Vega boosts book production with Heidelberg Stahlfolder

Vega Press has seen big productivity advances in book finishing since installing the first Heidelberg Stahlfolder KH82 in Australia.

8 November, 2010

Offset Alpine takes top honours at NSW PICAs

Offset Alpine Printing has again dominated the NSW Printing Industry Craftsmanship Awards (PICAs), taking home six gold awards as well as the NSW Printer of the Year award for 2010.

5 November, 2010

Active Display Group grows to 400 staff by acquiring Adval from Eye Corp

POS and display printer Active Display Group has grown from 320 to nearly 400 staff by acquiring retail specialist Adval from outdoor giant Eye Corp.

4 November, 2010

Mills Styrox makes huge capacity leap with Durst wide-format printer

Mills Styrox is looking to increase its share of the sign and display market, investing in a Durst Rho 800 HS press for Sydney and moving its Melbourne operations to a new purpose-built facility.

4 November, 2010

Vistaprint ‘excited’ about local progress as Q1 sales increase 18%

Vistaprint has said it is forecasting a bumper Christmas period in the local market, as it posted an 18% rise in worldwide first-quarter revenues.

4 November, 2010

The Printing Office plays host to LIA environmental evening

Brisbane-based The Printing Office (TPO) will throw open its doors next week to show the industry how it achieved ISO 14001 certification.

3 November, 2010

Youth support initiative seeks help from printers

A Melbourne-based screen printing initiative aimed at helping disadvantaged youths gain an entry into the jobs market is looking for partnerships with local print firms to extend its capabilities.

3 November, 2010

Gunns aims to FSC certify Bell Bay mill

Gunns has taken “a step in the right direction” by applying for Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification for Bell Bay, but the pulp mill still won’t win community acceptance, said the Wilderness Society.

1 November, 2010

Moore name to make wholesale return at Argus AGM

A memorable year for Argus Solutions – which began with the Moore Australasia backdoor float and included the high-profile collapse and buyout of former forms division Paragon Printing – could end with a return to the historic ‘Moore’ name.

1 November, 2010

Telstra: privacy breach mail-out was our fault, not printer’s

Telstra has said an internal error – not the printer, SEMA – was behind the privacy breach bungle that last week saw around 220,000 letters delivered to wrong addresses.

1 November, 2010