Management and staff at Geon New Zealand aren’t the only ones keeping quiet about the company’s receivership woes; suppliers and other printers have also remained coy about the issue.

Tray sealing machines, high speed friction feeders, carton machines, high speed bagging equipment and x-ray machines and palletisers are just some of the things that will be showcased at Auspack Plus 2013 from May 7-10 while MPI Australia, Esko Australia and Paksmart Machinery are the latest round of exhibitors that will be bringing their products together under one roof at the Sydney Showground in Homebush.

KKR the company behind the purchase, receivership, and possible debt-free repurchase of the nation's biggest sheetfed printer, has a long history in the heady world of financial engineering.

As it sets up its mobile showroom for Hamilton tomorrow, and Rotorua on Friday, the Currie Group says it has received a positive response to its road show after opening in Auckland.

PacPrint13 exhibitors were told they have contributed to more than 90 per cent of the available space already being sold, at exhibitors briefings in Melbourne and Sydney this week.

Australasia’s biggest sheetfed printing business is on the edge today, with new owners KKR p/e calling in the receivers to Geon yesterday and placing hundreds of jobs at risk.

Readers of New Zealand Printer, the only magazine that delivers content dedicated to Kiwi printers, packagers and signmakers, can now access the February issue in an online version for PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad and Android devices.

Auckland-based Soar Printing has once again placed the environment ahead of profits by joining the campaign to save our kauri forests, becoming a sponsor of the Kauri Dieback Management Programme.

One of the biggest arguments for digital print over its offset equivalents is that digital print can be produced on demand in exceedingly short runs. This saves waste and improves the economics of what makes for cost effective printing.

Packaging giant Amcor has achieved record profits, up by a very decent 5.7 per cent to A$322m ($378) for the six months to Dec 31, 2012.