Carbon tax at core of PIAA seminar program

Australian printers will have their carbon tax concerns addressed and receive free help making the transition to cleaner printing technologies and practices following the Federal government’s funding approval of a national Printing Industries seminar program.

The PIAA's Transitioning to Cleaner Printing Technology seminar program will kick off in Brisbane on 17 April and wrap up in Perth on 4 May, taking in Australia’s other capital cities on the way.

Designed to advise Australian printers how best to make their operations cleaner and greener, the program will be a welcome source of information for those in the industry who are concerned about how the incoming carbon tax will affect their business.

Printing Industries CEO, Bill Healy (pictured), says that, “from 1 July 2012 the carbon tax will be introduced and, while that will cause costs to increase across the printing industry value chain, energy prices are likely to continue increasing independent of the carbon tax.

“This is why it is critical…that we develop a comprehensive framework addressing the energy costs and challenge being faced by our industry.”

In addition to the seminar program, the PIAA has entered into a partnership with a group buying exchange, called EMSquared, which will explore cheaper electricity buying options for printing companies.

PIAA’s national manager for policy and government affairs, Hagop Tchamkertenian, says that the goal of the workshop program is to deliver useful and practical information to help the industry effectively manage its energy costs.

“Being conscious of the fact that business operators are time poor, we have ensured that the three hour seminars will target the improvement areas for printing companies,” says Tchamkertenian. “They will go further than just raising awareness and will demonstrate how companies can establish energy efficiency objectives and targets.”

The workshops will each run from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. on their respective scheduled days. To find out more, click here.

The workshop dates are:

Brisbane – 17 April
Sydney – 18 April
Canberra – 19 April
Melbourne – 1 May
Hobart – 2 May
Adelaide – 3 May
Perth – 4 May