PVCA is supporting the consumer watchdog ACCC's investigations into businesses committing greenwashing, with the employers' association highlighting the impact on the paper and print industries.

Robert Welford has been appointed as president of Xeikon, he was previously vice president of Research & Development, serving five years in the role..

PrintNZ CEO Ruth Cobb looks ahead to what is shaping up to be a busy year for the NZ Print employers association. Read the full story in the latest issue of Print21 magazine.

The Queensland print industry came together on Friday with a charity fundraising luncheon to support Small Steps 4 Hannah, which aims to halt the cycle of domestic violence.

Skyrocketing energy costs and a commitment to ESG will see IVE transition to 100 per cent renewable energy, primarily wind power, with the switch set to start on new year's day next year.

Opal has made the final decision to stop manufacturing white pulp and paper at the Maryvale Mill, spelling the end of papermaking in Australia, in a victory for green activists. At least 200 staff will lose their jobs.

Three out of every four print business in the country are currently suffering from labour shortages, according to an industry-wide survey carried out by employers’ association PVCA. And a whopping 94% of job applicants don't have the levels of skills or experience required.

As the new IR bill is now law, Print21's resident lawyer Wal Abramowicz says employers need to ensure their employment contracts and enterprise bargaining agreements comply with the new regulations, otherwise they could be hit with hefty fines.

The federal government has just backflipped on its decision to dump the print pamphlet for the upcoming Voice referendum, and will now print and mail one to all 9.3 million households in Australia. The decision comes after a strong campaign by print employers' association PVCA.

PVCA is urging government to include print across all communications related to the Voice referendum, as the executive looks to ditch the printed pamphlet from a referendum for the first time in 100 years.

The first issue of the nation’s biggest print industry magazine Print21 is in the mail and on the way to the desks of the owners and managers of all types of print businesses in Australia and New Zealand.

As print businesses face an unpredictable year, Stephen Gamble, from mental health advocates Man Anchor, says mental resilience can be built if we train our brains, just as we build physical resilience by training our bodies.

In a major win for the industry, print apprentices are back on the Australian Apprenticeships Priority List, following 12 months of intense lobbying by industry employers association PVCA.

Connect 2023, the world’s biggest print and packaging industry software conference, hosted by eProductivity Software, opened its doors today, welcoming printers, suppliers and trade media from around the world, writes Print21 editor Wayne Robinson from the event in Las Vegas.

Pioneering inkjet engine developer Memjet is bringing production back to Australia, creating a new factory in Ryde, NSW, which will build systems for export around the world.

After nine years of Liberal rule the Labor party finally made it into power following the May elections, and instigated the biggest change in Industrial Relations legislation in decades, causing outcry among business groups.