Printed signage is more eco-friendly than its digital equivalent, sustainability guru Laurel Brunner argues, despite digital often being promoted as environmentally sustainable.

The biggest ever Labelexpo is set to open its doors on Tuesday, with tens of thousands of label, carton and flexible packaging printers set to walk through the gates of the Brussels Expo Centre next week.

Grand Print Services and Cactus Imaging have won awards in the Outdoor Media Association’s (OMA) Creative Collection competition for quarter two of 2019.

PVCA member tickets are on sale for Print2Parliament, which will be held on October 23 this year at Parliament House in Canberra.

Xeikon will display four different automated production lines on its booth at Labelexpo in Brussels next week.

Screen GP is launching its new Truepress Jet L350UV SAI inkjet system at Labelexpo next week, saying it will raise the bar in digital label printing.

Roland DG has rolled out a free upgrade for its VG-640 and VG-540 printer-cutters, which adds functionality from the new VG-2 series.

Industry is warning of a potential severe threat to small business – including many printers – if a Labor plan to scrap a regulation preventing casual employees from claiming leave entitlements makes it through the Senate.

Shane Hilton, managing director of Design Shop in Otago, New Zealand, is the lucky winner of an all-expenses-paid Bathurst 1000 Race Experience, valued at $18,500, from Avery Dennison.

Visitors to Labelexpo will be able to see the newly developed integration between finishing systems manufacturer ABG and software developer Cerm, which sees ABG equipment prepped for the job from the MIS/ERP, saving time and easing a production bottleneck.

Pulse Roll Label Products has teamed up with leading foil manufacturer API Group to launch its new PureFinish cold foil adhesive at Labelexpo, with what it says is a range of eye-catching promotional labels.

Leading industry technology developer EFI is hosting a trio of webinars over the next few weeks, aiming to give printers an insight into new developments, and the chance to talk with senior EFI staff.

All the print equipment and almost all the consumables for the WorldSkills tournament in Russia that has just taken place were provided by Heidelberg, as part of its promotion of print to young people.

Hexis Australia managing director Ian Parsonson is going on a five day trek through the wilderness, and is aiming to get sign companies to support him to raise $10,000 for charity 4ASDKids.

Chili Publish, fast-growing creator of software for smart artwork and marketing material creation, welcomes Fabian Prudhomme to the team as global vice president sales and alliances.

Major Melbourne print business Waratah Group is installing print management hubs at clients, with the clients effectively outsourcing all their print through an on-site Waratah facility.