Giant print trade show drupa has been on tour in South East Asia, drumming up support for the 2020 show from emerging economies and highlighting the megatrends it sees impacting the industry.

Wide format print systems manufacturers are making a serious effort to get their inks certified as environmentally friendly, especially important as the printers that once produced posters are now also producing interior decor.

Leading trade supplier Foxcil is to trial a four-day working week for employees, starting next week, in a move overwhelmingly welcomed by staff.

Print businesses impacted by the fires that have ravaged parts of the country will be able to claim a tax-free grant of up to $50,000 in a new initiative from the federal government.

Digital print manufacturer Durst has restructured its industrial textile printing division in a move which has been welcomed by local MD Matt Ashman, who says it will result in benefits for existing customers as well as faster product development.

The Australian Sign & Graphics Association (ASGA) and Fespa Australia have launched a conference for sign and display professionals, with the inaugural event to coincide with Visual Impact on the Gold Coast.

EFI is launching a new mid-range roll-to-roll printer line that it says helps sign and display graphics customers drive more volume with high-end digital print for endless applications and designs.

Digital increased its share of revenue in the out-of-home industry last year, partly at the expense of print, with outdoor media spend last year recording growth for the tenth year running.

Entries are now open for the 2020 Printing Industry Creativity Awards, which will culminate at the National Print Awards in July and incorporate a number of new categories.

Melbourne print community The Papyrus Club is throwing its doors open as the venerable 60-year-old club seeks to welcome new members.

Print businesses in the bushfire ravaged areas of East Gippsland, the NSW South Coast, Kangaroo Island and the Blue Mountains are struggling to get back on their feet, with labour and logistics proving major stumbling blocks.

Major Sydney wide-format business VFX Print Group is moving out of its high profile premises in Leichhardt after 25 years, seeking a bigger building with room for robots as the next stage of its growth.

Print & Pack is now the sole supplier of all Bobst print, packaging, and converting solutions in Australia and New Zealand.

Gary Starkweather, the man who invented the laser printer, which then linked into the emerging desktop computers and enabled desktop publishing, wreaking havoc on the print industry, has passed away aged 81.

Kiwi printers have until midnight tonight to take advantage of the early bird offer for the Pride in Print awards.

Award winning WA outfit Scott Print is claiming an industry first, achieving ISO colour matching across its offset and digital print technologies.