Alan Dresch from Mellow Colour, UK, an internationally-recognised authority on printing standards and brand colour management utilizing PrintSpec and InkSpec will join Colour Graphics Services’ managing director, David Crowther, at the company’s stand #2344 at PacPrint.

Konica Minolta has unveiled its latest edition in its popular bizhub series of printers, with the local release of its new bizhub C554e.

LEP Colour Printers is going digital with the launch of its new Digital Print Centre, featuring an HP Indigo 5500 and a full suite of bindery and finishing equipment for fast turnaround and smaller quantity jobs.

Ricoh has unveiled the identity of its rumoured ‘mystery' launch at PacPrint13, with the company releasing two new digital presses at the trade show in Melbourne this month, the Ricoh Pro C5110S and the Ricoh Pro C5100S digital colour cut sheet production systems.

Anitech has been named the exclusive local distributor for the Durst Omega 1 printer, announcing that it will begin distribution of the entry level Durst machine.

Maintaining a balance between digital and analogue technologies is vital for printers wanting to succeed in the changing local industry landscape, according to Anders Sorman-Nilsson, the Swedish-Australian digital strategist who is hosting the first PacPrint13 Forum session at the trade show.

Auspack Plus kicks off in Sydney this week, with the packaging and processing expo hosting a dizzying array of suppliers within the sector. Andy McCourt investigates how the trade show is excelling in an industry that is just as difficult and competitive as the local printing industry.

Every business should be run as if it is always up for sale, with its accounts in good order, its costs under control and its production processes working at optimum capacity. So says Richard Rasmussen, the ‘go to’ specialist for printers face to face with options for the future of their businesses.

A majority of the Australian print businesses included in the latest PIAA trends survey reported a shift into negative cash-flow territory, with average debtor days outstripping average creditor days for the quarter ending March 2013.

As the dust starts to settle after a tumultuous couple of months, Simon Enticknap looks back at the genesis of this ambitious project to reshape the industry and examines the fall-out from its collapse.

A couple who lost virtually everything in the Christchurch earthquakes has risen to the top of the business mountain by winning the most prestigious prize in New Zealand’s printing and packaging awards, Pride in Print 2013 - on 3 May in Wellington

Screen printer, Regan Quaife, scooped the New Zealand print industry’s top training award – Apprentice of the Year, sponsored by ICON Digital Printing Papers, at this year's Pride in Print Awards in Wellington on 3 May.

Although ADMA Forum – the annual direct marketing bash held by the Australian Direct Marketing Association – is moving well and truly into the data-driven future of multi-channel marketing, it still retains a strong presence in the ever-important direct mail channel along with the other core print-related direct marketing sectors in the marketplace.

AUSPACK PLUS 2013 - Australia’s International Exhibition of Packaging and Processing Machinery, Materials and Associated Technology returns to Sydney from Tuesday 7th to Friday 10th of May, 2013 at Sydney Showground, Sydney Olympic Park.

Labelexpo Europe 2013 is set to return to Brussels Expo in Belgium between 24-27 September. Now in its 32nd year, the biennial fair is widely regarded as the label industry's flagship event and is again supported by FINAT.

Richard Rasmussen, director of Ascent Partners, looks at all the local market’s activities over the last month from mergers and acquisitions to closures, major equipment sales and installations in April 2013.