Digital printer Immij Print has acquired 68-year old Sydney print and packaging business Robert Burtons Print and rebranded the new entity as ImmijBurtons. Immij CEO Scott Hillberg says the company is eager to strengthen its packaging business and reduce its reliance on commercial print.

ASX-listed APN Outdoor signed two deals worth more than $32 million to acquire competitors Metrospace and iOM and boost its stake in the Queensland and Victorian markets. It's estimated the Australian outdoor advertising market will be worth $1 billion by 2020.

News Corp will launch a Marvel Comics super hero collection in its Australian metro and regional papers this month as its battles declining print circulation figures. “We expect to sell over three million Marvel comic books over the two-week promotional period."

Wide format printer Next Printing says Esko Kongsberg cutting tables helped drive its move into visual merchandising with leading fashion and cosmetic brands. "“One of the features that makes the XP 24 so good is the software, which allows us to design something to make a 3D structure."

New Zealand's national museum Te Papa has signed a deal with Massey University to secure the future of its award-winning publishing division Te Papa Press. The agreement will see the two publishers work together to produce books under separate imprints.

New research shows students using technology as a study tool in the classroom have learning and retention limitations when compared to those using pencil and paper. Victoria Fratin from Two Sides Australia reports.

Ben Eaton rolls up his sleeves to learn first hand what it takes for signage apprentices to become qualified at Sydney’s School of Printing. It’s not often you see managing directors doing the hard yards of manual work but unusual tactics are required to deal with the shortage of trained personnel.

Xerox has begun negotiations to buy the world's largest print group, US-based RR Donnelley & Sons, according to US reports. Xerox would acquire Donnelley and merge some of it with its copier, printer and related-services business and the rest with its smaller business process outsourcing unit.

Police have launched an arson investigation into a suspicious fire that last week destroyed the former Protectaprint factory at Beverley in Adelaide's west. It's understood the Protectaprint operation had just relocated out of the premises in recent weeks.

Brisbane-based labels and packaging manufacturer Signet has invested $7 million to expand its factory space and make room for a giant Italian plastic extrusion machine that will produce packaging previously imported from Asia.

Fairfax has completed a successful upgrade of its regional printing operation at Tamworth, NSW with a strong focus on safety. The original Fairfax Media printing press in Tamworth was installed back in 1997 and constructed from second-hand equipment from various sites around Australia.

Mail Boxes Etc. (MBE) Australia has won a global MBE Marketing Excellence Award that recognises marketing ideas and campaigns. MBE Australia's head office entered a Wide Format campaign from a 2015 quarterly marketing action plan which competed against entries from 31 other countries.

NZME's newspaper printing plant at Ellerslie has won repeat entry into the exclusive WAN-IFRA International Newspaper Color Quality Club. The printer was recognised for its production of the 32-page broadsheet Chinese Herald, which is printed four times a week on a 20-year-old Goss HT70 press.

Managing director of Ability Press in Melbourne Docklands is accused of lying to his partners over last year’s high profile merger.

Scodix, a provider of digital enhancement presses for the graphic arts industry, signed a global partnership agreement with Avery Dennison that includes the biggest customer deal in its history. Ten Scodix Ultra Pro presses will be placed in Avery Dennison RBIS facilities around the world.

What a month it’s been! The transformations at drupa were followed by Brexit shockwaves and a Federal election that left voters and business in limbo. Now, as a new Financial Year dawns, Future Print announces a webinar program to help businesses navigate the constantly shifting landscape.