The Label and Tag Manufacturers Association of Australia (LATMA) and the Australia New Zealand Flexographic Technical Association (ANZFTA) will merge into a new organisation called the Flexible Packaging & Label Manufacturers Association (FPLMA).
Members of LATMA and ANZFTA have voted to ratify the constitution of the new association, and former LATMA president Mark Easton – who will stay on as president of the FPLMA – said the operating council for the introduction of the new association would contain an equal split of representation from the previous two boards.
The council will include Mark Easton (President); Andrew Tutt (Vice President); and Anthony Dalleore (Treasurer/Secretariat).
A new combined print awards program has also been decided on.
“We look forward to building the new membership with renewed industry events and especially a new awards program for self-adhesive labels, flexographic, and gravure packaging in 2016,” Easton said.
“This is a great opportunity for us all to celebrate the best from within our value-added industries.”
The long-anticipated merger of the two groups was first floated last year, when Easton spoke of the need to move with the times.
