Kodak comes out of Chapter 11

A reorganised Kodak has just emerged from its 20 month stint in the US Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, with the company now focused on the commercial print and packaging markets.

4 September, 2013

TC invests in new 10-colour Speedmaster

Melbourne based family owned business TC Printing has invested in a new Heidelberg XL106 10-colour press, which will run in tandem with the company’s existing Speedmaster 102 eight colour press.

2 September, 2013

WA PICA awards celebrate quality printing

Scott Print dominated the West Australia PICA Awards night, winning gold medals in 14 categories, including the FutureNow Workforce Development and Green Stamp environmental categories, as well as the Kodak Best of Category Award for the Midland Atelier book.

2 September, 2013

PMP boosts profits while revenue falls

The country’s biggest printer PMP saw its revenue for the year to June 2013 fall by almost 11 per cent to less than $1bn but profits rise by 5.

2 September, 2013

Newspaper CEOs defiant: print ain’t dead

While the news media industry is both enchanted and exasperated by new digital platforms, the chief executives of four of Australia’s newspaper giants – WAN, Fairfax, News and APN – say print is holding its ground.

2 September, 2013

Rapid move for Aldine

Specialist label printer Aldine Printers has invested in a new digital label printing line featuring a Rapid X2 press, a Rapid D2 die-cutter and laminator and a Rapid SR2 rewinder at its far-north Queensland site.

2 September, 2013

Spectra praised for print training courses

Spectra Training has received an Industry Initiative Award from the Australian Council for Private Education and Training (ACPET), recognising its work in developing training solutions for the printing industry.

2 September, 2013

Sexy billboards in Queensland inquiry’s sights

The future of outdoor advertising in the Sunshine State is under scrutiny as the Queensland Government’s Inquiry into sexually explicit outdoor advertising deliberates over evidence collected in two public hearings in August.

30 August, 2013

BJ Ball launches printer program to upsell papers

Paper merchant BJ Ball has released a Profit Accelerator Program designed to help printers to upsell application-based paper products which cost more but can provide the same or greater profit for the printer with lower volumes.

30 August, 2013

PIAA urges election printers to check how-to-vote cards

Voting card printers should be on the lookout for new amendments to electoral advertising regulations, which, according to the Printing Industries Association of Australia, have seen some Federal Election candidates hurriedly reprinting their how-to-vote cards before the big day.

30 August, 2013