The administrators of German finishing solutions manufacturer Kolbus have closed its subsidiary Autobox, leaving Graffica, the ANZ representative, and the owners of the 70 units installed here, in the dark.

Super Creative took out Best in Show, Liberty Signs won the People’s Choice, Cactus Imaging took out Sustainability for its Ecobanner, while Brisbane Signs & Engraving won the most Golds with three, at the Currie Group Asga National Sign & Graphics Awards.

Australian Community Media will stop printing another eight regional newspapers in NSW from next month, citing the decision by Meta to withdraw its $200m funding to publishers as the key reason.

Print businesses looking to get an insight into industry data and trends are invited to attend the Annual Industry Metrics Roadshow 2024, hosted by the VMA in five cities in October and November.

Almost 100 per cent of printed newspapers have been diverted from landfill, under an industry-led product stewardship scheme for the recycling of newspapers and magazines approved by the government.

Young people are now signing up for print apprenticeships, following the Sign & Print Career Connections roadshow that has been touring the country, with the team engaging directly with some 6000 students at the roadshows.

Flexo plate developer Xsys has bought rival flexo plate developer MacDermid in a $485m (US$325m) deal, and appointed a new CEO to run the enlarged operation.

The global CEO of Konica Minolta, Toshimitsu Taiko, is paying his first visit down under, visiting customers and outlining the company’s strategy for its production print and industrial print (PPIP) division.

In a stunning reversal, Australia Post has backflipped on its contentious decision to suspend unaddressed mail in December, and will now process it in a two week window, and deliver up to 20 December.

The Visual Media Association is launching its 2024 Annual Industry Metrics Survey for members and industry, with printers having until Friday 20 September to contribute for this year.

In its latest blow to print and mail, Australia Post will not deliver any unaddressed mail at all in December, and has placed restrictions on deliveries in November. The VMA is responding.

The search is underway at Visual Connections for the leader who will take the print industry suppliers association into the future. It is seeking a new CEO to succeed long time incumbent Peter Harper.

Connect 2024 is showing how AI and intuitive interfaces are dealing with the deskilling and diversification of print, as it points ahead to an increasingly automated industry.

Finishing solutions developer Horizon is set to run a Smart Factory event in October, that will show completely autonomous production, saying it is making lights out finishing a reality.

Print businesses are being urged to keep credit terms tight, as B2B defaults surge, with the forecast economic climate increasing the risk of business failure over almost all of the country.

The latest edition of the nation’s favourite print business magazine is out, packed with valuable feature content – and the industry's drupa review – all aimed to provide relevant information to printers.