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.

Lakes Printers on the NSW Central Coast installed one of the first Heidelberg CX-75 presses in the country. A year later, Print21 editor Wayne Robinson called in to check it out.

The owners of award-winning Kwik Kopy Norwood, SA, are at drupa, and have just ordered an Elitron digital cutting unit to drive diversification and grow the business further.

The Visual Media Association has released the results of its nationwide print business metrics survey, covering several areas. The section on financial benchmarking makes for interesting reading.

The world’s biggest offset press manufacturer Heidelberg has joined the United Nations Global Compact, as part of its drive to carbon neutrality, writes Laurel Brunner, in the Verdigris Blog.

Massivit is launching a new printer in its 3D series, the Massivit 3000, which it says provides an affordable, high-performance 3D printing solution for print service providers, and entertainment fabricators.

Australia has enacted the Recycling and Waste Reduction (Export – Waste Paper and Cardboard) Rules 2024 – landmark legislation that extends regulatory oversight to waste paper and cardboard.

A “challenging” market hit sales at press manufacturing giant Koenig & Bauer in first quarter, with the company now looking at restructuring its Digital & Web division to stem losses.

This year’s Kwik Kopy conference saw record number of printers attend, with most franchisees making the trip to Fiji for three day World of Opportunities: Empowering Us to Make Possible event.

Peter Fiasco, head of franchising at Kwik Kopy Australia, has been named a national finalist in the Franchise Council of Australia's Franchise Industry Leadership Award.