New Zealand’s largest stationery company recently consolidated its Auckland sites as part of a plan to incorporate lean manufacturing into its operation, building on a goal of continuous improvement

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

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

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

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

Versatility and flexibility remain significant features of the services and products provided by Printcost. The company boasts a proud history of innovation, which it continues to build on as it helps other companies improve their bottom lines

Printing Industries says it is important that printers review their operations and familiarise themselves with the most appropriate government assistance programs since the introduction of an emissions trading scheme.

Keynote speakers Frank Romano and Robert McClements delivered powerful messages to delegates at PrintNZ’s Ink in Our Veins centenary conference.

Following weeks of tough competition, Royce Richards from Rainbow Print in Christchurch won double gold for the printing industry at the WorldSkills national competition in Wellington

Two of the most difficult hurdles facing any professional organisation are getting the backroom support it needs to function properly – the office basics such as secretarial support, organising meetings and keeping up with legal matters – while having the time and skills to develop a strategic direction forward

A one-day workshop at next month’s PrintNZ Centenary Conference will provide a crash course targeted at people who purchase print, particularly newcomers to the industry.

HP announced a rise in its third quarter earnings of 14% from last year, helped by growth in its international business and strong notebook pc sales.

The digital print specialists at Christchurch’s Verve Digital believe their gold medal finalist in this year’s supreme award (digital print smaller than A2) of the Pride in Print Awards not only proved the level of quality achievable with digital print, but also demonstrated the versatility of the medium.

About 50 guests took in some of Kodak’s drupa highlights during a presentation at Auckland’s Langham Hotel recently.

This week, Canon New Zealand announced an agreement with the department of Corrections that will see prison inmates trained to assemble and dismantle machines.

Paper merchant BJ Ball hosts the New Zealand leg of the Mohawk Show 08, exhibiting works in Auckland and Christchurch.

Following a successful pilot run in Australia, HP has extended its recycling programme for HP Indigo ink canisters into New Zealand.

Ink jet print head manufacturer Xaar has set up operations in New Zealand and Australia in order to provide Xaar equipment users in the region with technical advice and a point of contact.

Lithoprint managing director Anne Read credits her company’s best-ever Pride In Print medals return to lessons she and staff gleaned from the judging seminar held in Wellington last year.

With more than 80% of available floor space at Melbourne’s convention and exhibition centre already allocated to exhibitors, organisers of PacPrint 09, set down for May 26-30 2009, say it looks on to be one of Australasia’s largest and most comprehensive trade shows.

Apprentice sheet-fed printers have only one more week to get their entries into this year’s regional competition.

HP hits the road next month to showcase its new UV curable flat bed and roll to roll printers at open houses in Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch.

One of New Zealand’s top advertising agencies employs the Pride In Print Awards as a yardstick for quality in the selection of printers and associated trade suppliers.

The price of paper, stationery, printing and packaging products will increase by 10 per cent to 40 per cent from June 22, and this could rise to 50 per cent by the end of the year.

Aarque Graphics NZ Limited recently announced Epson's entry into the global sign and display market with the launch of a 64-inch eight-colour photo quality printer, and a new solvent based ink.

Printers committed to working toward a responsible management of resources and energy should consider entering Heidelberg’s international environmental award competition.

Fujifilm Corporation has developed inkjet digital technology, and claims it enables the world's first high quality, high-speed printing on large sheet sizes, with quality on par with offset printing.

Chinese bible printer Amity Printing Company (ACP) opened a new printing facility in Nanjing this week equipped with three British made Timson T32 presses. The facility is expected to double bible production to 12 million copies a year, according to the NSW Bible Society.