Once mighty industry design and layout software seems set to collide with the reality of its minimal market share as the latest version, QuarkXPress version 10, hits the ether. The company has released QuarkXPress 10 today, claiming the software has been completely redesigned and listing more than 50 feature enhancements

Printing companies in New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania still have time to get their nominations in for the 2013 Media Super Future Leaders Award being held in conjunction with Printing Industries PICA events.

As most offset press supply companies downsize their service teams to cope with the new reality, many engineers continue to operate in the industry on a freelance basis. John Turner got some colleagues together from Print & Pack in Sydney and Melbourne to celebrate the ‘good old days’.

A late run of calls has forced GASA to extend the deadline for printers to submit their entries for the 2013 Printovation Awards until September 20.

Victorian printers have until September 20 to submit their best work for the 2013 Printing Industries Craftsmanship Awards following a flood of entries on deadline day, while well known industry identity Graeme Barnes heads the 2013 PICA's Judging Panel.

The number of presses that came onto the market as a result of Geon going broke is only part of the story behind the decline in the number of presses imported into Australia .

50,000 tonnes of recycled fibre will flow from Australian Paper’s new state of the art $90 million paper recycling plant in Maryvale, in the Latrobe Valley when it comes fully on line next year.

For years it looked as if the small- to medium-sized printers who make up the bulk of the industry were down for the count, beaten to the punch by the low-hitting tactics of the ‘big boys’. Andy McCourt salutes the power of the plucky little SME.

The latest round of the Printing Industries Association of Australia webinar series will focus on marketing in an online world, managing bad debts and using cloud technology.

Web press manufacturer, Goss International, better known for its high-speed newspaper and heatset presses, is setting its sights on the label market. As a first time exhibitor at this year's LabelExpo it will promote the benefits of printing labels on big, fast, web presses.

Madman Printing celebrates ten years in the industry with the installation of a new Heidelberg Polar 66 guillotine to manage the company’s digital work. The new guillotine is the perfect anniversary present, according to Dustin Pullin, managing director. “We’ve just turned ten and that’s good news for everyone especially in a market where all we hear is doom and gloom."

Spandex Asia Pacific is partnering with HP to showcase the latest range of flatbed UV, latex and finishing technologies at the Visual Impact Image Expo in Sydney’s Olympic Park from September 12-14.

Jet Technologies is making the move to a new purpose-built site in Rosebery, located near Sydney Airport, Port Botany and other major infrastructure.

Industry icon moves on after five years with Ricoh citing the need for new professional challenges. Wilson will finish up with the company at the end of the month and take a breather before looking around for a new role.