PrintNZ and Heidelberg have announced two courses taking place in March and April for people new to the industry and for those who have already displayed some abilities.

When an edition of Cuisine magazine took out the Web Heatset category honours at last year’s Pride In Print awards, judges said that the print quality was of international standard, which came as no surprise to the magazine’s publisher, as it has also enjoyed global success

Len Murphy, who founded his own machinery company, has passed away after more than six decades of service to the New Zealand printing industry.

Recruiting print champions to spearhead a new PrintNZ campaign called Part of Life, PrintNZ aims to lift the profile of printed products and make the general public aware of how great a role printed materials play in our everyday lives. Dave MacIntyre outlines the campaign and how print champions can help the industry

PrintNZ Training will be acting on some key ideas put forward at its bi-annual Industry Review Workshop in Wellington last November. Alicia Lambert reports on progress made at the workshop

As New Zealand slowly comes out of the recession, the Government is focusing on a number of headline issues which will affect the print industry and the wider economy. Joan Grace discusses how PrintNZ can help the industry deal with these issues

PrintNZ says that almost 60 people have signed up as print champions to support its project, ‘The Print: Part of Life’ marketing campaign, which aims to improve the image of the print industry and promote print as an effective means of communication.

Some 53 per cent of the 277 members of PrintNZ expect their businesses to grow throughout 2010 and 85 per cent expect growth within three years, according to a Print NZ report. However, key findings also outlined the reality of the current economic climate means just 41 per cent expect to make a greater actual profit this year.

Wellington’s newest print shop has taken advantage of Fujifilm’s latest wide format press, putting it to work to help revive a sluggish local economy

This year, the spotlight has focused on four young print industry professionals, as they’ve won awards, showing their potential as the next generation of industry leaders. Alicia Lambert reviews their accomplishments

Over 20 industry representatives gathered in Wellington last month to attend PrintNZ Training’s bi-annual Industry Review Workshop.

Part of PrintNZ’s work during 2009 has seen it provide support to members during these challenging economic times while also working on different projects to benefit the industry

PrintNZ says its new communications and media industry training organisation (CMITO) manager appointment, Anne Benson, comes to the role with a wealth of experience in the education and ITO fields.

Sixteen employees at Datamail have signed on to complete a Direct Mail qualification, through PrintNZ Training, which covers areas from laser and inkjet printing, substrates, hand-line skills and packing, through to safety and problem solving.

When it comes to finishing, New Zealanders demand quality and speed. Finishing departments and shops have an array of new technology available to deliver world-class product. In return, they want the rest of us to consider finishing at the beginning of the printing process, not the end

The environmental certification programme, Enviro-Mark NZ is partnering with PrintNZ to help members get a green advantage, and to save money, reduce headaches and win more business. Charlie Bartlett, programme manager at Enviro-Mark, discusses the benefits

Locally owned and operated, Wanganui’s H & A Design and Print has installed a Nagai NCD 7 guillotine: the first in the country

All clients are worth their weight in gold but, as Wickliffe found, it can really help when you have a client who is a copper. One of the country’s well established print companies, it became a supreme finalist at this year’s Pride In Print awards and proved that a mixture of existing and new technologies could bring success

Pride In Print is to get a new format next year, which will allow award winners to project their success into the general print-buying community in a much more understandable way

For Royce Richards, reaching the WorldSkills competition final meant a commitment to extra training, increasing his knowledge base, and developing his skill set. New Zealand Printer spoke to him on his return from Canada

PrintNZ will hold meetings across the country from this week toward the end of November, putting research results and other industry issues up for discussion.

PrintNZ says that its updated and re-released book Health Safety & Environment Guide for Printing and Related Industries, first published in 2001, will be made available to everyone in the industry.

An alliance between PrintNZ and the Enviro-MarkNZ certification programme is expected to significantly help members develop and implement a credible environmental management system (EMS) for the benefit of both their business and the planet alike

Wellington’s Convention Centre played host to this year’s Pride In Print Awards as a chocolate box described by judges as a ‘beautiful piece of work’ carried off the supreme award for a South Island printer

The New Zealand printing industry’s night of nights sparkled last Friday as the Pride In Print Awards graced the Wellington Convention Centre.

Hamilton’s Sam Donaldson completed a journey from being a bit of a problem at school, to being New Zealand’s top printing apprentice when he became Apprentice of the Year last Friday night.