The first of the new generation of high-speed inkjet engines, an InfoPrint 5000, will be installed at Computershare’s premises in Brisbane in December. The investment extends Computershare’s capability to deliver personalised ‘white paper’ bills and statements along the entire East Coast.

Printing Industries is enlisting the former national foresight manager for global brewing giant, Foster’s, to speak at its Planning and Innovating for the Future seminars in October and November.

The Federal Government’s supposed commitment to the manufacturing Industry is coming under the spotlight with the announcement this week of a five per cent reduction in print spending under budget cuts announced by Penny Wong, Minister for Finance and Deregulation.

Channel Nine television personality, Lauren Phillips, is gearing up to host the Victorian industry’s Printing Industry Craftsmanship Awards Presentation Dinner in November.

Last week the doors opened a little wider to admit – and even welcome – a new breed to the printing industry. It may be too melodramatic to say that history was made, but nonetheless, it was an historic event. For the first time in the history of our industry, the existence of digital print was acknowledged as a legitimate, vital and now permanent part of the landscape – taking its place alongside offset, not as a poor-relation but as an equal.

If it’s true that everyone in business is – to some extent – engaged in marketing and sales, then attendance at the Masters of Marketing seminar series in October should be compulsory. At a time when technology is in danger of overwhelming and stifling significant communication, the irreverent wisdom of three amigos of marketing is like a breath of fresh air.

NSW Department of Education & Communities reaches across the Tasman to Creative Family for Kiwi input and design in landmark industry education project. Responding to demands for a structured training course for digital printing, the NSW industry training advisory board (ITAB) has produced the first nine modules of a certificate course: ICP20310 Certificate in Printing and Graphic Arts (Digital Printing)

Print21's Andy McCourt highlights why printers need to think seriously about digital, after Sir Martin Sorrell, head of the largest advertising media buyer in the world, spoke at an event in Sydney, suggesting that the biggest shift from traditional print media to digital is yet to come.

PaperlinX chairman, Harry Boon, will leave the company on 28 September, along with non-executive directors Lyndsey Cattermole and Anthony Clarke, in a boardroom topple that sees shareholder lobbyist, Andrew Price, win in his ongoing battle against the company’s leadership.

The new automatic inserting line, MiniSert, is primarily aimed at small newspapers but has the potential for serving the new line of digital news publications slated to go in to regional sites later this year

In this the 10th and final Top Tip to consider when selling your business, Ascent Partners' Richard Rasmussen highlights why vendors need to 'position it to sell.'

Reshuffle for Magazine Publishers of Australia - Magazine Publishers of Australia (MPA) has announced the appointment of Robin Parkes as Executive Director.

Canon NZ moves early – before the Australian company – to create a new division for the merged companies to sell and service products to the printing industry. Integration of the two brands means Konica Minolta will no longer sell Océ products in NZ.

In this the 9th Top Tip to consider when selling your business, Richard Rasmussen details the importance of conducting pre-sale due diligence.

If you thought there was an end in sight to the ongoing industry consolidation, think again, as Ascent Partners’ Richard Rasmussen highlights the industry’s biggest consolidations.

The PIAA is urging NSW printing companies to nominate their outstanding young employees for a new award recognising leadership qualities within the printing industry.