Peter Woods, director of Intergraphic Technologies, will join Starleaton Digital Solutions, following the takeover of the Melbourne-based former agent for Zund. The acquisition of the Swiss-made digital wide format cutter agency is part of an aggressive build-up by SDS in recent times.

Participants in the Business Transformation Workshops are happy to endorse the value of the scheme as the national project moves into high gear. New online benchmarking service will continue as a ‘stand-alone’ service after the project completes.

Industry gadfly and guru, James Cryer, (pictured) wants to redefine the printing industry by its constituent parts and expand its borders to include the growing segments that are driving more of the current employment opportunities.

'It's kinder to the environment, better for the finished product and validates the customers' green credentials and global corporate governance requirements.'

Continuing investment in equipment by Print Bound, Melbourne is being promoted as providing infrastructure for hire to printers who want to develop new types of business and escape from pricing wars.

Two years after she moved across the Tasman following a long tenure as CEO of PrintNZ, Grace's sudden departure leaves Victoria and Tasmania without a permanent manager. Jenny Berry, member services manager for Victoria and Tasmania will take over on an acting basis.

VFX Print Group is the first printing company in Australia to gain the prestigious Fogra Process Standard Digital certification and according to Bill Apostolidis, (pictured), the first in the world to achieve it across all three digital platforms; small- large- and grand-formats.

Premier Western Australia printing company, Scott Print is on a continuing improvement path. An essential part of the development is the introduction of dual ZAC intelligent plate processing lines from Fujifilm, which is proving it’s worth day by day.

The digital paper pioneer calls it quits and passes the baton to BJ Ball’s ICON Digital Papers with some staff to retain their roles in the transition. Longbottom was perhaps the first paper merchant to spot the shift towards digital printing, branding his eponymous company as the industry digital supplier.

Richard Rasmussen, director of Ascent Partners, posts his monthly analysis in what made industry news – mergers, acquisitions, business sales and closures, as well as the latest major sales and installations of capital equipment.

Never one to shy away from the fight for truth and justice, Andy McCourt again wades into the battle between Memjet and the Australian engineering manufacturer, Rapid Packaging. He reckons there’s more to it than meets the eye and delves back into history to search for answers.

There’s still time to register for this week’s Printing Industries' webinar on Wednesday 5 November from 1pm which will illustrate how printing companies can make and save money through waste.

Fredrik Udên, Flash Graphics director, (pictured) is gaining a reputation for being one of the most uncompromising technologists in the industry. He is known for pushing the boundaries when it comes to investing in new equipment.

Bruce Peddlesden (pictured) pleads ill health as Michael Wu, Ability Press, leads a team of On Demand senior management in operating the Port Melbourne-based business under a service agreement.

The Melbourne-based signage company went into voluntary administration yesterday despite supposedly winning some big contracts recently and installing a HP Scitex 10000. The company, which is part of a multi-national corporation, has 60-70 employees in Melbourne and Sydney.