Signarama’s Evan Foster has been appointed to a new position at parent company United Franchise Group, he takes on the role of global director for the group of business-to-business franchise brands and development services.
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Industry veteran and former Ball & Doggett CEO Craig Brown (now MD at Sappi Trading Australia) has told the PVCA's new FOCUS half-hour webinar series that print businesses are facing a range of "unprecedented challenges." The FOCUS series is available through the PVCA website and YouTube.
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The first day of Mimaki’s ‘Global Innovation Days’ virtual event next month (2-4 March 2022) will feature the launch of new Mimaki print technology for the sign and graphics market.
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The Australian Out of Home (OOH) industry recorded a 24% jump in revenue to $812.7 million for 2021 (up from $655.2m in 2020) but said revenue still trailed pre-pandemic results and was down 17.3% on 2019’s $982.3m. Meanwhile, global outdoor leader JCDecaux's 2021 revenue increased by 18%.
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A new category – Traditional Handcrafted Signs - has been created, the Wayfinding & Navigation and 3D modelling categories have been removed, and Digital Signs has been replaced with Brand Creation. The Vehicles – Custom Wrapped category now requires a copy of the Content License Agreement for any use of any trademarked or copywritten imagery.
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For over two decades Ricky Richards has been building their wide format printable media and specialty graphics division into an extensive range suitable for dye sublimation, solvent, latex and UV curable inkjet printing. The Ricky Print Media portfolio includes products for both indoor and outdoor applications which are available in a variety of finishes, width options and features allowing printers and their customers to bring their ideas to life. Stretchtex is one of these.
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Shortly before announcing impressive sales and profit growth, Ricoh's Pro L5130e and Ricoh Pro L5160e extended gamut latex printers (with green and orange inks) won the EDP 2021 Award for Roll-to-roll Printers 170cm. The awards highlight developments in print production tools, software, substrates, inks, materials and finishing systems.
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FESPA Global Print Expo and European Sign Expo 2022 (31 May – 3 June 2022, Messe Berlin, Germany) are set to bring together the strongest line-up of exhibitors since 2019, with more than 250 suppliers already contracted to exhibit and many more active discussions in progress. The list of confirmed participants includes many who were unable to be at the 2021 Amsterdam event and who are now eager to regain their momentum by being part of the northern Spring 2022 events.
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Administrators of Melbourne events signage company Signex Group and its wide format print business Prologica Digital Print have called a meeting of creditors for 15 February to decide if the company will be wound up.
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Highly experienced industry veteran Peter Clark is now President of the Print & Visual Communications Association of Australia, succeeding Walter Kuhn, who is now Vice President. Returning to the board is Peter Lane OAM of Lane Print Adelaide, another experienced and capable industry veteran.
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SCREEN has won the EDP (European Digital Press Association) award for its Truepress Jet L350UV SAI S, the third time its inkjet label press technology has been awarded to the Japanese leader in digital inkjet technology by the European Digital Press Association. The jury voted the Truepress Jet L350UV SAI S ‘Best label printer' for its ease-of-use, thanks to its advanced software, as well as for its improved colour quality and increased speed.
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There was a six-fold increase in cyber attackers using malicious Microsoft Excel add-in (.xll) files to infect systems in the last quarter, according to HP’s latest global Wolf Security Threat Insights Report.
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Epson’s third-quarter revenue increased due to a market recovery from COVID and at-home print demand but profit decreased due to steep increases in the costs of materials and logistics. The company warned that logistics costs would continue to rise due to the use of air transport and increased ocean freight costs.
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A new support package from the NSW Government will keep the doors of many small and medium-sized businesses open, according to the state’s peak business organisation, Business NSW.
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The European Digital Press Association has recognised three Agfa products introduced in 2021 in its latest awards presentation: the Jeti Tauro H3300 UHS LED hybrid large-format printing press, the InterioJet water-based décor paper printing press for laminate surfaces, and the Alussa leather printing system.
- Epson signs 5-year partnership with the LPGA
- Job of the Week - Production Manager, Byron Bay
- Product Review – Mutoh XpertJet 1341SR Pro 54" printer by Andy McCourt
- Ovato’s 'extensive' restructuring improves cash flow
- OMA upgrades MOVE audience measurement system
- Canon's print business reports 53% jump in profit for 2021
- Roland DG announces 2022 online training dates
- Kornit Digital opens $25m ink manufacturing site
- Kodak launches Kodacolor Film-to-Fabric inks
- Jenny Harris to leave Visual Connections after a decade
- WA’s All Flags Signs and Banners runner-up in Fujifilm awards
- Another UK trade show postpones until April due to Omicron
- Pixel Perfect offers 2 free A3 Prints on Demand
- Kornit Digital buys German textile dryer specialist Tesoma
- Pandemic and supply chain disruption hit Xerox Q4 revenue
