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oOh!media has signed a new long-term contract with Brisbane Airport Corporation (BAC) which includes exclusive rights for internal and external advertising for both the domestic and international terminals.

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US printing giant Xerox has moved into metal 3D printing with the acquisition of New York-based start-up Vader Systems - creator of the first liquid metal 3-D printer for manufacturing. The process uses aluminium, which opens up potential signage applications.

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Well-known industry figure Luke Wooldridge has been named national sales manager at Fujifilm’s Graphic Systems (GS) Division.

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Océ Australia says the latest in its popular Arizona range, the 1300 series of high-productivity mid-volume UV flatbed printers, will arrive in Australia in the next few months.

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Australasia's largest commercial printing and marketing company has confirmed it will consolidate its portfolio of more than 20 unique businesses under a new brand name: Ovato. The company says the name comes from the word 'ovation.'

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oOh!media - owner of wide format specialist Cactus Imaging – says it will cooperate with an Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) investigation into the use of heavy discounting in Australia’s $1bn outdoor advertising market.

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Roland DG Australia has a new trade-In program for its award-winning TrueVIS VG Series. To qualify, customers need to purchase a TrueVIS VG-540 or VG-640 wide format printer cutter before March 8th 2019. 

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The six models in the new Océ Arizona 1300 series, the first to use LED curing, are aimed at sign and display graphics producers looking to increase production over a wider range of applications. 

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“We’ve been very lucky and it could have been much worse,” says Wal Robinson, co-owner of Queensland Signage Solutions (QSS), one of Townsville’s biggest signage firms that has been forced to stand down staff after record flooding that has claimed two lives and forced thousands of residents to evacuate their homes.

  by Graham Osborne

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“We’ve been experiencing considerable growth and we needed to increase our capacity to keep up with demand,” says Ewen Donaldson, MD of Melbourne wide format specialist Vivad, which installed its second Durst 5-metre printer in the first week of January.

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A Federal Court hearing in Perth has been adjourned for four weeks in the hope that lawyers can find “middle ground” in the protracted legal fight between the Australian Taxation Office and Perth printer Picton Press over a $1.3 million tax bill.

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Global outdoor advertising leader JCDecaux recorded a 5.2% jump in revenue for 2018, which included a two month boost from its Australian business following the $1.2 billion takeover of APN Outdoor.

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The newest addition to the Acuity flatbed range offers added flexibility, increased sustainability and enhanced print quality.  It’s the first time that LED-curing printers have been made available within the Acuity flatbed range.

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A week after signing its new partnership with Océ Australia in Queensland, wide format industry supplier Charti has named former Océ executive Richard Townsend as its new business development manager for Queensland operations.

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Sign Essentials is hosting a Mimaki Open Day at its Geebung facility in Brisbane this Thursday, 7th February, to introduce the UCJV300-160 printer/cutter and a range of other Mimaki technologies.

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Epson has again been recognised as one of the 2018-19 Derwent Top 100 Global Innovators, one of only 35 organisations to have been recognised for the eighth year in a row since the inception of the program in 2011.

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Industry veteran Brett Burns has been appointed the new print media sales manager at Sydney-based textiles and print media supplier Ricky Richards.

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Brisbane-based out-of-home advertiser GOA has added another billboard to its digitally-advanced Iconic range. The Spring Hill digital billboard is the first wall-mounted Iconic to be erected by GOA.

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Tickets are still available for Wednesday’s rescheduled open house at Cactus Imaging in Sydney which will feature the Australian launch of Fujifilm’s superwide Acuity Ultra.

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The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is warning taxpayers to be on alert for scammers impersonating the ATO, as scammers change tactics in 2019. “This scam is not just targeting your money but is after your personal information in an attempt to steal your identity."

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New not-for-profit industry group the Vehicle Wrapping Association of Australia (VWAA) is gathering momentum as wrappers respond to its unique no-fee business model and its aim “to separate industry professionals from the amateurs.”