Industry News


News that directly affects your company is the news you need to know today. Business opportunities, legislative changes, industrial and environmental issues, major industry developments - here for your convenience - as it happens . . .



National Manager – Policy and Government Affairs.
Official interest rates slashed - 7/10/2008

A larger than anticipated cut in official interest rates by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) should now guarantee that printing and associated business will . . .


Printing Industries Skilled Migration Adviser
457 Visa Applicants must show training commitment - 7/10/2008

A proven track record of employee training, including apprenticeship training, is an essential component of any print company’s application . . .


General Manager Victoria and Tasmania, National Sales Manager.
Printing Industries to co-ordinate PacPrint 09 forums - 1/10/2008

The Printing Industries Association of Australia (Printing Industries) has been appointed to co-ordinate . . .


National Manager – Policy and Government Affairs.
Grants available for climate change initiatives - 1/10/2008

Printing Industries is encouraging small to medium sized printing and related businesses to apply for federal grants to help reduce their environmental . . .



Future's So Bright Green Sustainability Conference - 29/9/2008

As an event sponsor Printing Industries members have the chance to attend a retail marketing conference that will take . . .


Printing Industries General Manager, Queensland & National Training Policy Manager
Printing Industry Apprenticeship Training Never in Doubt - 24/9/2008

Following a successful meeting today, Queensland printing industry representatives said that businesses had no cause to be . . .



Companies Pro-Active in Efficiency Could See Early Benefits - 23/9/2008

While companies will have to shoulder the initial costs of undertaking sustainable steps, pro-active printers will enjoy . . .



Record Breaking Print Awards - 10/9/2008

Print award entries have set new records in the major states with NSW and Victoria recording their largest . . .


National Manager – Policy and Government Affairs.
Print Growth Defies Expectations - 3/9/2008

Strong rates of economic growth continue to be registered by the printing, publishing and recorded media industry according to . . .


National Manager – Policy and Government Affairs.
RBA Eases Interest Rate Pain - 2/9/2008

Businesses in the printing and associated industries might be headed for improved economic prospects following today's decision . . .


National Manager – Policy and Government Affairs.
Industry conditions improve - 1/9/2008

Activity levels in the printing industry remained strong during the June 2008 quarter according to official statistics . . .


National Communication and Technical Services Manager.
Searchlight turns on print scammers - 28/8/2008

A new service has been launched in a bid to help protect the Australian printing industry from international scammers . . .


The Visualcom team celebrating their achievements in front of one of their winning entries from the South Australian and Northern Territory PICAs.
PICA season comes to SA, WA and Northern Territory - 27/8/2008

PICA victories continue as South Australia, Northern Territory and Western Australia print companies go for . . .



Queensland Company Becomes Awards Finalist - 26/8/2008

Printing Industries' member Queensland Complete Printing Services has been named a finalist in the 2008 Telstra . . .


A cross section of industry printers and suppliers attended the August 2008 launch in Sydney
Australia gets a Colour Standard - 26/8/2008

After 12 months in the making, Australia has its first official Standard for colour management launched . . .


Prism Grafix scores two Bennys - 21/8/2008

Western Australia company (and Printing Industries' member), Prism Grafix, continues its run of success taking out . . .


Printing Industries' National President Jim Atkinson at the Tasmanian PICA.
Tasmanian PICA kicks off award season - 14/8/2008

The first of the 2008 state based print awards were held on Saturday at the Wrest Point Casino . . .


Printing Industries General Manager, Queensland & National Training Policy Manager
Queensland Industry wants new training focus - 12/8/2008

Printing Industries wants the Queensland State Government to commit to a Skills Plan to . . .


'Food of the Gods' won a Benny
Global Glory for Western Australian Printers - 5/8/2008

Two Printing Industries members in Western Australia - Scott Print and Prism Grafix - have bagged top awards in the . . .


Pictured above: The octet of orators at the Sydney drupa unwrapped breakfast: (l-r) Stuart Shirvington, Geon; Napil Abdel, Tharstern Australia; Steve Dunwell, Currie Group; Brett Maishman, Fuji Xerox; Simon Dodd, Snap Printing; Andy McCourt, McCourt Consult; Garry Muratore, Agfa; Glenn Plummer, Heidelberg; Herbert, Kieleithner, Océ Australia.
drupa wraps up and winds down in Sydney: James Cryer's take - 30/7/2008

The 'drupa unwrapped' roadshow from Printing Industries rolled into Sydney this week for a breakfast presentation. Alliteration addict . . .


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