PrintNZ says it has already received offers of help from around the country for Canterbury printers affected by Saturday’s devastating earthquake.

Christchurch print companies are among the many businesses seriously affected by the 7.1 magnitude earthquake at 4.35am on Saturday, which has devastated parts of Canterbury ripping apart roads, water pipes, footpaths and buildings.

SOS Print + Media has become the first company in Australasia to order the new high volume inkjet, Kodak Prosper 1000 Press. According to Kodak, the Proper is a robust and high performance inkjet web press solution that is field upgradable to colour.

The NSW Government has praised an investment of more than $400m by Amcor Australasia for a new paper recycling facility at Botany. The new facility is expected to be the most advanced and environmentally sustainable mill of its type in the Asia Pacific.

Jan Timms, national sales and marketing manager for Worldwide Online Printing has been appointed to the Queensland State Committee of the Franchise Council of Australia (FCA). She is also one of nine new members elected to the national FCA Women in Franchising Committee.