Spandex shores up its position as a market leader in WA sign and display, welcoming two new wide-format specialists to expand its service to this firmly valued market. Mike Bancroft and Neville Linton join the team, bringing between them more than 45 years of hands-on industry experience.

US-based Platinum Equity picks up a 70% stake of Sensis for a stark $454 million, with the entire business valued at less than its print revenue for 2013. PMP's print contract for Yellow and White pages directories is under threat as Malcom Turnbull puts the directory service up for review.

A final $3.4 million grant to peak industry body, Printing Industries, approved in December, takes Federal Government print industry funding to an unprecedented $11 million since 2012 and fuels an ambitious industry transformation scheme. It coincides with the launch of a blueprint policy document, Priorities for Print.

Heidelberg has cashed in its stake in digital inkjet, selling off the Linoprint L to Markem-Imaje in a surprising departure from the German offset giant's recent move toward an integrated digital portfolio. Gallus Australia will continue to handle distribution, sales and service for the Linoprint L.

Few organisations in the printing industry have such a high profile as Xerox … or in our case, Fuji Xerox. And few members of the company are as well known as the copier/printer salesman. Michael Miller looks back at how it was starting out working for Xerox in London in 1964.

Former Heidelberg Australia and New Zealand head-honcho, Andy Vels Jensen has stepped up as managing director of PaperlinX operations in UK and Ireland. He becomes an essential part of CEO Andrew Price’s team to fix the ailing European businesses that drag the company.

manroland web reinforces its sales and services management team with the new appointment of Joern Gossé to the executive board. Gossé will head up sales and services alongside managing director, Eckhard Hoerner-Marass, following a recent streamlining of management hierarchy.

Catalogues and print marketing have played a major role in the recent upturn in retail performance. A rise in spending over the Christmas and New Years period has seen a return of investor confidence, with predicted post-Christmas sales figures up a respectable 3.8% to $15.1 billion.

HP unveils the latest upgrades to its popular suite of custom wall décor solutions. Set to launch today at Heimtextil 2014, the biggest international trade fair for home and contract textiles, the expanded offering includes exclusive new content, design and mobility features for HP WallArt.

Neil Highfield who is in charge of Business Development at Caps and Closures will profile the closures sector – the key drivers, trends in the food and beverage sectors, what consumers want, the role of innovation and the shape of things to come over the next five years or so.

Heidelberg UK will throw open the doors of its national showroom in Brentford from 27-28 March, for what it has dubbed its 2020 Vision event. The spring open house will showcase machinery demonstrations, exhibits and seminars examining the future of print.

A unique press installation is the star attraction of this year’s Sydney Festival, as renowned French artist Christian Boltanski unveils his latest exhibit at Carriageworks from tomorrow. The exhibit showcases a giant "web press" from nearly 20 tonnes of scaffolding, piping and computer screens.

Ipex is returning to Britain's capital city, opening its doors at the custom-built ExCeL International Exhibition & Convention Centre in London’s Docklands in March 2014. The return to London is adding up to be a welcome capital gain for exhibitors and visitors alike.

Businesses unlock faster turnarounds and greater control with the Epson SureColor T Series. The innovative Technical range brings A2 and A3 print marketing in-house to open up hidden business potential, with high-resolution large-format output made economical in an office environment.

With almost religious fervour, many in our industry believe that digital processes can accomplish anything…eventually. While digital’s track record in SRA3 sheetfed, wide format and labels is impressive; most attempts at breaking into the lucrative packaging sector have floundered; so far.