Market research completed by the PPA (the UK Periodical Publishers Association) after the recent 37th FIPP World Magazine Congress in London, has shown that the value added printing techniques demonstrated by PrintCity Alliance members within the innovative & interactive FIPP09 printed Congress programme had created a noticeable impact.

Leading industry identity and current Currie Group NSW sate manager Steve Dunwell will be the new managing director of manroland Australasia, with his tenure set to begin August 1. He be responsible for Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.

As the digital printing market continues to grow, Spicers Paper says it is making paper selection for printing on-demand and variable data jobs easier with the addition of another digital paper to its range.

Orders for Fuji Xerox’s new 700 Digital Color Press have surpassed 150 systems since its launch, while Xerox iGen4 sales have now exceeded 10 units, for a combined total of more than 160 orders.

Reports on Bloomberg suggest Heidelberg looks likely to obtain Euro1.4bn (A$2.4bn) in financing from banks and government funds as early as this week, a month ahead of plan, according to four people familiar with the negotiations.

Kate Jones, Queensland climate change and sustainability minister recently launched the Printing Industries’ Sustainable Green Print (SGP) programme in Brisbane and commended the programme as being an effective branding tool for green printers.

Creative Folks has signed a new reseller agreement with dutchsoftware.com to distribute Elvis, an enterprise grade media asset management solution to the to the Australian and New Zealand market place.

PaperlinX has completed the initial review of its Tasmanian paper manufacturing business, Tas Paper, however the company has not yet made any decision on the fate of the mills at Burnie and Wesley Vale.

Ligare has engaged an environmental auditor through the NSW DECC Sustainability Advantage Program to help measure and reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions throughout its operations. The printer says once complete it will be able to offer clients the ability to accurately offset the emissions created to produce books when required.

Despite PMP’s transformation strategy – which aims to create a focused, best practice operation – the print giant is still set to lose its lucrative ACP magazines contract. PBL Media says its plan to establish an ACP printing and distribution operation in Sydney is going ahead, however the start date may be slipped back.