Family-owned signage supplier significantly expands its range by agreeing to a new Dealer Partnership with Agfa Graphics for the popular Anapurna, Jeti Mira and Tauro wide format inkjet platforms.

The industry's new apprenticeship scheme has won the backing of young people previously reluctant to lock themselves into a low-paying job for four years. The Future Print Apprenticeship Project has also secured support from employers eager for improved workplace skills.

Packaging group Orora has opened a new 4200 sq.m. corrugated packaging facility at Bundaberg in Queensland. "Orora will continue to focus on its core strength, providing cost-effective, fit-for-purpose, corrugated cartons for the Bundaberg fruit and produce region."

HP Indigo has completed a Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) for a flexible coffee pouch printed using three different printing methods to show how the HP Indigo 20000 digital press - positioned in the market for packaging applications - stacks up against the analogue competition.

The new Hero print stock selector is an expanded selection of uncoated, coated, recycled and speciality stocks. It now lists 61 variations, 24 treatments and seven new stocks.

Collapsed Port Melbourne digital printer On Demand will continue operating for at least another three weeks as administrator Mathew Gollant investigates debts running into hundreds of thousands of dollars. "Michael Wu, as sole director, is assisting us with our inquiries," said Gollant.

The push to digital in this year's Census has descended into chaos with calls for the survey to be postponed until more paper forms are available and boycotted over concerns about online privacy. Hundreds of extra call centre workers have been hired to deal with requests for paper forms.

The sales team installed at Fuji Xerox Australia by former MD Neil Whittaker (pictured) has now left the company. Staff were informed this week by email that Delwyn Land, GM, national sales - described as Whittaker's 'right-hand woman' - had resigned.

Melbourne trade finisher Enhance Print says its new Foliant laminator from Currie Group is playing a pivotal role in expanding its core business. "We don't use the machine every day but when we do we tend to use it in spurts where we can be flat out on it for five or six days at a time."

Fairfax and NewsCorp dominate the print categories in this year's PANPA Newspaper of the Year Awards to be held in September. Finalists for the Print Centre of the Year are: Darwin Print Centre, News Corp Australia; Ellerslie Print Centre, NZME; and APN Yandina Print Centre, Fairfax Media.

Mystery surrounds the operation of collapsed digital printing company On Demand, with conflicting reports as to who is actually running the Port Melbourne business as the administrator tries to find a buyer. Disaffected creditors, owed hundreds of thousands of dollars, are meeting in Melbourne today.

Escape the winter chills forever. A once in a lifetime business and lifestyle opportunity – Far North Queensland’s premiere printer, Lotsa Printing, in beautiful Port Douglas is on the market.

The Australasian paper trade with the EU and the UK will not be significantly impacted by Brexit but paper imports from the UK, especially of printing and communication papers into New Zealand, "can be expected to be cheaper in the short to medium term," says industry bible Pulp & Paper Edge.

Reece Conlan of Melbourne signage and display producer POS Visual Solutions says a recently installed HP Scitex FB550 flatbed UV from Spandex is already paying for itself. "Our clients love it and we are saving a lot in production costs and labour time."

The Gold Coast and Tweed area has seen three major Duplo finishing installations from Neopost in a short time, all different and tailored to each printer’s specific needs. Graham Osborne visited to see why printers in this growth area are finishing print with Duplo

Australian Paper - manufacturer of the Reflex brand - has signed a deal to acquire BJ Ball's office products division ED Office Products (EDOP) for an undisclosed sum. "This opportunity is good news for Australian manufacturing and the thousands of local jobs that Australian Paper proudly supports."