wollongong-based wide-format specialist Digital Graphics Solutions (DGS) has become the first export partner for AEG's wide-format inkjet products.

New owners have snapped up Sydney-based printer Bullprint after the previous owner filed for voluntary liquidation last month with debts estimated at half a million dollars.

Popular Printing Industries CEO Bill Healey plans to retire from his roles with the Association early next year. Widely regarded as a exceptionally dynamic executive, he has helped transform the Association during his tenure.

Bambra Press has bought McKellar Renown to bring together two of Melbourne's best-known printing companies under one roof.

Australian Paper dismissed criticism of recycled paper as it opened its new $90m wastepaper recycling and de-inking plant in Victoria. The company's Maryvale Mill facility in the Latrobe Valley has begun producing recycled copy paper and will soon extend into envelopes and printing papers.

Today’s paper industry is increasingly littered with the corpses of failed businesses, the latest being PaperlinX in Europe and one of the oldest UK mills, Tullis Russell of Fife, Scotland; established in 1809. All over the world there are mill closures or curtailments.

Digital imaging and marketing company Direct Mail & Marketing has appointed former Fuji Xerox strategic manager Scott Allen as its new general manager.

Kwik Kopy Clayton has won its company’s 2015 Franchise of the Year Award - the sixth win in 11 years for a Melbourne-based Kwik Kopy franchise.

Media Super National Print Awards (NPA) entries will take pride of place during PrintEx15 in a special display hosted by Printing Industries. Combining both electronic and print mediums, the display will be the centrepiece on Printing Industries' Information Central stand 2523

The turnover is small, but the potential is high. Good systems in place, colour and B&W digital, basic finishing, on line ordering. Close to CBD. Turnover $220,000, sell price $50,000 plus SAV

There is no doubt that the graphics industry needs better tools for measuring its energy use, for both narrow and wide format digital presses. Energy consumption information is also necessary for calculating the carbon footprints of a print run or of individual prints.

Fuji Xerox New Zealand has appointed Gavin Pollard as its new Managing Director for New Zealand. The announcement follows the promotion of outgoing managing director Neil Whittaker to the role of MD for Fuji Xerox Australia.