News Archive

• Hally Labels broadens Aussie reach with AC Labels deal 

  

  Trans-Tasman label manufacturer, Hally Labels, is moving to claim a greater stake a in the Australian label landscape after it acquired a majority shareholding in Sydney-based AC Labels.

• APN gets the News Limited treatment with fresh CEO 

  

  News Limited NSW regional director, Michael Miller, is taking the reigns at APN News & Media as its new CEO, after the announcement of his appointment to the top job this week, set to commence in mid-June.

• Richard Rasmussen’s Market Watch – April 2013 

  

  Richard Rasmussen, director of Ascent Partners, looks at all the local market’s activities over the last month from mergers and acquisitions to closures, major equipment sales and installations in April 2013.

• Fujifilm premieres the heavyweight Jet Press 720 at PacPrint13 

  

  Fujifilm Australia will present its range of diverse graphic arts equipment, software and consumables at PacPrint 2013 from May 21 to 25, on stand 1200 of the Melbourne Exhibition Centre, which it shares with Fuji Xerox, with the premiere of its heavyweight Jet Press 720.

• Heidelberg Women in Print PacPrint Breakfast open for registration 

  

  Registration is now open for the Women in Print (WIP) Breakfast at PacPrint13, with the meet-and-greet following close behind a series of breakfast networking events which wrapped up in late April.

• Over $1 million orders as customers switch to Spicers online shopping 

  

  Mobile ‘apps’ will boost adoption of online ordering across the full range of commercial papers, sign and display, digital media, industrial packaging, and other products.

• Fuji Xerox claims world fastest colour printing 

  

  Blacktown-based Pegasus Print Group is ahead of the game after taking part in an ”early customer acceptance testing programme” of the new DocuWide C842 ultra fast wide format inkjet that was first shown at drupa last year.

• No reserves or minimums – everything must go 

  

  Live webcast auctions look to raise multi-million dollar returns from GEON equipment as US-based auction house welcomes the chance to increase its international footprint.

• Training needs are a sign of the times 

  

  Inkjet signage is one of the bright growth spots in the graphic arts world with increasing demand for skilled applicators across the range of car wraps and outdoor signs. It is in danger of being compromised by shoddy work and the use of inappropriate materials.

• Printing is for printers – Print21 magazine article 

  

  Large printing companies are a good and necessary part of the industry. They have the scale and the capacity to invest in new technologies and create the jobs to employ and train the next generation of printers.

• GEON equipment auction – $65m going for $5m 

  

  The impending auctions of GEON Group’s massive capital equipment haul next month will be one of the biggest fire sales in the industry’s history, with over $65 million of late model presses and finishing kit going under the hammer for an estimated $5 million.

• Newtone Press picks up BPA Print Group 

  

  Melbourne’s Newtone Press is taking on BPA Print Group’s operations, with the majority – about 20 – of the failed print group’s workers set to secure employment with the new owner.

• Spectra Training embraces new age for industry training 

  

  Spectra Training is looking to the future of the local printing industry’s apprentice training landscape with the formation of the Printing Industry Stakeholder Reference Group.

• Muesli mogul wraps up Heidelberg Women in Print breakfast series 

  

  Over 350 women joined in the popular Heidelberg Women in Print networking events in Brisbane, Perth, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide to hear this year’s keynote speaker, Carolyn Creswell, founder of Carman’s Muesli.

• PIAA features SEO expert for webinar series 

  

  The second webinar in the Printing Industries Association of Australia’s webinar series will focus on Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) and will feature Simon Phillips of DejanSEO, an expert in the field.

• End of Price’s honeymoon with PaperlinX shareholders 

  

  Andrew Price’s honeymoon period with PaperlinX shareholders following his ascendency to the role of executive director has come to an end, with the company’s hybrid shareholders considering legal action over underperformance and lack of boardroom transparency.

• Julie Rapp curates Redlands Konica Minolta Art Prize 

  

  Prominent Aussie artist, Julie Rapp, will curate this year’s Redlands Konica Minolta Art Prize and exhibition, to be presented at the National Art School in Sydney from 3rd May until 1st June 2013.

• Last chance for early birds to Label Summit Indonesia 

  

  Early bird registration for next month’s Label Summit Indonesia in Bali is expiring this week, with the special rate ending on Friday 26 April.

• Steve Venn back in the saddle at Kodak 

  

  Steve Venn, Kodak Australasia’s former managing director is stepping back into the role he vacated in 2010, with current MD Adrian Fleming set to become the company’s general manager of Digital Printing, Asia Pacific Region – a new regional role within Kodak.

• APN backs regional print 

  

  APN News & Media is backing its standing in Australia’s regional print landscape following a management reshuffle that sees the company’s former group operations and procurement director, Neil Monaghan, replace Warren Bright, its Australian Regional Media division CEO.