The Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) – the world’s largest forest certification system – is holding an event in partnership with Ingénue Consultancy and TELARC in Auckland on 28 August to help guide those in the industry through the local certification landscape.

The Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) – the world’s largest forest certification system – is holding an event in partnership with Ingénue Consultancy and TELARC in Auckland on 28 August to help guide those in the industry through the local certification landscape.

Trish Witkowski of Foldfactory.com is giving two live-streaming online presentations on creativeLIVE.com on Wednesday, August 21, 2013, when she will present during the creativeLIVE ‘Adobe Creative Cloud Design Week,’ in an event that is expected to attract a global audience of over 100,000 unique viewers.

Trish Witkowski of Foldfactory.com is welcoming Australian graphic arts professionals into the fold, giving two live-streaming online presentations on creativeLIVE.com on Wednesday, August 21, 2013, when she will present during the creativeLIVE 'Adobe Creative Cloud Design Week,' in an event that is expected to attract a global audience of over 100,000 unique viewers.

Victorian Printing Industries Craftsmanship Awards (PICAs) organisers are calling on all print service providers to put their most outstanding examples of print up for this year's awards in November - but get in quick, entries close on 13 September.

The local sign-making industry is claiming a new key environmental certification standard, with Green Stamp, a prominent environmental initiative in both the printing and cleaning industries (WA), now applicable to the wide format-focused sector.

Focus Press is getting set for a major expansion into the nation’s capital, with the company scouting around for a new Canberra site after buying PMP’s operations at Fyshwick.

The new high-productivity R706 LTTLV sheetfed press will replace at least two older machines as one of the leading packaging printers continues to rationalize its extensive folding carton printing fleet. The manroland 700 double coater is the latest in a long line of presses from the German manufacturer bought by the company

Heading the Printing Industries Association of Australia's new training schedule is Sustainable Green Print (SGP), the multi-level important environmental certification program, which sees training and support courses for Levels 1 and 2 being held on 27 and 28 August at Printing Industries' Mulgrave office.

The identity of the printer behind the 2013 Catalogue of the Year winning entry is in question after an attribution mix-up on the Australian Catalogue Association's winners' list for the awards, with Sydney's Megacolour and Offset Alpine Printing both in the mix.

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).