The last piece of the Geon puzzle has fallen into place following the demise of the national group, with the announcement today that the group’s Tasmanian operations have been purchased by the well-known Todisco family, and will revert to their original trading name of Mercury Walch.

The Ipex organiser has confirmed that the world’s biggest English language print trade fair will definitely take place at the end of next March as planned.

The March issue of Australian Printer is now available online: readers are invited to click the link below or the cover image under 'LATEST AP ONLINE' on the i-grafix website.

A printing company that wants to improve its environmental footprint can do a lot on their own, but increasingly they want to work with suppliers, who are also doing their bit.

The demise of the printed ticket has moved a big step closer with the PassBook app, which enables smartphones to become digital tickets.

Geon's Perth business, comprising digital and offset printing, has been bought by a management team led by general manager Ian Smith.

One of the country’s more remote printers Queensland’s Lotsa Printing expects further growth and an increase in demand with the purchase of a new Fuji Xerox iGen4 digital press for its Port Douglas site.

Watermarx Technology has released its latest technology to the Australian printing market with the launch of the Cliqx embossing systems for offset and digital printers.

In one of the first signs that the flow of marketing dollars from print to digital may be slowing the AMI (Australian Marketing Institute) reports there is a decline in marketers looking to increase their online spend.

Geon’s New Zealand business has been bought by rival Blue Star NZ, which will close down plants and retain just 50 of the 235 staff on Geon NZ’s payroll.