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In one of the country's biggest-ever digital print equipment investment deals, Prima Printing has bought a fleet of eight Ricoh Pro C9210 Graphic Arts Edition production digital colour print solutions.

PrintEx, the region’s premier printing trade show for 2019, has opened its doors at Sydney Showground alongside Visual Impact and the Label and Packaging Expo.

Currie Group is hosting an Australian-first HP Indigo demonstration on its stand at PrintEx, with the new B2 HP Indigo 12000 HD high-definition press.

The landlord of the premises formerly occupied by liquidated Dark Horse Print & Design has put a large notice in the front window of the unit telling creditors and customers to go to Maverick Print Group in Seaford to chase up their money and jobs.

Mick Cullen, the winner of the Print21 PrintEx Escape, has arrived at the big show.

The first of four PrintEx Business@Breakfast forum sessions today saw guests learn from Dr Ross Honeywill, director of Social Economics.

Guests received a masterclass in the future of packaging print at the Print21 + PKN LIVE New Frontiers in Packaging Print forum, held yesterday in Sydney’s Darling Harbour.

PrintEx is here, and along with it comes Print21's much-anticipated Hot Picks list.

It was cold, it was windy, and it got the blood pumping as the PrintRun heroes assembled in Sydney’s Hyde Park at the Archibald Fountain on Sunday morning.

David Crowther, the Colour Doctor of Colour Graphic Services, has attained G7 Expert status, having recently attended the G7 Professional Training course held at Heidelberg's USA headquarters, and organised by the Idealliance and hosted by industry colour legend Don Hutcheson.

With daily themes, a Business@Breakfast session each morning, complemented by inspiring Market Stall applications showcase, and a packed program of masterclasses, panel sessions and workshops, the 2019 PrintEx Forum Series will be a compelling drawcard for visitors to the Sydney expo.

EXCLUSIVE: Controversial new Melbourne outfit Maverick Print Group is to be blocked from using much of its print production kit, as Dark Horse creditor Fuji Xerox has a charge over it, and will move to stop it being used by any third party, including Maverick.

Auckland printer Soar Print has reduced its carbon footprint by 32 per cent since 2015, earning it an award for excellence in climate action.

PrintEx, the region’s premier printing trade show for 2019, opens its doors tomorrow at Sydney Showground alongside Visual Impact and the Label and Packaging Expo.

The company that trades as major NSW signage business Skope Group Services Manufacturing is in administration with debts to creditors topping $1m, but confusion reigns as to the status of the multitude of related entities.


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The US print trade show war is ratching up several notches, as the Speciality Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) buys major trade media publisher Napco Media, giving the new entity greater reach, and furthering its plans to take over the trade show market.