Ascent Partners’ Richard Rasmussen looks at all the major mergers, acquisitions, administrations, installations and sales in the local printing industry over the past month.

Bookings close on Wednesday 31 October for the Employers Mutual 2012 NSW Printing Industries Craftsmanship Awards (PICA) being held this Friday 2 November.

The Single Width Users Group (SWUG) is heading into the tropics for next year’s annual SWUG conference, which will be held at APN Print’s four-year old newspaper print facility in Rockhampton.

Celebrating its 25th anniversary in the Australian market the Japanese digital manufacturer reinforces its commitment to the local industry at a successful event in Darlinghurst.

Printing industry news in recent years has been filled with stories of companies going bust. But just how many businesses have gone under and how do you know if you are about to become one of the statistics? Alison Stieven-Taylor looks at the business of going broke.

Celebrate the Power of Print – a visual showcase and recognition of the innovation, impact, creativity, care, pride and respect that separates print from all other mediums. MC is comedian and TV personality, Julia Morris.

The LIA is embracing the resurgence of embellishment and other ‘craft’ technologies in the Australian printing industry with an industry dinner dedicated to the subject on 23 October.

Bookings close at the end of this week for a Sydney lunchtime seminar to help printing companies to develop an innovation edge in client management.

Print21’s Drupa Snooper, Andy McCourt, takes a close look at how a three-year drupa cycle could wreak havoc with Europe’s crowded printing trade fair circuit.

Get your giggle on at this year’s NSW PICAs with one of Australia’s most loved comedians, Julia Morris, who is back to host this year’s awards night in Sydney on 2 November.

Australian HP press users have one last chance this year to get to a local Dscoop workshop, with the final Australian Dscoop event for 2012 to be held on 24 October.

Colorpak is feeling the effects of the Chinese health care system following the re-signing of a five-year, $30 million packaging deal with local pharmaceutical company, AstraZeneca.

North Melbourne human resources company, INGT, makes a successful bid for Tom Stockdale’s printing industry recruitment business, Stockdale Printstaff.

The competition watchdog is giving the green light for Champ Equity-owned outdoor media company, oOh! Media, to go ahead with its $145 million purchase of Ten Network outdoor advertising business, Eye Corp.

Ascent Partners' Richard Rasmussen looks at all the major mergers, acquisitions, administrations, installations and sales in the local printing industry for the month of September.