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In a thoughtful and inspirational Christmas and New Year Message, trade association Visual Connections CEO Peter Harper says that there is 'much cause for optimism' as we approach 2023. As always there will be challenges but the industry is in much better shape than it has been these past three years.
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The New Zealand Sign & Display Association has announced a policy of closer co-operation with PrintNZ, particularly with accessing PrintNZ's legal, HR and governance expertise. The differences between commercial print and signage, are acknowledged but, as technology brings the two closer, so too the Associations need to be in synch to better serve their memberships.
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Opal Australian Paper says it’s continuing to seek alternative wood supplies following a court-ordered suspension of timber harvesting in Victoria, but it’s warned that white paper production at its Maryvale mill is expected to be “impacted’ around 23 December and temporary stand downs of workers could begin in January.
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An Italian company has developed new technology that it says creates a fully recyclable graphic cover for solar panels that can be customized to create advertising billboards.
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Durst, a manufacturer of digital printing and production technologies, has received a new ink certification that completes 'the sustainable package' of its P5 TEX iSUB printer: the P5 Sublifix sublimation inks now have the ECO PASSPORT by OEKO-TEX.
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UK-based inkjet printing technology company Xaar has opened a state-of-the-art inkjet printing laboratory in Shenzhen, China, comprising the latest printhead test equipment and print process experimentation platforms.
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Mimaki’s award-winning 3DUJ-553 UV curable inkjet system Full Color 3D printer 3DUJ-553 is bringing in new students and creating more interest for current students, according to Professor Olaf Diegel, director of the Creative Design and Additive Manufacturing Lab (CDAML) at the University of Auckland, New Zealand.
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“Liquidators get paid three times as much to shut down a business as they do to save it,” says Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson, who’s called for an overhaul of insolvency laws that are now being reviewed for the first time in more than three decades.
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The Neschen easy dot PET transparent L-UV, distributed by Starleaton, is now available in new widths of 106.7 cm and 160 cm, to reduce waste and improve production.
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oOh!media has signed a new long-term deal with VicTrack, owner of Victoria’s rail transport assets, and announced it will deliver five new large format digital sites this month in high traffic locations around Melbourne and Warrnambool.
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The ACCC is closely monitoring profit margins of Australian container stevedoring companies after a profit surge during pandemic supply chain disruptions. “The ACCC believes that the regulation of Australia’s monopoly container ports is ineffective,” it said. "Australia’s privatised container ports (Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide) should be subject to greater regulatory oversight."
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Kyocera is the first UK vendor to include every printing product in their range in a new carbon neutral offer – "from the smallest home printer to its cut-sheet inkjet production printer and every printer and multifunctional (MFP) in between."
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Sign, display & digital supplier Conect Enterprises has opened its new NSW warehouse operations at new owner Ball & Doggett’s NSW base on Reconciliation Rise, Pemulwuy in western Sydney.
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Australia's largest fabric signage and display manufacturer AFI Branding has completed its relocation into new owner IVE Group’s Retail Display facility at Braeside in Melbourne. The move was delayed by several months due to weather events and Covid.
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ONYX software has been certified for the HP Latex 2700 Series Printer line, adding to its universality across the spectrum of wide format printers, workfklows and colour management. Together with its OEM versions offered by printer manufacturers, ONYX is probably the most popular front-end software for the Sign & Display industry and is available both as a purchase and by subscription with ONYX 'Go.'
- WOOH creates Global Sustainability Task Force
- AiG says Energy Deal 'far from perfect' but likely to help business
- SCREEN launches new branding of digital inkjet press portfolio
- Energy prices: AiG says failure to act is not an option
- Contra Vision introduces free print profiles for HP Latex
- ‘Good-time buzz’ at ASGA’s SA lawn bowls event
- Kwik Kopy wins awards for its brand development
- 2nd Hygrade director disqualified for five years
- Epson reopens upgraded Inkjet Innovation Lab
- oOh! extends ‘STOPIT’ across street furniture network
- FESPA announces 2023 dates for Melbourne & Sydney events
- Currie Group unveils new leadership lineup
- AiG sees ‘Signs of a slowdown’: demand drags down manufacturing
- Redefining Outdoor - OOH advertiser JOLT launches hybrid ad/charge stations
- Ricoh notches half a million sales of 5th Gen printhead
