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Year in Review
Govt makes apprentice investment
Printers will be able to claim half their apprentices’ wages until at least March under the latest $2.5bn Covid stimulus package from the federal government, with its new JobTrainer programme.
Taylor’d takes top spot in Nationals
Boutique Melbourne print business Taylor’d Press emerged as the country’s de facto best printer with more golds than anyone else, five, at this year’s National Print Awards.
Heidelberg sells Gallus for €120m
Heidelberg has sold the Gallus label press business to Benpac, a bit of a mystery Switzerland-headquartered business with 3100 employees. Benpac paid €120m for Gallus.
Logick named best Kiwi printer
Logick Print & Graphics was effectively named best printer in New Zealand, winning the Pride in Print 2020 Supreme Award, for its Bee NZ Premium Packaging for Manuka Honey, entered in the Paper & Board Packaging category.
Michael Hannan: Industry facing a cliff, support needed
Michael Hannan, chairman at print giant Ovato, used LinkedIn to deliver a strong message calling for government support once JobKeeper
expires at the end of September, warning that
if nothing is forthcoming “absolute carnage” in manufacturing will follow.
PVCA launches
Printed in
Australia
The Print & Visual Communication Association launched the Proudly Printed in Australia campaign, with free artwork logo for printers to use on their print to show it has been printed onshore, as the country looks to embrace local manufacturing.
Ovato seeks redundancy change
Heatset print giant Ovato asked the national industrial tribunal at the Fair Work Commision to end its current agreement with its staff, as it battles revenue losses, which will lead to a redundancies.
Vic print open in stage 4 lockdown
Printers are breathing a huge sigh of relief as the Victorian commercial print industry has not been shut down under tough new measures taken by the state government, but they must have a Covid-safe plan in place to stay open.
Women in Print starts new chapter
Women in Print, which says it is arguably the industry’s strongest diversity and inclusion programme, has, after 15 years, relaunched itself to take on the year, and the future ahead. A new look, new management, and new focus – community, knowledge, network, and support – are driving all that WiP offers, from events to mentoring, blogs to fact sheets, training and alliances.
Print sites to close as newspapers share
The three big newspaper publishers outside WA have agreed a historic deal to print each other’s papers, spelling the end for several newspaper print sites, and, in effect, giving News Corp a stranglehold on newsprint.
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