Flexi has become an industry standard for sign makers worldwide. It's history is intertwined with the earliest development of inkjet wide format printers, from simple plotters up to the digital print power machines and cutters of today. Take a walk down memory lane and see how it all evolved.

Well-established Sydney print business Print Right Australia has gone into administration and a first meeting of creditors will take place this week.

Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up! – a Naidoc Week campaign printed by Melbourne's Print Effect won the Outdoor Media Association’s (OMA) Quarter Two Creative Collection competition, as well as the ‘Out of Home for Good’ category. Sydney wide format business Cactus Imaging printed the winners of the ‘Big, Bold, and Bright’ and ‘Innovation in Out of Home’ categories, and was a joint-winner in 'Best Use of Digital.'

FESPA president Christophe Aussenec, CEO Neil Felton and technical lead Graeme Richard-Locke will be among the international speakers who will present both live and via video at the FESPA Australia Annual Conference on 27 Oct. 

Women in Print has sold out the Sydney 'Print & Prosecco' event two weeks before the event is to take place. Adelaide and Melbourne events are also selling fast as women across the industry are taking up the opportunity to share knowledge and network.

Onyx Graphics is making access to profiles easier for Mimaki printer users. The leading RIP and software provider for the digital inkjet wide-format print industry, has announced the availability of new ONYX profiles for Mimaki printers including the UCJV300, JV300-160 Plus, and the CJV300-150 Plus.

TAYA Groups has launched three new products in its Kavalan range – distributed by Spicers - to “make it possible for many more businesses to embrace more sustainable wide-format banner materials.” The new products are Spiderweb 300 L!ner, Sunlight Weldable Basic, and Sunlight ZeRo. 

ASGA has partnered with  Business Benchmark Group for the online event which takes place on Wednesday 14th September from 2pm AEST. The coach is Stefan Kazakis, one of Australia and New Zealand’s top business coaches in the trades and construction industry. It could be the best hour you've ever spent on your business - one previous attendee reported 28.6% increase in revenue and a huge 194% increase in net profit (verified). Best of all it's free, but you must register.

FUJIFILM Business Innovation says registration will close on 16 September for the 15th annual Innovation Print Awards (IPA) which has been expanded this year to include the rest of the world. One of the 16 award categories is for Large Format, Poster & Long Paper.

The Outdoor Media Association’s Best of Outdoor selection for August features local campaigns by OMA members oOh!media, QMS Media and JCDecaux Australia – as well as "Swede Carrot Lime," an Ogilvy UK billboard that celebrates the most watched female soccer match in history.

The global digitally printed wallpaper market is tipped to expand at a rapid annual growth rate of more than 22% to be worth $US13.1 billion by 2027, according to latest data from researcher MarketsandMarkets.

Laser company Trotec has introduced new colour varieties and improved ink-adhesion for its Digital Print Series laserable plastics - “ideal for applications that combine printing, laser engraving and laser cutting, as well as print-and-cut applications such as interior signs, decorative signage, POS displays and badges.”

Global Graphics Software will “close the last link in DFE chain” with next week's launch of SmartMedia Color Management at Labelexpo Americas (13-15 September, Chicago). 

The FESPA Awards 2023 are now open to print service providers (PSPs) and sign-makers looking to highlight their outstanding examples of print. This year, FESPA has added a new category to zone in on sustainably produced applications. This award will be judged across all categories against environmental considerations, including a reduction in the use of materials, energy and labour throughout production; whether the product can be reused or recycled; if notable attention has been paid to lifecycle analysis; and whether the entry is economically viable.

Shipment delays from China to New Zealand increased by 144% pcp in Q3 2022, while shipment delays from China to Australia reduced by 15% - but were still up by 531% compared to Q3 2019, according to researcher project44. “New Zealand is facing particular challenges as carriers prioritise more profitable routes."