Bill Healey, CEO of Printing Industries met with Geon’s receivers on Friday. He says, “Geon’s current position has serious ramifications for the entire industry, and is causing for grave concern amongst its former suppliers, which includes many of our members.”

GAMAA (the print industry suppliers’ association), is supporting the call for calm expressed by Printing Industries (PIAA) CEO Bill Healey.

The latest issue of Australian Printer is now available online, as well as in print format.

The volume of data sent over phone networks is set to overtake the volume of voice within the next few years, and could have significant implications for mobile printing applications.

Fairfax Media has confirmed it will launch its redesigned newspaper titles  Sydney Morning Herald and The Age in tabloid format next Monday.

Paper merchant PaperlinX has reported a $57.3m statutory loss after tax for the half year ending December 2012, as local paper volumes tumbled by 13 per cent.

Computershare revenues in Australia and New Zealand increased by 9.1 per cent to $228.1m in the first half of the 2012 financial year, whilst EBITDA increased by 3.9 per cent to $47.9m.

Melbourne based printer Vega Press is being advertised as a going concern, with receivers KPMG claiming they are pleased with the interest shown so far in the 53 year-old business.

The trend for the public to accessing data digitally rather than from Yellow or White Page is causing a transformation in directory business Sensis, with a big question mark over the future of the printed editions.

Australia’s biggest sheetfed printing business is on the brink, with new owners KKR p/e calling in the administrators and receivers to Geon yesterday.