Manroland's struggling sheetfed business delivers a profit for 2013, making good on its hard road back from insolvency. The German offset press giant officially hit the wall in late 2011, before being picked up by British industrialist Tony Langley and gradually rehabilitated over the next two years.

Blue Star leaps off the page with the launch of its brand new augmented reality division, Blue Star Interactive. Blue Star Interactive is an Australian first to exclusively tackle the worldwide boom in AR, leading industry trends in the next generation fusion of print and digital communications.

HP pumps up its eco cred, as recent trials demonstrate Indigo prints are fully recyclable and can be placed in normal recycling collection. HP backs up its environmental targets with fully recyclable packaging for ink cartridges and an expansion of its take-back program for consumables.

Snap names national trade specialist CMYKhub as official manufacturing partner in Queensland. CMYKhub stepped up following the closure of Snap's Queensland hub in December last year, with the opening of a dedicated digital site supported by Snap Gold Partner, Konica Minolta.

Heidelberg's XL 75 Anicolor 'digital offset' press has emerged as the cost leader for 29" short-run work, beating out all four-up e-ink competitors in the field. The surprising results were drawn from the Printing Industries of America cost calculator tool, PrintAS, which determines a precise cost crossover point.

David Crowther is on hand at Colour Graphic Services to help printers meet the latest revision of ISO 12647-2, bring their systems up to scratch, win business and get serious about colour.

CJ King bids farewell to the West Coast after 23 years as a Perth printing institution, moving its total operation to the Gold Coast. The grand exodus sees CJ King grow into new markets from its new east coast mega factory.

Trade-only specialists CMYKhub have touched down in Darwin, with the official opening of its NT manufacturing plant set for February. The new Darwin site, the fifth in CMYKhub's growing national network of hubs, will sharpen the business's logistics and spearhead its new Web2Print platform.

The International Printing Machinery and Allied Trades Exhibition (IPEX) is one of the largest trade shows in the printing and graphic arts industry held every four years.

Heavy metal is on the move again, as not one but two Komori giants go into renowned WA printers, Scott Print. The bold move sees Komori land its largest sale in Australian history, as the family-owned Scott Print continues its trend of investing in new technology and reviving industry confidence.

The Printcentre throws up the shutters on its new Sydney site unveiling the city's first Inca Onset S40i through Fujifilm, and the second for the company in just ten months. With its power-base now doubled, the Printcentre boasts a combined capacity of 31,000 square metres a day.

Konica Minolta has won the coveted BLI A3 MFP Line of the Year crown for the fourth straight year, a first in the BLI's 50-year history. Konica Minolta's entire range was subjected to two months of grueling laboratory evaluation by the BLI team, coming in top of the pack in all categories.

Flint Group opens up its specialty portfolio to include new UV metallic silver and introduces three metallic pastes for narrow web. Already performing well in Europe, the new low-migration product range will be rolled out early in the year, starting in North America this March.

Another piece falls into place for Benny Landa’s Nanographic revolution, with EFI’s Fiery technology officially signed up to power the high-speed press’s digital front end. EFI users were treated to the announcement earlier today, personally delivered by Guy Gecht, EFI CEO, and Benny Landa.

Barely a year into his role as CEO Stephen Pratt walks away from the Anitech top job. Acting CEO Henrik Thorup vouches it is “business as usual” for Anitech. Pratt's brief stint saw job cuts and branch closures across the country, in a complete company operations overhaul.

Snap CEO, Stephen Edwards, is the newest face to join the Printing Industries board for 2014. A spot opened up on the board following the retirement of Paul Richardson, from Lindsay Yates Group, and with experience and credentials to spare Edwards was a firm fit for the role.