AusPost faces industry backlash

Australia Post is set to increase bulk mail prices by up to 5 per cent in the beginning of October, as mailers start a petition to ‘stop the national mail carrier in its tracks’.

13 August, 2015

KBA increases orders by 33%

Printing press manufacturer Koenig & Bauer (KBA) has increased its first half order intake by 33 per cent for the first HY15 to $927m, significantly up from last year’s $695m.

13 August, 2015

Epson launches new F-Series Dye-sub printers

Epson Australia has launched three new dye-sublimation printers which it says will help printers produce superior-quality textiles and promotional goods simply, reliably and cost effectively.

13 August, 2015

Mentoring for packaging industry women

Industry women can now register for the 2015 Ignite Packaging mentoring programme, which is an (AIP) Australian Institute of Packaging initiative, aimed at women working in the food, beverage, manufacturing, and packaging industries.

12 August, 2015

Fairfax sells Chullora plant

Fairfax Media has sold its Chullora site in western Sydney to a property developer for $45m, a week after selling its Tullamarine plant to a car dealer.

12 August, 2015

BJ Ball to supply Double A Laser

BJ Ball has joined forces with Double A International to stock its uncoated woodfree (UCWF) folio paper in Australia.

12 August, 2015

Focus buys fourth print business this year

Focus Print Group has added another company under its belt, its fourth of the year, acquiring long standing family business Liverpool Printing Service.

11 August, 2015

Finsbury and Blue Star win $2.7m RMT contract

Finsbury Green and Blue Star have scored multi-million dollar NSW government contracts, but not for printing.

11 August, 2015

Fryer moves to Ricoh

Ricoh has appointed long time digital printer sales boss George Fryer as its new national sales manager for commercial sales.

11 August, 2015

GAMAA and Visa become Visual Connections

The two big industry supplier associations are now one, with the new entity Visual Connections officially launched on Thursday night following its second board meeting.

10 August, 2015