Spicers is introducing two new digital substrate ranges, with the company announcing the addition of E-Photo Lustre for HP Indigo printers and the Pacesetter DigiSyn PET synthetic grade stock to its product range.

The Printing Industries Association of Australia is hosting a series of new training programs in a bid to show printers how to go green and get the competitive edge in the local market.

KBA is looking at further consolidation of its global infrastructure and workforce amid declining web press sales volume – with the company recording a group net loss of EU€-10.6 million (AU$-15.7m) for the its half-year results ending June.

Western Australia’s Print Finishing Line is embracing the book printing sector’s new horizon – the move towards shorter runs – with the installation of the state’s first Horizon BQ-280 PUR single clamp perfect binder, which is set to clear up small job finishing bottlenecks for the trade finisher.

Spandex Asia-Pacific, in partnership with Avery Dennison, is hosting an advanced vehicle wrapping workshop at the Albury, NSW headquarters of V8 Supercar specialists Brad Jones Racing (BJR).

Spandex Asia-Pacific, in partnership with Avery Dennison, is hosting an advanced vehicle wrapping workshop at the Albury, NSW headquarters of V8 Supercar specialists Brad Jones Racing (BJR).

Epson is broadening its distribution partnership with Synnex Australia adding the Epson SureColor T Series range of high-speed large format printers to the Melbourne-headquartered information and communications technology distributor.

Victorian signage and large-format print house, Calgraphics Group, is combating its electricity infrastructure upgrade costs with the installation of a 35 kilowatt, 1200 square metre rooftop solar array.

Victorian wide format trade printer, Mezographic is facing a boom in its banner printing capacity after taking on a Fujifilm Uvistar Pro8 grand format printer, which can handle three rolls simultaneously for increased productivity.

Victorian paper veteran, Chris Robertson, is working to put the paper industryon the political agenda in the lead up to September’s Federal Election, with a series of billboard campaigns.

DES is cementing its long-running partner with Western Australian graphic arts supplier with a merger of the two companies.

Positive Camtec is claiming an Australian first for Kern Laser Systems cutters and engravers, with the local supplier set to host the first showing of the American company's products at a local trade show in Australia - at Visual Impact in Sydney on 12-14 September.

The search for outstanding young employee nominations for the 2013 Future Leaders Award is on again across Australia. Sponsored by Media Super, the award is being run in conjunction with the Printing Industries Craftsmanship Awards (PICA).

How printers can use content on their website to attract potential clients and enhance their positioning for website search engines is the topic for Printing Industries next free webinar on Friday at 1pm.

Colorpak is reporting a 10 per cent drop in its sales revenue for the financial year ending June 2013, with the company pointing to the loss customers overseas and the withdrawal from unprofitable contracts.

Australian Paper is calling on all government departments and public services to buy Australian made paper after pledging its support for the Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union’s (CFMEU) Let’s Spread it Around campaign.