Colourtone Aries

Colourtone Aries raises bar with Speedmaster XL105 plus coater

Colourtone Aries recently purchased the Heidelberg Speedmaster XL105 5 colour +LX Offset printer, the first in the Western Cape, which allows them to up performance levels without putting pressure on pricing structures. 1 Dec 2011 11:58

New management structure at Paarl Media from 2012

The Paarl Media Group has reorganised the structure of its executive team through changes, promotions and additions, which will be implemented in 2012 to optimise the management structure to focus on the core growth areas of the organisation. 30 Nov 2011 10:16

Printing moves into personalised communication

Returning from an XMPie Users Group Conference in Miami in the US, two of Remata's technical specialists have brought back new insights on the rapidly evolving print and communications industry and how these insights apply to the local market, which still lags behind the US market. 28 Nov 2011 11:06

Naspers trading statement November 2011

The Naspers group released a trading statement today, Wednesday, 16 November 2011, in which it advices shareholders that the group is presently finalising its interim report for the six months to 30 September 2011 and that it expects "core headline earnings per share to be between 5% and 15% higher than the comparable period's 860 cents." 16 Nov 2011 14:11

Colourtone Aries

Printing and packaging trends focus on innovation says Colourtone Aries

According to Colourtone Aries the quality of packaging and its ability to attract buyers is a crucial element in the marketing mix. 16 Nov 2011 13:46

Clarion Printed Products

Clarion increases its BBBEE rating to Level 3

Clarion Printed Products have been awarded a BBBEE Level 3 Compliance Certificate by Verification Agency, Emex Trust. 16 Nov 2011 13:25

Where to for Avusa in an ever-tougher media world?

[Gill Moodie: @grubstreetSA] Is it fair to ask if the wheels are threatening to come off Avusa, when the grapevine is buzzing with news that seems to indicate a pulling back by the company, namely, that it has been decided that the East London-based Daily Dispatch newspaper will shut its press and be printed in Port Elizabeth from February next year; that the Zappon deals website, launched this year, is being put on ice; and that there is talk of significant cost-cutting in order to stave off retrenchments? 16 Nov 2011 10:42

Colourtone Aries

Colourtone Press and Aries Packaging merge skills to benefit clients

Two industry leaders, Colourtone Press and Aries Packaging, have combined skills and expertise to become one of the country's most versatile printing and packaging giants servicing the South African market. 4 Nov 2011 11:21

Asset Print

Asset Print Cape Town launches new printing services

Cape Town-based printing firm Asset Print has announced that it will now be offering a number of new printing services to its clients. These include a new architectural printing service and a new high speed black and white printing service. 21 Oct 2011 14:19

New press for Paarl Media, second in the world

At the annual meeting of the European Rotogravure Association in Munich, Germany, this week, the Paarl Media Group and Cerutti organisations announced the acquisition by the Paarl Media of a Cerutti publication gravure Aurora press. The manufacturer has promised a full production date of 1 September 2012 of the three storey, 400 ton press. 21 Oct 2011 12:46

Clarion Printed Products

Clarion brings innovation to Clicks nappy range

Clarion Innovation and Design (CID) has created a new point of sale (POS) stand for Clicks' new range of nappies. 17 Oct 2011 13:03

The Birdcage: looking back at ad awards

[Maria Berrios-Carter] Creaming the top is always a contentious issue and every year we hear people moan about the unfairness of ad awards, ad nauseam. Mostly from the losers. Which got me thinking. About the contents of my fridge, my looming deadline, where I left my keys and where Loerie judges judge. 17 Oct 2011 10:46

Audi enhances customer retention through transpromo campaign

Transpromo is shorthand for transactional/promotional campaigns that use existing customer communications, such as statements and invoices, to offer products, promotions and retain customers and share of wallet. Audi Centre Rivonia has become the first company to contract with LaserCom, a company in the Bytes Document Solutions group, for such a campaign. 4 Oct 2011 11:16

How to contribute to Bizcommunity, from op-ed pieces to news

Bizcommunity.com has now expanded its operations into 16 new sectors and will soon venture into another 17, providing a whole new range of target audiences for advertisers. The most critical aspect of this is the quality of content and this is a formal invitation to you to become a recognised contributor on Bizcommunity. 3 Oct 2011 14:57