Commercial

Printer and MP Grant Schapps is at the centre of the chaos engulfing the UK government, with the owner of Printhouse Corporation now having one of the four highest jobs in the land, that of Home Secretary.

CDM Print (Corporate Documentation Management) is in administration, and will be wound up, following 35 years in business. It was owned by former print industry leader Mike Jones.

HP Inc is launching a new high-volume production inkjet web press, the HP PageWide Web Press T485 HD with HP Brilliant Ink, as part of a raft of new and enhanced inkjet web solutions.


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Australian start-up online graphic design operation Canva is now being used by a remarkable 100 million people each month, the accelerating growth coming as the company celebrates a decade in business.

After a remarkable two years, during which surprisingly few print businesses troubled the liquidating fraternity, the tally is starting to rise once again.

One of the country’s oldest trade houses, Les Baddock Bookbinders, has suffered a major fire at its Sydney facility, leaving the company clearing the debris and waiting on its insurance.

David Procter – widely recognised as a driving force behind Konica Minolta’s entry into digital printing here in Australia and subsequent growth – leaves today after 20 years representing the company in the commercial print industry.

Riverwood-based Ligare Book Printers is enhancing its finishing output with the purchase of the GMB 1050 pallet to pallet laminating system, installed by Hilton Laminating.

Glenn Jarrett is the new CEO at print franchise Snap, coming to the role with a stellar record of transforming nationwide franchise operations. He talks to Patrick Howard about his plans and strategies.

When CPX Printing & Logistics lost $7m in damages and equipment in the Queensland floods, suppliers and local printers, including Currie Group, rose to the occasion, enabling it to make a swift comeback.

Disuptes - no-one likes them but they are a fact of business life. Resident Print21 legal eagle Wal Abramowicz lays out the various options available to you when your business is in dispute with another party.

As energy prices soar around the world, press manufacturing giant Koenig & Bauer is launching a new software, which it says will save energy, and reduce costs for printers by up to 10 per cent.

Xeikon has launched a fully digital hybrid solution, based on its Cheetah and Panther digital press series, recently-developed Label Converting Unit and X-800 digital front-end.

Marketing guru Malcolm Auld discusses how the simple act of thanking a customer with a personalised card is a powerful and effective way that businesses can retain customers and assist with their cash flow.

IVE Group selected Ricoh as a preferred print partner after a detailed three-step on-site testing process was conducted, resulting in the installation of seven Ricoh colour presses and associated equipment.

Specialist trade supplier Avon Graphics has acquired Lorimier in a move that will bring more than 200 years of history under one brand, with Tate Hone, managing director at Avon Graphics, stating that both parties are delighted with the deal.