PrintNZ has finalised the candidates for the 2024 BJ Ball Print Apprentice of the Year, narrowing the list down to the top six apprentices, the winner to be revealed at Print in Print next month.

IVE Group, Australia’s largest diversified marketing company, has successfully diverted five tonnes of uniform and corporate apparel from Australian landfill over the past two years for recycle and reuse. 

The VMA says that the inflation-busting mandated rise in minimum wages of 3.5 per cent will put pressure on employers, but it was a better outcome than the 4.5 per cent the ACTU was demanding.

Controversial Melbourne print operation MVP Print has hit the skids again, the company closing down, with its kit going for auction, leaving its creditors in the dark. It owes $1.36m and has virtually no assets, save what the auction will bring.

The world’s biggest offset press manufacturer, Heidelberg, has launched a new press for the carton packaging market, the Cartonmaster CX-145, and is ready to take orders.

Ongoing multi-million dollar losses at one of the country's biggest commercial print business, Pegasus Media & Logistics, have seen majority owner Mike Bromley show both his CEO and CFO the exit door.

Multi-Color Corporation Australia took out Print21 Printer of the Year Award for its numerous winners, finalists and highly commended placings at the refreshed National Print Awards.

Some 15 print operations took home Gold from the 40th National Print Awards with Bambra Press wining three Golds, while IVE, MCC Labels, Taylor’d Press, Press Point Print, and Rawson all won two.

Marking a change from writing news, Print21 editor Wayne Robinson is himself making headlines, as he was honoured with a Major Award at the NPAs, taking out the Industry Service Award.

Armidale-based screen print operation, Ministry of T-Shirts, has moved into DTF, by investing in Australia’s first ROQ Impress DTF heat transfer press, supplied by GJS.

The Visual Media Association has launched the Inkers, a support programme for emerging talent in the print industry, with sponsorship coming from Konica Minolta.

Wide format print systems developer HP was highlighting its environmental credentials at PacPrint, with every printer on its stand using water-based inks, including the new hybrid R530.

Ricoh used PacPrint to highlight new innovations, the increasing number of applications it is developing systems for, and its drive to enable fibre-based print to replace plastic-based products.

The industry’s refreshed National Print Awards roared back into life last night, at a gala dinner in Sydney characterised by energy, warmth, well-being, and the wonder of print.

In addition to launching its new production printers, Konica Minolta was highlighting its growing Industrial Print portfolio, which covers labels, embellishment and inkjet B2 printing.

PacPrint is the biggest event in ANZ print this year, and has attracted printers from across the region to walk the aisles. Print21 has been here from the start, and has all the highlights.