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Outdoor advertising pioneer and oOh!media founder Brendon Cook will step down as managing director & CEO and from the company board during 2020. “I look forward to continuing to be a supportive, long term shareholder providing strategic advice to the company once transition to new leadership is complete.”
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Mimaki Engineering and OKI Group’s printer company OKI Data have signed a global sales deal that will see Mimaki selling OKI wide format inkjet ColorPainter printers, ink and other supplies through its international dealer network in 150 countries.
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Former OKI Data Australia sales director Tony Grima has been promoted to managing director of the print technology manufacturer’s Australia/New Zealand business, replacing Alex Kawamura, who's returning to Japan to take up a new role. OKI manufacturers a range of wide format inkjet printers for indoor and outdoor signage, POS, labelling and vehicle wraps.
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Registrations are now open for the industry’s leading sign, display, wide format print, engraving and textiles show, Visual Impact Gold Coast 2020. The expo will be held at the Gold Coast Exhibition and Convention Centre, a short stroll from popular Broadbeach, from 30 April until 2 May this year.
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HP says activist investor Carl Icahn is behind Xerox’s $33.5 billion proposal to take over its larger rival and warned: “His interests are not aligned with those of other HP shareholders.” Icahn – who owns 10.9% of Xerox and has a 4.2% stake in HP - has urged HP shareholders to accept the Xerox proposal.
- Andy McCourt takes a closer look at the proposed deal.
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Latest market trends and insights into future developments will again be the focus of the drupa Cube, the popular forum series at the global trade exhibition for the print industry in Düsseldorf, Germany (June 16-26). A Print Futures section will be dedicated to relevant technology trends in print and packaging. “Our primary aim is to put as many ideas as possible out there that participants can successfully implement in their own companies,” says Sabine Geldermann, director drupa at Messe Düsseldorf.
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Australian Out of Home (OOH) industry media revenue increased by 1.5 percent for 2019, reporting $935.5 million, up from $921.6 million in 2018. Digital accounted for 55.8% of total revenue, up by 3.8 percent.
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Product process control - the final control point of a colour managed workflow - will become increasing important in the wide format printing market, says Paul Sherfield, FESPA's Colour Ambassador. Sherfield has previewed this year's Colour L*A*B* at the FESPA Global Print Expo 2020 in Madrid (24th-27th March).
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Xerox has named eleven “highly qualified” independent candidates it intends to nominate to replace HP’s board of directors at HP’s 2020 annual meeting of stockholders - the latest move in Xerox’s $33.5 billion bid to take control of its larger rival. It's an impressive list of eleven finance, accounting, law, banking, M&A, travel & hospitality, healthcare, insurance, telco and general business directors but none appear to have any experience running a company whose main profits come from PCs and print, like Enrique Lores and Dion Wiesler on the incumbent board.
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EFI’s Connect 2020 conference in Las Vegas (January 21-24) is showcasing new solutions for its print and packaging MIS/ERP technology portfolio, the worldwide debut of the new VUTEk D3r mid-volume, roll-to-roll superwide-format printer and new cloud-based solutions for digital print management.
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Avery Dennison and Mactac brands will be making the most of FESPA 2020 in Madrid, showcasing more than ten all-new innovations across automotive, architectural, interior decoration and retail applications, including recently added colours and finishes for the Supreme Wrapping Film range.
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With an increasing number of wide format printers looking to expand into the wall graphics market, Drytac’s Dave Newbery outlines how to avoid potential ‘minefields.’
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Idealliance, the global think tank, standards developer and certifying body for ISO, G7® colour specification and brand supply chain management programs and consulting, has appointed David Crowther of Colour Graphic Services to head its Australasian office, based in Sydney. Crowther is a certified G7® Expert.
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Dye sublimation printing using inkjet printers might be viewed as a specialist area but, as SAi's Director of Marketing, Michelle Johnson, notes - it could be the next growth opportunity you are looking for.
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The Australian Sign & Graphics Association (ASGA) and FESPA Australia have announced the first national conference for sign and display professionals, which will coincide with the Visual Impact trade show on the Gold Coast, 29 April-2 May 2020.
- EFI's new 3m and 5m roll-to-roll printers for sign and display
- Durst restructures its textile printing operation
- Orafol CEO Dr Holger Loclair recognised in Family Business Hall of Fame
- Epson’s industrial DTG printer for growing printed textiles market
- Personalisation and customisation: Roland DG at Printwear
- Cash grants of up to $50,000 for bushfire-affected businesses
- Entries now open for PVCA 2020 PICA awards
- Xerox to nominate up to 11 directors to HP's board in takeover bid: report
- Sustainability tops the agenda at 50th anniversary of Heimtextil
- Kornit Digital launches two new DTG systems updates
- The HP-Xerox 'Frenemy' take-over battle in a nutshell - Andy McCourt
- PVCA assisting “a number of members” hit by bushfires
- At the firefront ground zero - Mutoh connects with the reality
- Visual Connections association becomes hub for bushfire relief
- Former Xaar CEO joins EFI as chief technology officer
