Entries for the National Print Awards 2026 close on 10 April, with the Visual Media Association encouraging entries from across the print industry, including labels and packaging.

Flint Group, supplier of inks, coatings and digital printing equipment has rebranded to Flint Group Packaging Solutions, reinforcing its commitment to the growing and diverse packaging sector.

Immij Print & Packaging is accelerating its pivot into folding cartons, with a string of equipment investments across its Melbourne and Sydney sites designed to lift speed, automation and packaging capability.

Currie Group has formed a new partnership with IUV, a global developer of UV and LED curing systems for printing, coating and converting, to deliver its solutions in Australia and New Zealand.

ABG expands its finishing and converting portfolio with the Integrated Nonstop Unwind, distributed by Currie Group, and designed to help label converters maximise uptime, efficiency and automation.

Print professionals gathered at Close the Loop's Melbourne recycling facility to gain behind-the-scenes insight into how HP Indigo press consumables are recovered and repurposed.

Labelmakers is set to acquire the majority of the flexible packaging assets operated by Perfection Packaging at its Dandenong South site in Victoria, and has also leased the site for 10 years.

Currie Group NZ won the 2026 HP APJ Service Excellence Award, recognising its performance across service delivery, technical capability and customer experience for HP Indigo customers.

Reflex Labels & Packaging has strengthened its premium label production capability with the installation of a high-build digital embellishment system at its new Reflex Labelsplus site in Adelaide.

Dscoop has partnered with the PGSF to launch the Dscoop Grant Program, providing students and emerging professionals across ANZ with new pathways into the global digital print industry.

Dscoop's Edge Rockies will return to the Gaylord Rockies Resort and Convention Centre in Denver, Colorado from 8-11 March.

A B Graphic International has unveiled the ABG InkJet – a new single colour print bar module engineered for seamless integration across ABG’s own finishing systems, as well as third-party equipment.

For Daniel O’Sullivan, group sales and marketing director at Abbe Group, the company’s strength lies in the same principles that have guided his family for four generations: resilience, collaboration and long-term thinking. In today’s demanding manufacturing landscape, he says family businesses also need the right networks around them.

Brisbane-based Platypus Print Packaging has evolved through family experience, continuous investment, and a deep commitment to Australian manufacturing. PKN talks to directors Aaron and Tim Lusch.

VIDEO INTERVIEW: PKN spoke with Anthony Dalleore, general manager of XSYS Australia, about the company’s growing presence in the local market and its latest technology developments.

Ball & Doggett's new Brisbane Experience Hub is designed to give the packaging and sign & display markets hands-on experience with a wide range of print and finishing technologies.