The PIAA is pushing for an urgent meeting with the Victorian Minister for Higher Education and Skills, Peter Hall, on his return to Melbourne next week, calling on the government to implement its commitment to finding an acceptable solution to the industry training crisis.

With all the doom and gloom being spouted about the print industry at the moment, it can be easy to miss the plethora of positive and innovative developments spreading through the local industry as well, says James Cryer.

Two weeks to meet $1million demand by the college for equipment and learning assessment material in order for the industry to keep apprentice training alive.

Océ Arizona inkjet print will make its way into Earth’s orbit, with around 100 Arizona-printed food packages to be shipped by cargo rocket to the International Space Station (ISS) at the bidding of an Italian astronaut.

In the first of a five part series Ascent Partners director, Richard Rasmussen, lists the industry’s major market activity around consolidations, takeovers, sales, acquisitions, closures, and major equipment sales and installations that took place in financial year 2012.

APN News & Media this week announced the appointment of Peter Hunt as a director of the company and as chairman of the board, and John Allan, former Chief Operating Officer of News Limited’s The Australian newspaper has been named as the new managing director of Sensis.

The PIAA has launched what it says is the largest program in support of apprenticeships ever for the printing and graphic communications industry in Australia.

Richard Rasmussen looks at why print businesses should to consider different business models during their transition periods.

Roland DG will add extra times and locations to its regional road show campaign following an overwhelming response to this year’s launch of its Creative Centre & Clinic Road Show, set to kick off in August.

The global printing industry’s foremost trade fair, drupa 2012, is done and dusted, but Currie Group is bringing a fair whack of the drupa technology showcase to Melbourne during July and August.

The Printing Industries Craftsmanship Awards (PICA) season is well underway around the country, with the call for entries beginning for some states and ending for others this week.

Ricoh Australia is offering free training for customers taking on its EFI PrintSmith print MIS software and its web-to-print solution, Digital StoreFront, until the end of September.

Printing Industries will be running a series of free briefings around NSW in August to help printing companies check their progress in the implementation of workplace changes following the introduction of the new NSW Work Health and Safety Act.

The volume of imported cut ream paper reached a nine-month peak in May this year, impacting Australian paper production following this year’s strong performance of the Australian dollar against the US greenback, according to the latest issue of industry bible, Pulp & Paper Edge.

Selling a business is not something that's done every day. The vast majority of printing business proprietors has never sold a business before.In today's market, it's important to choose advisors carefully. Ascent Partners’ principal, Richard Rasmussen, looks at how to do it right.