The Printing Industries Association of Australia is launching a new business services and information website, www.betterbusiness.net.au, providing a one-stop centre for cost cutting services and information members can use to improve their bottom line.

Sydney’s Flash Graphics is the first print house in Australia to take on a SEAL 65 Pro MD laminator, after ordering the unit, which is billed as ‘the most advanced laminator in the world’ from local distributor, Starleaton

Following local backlash over the ATO’s decision to withdraw this year’s Tax Pack from newsagents in favour of an ‘opt in’ service, paper and print lobby group Two Sides has discovered that most people still prefer paper-based communications from government and private companies alike.

Heidelberg is unleashing its complete digital potential and bolstering its local digital profile, offering customers in Australia and New Zealand a new package which includes a range of Linoprint configurations along with your choice of a Polar guillotine.

KBA (Koenig & Bauer) is backing its packaging printing push with the proposed acquisition of German packaging printing equipment manufacturer, Kammann Machines.

Ricky Bannister, who worked with Heidelberg for 18 years, suffered a major spinal injury in April after a horse-riding accident. To help Ricky and his family Heidelberg is hosting a fundraising event on 20 August

Quark is laying the foundation for future features of its once industry-leading desktop publishing software with the release of its latest version, QuarkXPress 10, which the company claims is ‘thoroughly modernising’ the popular platform.

Ricky Bannister, who worked with Heidelberg for 18 years, suffered a major spinal injury in April after a horse-riding accident. To help Ricky and his family Heidelberg is hosting a fundraising event on 20 August

Canon’s imageRUNNER Advance series of multifunction printers (MFPs) is showing up its sector’s competition, claiming five accolades in the latest Buyers Laboratory LLC (BLI) Awards.

EFI is hitting record revenues, with the US-listed digital print systems manufacturer recording US$180.3 million in revenue for the quarter ending June 2013 – 10 per cent up from the figures for the same period in 2012.

There’s been plenty of movement for the local sign and display sector this month, with Gary Smith, former Starleaton director, joining Spicers’ Sign & Display division, Spandex Asia Pacific choosing Wayne Hood as its new Victorian and South Australia regional manager, and oOh! Media announcing a series of new appointments.

A flurry of new installations of the Fuji Xerox 2800 press is changing the market dynamics of the high-speed inkjet sector as the imaging giant takes the fight up to market leaders Canon and Ricoh.

The used printing equipment markets both at home and overseas continue to be in the doldrums with prices below half of what they were a decade ago. The recent Geon and Blue Star auctions showed that there are still buyers out there, but they expect low prices.

5S is one of the major tools of lean Manufacturing. This workshop will provide a hands-on introduction and toolkit for implementing 5S. This is particularly beneficial to small-to-medium businesses wanting to look at ways of achieving efficiency in the workplace.

The battle for Tecoma is heating up as the Dandenong community continues its struggle against the might of international fast food corporation McDonalds with the help of Garry Muratore, popular printing industry identity and Print21 columnist.

Queensland finishing company, Special Binding Service, is continuing to bounce back from a fire that swept through its Hemmant plant last year with the installation of a new Autobond Mini 105 laminator.