Visual Connections and Asga are expanding their successful education programme, with a series of initiatives to create awareness of opportunities in print among school students.

Supply chain technology, printing and labelling solutions company Peacock Bros. has announced its acquisition of printing, packaging and handheld computing specialists, OJ Holdings

Precision Forme Cutting is auctioning off a host of top-notch equipment, following the closure of the business in December, when long-time owner Alf Puglia decided to retire.

PVCA is supporting the consumer watchdog ACCC's investigations into businesses committing greenwashing, with the employers' association highlighting the impact on the paper and print industries.

Robert Welford has been appointed as president of Xeikon, he was previously vice president of Research & Development, serving five years in the role..

PrintNZ CEO Ruth Cobb looks ahead to what is shaping up to be a busy year for the NZ Print employers association. Read the full story in the latest issue of Print21 magazine.

The Queensland print industry came together on Friday with a charity fundraising luncheon to support Small Steps 4 Hannah, which aims to halt the cycle of domestic violence.

Skyrocketing energy costs and a commitment to ESG will see IVE transition to 100 per cent renewable energy, primarily wind power, with the switch set to start on new year's day next year.

Opal has made the final decision to stop manufacturing white pulp and paper at the Maryvale Mill, spelling the end of papermaking in Australia, in a victory for green activists. At least 200 staff will lose their jobs.

Three out of every four print business in the country are currently suffering from labour shortages, according to an industry-wide survey carried out by employers’ association PVCA. And a whopping 94% of job applicants don't have the levels of skills or experience required.

As the new IR bill is now law, Print21's resident lawyer Wal Abramowicz says employers need to ensure their employment contracts and enterprise bargaining agreements comply with the new regulations, otherwise they could be hit with hefty fines.

The federal government has just backflipped on its decision to dump the print pamphlet for the upcoming Voice referendum, and will now print and mail one to all 9.3 million households in Australia. The decision comes after a strong campaign by print employers' association PVCA.

PVCA is urging government to include print across all communications related to the Voice referendum, as the executive looks to ditch the printed pamphlet from a referendum for the first time in 100 years.

The first issue of the nation’s biggest print industry magazine Print21 is in the mail and on the way to the desks of the owners and managers of all types of print businesses in Australia and New Zealand.

As print businesses face an unpredictable year, Stephen Gamble, from mental health advocates Man Anchor, says mental resilience can be built if we train our brains, just as we build physical resilience by training our bodies.

In a major win for the industry, print apprentices are back on the Australian Apprenticeships Priority List, following 12 months of intense lobbying by industry employers association PVCA.