Industry

Women in Print has appointed Karen Lawler, business development manager for Cactus Imaging, and Kerry-Anne ‘KA’ Boyd, co-owner of Sign Right Australia as new patrons for NSW and QLD.

LIA Victoria held its final technical event for the year, with 38 printers warmly welcomed to Marvel Bookbinding & Print Finishing in West Heidelberg for a tour of the world-class plant.

Officeworks has launched a Same Day Printing service at 45 of its stores across Australia, with the service powered by 45 newly installed Konica Minolta AccurioPress C4080 printers.

Visual Connections has appointed Karren Challoner-Miles as executive general manager – Association, effective immediately, with Sarah Moore promoted to GM for trade shows and events.

HP has launched a new 3.2m HP Latex FS Printer Series, and Live Production Software, which it says will boost the profitability of mid-high volume print service providers.

Spicers is running The Vellum, a promotional campaign that brings its Fedrigoni premium papers to life across a variety of high-end applications.

The Visual Media Association will re-launch the National Print Awards next year, marking the 40th event for Australia’s premier print and visual media accolades. 

Ultra Labels has ordered the first Nilpeter FA-26 in the country, marking a new milestone in the ANZ labels industry and, says Nilpeter, setting a trend for the broader Asia Pacific region.

Jim Salmon, who led world-renowned Crosfield Electronics through its halcyon era in the 1970s and '80s as one of the big four page make-up systems developers, has passed away, aged 84.


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Places are filling fast for the Visual Connections Victorian Golf Day and, with the event promising a fun day of competition and the chance to farewell outgoing CEO Peter Harper at a special Celebration Dinner.

A new report says the global anti-counterfeit packaging market size is projected to grow from the US$120bn size in 2022, to $410bn by 2032, showing a 12 per cent CAGR over the next eight years.

Justin Kirkland, account manager at Fujifilm Australia, has been voted as the 2024 Fespa Future Leader, with Lisa Michalanney, co-owner, Signage World in SA taking second place.

Lamson Group CEO, Rodney Frost has led a group of golfers aiming to raise $250,000 for cancer research, by playing golf for 24 hours non-stop at his local club, and by producing a how-to guide for other clubs to follow in their own efforts.

Printers from all corners of the industry gathered in Melbourne to honour their craft at the 2024 Real Media Awards, with 14 of them printing winning jobs, the list topped by IVE.

PacPrint, the country's major trade show for 2025, will feature a focused label and packaging seminar series, which will run in a dedicated theatre area on the show floor.

Fujifilm Australia is celebrating 20 years as part of the Fujifilm Group, bringing both offset and digital solutions to the print industry throughout the two decades.