Indian entrepreneur Naresh Gulati vows to change the face of printing as he buys up premiere Melbourne company Print Bound. Gulati, CEO of BPO Intelligence, sets his sights on a national printing empire under the Print Bound banner, claiming to bring offshore manufacturing back into Australia.

Format Finishing doubles down on the A4 landscape market, adding a second tower to its brand new Horizon SPF-200 L booklet-maker. Format grows its business as the only shop offering landscape Horizon finishing on the west coast, and work is on the rise.

Want to get a slice of a $2.2 billion-and-growing market? That's the estimated worldwide value of 3D printing in 2012. Whether it's printing or manufacturing, or somewhere in between, social design company Three Farm arms businesses with everything needed to get in on the action.

Printing Industries hosts its latest webinar next Wednesday, with three case studies into how energy efficiencies can translate into major cost savings for a business, as well as exclusive commentary from one of the field's leading professionals Chris Hay, CEO, Mojarra.

Printed magazines are everywhere transcending their physical limitations. Now Print21 readers can flip through the pages of their favourite graphics magazine anytime, anywhere. The launch of Print21 LIVE! enables readers to look up and revisit significant feature articles at the flip of a switch. Publisher Patrick Howard explains.

Ever since inkjet staked a claim as a viable form of digital printing it has battled limitations in combining imaging power and speed. This is changing rapidly and the launch of Epson’s new inkjet head technology, PrecisionCore, is set to usher in a new era of productivity and quality.

Print21 is the longest running online news service for the Australian and New Zealand printing and graphic arts industry. This month eight years ago Promentum marked the purchase of PMP's sheetfed division and celebrated soaring profits.

James Cryer takes a different angle on our dearly beloved industry, as he compares it to another well-known entity, the building industry. School-leavers face career choices and now's the time to be selling the benefits that printing offers over some other industries.

Home-grown technology will take the stage over in London at Ipex 2014, with Rapid-X Digital showcasing its latest X1 and X2 digital label presses. With just three weeks until the main event kicks off, the Rapid team will be running to see if they can officially debut the brand new XL220.

The proliferation of digital devices, particularly mobile phones, poses ever greater challenges for corporates and designers wanting to present a consistent typographical ‘look and feel’ across all media. One solution is to look for web optimised fonts from a proven specialist in typography.

New hires reflect increasingly buoyant customer response, making Frank Melozzi’s Australian trip a breeze. Coming off the back of a stunning global result, EFI’s Australian business is gearing up for more business in the Australian market by hiring new personnel in Melbourne.

BJ Ball has just inked a deal partnering the paper merchant's Icon digital range with Memjet Office's C6000 series in Australia. The deal nominates BJ Ball preferred provider for the Memjet office range, with an eye to cover Memjet production equipment in future.

PaperlinX management remains committed to its ambitious turnaround strategy, with its ANZ division leading the charge with solid profits in its 2013 interim report. The paper merchant delivers year-on-year improvement in almost all areas and predicts positive performance in its second half.

Printing Industries has come out swinging as the ACCC rubber-stamps Australia Post's 17% price rise on mail, from 60 cents to 70 cents, raising concerns for CEO Bill Healey. Healey warns the potential consequences for the printing industry, labeling the move a "Trojan Horse".

At a time when tried and tested business models are crumbling under the impact of rapid change, it is not an easy task to find a way forward. Jack Malki confronts the reality of a mature narrow web industry in Australia and New Zealand and trying to find a better means of doing business.