Steve Dunwell’s customer club gets a rare chance to tour the highly automated web-to-print company’s Melbourne site to see how the successful global enterprise fulfills its business plan.

To combat the somewhat confusing plethora of commercial print software options out there EFI will hold a roadshow for existing customers and newcomers designed to straighten out what is needed for which result within its end-to-end product range.

The Prime Minister’s Manufacturing Taskforce Report, released this month, has drawn criticism from Printing Industries for not addressing the unique issues faced by the Australian printing industry in the current economic climate.

Print21's Simon Enticknap finds out why the current system of eco-labels isn’t working and what can be done to convince customers about the greening of the industry.

Ascent Partners director, Richard Rasmussen, outlines some of most prominent mergers and acquisitions that occurred during the 2012 financial year for the small to medium end of the market.

Investors in the New Zealand bonds (NZDX) of the troubled printing group are unlikely to see any return on their $105 million when the company is sold.

Following on the heels of both HP and Agfa, the industry’s largest press manufacturer has headed for the exit from the London show.

Long-term print entrepreneur and founder of D2P is seeking major investment for a new online print buying system he claims will revolutionize the way the industry buys and sells print.

Ascent Partners director, Richard Rasmussen, outlines the many reported receiverships, administrations and liquidations during the 2012 financial year in the SME (Small Medium Enterprises) sector.

Former Fairfax Media executive, Mitchell Murphy, will take on the role of executive director of publishing at The Newspaper Works from September this year.

Some of the local printing industry’s biggest players have shown their support for this year’s PICA NSW event, with a group of 15 companies already signed on to partner with the PIAA for the awards event in November.

PacPrint13 will showcase the latest innovations and ideas in everything from prepress systems and printing equipment, to papers and substrates, management information systems and software programs, copiers and ink-jet technology, finishing systems, mailing and paper handling systems, ink and chemistry and even financial and business services.

In the second of a five part series Ascent Partners director, Richard Rasmussen, outlines the major market activity pertaining to consolidations, takeovers, sales, acquisitions and closures that were reported within the supplier sector of the industry in FY 2012.

Avery Dennison will be running two workshops in New Zealand during August and also in Queensland later this year to help broaden the signage and wrap application skills of newcomers to the industry and refresh the skills of those with a history in the sector.

The federal government has allocated $20 million over two years for mature age industry workers who are 50 years or over to receive training that will see them obtain formal qualifications for their craft. Carlo Lauricella, industry training specialist, explains the new program.

Ten days and over 4,000 kilometres of outback roads in a 1967 HR Holden will have printing industry notables Bruce Peddlesden, On-Demand, Victoria and Peter Benjamin, Discus, WA, eating dust to raise money for Variety Children’s Charity in the 22nd Bush Bash