Print Bound is now running its new Speedmaster XL106-6+LXLEUV at the old GEON site in Mt Waverly as it ramps up work to fill the 18,000 sheets per hour UV giant.

Region’s largest printer is back in the black as a result of concentrating on doing what it does best – printing and distributing retail catalogues. Declaring a return to profit and signalling the company will be debt-free by 2017, PMP is preparing to give money back to its shareholders.

Luke Wooldridge, chairman of judges for the 32nd National Print Awards gives the good oil on what printers should look out for when submitting entries into next year’s competition. Newly consolidated categories and a shift back to direct entry means the judging panel will deal with three times the entries than in previous years.

Every printing business failure brings its own list of causalities. Suppliers are more often than not part of the equation. Alan King, Rilecart Binding Supplies, escaped with little damage from OnDemand's failure. He shares some thoughts on the problems faced by the industry.

Russell Cavanagh, DES, is confirmed in the Vice President role of the Graphic Arts Merchant’s Association of Australia at the group’s biennial retreat, held this year at Bowral, NSW.

Every four years Sydney gets its graphic art exhibition. This time around, due to the demolition of Darling Harbour, it's taking place out at Homebush in the Sydney Showground. Co-sharing with Visual Impact, it will be the largest trade show for the industry for a couple of years, until PackPrint in Melbourne in 2017. A good roll up of brands, suppliers, equipment, technology and visiting overseas experts will make it the place to be.

New management team get greater clarity from signing on to Future Print Business Transformation Project. One year into running the company, Sarah Leo and Michael Richards are finding the right kind of motivation in their new roles

As the number of establishments using offset plates reduces, plate volumes remain stable or show slight increases due to the proliferation of multi-unit presses, shorter print runs performed more frequently and vast improvements in the time it takes to change-over plates.

Integrating DM as part of a digital marketing campaign just got a whole lot easier as pioneering printer, Digital Logic, creates Printid, an App for the world.

After big declines in the consumption of printing paper in each of the previous two years, the market eased back towards stability in 2013-14, falling just 0.5% to 1.2 million tonnes.

High-volume and mid-volume colour printers along with a black & white engine are recognised by Buyers Laboratory as being best in their class in the annual Pro Awards.

The announcement of the Roland 700 Evolution sheetfed press reinforces Steve Dunwell’s (pictured) belief in Langley Holding’s commitment to R&D in the printing industry and will drive sales in Australia and NZ next year.

Kirstin Robinson, who started working as a print finisher at LEP Colour Printers in April, is the first to be assessed to the new industry standard through Future Print, having completed her first block of competencies and benchmarking.

Ability Press and Miracle Bookbinding owner buys On Demand from liquidators through Production Print (Australia), the company running the operation under license since Bruce Peddlesden gave it away.

With over 12 years experience in the printing industry, Queensland-based Rotoprint, a specialist in the design and manufacture of self-adhesive labels, has long relied on its existing flexographic printing equipment to provide full colour printing, laminating, varnishing and custom die-cut labels.