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ASGA's Sign industry taster courses were held in Queensland and South Australia in October and November. Co-ordinated by ASGA Education Sub-Committee Chair, Damian Nielsen, and ASGA’s industry education liaison managers, AusSIP, the taster courses were over a year in the making from the initial strategy stage to gathering names at career expos across Australia and co-ordinating with various stakeholders to produce and host the content.
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Posting ‘solid’ fiscal 2022 net revenue of $US63.0 billion - down 0.8% - print giant HP revealed plans to reduce its global headcount by 4,000-6,000 by the end of fiscal 2025 under a new ‘Future Ready Transformation' plan. There's no indication yet whether the plan will affect HP staff numbers in Australia and New Zealand.
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The Australian Sign & Graphics Association (ASGA) has alerted members that Queensland has extended its 'Extraordinary Disaster Assistance Recovery Grants – South East Queensland Rainfall and Flooding' program until March 2023, with grants of up to $50,000 available for affected small businesses.
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“Wide-format printing is resilient as we continue through post-pandemic recovery and there has been substantial growth in many market segments,” says industry researcher Keypoint Intelligence in its latest report, titled Wide Format Print Forecast 2021-2026, A Look at What’s Ahead.
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Digital outdoor media company QMS has signed a multi-year partnership deal to become the official Outdoor Media Partner of the Australian Olympic teams for Paris 2024 and the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina, Italy.
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Industry group Women in Print has opened free registration for its E.O.Y. event to be held in Flinders Lane, Melbourne on Tuesday 29 November.
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Epson’s SureLab D560, the latest in its SureLab minilab range, has been designed for a variety of environments including kiosk, studio, retail and events, weighing in at only 7kg with compact size of 299 x 350 x 154 cm.
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Visual Connections, the association representing suppliers to the print, sign and graphics industry, has stepped up to assist businesses affected by natural disasters, Covid, escalating costs, shortage of materials or just the overall current challenges facing industry SMEs in Australia today. By simply registering via Visual Connections' website, you may be eligable for assistance.
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A roadside digital billboard on one of Brisbane’s busiest roads was hacked to show pornographic content for three minutes on the weekend. It’s believed the billboard structure may have broken into by the hackers on Sunday morning.
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The manufacturer and supplier of self-adhesive sign vinyl and digital media has introduced MetaGrab MDP-UB, which features ultra-tack adhesive for difficult to stick to surfaces.
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Epson will end global sales of its laser-toner printers and add new inkjet multi-function printers (MFPs) to its business printer range as part of the company’s commitment to investing in sustainable technologies.
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To commemorate the company’s 45th anniversary, software developer Xitron is offering free software upgrades to customers who purchase any version of the Navigator 13 TIFF RIP, workflow and support agreement bundle - worth almost $US1,500.
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Epson partner Integrated Productivity Systems (IPSi) has created an automated print-and-apply labelling solution that combines Epson’s ColorWorks on-demand colour inkjet label printer and the Epson VT6L 6-Axis robot.
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Sign-making and graphics software developer Easy Cut Studio says its vinyl cutting software can now be used with Mimaki vinyl cutters including the newly released CG-AR series and the CG-SRIII series.
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Xaar says its 'revolutionary' new printhead delivers exceptional reliability, creativity and sustainability for printing aqueous fluids. "The introduction of the Xaar Aquinox, powered by our ImagineX platform, is our most significant product launch in recent years." (video)
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