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Carbon8 from NSW, with five Gold and two Silver Awards , was the night’s biggest winner at the 39th National Print Awards hosted by the PVCA last night in Melbourne. The Lighthouse Group from NSW, Sunprint Queensland and Ball & Doggett in Victoria all won two Gold medals. Other gold winners were John Fisher Printing NSW; Jamesprint, Styleprint and Ellikon Fine Printers from Victoria; The Greenridge Group and dms CREATiVE from Queensland; CCL Label, Signageworld and Multi-Color Corporation Australia from SA; Percival Print & Packaging from WA; and Foot & Playstead from Tasmania.
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The show rocks on and we will bring more news about it over next week but Wednesday evening was all about two special functions - the LIA precursing the announcement of Apprentice of the Year, introducing the finalists ahead of the announcement at the NPAs, and Currie Group putting a fine party on to celebrate its new branding and, well, just have a good time complete with band and floorshow. It's as if Covid never happened!
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In a shock announcement, Xerox Corporation said its vice chairman and chief executive officer John Visentin, 59, unexpectedly passed away yesterday due to complications from an ongoing illness. Steve Bandrowczak, Xerox’s president and chief operations officer has been appointed Interim CEO.
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The lengthy Court case involving former Fuji Xerox MD Neil Whittaker, Finance Manager Devlin Bell and accounting firm EY has been adjourned until July 30th by new presiding Judge Feutrill. Recently appointed to the Federal Court, he is now handling the claims and cross-claims case.
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What a night of nights! Gold medal winners at Tuesday night’s HP-ASGA National Sign Awards included familiar names Kingman, Cunneen Signs and Grafico Group as well as first-time winners Zimmerman Industries, OMG!, Signhub, Neolite, Specialbuild, Signcraft, Signageworld and Signage Fleet. Donuts Anyone? by Liberty Signs in the Vehicle Wraps category won the People’s Choice award.
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Australia’s largest distributor of printable materials and press consumables says its new Product Catalogue 2022 – 2024 is 'the perfect tool for navigating through our comprehensive range of products.' It's also available at PacPrint on a stand made entirely of sustainable and locally-made board material.
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Fujifilm Business Innovation Australia has named former NBN Co executive Stephen Sims as its new executive general manager, responsible for the former Fuji Xerox’s national sales and Fujifilm CodeBlue Australia, its IT services subsidiary.
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With just under two years to go until the start of drupa 2024, planning is well advanced with global print businesses from 32 countries already on board. "This edition will specifically focus on the mega trends sustainability and digitalisation."
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Well the industry has gone an extra few miles, with first impressions of the show following the opening by Federal Member for Macnamara, Josh Burns MP, showing a great and diverse event. Everything from drones and 3D to the expected latest in digital, wide format, finishing, consumables - you name it it's there. If you haven't already planned your trip, our recommendation is to do it now - you won't regret it.
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“Though we hoped supply chain issues would ease in 2022, factors outside our control continue to wreak havoc, resulting in a perfect storm," says Clinton Willis, executive general manager sales at ASX-listed printer Ovato. Earlier this month, the ACCC said it would not oppose Opus Group’s proposed acquisition of Ovato’s book printing business.
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Rollover – the Norwegian manufacturer of one of the industry’s most productive machines, will once again have Svein Ove Martinsen at PacPrint & Visual Impact on the Wilenco stand E26, this week in Melbourne. He’s travelled 16,000km to be here, so why not say hello and enjoy a demo on the latest Rollover applicators – four are on show!
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ASGA is offering PacPrint visitors the chance to win a 12-month free membership by providing a new or updated listing for the national signage association’s free Sign Industry Directory. ASGA has a busy Day One schedule lined up at PacPrint, with an afternoon forum session on changes to the National Construction code before the presentation of the HP 2022 National Sign & Graphics Awards on Tuesday night.
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Fujifilm Data Management Solutions, a subsidiary of Fujifilm Business Innovation (formerly Fuji Xerox) has acquired Melbourne-based digital messaging services provider Smart Messaging Services, trading as Intelli Messaging.
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Adobe is planning to release a ‘freemium’ web version of its popular graphics editing tool Photoshop that will provide users with the tools to perform Photoshop's "core functions," according to a US report.
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Xeikon will introduce the Panther PX3300 UV inkjet label press to visitors at PacPrint 2022 in Melbourne on Tuesday 28 June to Friday 1 July 2022. It will be the first showing of the Xeikon Panther 2.0 technology in Australia.
- Labels Connect, Melbourne, expands inkjet digital with Screen L350UV install
- Caldera announces the release of PrimeCenter 2.0
- IVE Group flags 14% revenue hike to $750 million
- PACPRINT ON PARADE - Highlights to see at the show!
- Konica Minolta/3D Systems satellite parts head into space
- FESPA Australia launches Future Leaders Program
- Konica Minolta appoints Andrew Cocker as GM production & industrial print
- Solimar unveils Rubika 4.4 workflow software ahead of PacPrint
- ONYX Software announces version 22
- ASGA encourages take-up of NSW TAFE Trade Pathways Program
- Epson Australia to show new SurePress L-4733AW label printer at PacPrint
- Caldera releases Version 15.1 of its renowned RIP workflow
- Konica Minolta announces new AccurioLabel 400 digital label press
- Avery Dennison innovations reduce ‘environmental footprint’
- Fujifilm opens $19m aqueous inkjet factory in Delaware
