DATA released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) indicates economic growth in the printing industry was flat during the September 2009 quarter.
11/01/2010
PACPRINT 09 preparations are reportedly going ahead very smoothly, with the conference shaping up to be larger than the 2005 event.
20/02/2009
OCÉ has warned further cost cutting will be required in order for the company to survive in the current economic climate, though strong sales of its colour presses have been reported.
06/04/2009
ORGANISERS say Image Expo ’09 drew a reasonable crowd of signage professionals and engravers in Melbourne, despite the economic downturn.
12/03/2009
HEIDELBERG has announced it will cut double the number of jobs it had previously estimated with a further 2500 jobs going globally.
30/03/2009
FRANCHISE printing company Kwik Kopy has just wound up its seventh consecutive year of record growth.
22/01/2009
PRINTING Industries have released a statement discussing the rate rise announced by the Reserve Bank of Australia and the effect of the rise on the Printing and Graphic arts community.
07/10/2009
PRINTERS are feeling the economic crunch as paper receives a price hike across the board.
05/02/2009
EFI has closed its Sydney, London, Paris and Milan offices in a bid to reduce administration costs to ride out the global economic crisis.
12/03/2009
THE wide format printing community outlook on the year ahead is broadly optimistic, FESPA’s second Economy Survey reveals.
29/01/2010
THE Tasmanian government believes tough economic times should not deter industry companies from achieving Printing Industries Sustainable Green Print (SGP) environmental credentials.
22/07/2009
PRINTING Industries has called the Productivity Commission's draft recommendations to remove restrictions on the parallel importation of books “half pregnant”.
27/03/2009
AFTER 25 years association with the National Print Awards, Agfa has concluded its association with the event, seeing The Currie Group taking over the major sponsorship role.
02/04/2009
Printing Industries is running a pilot program to match up young people interested in a printing career with prospective companies.
10/02/2009
UK franchise printing.com has put a hold on its plans to enter the Australian market.
11/06/2009
THE keynote speakers for Melbourne’s PacPrint09 have been announced, they include Professor Neville Norman, Dr Peter Ellyard and AFL star David Parkin.
06/03/2009
AGFA-Gevaert has revealed the company continues to make a slow recovery in the graphic markets in its preliminary fourth quarter 2009 results.
11/02/2010
A WEBSITE has been launched which aims top help graphic designers find their next paying freelance job. Developed by a group of internet based graphic designers, GraphicDesignFreelanceJobs.com gives freelances access to hundreds of current graphic design positions.
16/02/2009
PRINTING Industries has launched a new Sustainable Green Print (SGP) program designed to help customers identify environmentally-friendly printing companies, based on water usage, energy usage, and waste management.
03/07/2009
THE LABOR party has announced plans to look into the Productivity Commission’s recommendations to end territorial copyright.
06/08/2009