The Visual Media Association has issued invitations to all nine of print's trade associations to join what would be the first summit between the diverse bodies representing print and print people.

German press manufacturing giant Koenig & Bauer hit its 2024 target, on the back of a big post-drupa fourth quarter, while orders from ANZ in the year were the strongest on record.

Fespa Global has already surpassed previous exhibitor numbers, with some 550 vendors from 36 countries so far signed up for the trade show, which runs in May two weeks prior to PacPrint.

Print industry research analyst Smithers is making the prediction that global sheetfed offset volumes will grow by 0.3 per cent CAGR over the next five years, and value will grow by 1.4 per cent CAGR.

The PKN Women in Packaging 2025 programme has opened for entries, the second year of the event, with seven categories for awards available for nomination, including the new STEM Explorer.

Flexo plate developers Xsys and MacDemid Graphic Solutions are now one company, with Xsys completing the acquisition today, creating the biggest operation in the sector.

The refreshed National Print Awards continue to gain momentum, with Ball & Doggett, Fujifilm, and Ricoh all signing up as Gold Sponsors for the industry’s awards.

Print21 magazine has been named as the Official Media Partner for the National Print Awards, and will sponsor a new major award, the Print21 Printer of the Year Award.

Australian print business owners are furious with global print broker Link Worldwide, which is set to impose 120 days end-of-month terms on its suppliers, the new diktat effective from 1 April.

Net media revenue for Out-of-Home print last year rose slightly compared to the year before, although print’s share of the market slipped by 1.6 per cent compared to digital.

Entries are open for the refreshed National Print Awards, with the industry’s night of nights, the awards ceremony, set to take place on Thursday 22 May at PacPrint in Sydney.

Diversified marketing communications group, and the country’s biggest print operation, IVE, saw its profits rise strongly, on flat revenue, in the first half of the financial year.

IVE is building a new 42,000sqm print supersite in Sydney’s west, with the site expected to be fully operational by March next year. It will house commercial, packaging, and display print operations.

The Visual Media Association has revealed that HP & Currie Group are the Platinum Sponsor of the 2025 National Print Awards, and has issued a call for entries, with discounts for VMA members.

The Visual Media Association is touring its Annual Industry Metrics Survey around the country, enabling print businesses to benchmark themselves. The Roadshow, hosted in Ricoh showrooms, also included a sales booster seminar.

Fujifilm is set to combine its two print solutions supply business operations in Australia, bringing them both into one new division, Fujifilm Graphic Communications. Steve Fisher will head the team.