The Print Files

Wayne Robinson, editor of Print21, talks with Mark Wroblewski, Segment Sales Manager at tesa tape Australia & New Zealand. We discuss the importance of high-quality tapes, how tesa maintains its standards, and the importance of sustainability to the industry. We also get an insight into the exciting Twinlock reusable sleeves and the new FEX-EA tape, helping to improve efficiency, sustainability, and remove air bubbles from the process.

We wrap the episode with a look at tesa's history and global operations, including its ongoing innovations, and collaboration with industry to improve processes.

For more information, visit tesa's website: www.tesa.com/en-au

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The Print Files Podcast is produced by Southern Skies Media on behalf of Print21, owned and published by Yaffa Media (www.print21.com.au).

The views of the people featured on this podcast do not necessarily represent the views of Print21, Yaffa Media, or the guest’s employer. The contents are copyright by Yaffa Media.

If you wish to use any of this podcast’s audio, please contact Print21 via their website www.print21.com.au or send an email to [email protected]

Host: Wayne Robinson

Coordinator: Grant McHerron

Editor: Chris Visscher

Producer: Steve Visscher

Print21 - © 2022

In this episode Wayne Robinson and Lindy Hughson discuss the collapse and future of Ovato, looking at why the company went into administration, what happens now, who the potential bidders are, and what it all means for the wider industry.

We then look at print businesses that have been rebranding and recalibrating this month, as they seek to leverage their skills into new areas, and highlight the importance of focused leadership.

Finally we mourn the loss of Peter Clarke, who made an immense contribution to the print industry over his 59 years in the industry.

ARTICLE LINKS:

Ovato in Admin: www.print21.com.au/commercial/ovato-in-admin-eoi-by-fri-offers-in-2-weeks

DMM Rebrands as Engine: www.print21.com.au/commercial/dmm-rebrands-as-engine-for-new-era

AAB Unites Businesses as Pegasus: www.print21.com.au/commercial/aab-unites-business-as-pegasus-media-and-logistics

Blue Star NZ New CEO: www.print21.com.au/commercial/jill-cowling-becomes-nz-blue-star-group-ceo

Passing of Peter Clarke www.print21.com.au/industry/industry/industry-reacts-to-clark-s-passing

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The Print Files Podcast is produced by Southern Skies Media on behalf of Print21, owned and published by Yaffa Media (www.print21.com.au).

The views of the people featured on this podcast do not necessarily represent the views of Print21, Yaffa Media, or the guest’s employer. The contents are copyright by Yaffa Media.

If you wish to use any of this podcast’s audio, please contact Print21 via their website www.print21.com.au or send an email to [email protected]

Host: Wayne Robinson

Coordinator: Grant McHerron

Producer: Steve Visscher

Print21 - © 2022

In this episode Wayne Robinson and Lindy Hughson join us direct from PacPrint 2022, and discuss the many businesses, impressive exhibitor stands, and exciting products and services they have seen during the event. The discussion also covers the large number of printing solution purchases made during the show, looking at what people are buying and why.

We also celebrate the National Print Awards and the Print 21 Hot Picks technology awards (LINK: www.print21.com.au/events/print21-lists-the-pacprint-hot-picks).

We then get an insight into some of the big stories in this month of print, including news of IVE, which has raised its guidance for all figures (LINK: www.print21.com.au/industry/industry/ive-expects-14-uplift-in-2022-revenue) and is setting up a super factory in Braeside in September. In other headline-making news, Ovato has sold its book printing business to Opus Group, which has added to the consolidation of the book printing industry within Australia. We round off the month’s review discussing the recent acquisitions in Melbourne, with Melbourne Mailing merging into Precision Print Group; and AMR Hewitts now part of Peacock Bros.

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The Print Files Podcast is produced by Southern Skies Media on behalf of Print21, owned and published by Yaffa Media (www.print21.com.au).

The views of the people featured on this podcast do not necessarily represent the views of Print21, Yaffa Media, or the guest’s employer. The contents are copyright by Yaffa Media.

If you wish to use any of this podcast’s audio, please contact Print21 via their website www.print21.com.au or send an email to [email protected]

Host: Wayne Robinson

Coordinator: Grant McHerron

Editor: Chris Visscher

Producer: Steve Visscher

Print21 - © 2022

Wayne Robinson, editor of Print21, talks with Sue Threlfo, General Manager, Production & Industrial Print at Konica Minolta and president of PacPrint, about what's on offer at this year's show and the evolution of the print industry.

We start with a review of the forum program and the need to book early, which leads to a discussion of the trade show's organisation, the opportunities for socialising and the events on offer during and outside of the show. Sue also notes the benefits that the TRMC merger will have for the show.

The discussion moves onto the current state of the print industry and how businesses can achieve and maintain the strong growth that many are reporting. Following this, after 33 years of working in the industry, Sue announces her retirement and dissects the evolution towards digital technology within the print industry which she has seen during her career in the industry.

Finally, we look at how businesses can diversify their revenues with Konica Minolta’s new MGI Embellishing Solutions, which will be on display at the show, and wrap up by thanking Sue for her many contributions to the industry throughout her career.

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The Print Files Podcast is produced by Southern Skies Media on behalf of Print21, owned and published by Yaffa Media.

The views of the people featured on this podcast do not necessarily represent the views of Print21, Yaffa Media, or the guest’s employer. The contents are copyright by Yaffa Media.

If you wish to use any of this podcast’s audio, please contact Print21 via their website www.print21.com.au or send an email to [email protected]

Host: Wayne Robinson

Coordinator: Grant McHerron

Editor: Chris Visscher

Producer: Steve Visscher

Print21 - © 2022

Wayne Robinson, editor of Print21, and Lindy Hughson, publisher of Print21 and PKN Packaging News, bring us a review and analysis of the major developments, issues and trends emerging in the ANZ print industry during May.

This month's edition was recorded at the Auspack trade show in Melbourne, which had a big focus on sustainable printing this year. We discuss Detpak's innovation to enable its clients to move from plastic to fibre-based packaging, as well as developments from other packaging printers including Opal and Zipform.

The sustainability theme this month continues as we celebrate the outdoor Innovator of the Year award winner, Nigel Spicer, of Cactus Imaging, for the new Smart Skin billboard media.

We also discuss the ins and outs of Trimatt receiving the APPMA's Excellence of Australian Manufacturing Award for its Cardline 7000 system.

Excitingly, we discuss the first new printing plant to have opened in Australia for several years, ePac. The shortage of skilled workers, an issue exacerbated by the recent removal of print apprenticeships from the Australian Apprenticeships government priority list, is also highlighted.

Following this we explore the launch of Heidelberg's cloud-based Prinect Direct, which is helping to automate both production and administration, and will ultimately lead to print buyers effectively inputting all the data for the job, with the workflow scheduling the job.

Finally we look at the impact the Ukrainian war has had on their print industry and what can be done to support the companies and their staff.

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The Print Files Podcast is produced by Southern Skies Media on behalf of Print21, owned and published by Yaffa Media.

The views of the people featured on this podcast do not necessarily represent the views of Print21, Yaffa Media, or the guest’s employer. The contents are copyright by Yaffa Media.

If you wish to use any of this podcast’s audio, please contact Print21 via their website www.print21.com.au or send an email to [email protected]

Host: Wayne Robinson

Coordinator: Grant McHerron

Producer: Steve Visscher

Print21 - © 2022

In this episode, Wayne Robinson, editor of Print21, talks with Kellie Northwood, CEO of the Real Media Collective (TRMC) about the upcoming intended merger of TRMC and The Print and Visual Communications Association (PVCA), of which Kellie will become the CEO.

We start off by discussing the process required for the merger, then we look at the benefits that a united voice will bring to its members, as well as what it promises for the print industry’s channels to Government. We then get an insight into the merged association's future strategy, and its active campaigns.

We discuss the expected challenges the industry will face in the coming years, and how the public perceives print's environmental credentials. We consider the relationship between Australia Post and the print industry, and how they are able to maintain a positive and professional alliance.

The discussion then moves onto Kellie’s journey, and the factors that motivate her to continue to fight for the print industry.

We wrap up by looking into the changes in the industry, what printers can do to overcome the slump caused by Covid and the merged association's first presentation, which will beat PacPrint.

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The Print Files Podcast is produced by Southern Skies Media on behalf of Print21, owned and published by Yaffa Media.

The views of the people featured on this podcast do not necessarily represent the views of Print21, Yaffa Media, or the guest’s employer. The contents are copyright by Yaffa Media.

If you wish to use any of this podcast’s audio, please contact Print21 via their website www.print21.com.au or send an email to [email protected]

Host: Wayne Robinson

Facilitator: Grant McHerron

Editor: Chris Visscher

Producer: Steve Visscher

Wayne Robinson, editor of Print21, and Lindy Hughson, publisher of Print21 and PKN Packaging News, bring us a review and analysis of the major developments, issues and trends emerging in the ANZ print industry during April.

We start this month's episode by reviewing the intended merger of the two biggest associations in the print industry, TMRC and PVCA, which is good news for the industry.

The discussion then moves on to the shock closure of Ovato Heatset New Zealand, and the paper supply issues which impacted them, and what that means for the rest of the industry.

Next up is the Media Super and Cbus super fund merger, looking at what it means for printer sin the fund, and for the industry as a whole. Following this we look into the outdoor and display sector, which seems to be returning with force, following a dip during the Covid pandemic, and the labelling sector that rode a strong wave during Covid and is now offering opportunities to all.

We wrap up the episode with the news of ePac's expansion less than six months after opening its business in Melbourne, and finish examining the exciting return of trade shows in Australia and overseas. It appears the suppliers have the appetite to attend, now to see if print business owners and managers have the same ambition.

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The Print Files Podcast is produced by Southern Skies Media on behalf of Print21, owned and published by Yaffa Media.

The views of the people featured on this podcast do not necessarily represent the views of Print21, Yaffa Media, or the guest’s employer. The contents are copyright by Yaffa Media.

If you wish to use any of this podcast’s audio, please contact Print21 via their website www.print21.com.au or send an email to [email protected]

Host: Wayne Robinson

Coordinator: Grant McHerron

Editor: Chris Visscher

Producer: Steve Visscher

Print21 - © 2022

Wayne Robinson, editor of Print21, and Lindy Hughson, publisher of Print21 and PKN Packaging News, bring us a review and analysis of the major developments, issues and trends emerging in the ANZ print industry during March.

We start with Australian businesses setting up shop in the USA then move on to the liquidators of the Sydney Allan company taking the former directors to court, which progresses into a consideration of the industry's concerns with preferential payments. The episode then looks at potential supply issues due to ongoing strikes and the war in Ukraine before moving on to the impacts from the Norske Skog Boyer mill in Tasmania increasing their costs

The discussion also covers a report from Roy Morgan showing promising news for print media before noting the uptick in label printing machinery due to COVID's demand for hand sanitisers. Finally, we wrap up by looking at our busy calendars thanks to the return of awards and exhibitions.

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The Print Files Podcast is produced by Southern Skies Media on behalf of Print21, owned and published by Yaffa Media.

The views of the people featured on this podcast do not necessarily represent the views of Print21, Yaffa Media, or the guest’s employer. The contents are copyright by Yaffa Media.

If you wish to use any of this podcast’s audio, please contact Print21 via their website www.print21.com.au or send an email to [email protected]

Coordinator: Grant McHerron

Host: Wayne Robinson

Producer: Steve Visscher

Print21 - © 2022

Wayne Robinson, editor of Print21, and Lindy Hughson, publisher of Print21 and PKN Packaging News, bring us a review and analysis of the major developments, issues and trends emerging in the ANZ print industry during February.

This episode discusses the impacts on the print industry of delays in goods being received from overseas, the increasing price of shipping, and the subsequent need for printers to put their prices up. We then turn to papermaking giant UPM, where the longest paper strike in Finland's history is having an impact on supply for commercial and publishing papers, and on labels.

Next up is a discussion of recent mergers occurring in the industry, the reasons behind them and the likelihood of more in the year ahead. We cover the good news from the offset and outdoor print sectors as they show signs of recovery, and we discuss the rise and rise of digital displays in outdoor media.

The episode then takes a look at some major investments in new equipment, particularly within the packaging print sector. The return of big global and Australian trade shows is on the agenda. We end with a discussion of recent changes in position leaders in the industry, and pay tribute to those no longer with us.

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The Print Files Podcast is produced by Southern Skies Media on behalf of Print21, owned and published by Yaffa Media.

The views of the people featured on this podcast do not necessarily represent the views of Print21, Yaffa Media, or the guest’s employer. The contents are copyright by Yaffa Media.

If you wish to use any of this podcast’s audio, please contact Print21 via their website www.print21.com.au or send an email to [email protected]

Coordinator: Grant McHerron

Host: Wayne Robinson

Editor: Chris Visscher

Producer: Steve Visscher

Print21 - © 2022

In this episode, Wayne Robinson, editor of Print21, talks with Ajay Unni, the founder of cyber security business, StickmanCyber. No stranger to the print industry, and a member of the 2020 NSW government cyber security taskforce, Ajay understands the threats and the importance of cyber security to printers.

Data security is one of the biggest challenges for the print industry due to their use of multiple online suppliers, and the often confidential data they hold on behalf of clients. In this podcast, Ajay explains why print businesses are a target, and how the unprotected are susceptible to the four main types of cyber crime. He covers the need for defence against the unpredictable threats of cyber attack, and presents a clear step-by-step approach to security programmes and policies that can dissuade casual opportunist criminals.

Ajay also recommends network monitoring and response tools, as well as the Australian government's guides for SMEs to help contribute towards national cyber security. We wrap up with justification for investment in effective cyber security, and insights into the harsh realities of cyber vulnerabilities and their repercussions.

For more information, please visit www.stickmancyber.com

About Ajay Unni:

Ajay Unni has over 30+ years’ IT industry experience, with over 15 years as a cyber-security specialist. He is the founder of StickmanCyber, a business that helps companies mitigate their cyber-security risks. Ajay named the company after the countless stick figures he used in flow charts, throughout his years in the software and cyber-security industry.

Ajay was selected to join the 2020 NSW Government’s Cyber Security Task Force, a carefully curated group of experts tasked with accelerating the adoption of industry standards for cyber-security across Australia and also contributed to the 2021 NSW Government Cyber Security Strategy. He also sits on the board of CREST ANZ, a non-profit that provides cyber security accreditation for companies, individuals and corporate entities and promotes best practice information security services.

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The Print Files Podcast is produced by Southern Skies Media on behalf of Print21, owned and published by Yaffa Media.

The views of the people featured on this podcast do not necessarily represent the views of Print21, Yaffa Media, or the guest’s employer. The contents are copyright by Yaffa Media.

If you wish to use any of this podcast’s audio, please contact Print21 via their website www.print21.com.au or send an email to [email protected]

Host: Wayne Robinson

Coordinator: Grant McHerron

Producer: Steve Visscher

Print21 - © 2022