print history

Letterpress lives on at MOTAT [print history]

2009-11-07T12:53:00+01:00

The printing room at the Museum of Transport and Technology offers visitors a taste of New Zealand’s recent printing past with restored machinery and a team of dedicated letterpress printers. Apart from preserving the past, the printing room serves to educate about printing in the present

Flint Group has deep roots in New Zealand [print history]

2009-10-11T15:11:00+01:00

With roots that go back to the establishment of Morrison & Morrison in 1906, Flint Group shares a 103-year history in and with New Zealand

Half-century of printing [print history]

2009-07-29T20:17:00+01:00

Horace Burgess Harvey is the third part of the Burgess story that has been unfolding through this column and the fourth generation of the Burgess printing dynasty that was starting newspapers in New South Wales in the 1860s. Part 1 was told in May and Part 2 in June

Reflecting on changes in a vibrant industry [print history]

2009-06-09T19:29:00+01:00

Joan Grace recently marked 10 years as chief executive of PrintNZ Training. She took time to consider on changes she has seen during that decade: changes in technology, changes in government policy for training, and changes in industry training in general

From little acorns ... [print history]

2009-02-17T17:34:00+01:00

The Australian Newspaper History Group, which emerged from a conference on local newspapers and local identities at Chiltern in north-eastern Victoria in October 1999, is an example of whatindividuals rather than committees can achieve

The last resort [print history]

2009-02-03T13:17:00+01:00

Carbon offsetting is a major tool in the fight against man-made climate change, yet it is much maligned with some people calling it a permit to pollute. So, what is carbon offsetting, and does it have a part to play in establishing a way for printers to be more environmentally friendly?

Masthead change after 150 years [print history]

2008-11-07T13:44:03+01:00

The Adelaide Advertiser celebrated its 150th anniversary in July and changed its old masthead in September

Pictorial treasures unearthed [print history]

2008-09-11T14:26:57+01:00

The approach of an anniversary at the SMH and the Age triggered special efforts to recall times past, and to unearth artefacts that speak powerfully of those times

HP and Verve combine to honour war veterans [print history]

2008-09-04T18:07:09+01:00

A book created to commemorate a battle fought over 90 years ago in Belgium gave a Christchurch company a chance to prove the quality and range of its HP Indigo digital printer

AbsoluteProof: already proven [print history]

2008-09-04T18:00:40+01:00

A high-end proofing solution, now available via subscription with online live support, has already gained a following here and overseas.

PrintNZ Conference: The Next 100 Years October 13-15 [print history]

2008-08-09T14:42:00+01:00

As I write this column I reflect on the business news that is confronting us all each day – falling retail sales, falling house prices, high interest rates, high NZ dollar and rising unemployment – and I hear the question: “Why are you hosting a conference in this environment?”

New Zealand shines at Pride In Print [print history]

2008-06-08T18:16:32+01:00

A crowd of 900 at Auckland’s Sky City Convention Centre last month saw an Auckland screen printer take out the 2008 New Zealand Pride In Print Supreme Award with a poster that judges hailed as being of ‘amazing’ quality.

Winners - Pride In Print [print history]

2008-06-07T22:56:49+01:00

Print celebrates 25th year of Awards [print history]

2008-05-13T15:18:44+01:00

The highlight of the domestic printing calendar is the annual National Print Awards, with Melbourne’s Crown Casino playing host to the 25th year of the Awards reports Wayne Robinson

All roads lead to drupa [print history]

2008-05-11T16:08:03+01:00

Once every four years the greatest show on earth takes place on the banks of the Rhine in north-west Germany, Wayne Robinson leads into Australian Printer’s special drupa guide with all you need to know about the show, the technology and the networking

Böttcher Australia celebrates 10th birthday [print history]

2008-04-24T19:55:13+01:00

Böttcher Australia is celebrating ten years in the Australian printing industry

Taking it to the streets [print history]

2008-04-15T23:27:00+01:00

The launch of PrintNZ’s centenary book saw Joan Grace and team tour the country in under two weeks.

PrintNZ celebrates 100 years [print history]

2008-02-26T21:20:32+01:00

PrintNZ is set to commemorate its 100th anniversary with celebrations planned in 2008.