Australia Post has become the first government business enterprise to set itself a net zero target, aiming to achieve it by 2050 through a series of initiatives, including using 100 per cent renewable energy in three years time.

Global print trade fair drupa has released its eighth Global Trends Report, which reveals how the print sectors are evolving and how print businesses feel about the future.

Large format inkjet printing is a rapidly maturing sector, but despite commoditisation of some product types, lucrative niches exist. Industry analyst Gareth Ward assesses its trends and opportunities.

Workers installing solar panels on rooftops can expect a visit from SafeWork NSW Inspectors, who are undertaking a six-month state-wide operation to ensure safety in this busy industry.

Europe’s first 3D printed office extension – a 125sqm extension to an existing building – has opened in Hausleiten in Austria, printed with a Cobod Bod2 construction printer.

The latest issue of the industry’s popular trade magazine, Print21 is out now, and has been mailed to owners and managers of print businesses across Australia and New Zealand this week.

Print businesses eyeing the packaging sector will want to attend Print21+PKN LIVE on 9 November, bringing together brand owners and printers to explore how digital packaging print solutions can drive demand.

Avery Dennison yesterday marked the official opening of its new purpose-built distribution centre in Moorabbin, which showcases sustainable building design and the company’s graphic arts expertise.

Print21's resident legal eagle Wal Abramowicz outlines the legislation regarding the supply of goods and services that may be defective.

The return of skilled migration and the 20% increase in numbers is being welcomed by the print industry, with the PVCA saying it could prove helpful to print businesses struggling with staff shortages.

The newly merged print industry association, PVCA, is calling on the government to match its new commitment to fee-free TAFE places for apprentices with a programme to repair TAFE funding.

Naidoc Week was celebrated at E-Bisglobal with over 90 attendees at their head office in Tuggerah NSW, with the site set up with both the Australian and Aboriginal flags, and a stage for entertainment.

Ruth Cobb, CEO of PrintNZ, reflects on what really matters in business, as Covid restrictions recede, and we all get back to the person-to person contact we took for granted prior to 2020.

In what may be seen as an apt subject given what the printing industry has been through in the past few years, the 2022 drupa prize has been awarded for thesis on Frankenstein.

The merger between the industry’s big two associations PVCA and TRMC is complete, with a new board appointed, which has IVE CEO Matt Aitken as the first president of the new ‘superbody’.

Agfa has sold its Offset Solutions division to Aurelius, a Luxembourg-based investment group, for €92m, but there will be no change to Australian customers, with the local Agfa business continuing to supply and support the products.