Pre-press trade-house and long time member of GASAA, Alfred Johns is undertaking a planned closure of business at years end. It has a number of pieces of quality Prepress equipment and furniture for sale, so if you are interested contact Wayne McDougall on 0416 293 970 or Ian McDougall on 0414 667 290 for further information.

As a guest of the Chinese government, GASAA Executive Officer Garry Knespal attended the 2nd Trade in Services Congress in Beijing this November. Focused on establishing business ties with overseas firms and associations in the services sector including advertising and design, the congress was a unique opportunity to see, firsthand, how to engage this economic powerhouse.

Speaking at the 2009 PODi AppForum, Sydney, will be Kate Dunn, President of the Digital Innovations Group, USA, and Waleed Ashoo, CEO of LithExcel USA, Chairman of the Digital Imaging Customer Exchange and PODi USA board member. Both speakers have had long and impressive careers in the print industry, and are leaders in the use and marketing of relevant digital print. Ahead of the AppForum they shared their thoughts with GASAA and PODi Aust NZ on the know-how, why and trends of relevant digital print.

GASAA’s Truly Green Environmental Management Course leading to ISO14001 has achieved ACCC and IP Australia approval. The process and rules of certification have been thoroughly scrutinised by the ACCC and were formally accepted mid August. IP Australia has also fully reviewed the branding of the Truly Green logo.