PVCA has formally announced the appointment of Charles Watson as general manager – IR, Policy and Governance, to lead the industry on workplace relations and governance.

Industry employers’ association PVCA says the government’s proposed multi-employer bargaining legislation is poorly constructed, detrimental to growth, and will not lead to productivity improvements.

PVCA is not alone in opposing the new IR bill, almost all business groups are now rallying against it, and in particular the multi-employer bargaining part, even those that backed the bill at first.

The newly merged industry super-association PVCA and TRMC has its first Board, with a stellar line-up of experienced, intelligent and innovative print business leaders set to take the industry forward. Meet them in the latest issue of Print21.

Alf Holmes, former managing director of the collapsed Hygrade group of forme cutting suppliers, has been disqualified from being a director of any business for the next five years, by ASIC.

With one week to go, the Print21+PKN LIVE event, which will see brands, designers and printers come together to understand opportunities in digitally printed packaging, has now firmed up the panel that will conclude the session. Tickets still available.

Printers celebrated their craft and industry at the 2022 Real Media Awards on Friday night, with printers of all shapes, sizes, and specialties sharing their success with their clients in Melbourne.

Matt Ellis, MD of print business Luminar, and Jordyn Evans, founder of fast-growing startup Mingle Seasoning, will construct a compelling case for choosing digital print for packaging at Print21 + PKN LIVE.

Ricoh and the Print & Visual Communication Association of Australia have joined forces in a commercial supply partnership, to support projects to assist print business and industry success.

In a move that will be widely welcomed by the industry, PVCA today confirmed the appointment of Kellie Northwood as new CEO of the association, which has merged with The Real Media Collective.

The keynote speaker at the upcoming Print21+PKN LIVE event, behavioural science strategist Sonia Friedrich, will give insight into the irreversible mega trends around digitisation and printed packaging.

There was little for business to get excited about in the first budget of the new Labor government, although treasurer Jim Chalmers did flag a crackdown on rampant energy markets, which are sending gas and electricity prices soaring.

Nine Entertainment now says it will not cease printing its newspapers in Tasmania, backflipping on its original decision, which was made after its printer ACM said it needed to increase prices to accommodate rising newsprint costs for its Rocherlea plant. It would have meant the end for printed versions of The Age and the AFR in Tassie.

At the Print21 + PKN LIVE forum on 9 November in Melbourne, brand owners and printers will collaborate to present case studies to show the game-changing ability of digital print for packaging.

Australia's largest supplier of printable materials, Ball & Doggett, has launched a podcast focused on sustainability, which will form part of a wider website platform called ecoporium, positioned as 'The Destination for Sustainable Packaging'.

Print’s ultimate set of number plates, PRINTA, are up for sale, with long-time owner and well-known Sydney industry identity Pat Regan putting them on the MrPlates website.