The world’s biggest offset press manufacturer, Heidelberg, is refocusing its manufacturing site at Wiesloch-Walldorf for its growth strategy, and shedding 11.5 per cent of its workforce there.

The world’s biggest offset press manufacturer, Heidelberg, says it is anticipating that the second half of financial year 2024/2025 will be strong, with its factories now running at full capacity post-drupa.

Offset press consumables manufacturer ContiTech is to stop producing rollers and sleeves by the end of the year, although it will continue to manufacture blankets.

Serendipity Software has introduced its latest innovation in colour management, RGB+Spot Colour Support, now available in Version 9.1 of Blackmagic and Veripress.

The Visual Media Association has issued a member and industry-wide invitation to a sneak-peek release of its annual industry metrics findings, with the full report due in February.

Heidelberg has just hosted hundreds of customers at its Heidelberg Days, and showcased its Prinect Touch Free cloud-based, AI-driven, digital workflow, which it says is the future of print.

The new Jetfire 50 B3 inkjet printing system from Heidelberg, which was showcased at drupa, is now going into demo operation at the company’s Print Media Center.

Blue Star is investing $30m in a new facility that will consolidate several of its current Auckland operations into an integrated 25,000sqm site, and will include the first press of its type in the region.

National print franchise group Kwik Kopy is using a new web-to-print portal to enable its franchisees to engage with small businesses and the consumer market through its website.

Marketing services group IVE, which is the country’s biggest print business, saw all its key profit metrics rise in the 2023/24 financial year, on revenue that was virtually unchanged, at just short of $1bn.

Kodak has launched a new Green Leaf programme, in order it says, to help Sonora users educate their customers about the sustainability benefits enabled by the process-free plates.

Tony Langley, chairman of manroland Sheetfed owner Langley Holdings, says the long-term fundamentals of the commercial print industry are “positive”, and reiterated his commitment to print.

Rayne Simpson has returned to the print industry as national sales manager for Koenig & Bauer ANZ, with the company entering a new era, and racking up press sales on both sides of the Tasman.

The country’s biggest trade print operation, CMYKhub, has now achieved sustainable green print level 1 (SGP L1) certification for all its print production sites.

Breen Printing co-owner Kirsty Woodhead was born into print, and with a passion for education, the environment, and printed solutions, has just become a board member at Visual Media Association.

While much has changed in the print and graphic arts industry over the past 75 years, the core strengths and fundamental values that have driven Currie Group since its inception in 1949 remain.