ASGA’s annual general meeting on Friday, 25 February will now be held at Ai Group’s Adelaide Office in Wayville. The meeting had been scheduled to take place at Sign Concepts in Adelaide – the business run by ASGA president Julie Rochester.

Ink manufacturer NUtec Digital Ink has extended its eco-solvent product range to cover more printer and printhead options across a  range of self-adhesive and flexible substrates.

Roland DG Australia announced a free webinar for customers looking to discover more about the recently-released Roland DG Connect app that’s available as a free download for TrueVIS and LEC2 Series owners.

ASIC has announced that Roller Poster (NSW) liquidator Amanda Young has been sentenced to three years imprisonment and 350 hours of community service. RollerPoster was rescued by white knight investor and former Geon manager Roger Kirwan of Foxcil, which now occupies the former RollerPoster premises.

Mutoh’s VerteLith RIP workflow software has won an EDP award. VerteLith RIP Software has been recognised by the European Digital Press Association with an Award in the Workflow Technologies software category.

UK/EU outdoor company blowUP media has launched Green Line OCEAN poster material that is 100% recycled, with 10% coming from plastic marine litter collected from oceans and waterways. If they can do it, so can we - are we not: 'Girt by Sea' in Australia & New Zealand?

Global Graphics' PrintFlat software masks the banding or unwanted patterning in inkjet printing that’s caused by variations in inkjet printheads that deliver ink onto a printing surface. The company behind the Harlequin RIP and Hybrid packaging software continues to innovate at the leading edge of graphic arts.

Covid has affected many aspects of business, not the least one Sydney printer who had a contract cancelled after he had taken delivery of a large quantity of Drytac SpotOn monomeric SAV with removable 'dot pattern' adhesive. It's all new and shrink-wrapped on pallets, total 150 rolls of 1070mm (42") x 50 metres. Offered through Richard Rasmussen's printmachinery.com.au, it's about half of normal price.

Jobs of the week this week are all at SS Signs in the Brisbane suburb of Ormiston. SS Signs has grown well following the acquisition of Civic Media's business and equipment including an Inca Digital Q3 high-speed flatbed UV. The positions span graphic design and wrapping.

FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation reported a third-quarter (end of Dec 31, 2021) net income of ¥60.8 billion compared with ¥58.9 billion in the year-on-year quarters. It bodes well for the full-year result at end of March, the Japanese financial year.

Cameron Sutherland, former Director of  Australian Visual Solutions for over 25 years, has launched new business Rapide Resources. Rapide Resources is a Consulting and Business Coaching specialising in Print, Signage and International Trade.

Following disaffection with Adobe's non-inclusion of Pantone colours, sign designers are once again looking to alternatives, such as the CorelDRAW Design suite. Corel has come a long way in the past two years, since being acquired by private equity giant KKR in 2019 and appointing Christa Quarles in 2020, as a new and dynamic CEO. See CorelDRAW Master Joseph Diaz do an amazing van wrap design in a 'speed design' video.

The Print & Visual Communications Association is putting the call out for entries in the 2022 Printing Industry Creativity Awards (PICAs), with new PVCA President Peter Clark saying it’s a perfect time for businesses to encourage their staff and boost their standing by showcasing their best work.

The second installment starts online at 4pm Thursday 10th February. It's free to ASGA members of $30+gst to non-members.