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Mediapoint forecasts 20% growth, invests $220k to bring finishing in-house 

Mediapoint forecasts 20% growth, invests $220k to bring finishing in-house

15 May 2013 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
Mediapoint said an Australia-first piece of cutting technology has helped reduce bottlenecks and drive growth past 20%.
Pitney Bowes helps printers diversify into mailing 

Pitney Bowes helps printers diversify into mailing

13 May 2013 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
Pitney Bowes said its three-stop roadshow will show printers the benefit of diversifying into mailing.
McKellar printing personalised stamps live at world expo 

McKellar printing personalised stamps live at world expo

13 May 2013 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
McKellar Renown Press is scoring a 'world first' by putting visitors' faces on stamps at the World Stamp Expo.
Hard work and bright ideas can help printers defy doom and gloom 

Hard work and bright ideas can help printers defy doom and gloom

8 May 2013 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
Data shows that conditions have continued to deteriorate but printers are pragmatic and even cautiously optimistic about the future.
BPA and Dynamic Print both bought out of receivership by same man 

BPA and Dynamic Print both bought out of receivership by same man

29 Apr 2013 |  Steven Kiernan, Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
Not one but two failed companies have been rescued by the same buyer, with BPA Print Group in Melbourne and a Gold Coast firm both bought out.
'No click charges' drives Kosdown to buy Australia's first MGI Meteor DP8700 XL 

'No click charges' drives Kosdown to buy Australia's first MGI Meteor DP8700 XL

24 Apr 2013 |  Steven Kiernan  |   Comment now
Kosdown Printing said the lack of click charges drove it to invest over $400,000 in an MGI Meteor DP8700 XL – the first of its kind in Australia.
Update: Major Geon machinery still up for sale 

Update: Major Geon machinery still up for sale

24 Apr 2013 |  Steven Kiernan, Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
The auctioneers for Geon's equipment have said many of the failed group's major assets are yet to be sold.
Slow and steady success story 

Slow and steady success story

22 Apr 2013 |  Steven Kiernan  |   Comment now
It might have a conservative approach to investment, but this family business is an early adopter that stays ahead of the curve
HP Indigo 10000 

HP Indigo 10000

22 Apr 2013 |  Nick Bendel  |  
Aldo Burcheri, operations director of Courtney Colour, has sky high ambitions after buying the first B2-format digital press in Australia
Simple pre-press improvement saved us $100,000: Styleprint 

Simple pre-press improvement saved us $100,000: Styleprint

18 Apr 2013 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
Styleprint said it has saved about $100,000 since automating its workflow with SwitchBox.
Small printers tell govt: 'you're killing us with taxes and red tape' 

Small printers tell govt: 'you're killing us with taxes and red tape'

17 Apr 2013 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
Rainbow Printing has voiced the concerns of many small print houses as it backs a nationwide campaign calling on the government to do more for small business.
Alan Thomas handing over Print City to son after 41 years 

Alan Thomas handing over Print City to son after 41 years

16 Apr 2013 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
Print City's managing director is poised to officially hand over the company to his son, 41 years after founding the business.
Melbourne 1, Sydney 0: PMG snatches $650k contract from Camerons 

Melbourne 1, Sydney 0: PMG snatches $650k contract from Camerons

9 Apr 2013 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
Melbourne firm Print Media Group has snatched a taxation contract from Sydney rival The Camerons Group.
Sydney printer produces reusable floor graphics for clients 

Sydney printer produces reusable floor graphics for clients

9 Apr 2013 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
Craftech has turned to a "cost-effective and long-lasting" substrate to provide retailers with transferable floor graphics.
Fairfax buys new Manroland web equipment amid $42m print relocation  

Fairfax buys new Manroland web equipment amid $42m print relocation

4 Apr 2013 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
Fairfax Media will install new Manroland equipment at its regional hubs, which are being upgraded to take over when Fairfax shuts down its Sydney and Melbourne supersites.
Vega Press to close on Friday after 53 years  

Vega Press to close on Friday after 53 years

3 Apr 2013 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
Vega Press will shut its doors this Friday after a last-chance acquisition by a Sydney printer failed to get off the ground.
Lamson Paragon acquires Direct Mail & Marketing's trade business  

Lamson Paragon acquires Direct Mail & Marketing's trade business

3 Apr 2013 |  Steven Kiernan  |   Comment now
Melbourne's Direct Mail & Marketing said things are going so well it has had to sell its Four Trade Only business to Sydney's Lamson Paragon to make room.
One of world's first supersized HP Indigos installed at Melbourne printer 

One of world's first supersized HP Indigos installed at Melbourne printer

22 Mar 2013 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
Courtney Colour has installed Australia's first HP Indigo 10000 after moving into a new, purpose-built factory to house the B2-format beast.
Printers large and small bring AFL footy to the masses 

Printers large and small bring AFL footy to the masses

21 Mar 2013 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
The AFL has turned to PMP, Opus Group and three smaller Melbourne firms to handle its printing for the 2013 season.
Q&A: Craig Graham 

Q&A: Craig Graham

18 Mar 2013 |  Comment now
The operations manager at CMYKhub in Melbourne has a penchant for travelling - quickly and on both two wheels and four. If he had his way, he’d do it for a living.
Grand prix work has printers thrilled to tell their kids 'I printed that' 

Grand prix work has printers thrilled to tell their kids 'I printed that'

14 Mar 2013 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
Melbourne printers have been hit by Australian Grand Prix fever after producing giant helmets and glamorous wraps for this weekend's race.
Geon redundancies labelled disgraceful, unprofessional and cold-hearted 

Geon redundancies labelled disgraceful, unprofessional and cold-hearted

13 Mar 2013 |  Steven Kiernan, Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
Ex-Geon workers have hit out at the way the collapse was handled, calling it "absolutely disgraceful", "very unprofessional" and "cold-hearted".
UPDATE: Complete Print Solutions creditors facing $2.5m haircut 

UPDATE: Complete Print Solutions creditors facing $2.5m haircut

8 Mar 2013 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
OfficeMax has confirmed it won't take on the debts of failed print broker Complete Print Solutions, which could reach $2.5 million.
Pemara Labels doubles printing speed with HP Indigo WS6600 

Pemara Labels doubles printing speed with HP Indigo WS6600

7 Mar 2013 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
Pemara Labels is aiming to become Australia's "number one provider of digital packaging" following its purchase of an HP Indigo WS6600.
Paper merchant: credit policies must change after $6.7m Vega collapse 

Paper merchant: credit policies must change after $6.7m Vega collapse

7 Mar 2013 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
KW Doggett has warned that the industry's reputation is being "tarnished" by corporate failures as paper merchants face a $1.5 million hit in the collapse of Vega Press.
Blue Star buys Geon NSW and Vic, hires Graham Morgan 

Blue Star buys Geon NSW and Vic, hires Graham Morgan

6 Mar 2013 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
Australia's largest ever sheetfed firm has been born after Blue Star rolled up Geon's Sydney and Melbourne operations.
Stadium Signs takes on Everest and the Arctic at Tough Mudder 

Stadium Signs takes on Everest and the Arctic at Tough Mudder

1 Mar 2013 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
The team from Stadium Signs put their reputations and bodies on the line at January's Tough Mudder obstacle race at Phillip Island.
AFI Branding avoids price war by bringing cityscape to bra department  

AFI Branding avoids price war by bringing cityscape to bra department

28 Feb 2013 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
A Melbourne lingerie store has been transformed into a CBD landscape thanks to a backdrop from AFI Branding Solutions.
Geon exodus as salespeople look to Blue Star 

Geon exodus as salespeople look to Blue Star

28 Feb 2013 |  Steven Kiernan  |   Comment now
A number of Geon’s top salespeople are said to be switching from “the red team to the blue team”.
CMYKhub buys 'one of the most advanced machines in the country'  

CMYKhub buys 'one of the most advanced machines in the country'

22 Feb 2013 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
CMYKhub Melbourne will reduce makeready waste by 85% and slash drying times when it receives its new Komori H-UV press.
Vega Press enters receivership 

Vega Press enters receivership

21 Feb 2013 |  Steven Kiernan, Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
One of Melbourne’s largest independent printers, Vega Press, has gone into receivership.
Print broker takes $200,000 hit as magazine publisher enters liquidation 

Print broker takes $200,000 hit as magazine publisher enters liquidation

20 Feb 2013 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
Offshore print sourcing specialist DAI Rubicon has taken a $200,000 hit after the collapse of a Melbourne magazine publisher.
Fairfax to slash debt with Chullora and Tullamarine sales 

Fairfax to slash debt with Chullora and Tullamarine sales

13 Feb 2013 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
Fairfax Media expects to raise up to $90 million from the sale of its Sydney and Melbourne printing facilities.
Labelmakers grows profits despite falling revenues 

Labelmakers grows profits despite falling revenues

11 Feb 2013 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
Labelmakers has posted an improved net profit of $2.4 million, but revenue has fallen and margins remain thin.
Melbourne packaging printer wins offshore work back to Australia 

Melbourne packaging printer wins offshore work back to Australia

8 Feb 2013 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
Ego Print's packaging business has forecast at least 15% growth this financial year thanks in part to regaining some offshore work from an existing client.
Melbourne printer turns over $900,000 a man 

Melbourne printer turns over $900,000 a man

6 Feb 2013 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
Melbourne catalogue producer AIW Printing is turning over nearly $900,000 per employee, saying customer "obsession" is behind its sales strategy.
Former PrintLinx company lands $500k contract with Dept of Health 

Former PrintLinx company lands $500k contract with Dept of Health

1 Feb 2013 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
The company born out of PrintLinx has won a $500,000 government contract and criticised "cowboys" in the industry.
Melbourne printer's web presence lands it last-minute Australian Open job 

Melbourne printer's web presence lands it last-minute Australian Open job

1 Feb 2013 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
Scream queen Victoria Azarenka celebrated her Australian Open victory in a t-shirt produced by Melbourne's Same Day Printing.
Go green to avoid 'suicidal' price wars: PIAA 

Go green to avoid 'suicidal' price wars: PIAA

1 Feb 2013 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
Printers have been urged to get lean and get certified if they want to avoid "suicidal" price wars.
CBD printer keeps fiddly high-margin jobs in-house with all-in-one machine 

CBD printer keeps fiddly high-margin jobs in-house with all-in-one machine

30 Jan 2013 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
A Melbourne CBD printer has forecast higher margins thanks to an all-in-one digital finishing machine that handles "annoying" jobs.
Printers fear economic costs of floods and bushfires 

Printers fear economic costs of floods and bushfires

25 Jan 2013 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
Regional printers appear to have emerged unscathed from Australia's natural disasters, but fear the economic consequences.
Buyers-to-be praise Melbourne printer and paper maker for catalogue 

Buyers-to-be praise Melbourne printer and paper maker for catalogue

23 Jan 2013 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
Erwins Printing and BJ Ball have shown community spirit by pairing up to produce a catalogue for the Australian Academy Of Design.
New PacPrint educational sessions will 'help businesses increase profitability' 

New PacPrint educational sessions will 'help businesses increase profitability'

22 Jan 2013 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
PacPrint13 has increased the educational component of the show with the introduction of business improvement workshops.
Paper bags get a 'little bit sexy' with 'world's first carbon neutral' stock 

Paper bags get a 'little bit sexy' with 'world's first carbon neutral' stock

14 Jan 2013 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
Australian Paper has chalked up a win for local manufacturing after launching "the world’s first carbon neutral paper" for paper bags.
Melbourne printers ace Australian Open work 

Melbourne printers ace Australian Open work

14 Jan 2013 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
The Australian Open has only just begun but hard-working printers have already served up some grand slam jobs for the competition.
Melbourne mailhouse merger creates 80-staff operation 

Melbourne mailhouse merger creates 80-staff operation

9 Jan 2013 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
Two Melbourne mailhouse businesses have joined forces to create a "powerhouse for essential and direct marketing communications in Victoria".
PacPrint13 forums to 'spark ideas for future success' 

PacPrint13 forums to 'spark ideas for future success'

18 Dec 2012 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
PacPrint13 will help printers cope with "a period of unprecedented change" with a series of free forums during next year's show.
Franklin Web planning national campaign to promote augmented reality  

Franklin Web planning national campaign to promote augmented reality

14 Dec 2012 |  Steven Kiernan  |   Comment now
History is meeting cutting-edge technology at Franklin Web, which has become the exclusive Australian agent for augmented reality software.
Komori flies Aussie printers to Tokyo to see 'offset on demand' tech 

Komori flies Aussie printers to Tokyo to see 'offset on demand' tech

14 Dec 2012 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
Komori has impressed seven printers taken on a tour of Japan, but all remain open-minded about which manufacturer to choose for their next major investment.
On Demand grabs $6m Australia Post contract from Geon 

On Demand grabs $6m Australia Post contract from Geon

7 Dec 2012 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
On Demand has capitalised on its "IT smarts" to pick up a multimillion-dollar Australia Post contract previously supplied by Geon.
 
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