The latest issue of the print industry’s favourite trade magazine, Print21, is on its way to the owners and managers of print shops across Australia and New Zealand.

Jamie Weller is the new managing director at industry supplier Kissel + Wolf, with long term incumbent Greig Wood taking a new part-time role as general manager of metal decoration.

Printed out-of-home media took top honours over digital in the latest Outdoor Media Association awards, with the overall winner, the Grand Prix, going to an Omnigraphics billboard.

The upcoming PVCA Power of Print event will have sales coach Christina Bruce from Sellabilites as its keynote speaker, focusing in sales upskilling for print businesses.

PVCA has launched its 2023 Annual Industry Metrics Survey for members and industry – the first in a decade – to build industry trends and forecasting analysis, in order to strengthen business planning.

WestRock Oceania, the the 200 employee, 24/7, NSW-based, carton printing operation, which was sold by the Hanna family to US operation WestRock in 2017, is set to become part of the global Smurfit Kappa business, following a giant US$11bn acquisition deal.

Bingo and sports tickets printer BSG has expanded its production power, by installing a new Canon varioPrint iX3200 sheetfed inkjet press, as it seeks efficiency and environmental gains.

The LIA is running a tour of the IVE site in Silverwater on 5 October, with a presentation by Print Web CEO Darryl Meyer, the session to be followed by a dinner and networking time at the local golf club.

Bobst has a host of technology on its stand, including the M6 press, which it claims is the most automated inline flexo press in the market, and its All-in-One hybrid solutions to address a wide range of applications.

Represented in Australia by Aldus Group, flexo and hybrid press manufacturer Mark Andy is demonstrating its new entry-level flexo press, and two digital print solutions on its stand.

Screen is showing a new joint hybrid printing solution with Nilpeter, a new prototype in-line inkjet digital primer for Screen’s flagship Truepress Label 350UV SAI, and the Screen Truepress PAC 520P inkjet digital printing press for packaging printing.

Opal has sold its envelopes operation to The Camerons Group, as the repercussions from the judgement in favour of a possum, that stopped logging by VicForests, continue to impact the company.

Agfa will launch a B1 sheetfed inkjet press, the single-pass SpeedSet 1060, for printing on folding carton and corrugated, with the new system set for a customer unveiling before Christmas.

Currie Group and Canon Production Printing Australia have a new partnership, which will see the well-known supplier add the Canon Arizona and Colorado M-Series printer ranges to its growing portfolio of large-format graphics solutions for the commercial print, and sign and display print sectors.

Australia Post is proposing to increase Business Mail pricing by a Volume Weighted Average increase of 20.6 per cent, from January, as it seeks to stem huge losses in its Letters business.

This year’s PVCA Power of Print Summit will focus on business issues, with topics to be covered including insurance, migration law, and energy costs. The in-person and live streamed event is on 20 October.