Controversial mother and son duo Wendy and Matthew Chadwick, the former owners of Sunshine Coast operation Express Print & Mail, have fronted court over a $365,000 damages bill.

The latest issue of the print industry’s magazine, Print21, is arriving on the desks of print business owners and managers of all kinds of printshops around Australia and New Zealand.

Print technology developer Konica Minolta is launching two new cut-sheet digital colour print systems, AccurioPress C14010S and C12010S, which print in four-colour plus white.

Reacon Australia and sister company mmw3degrees are in administration, and are now looking at a restructure through a DOCA to take the print and mailing businesses forward.

Printers have until 6pm on Friday (11 April) to get their entries in for the refreshed National Print Awards, with increasing demand leading the organiser to extend the deadline.

The French government is using the power of print, producing a mega-run 31 million 20pp full-colour printed guide designed to give its citizens the means and knowledge to survive various disasters.

Donald Trump’s Liberation Day tariffs may result in a windfall for the Australian print industry, as prime minister Anthony Albanese instructs government procurement to take place within Australia.

Rawson Print & Packaging has boosted its commercial print business by acquiring Megacolour, describing the move as a significant milestone, and enabling it to set new standards of excellence.

Epson has launched its SureColor S7160 eco solvent printer, the latest addition to its “next generation” of large format signage printers to succeed the SC-S40600, which sold 11,000 units.

Kirk Group has partnered with Xsys and Hybrid Software to deliver a new tailor-made flexo plate production line to RollsPack in Melbourne, reducing set-up times and increasing longevity on the press.

Epson and Currie Group have a new partnership, which will see Currie Group add Epson solutions to its product range for the sign, graphics and wide-format print sector.

New US president Donald Trump’s threatened Liberation Day tariffs, set to be imposed today, could ultimately impact pricing of printing equipment coming into Australia from around the world.

The printed labels and packaging market will grow at a CAGR of 3.6 per cent for both volume and value between now and 2029, according to the latest market report by industry analysts Smithers.

The dye sublimation inkjet textile printing market is set for a rapid acceleration in growth, according to a new report from Smithers, with ANZ printers also set to benefit from the trend to on-shoring.

The refreshed National Print Awards, set for May, will include the new Ricoh Australia Women in Industry Award, with the winner receiving an all-expenses paid trip to London in November.

Sonia Shwabsky, CEO of print franchise group Kwik Kopy, says becoming a print franchisee can empower women on their journey of print business ownership.