Visy has commissioned a major $42.5m upgrade to its paper recycling and remanufacturing operation, with Anthony Pratt saying it is the most advanced paper recycling technology in the world.

End-to-end toner recycling operation, Close the Loop Group, achieved soaring revenue in the 2023 financial year, on the back of strong organic growth, and its latest acquisitions.

Print's share of the out-of-home sector has slipped to just 31.9 per cent for the first half of the year, a full ten per cent below the share for this time last year.

The Print & Visual Communication Association, and Fundraising Institute Australia, have successfully negotiated a 10 per cent discount on Charity Mail with Australia Post, for the run up to Christmas.

Marketing services group IVE, the country’s biggest print operation, is on its way to becoming a billion dollar business, with its full year results all rising, and revenue expected to increase in the current financial year, as it continues to broaden its base.

IVE is committed to entering the packaging market, and is zeroing in on the higher margin, shorter run, folding cartons segment, and the primary (food) packaging flexibles segment.

John Warnock, one of the architects of industry-changing Postscript and the PDF, and co-founder of Adobe Systems, has passed away, aged 82, leaving an immense legacy in print.

Cactus Imaging has installed the country’s first Fujifilm Acuity Ultra R2 five metre roll-to-roll print system, the new press becoming the fourth Fuijfilm printer in the company’s Silverwater facility.

oOh! Media said out-of-home is outperforming every other type of traditional media, as the Cactus Imaging owner reported its half year results, with Roads and Fly surging back to pre-pandemic levels.

B&S Printing from Western Australia has emerged victorious in Ball & Doggett’s Yupo competition, winning an all-expenses paid trip to the Japanese Grand Prix next month.

Print industry employers’ association, PVCA, is rebranding and relaunching as Visual Media Association, following a special general meeting that garnered unanimous support for the move.

Jeffries Printing is holding an online auction of excess plant and equipment from its acquisition of Planet Press a year ago, now the companies are both in the same site in Milperra.

Jet Technologies will be bringing three new technologies from Screen for labels printing and paper packaging printing to Australia and New Zealand, following their launch at Labelexpo next month.

The 2023 Real Media Award entries deadline has been extended to next Friday, 25 August, due to increased demand from entrants, and to provide additional time for entrants to lodge multiple submissions.

Print businesses will be slugged with unwanted extra costs, if the Matildas dream run in the Women’s World Cup prompts the state premiers to give the workers the day off to celebrate, through an extra public holiday.

Mackay-based Payne Print & Sign has installed a Horizon StitchLiner MKIII and a Horizon CRA-36BU Creaser, supplied by Currie Group, as it boosts its finishing, with the company's workload continuing to grow.