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FUJIFILM Business Innovation New Zealand has appointed David Jupe as its new managing director, replacing Peter Thomas who stepped down last month.
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In what can only be seen as a positive signal that face-to-face trade shows are returning, Mimaki Europe will have a physical presence at Luxe Pack, Monaco from September 27-29, almost the same time that Australia was supposed to be hosting PacPrint, now deferred to June 2022. Hopefully, we will follow Europe's lead.
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Vogue Signs of Coburg, Melbourne is being wound up following a difficult year in which it faced legal action involving a complicated family dispute.
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Signage production house Signs Unique Installations, trading as Unico Creative in Artarmon, Sydney, is being wound up and a liquidator has been appointed. This is sad news for a highly accomplished sign business.
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The US print industry's leading trade show Printing United Expo 2021 has been cancelled just five weeks before it was due to start in Florida as new Covid cases in the state reached more than 21,000 per day. The show moves to Las Vegas in October 2022.
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Under the theme ‘New beginnings. New opportunities,’ Agfa will celebrate ‘the gradual reopening of the world’ by presenting its updated range of inkjet printing solutions live to the European graphic industry at FESPA 2021 in Amsterdam (12-15 October).
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The ACCC’s Scamwatch wants to encourage Australians to talk about scams to increase awareness, educate and empower consumers to protect themselves. “Everyone will have encountered a scam at some point in their life and talking about scams can help people recognise the warning signs and avoid them.”
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Mactac's new IMAGin Simply Sustainable is PVC-free and consists of polyester (PET) and polypropylene (PP) films that meet current regulatory standards of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety and Improvement Act (CPSIA).
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Have you ever thought of relocating to the Festival state of South Australia? Adelaide is currently not in lockdown and has zero covid cases hospitalised, and has reported only one new case in the past week (from NSW). Visualcom is looking for an experienced Sign & Graphics installer. Why not send your CV today?
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ASX-listed print business Ovato recorded a net loss of $67.1 million for 2021, an improvement of $41.7 million on the previous year. Net debt of $39.8 million at June 2021 was $33.1 million better than 2020, as Covid continued to impact sales.
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NSW has adjusted work permit requirements for authorised workers in Sydney Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Concern after unions warned that thousands of workers wouldn’t be able to get their first vaccination in time. The first vaccination deadline for authorised workers has now been pushed back to Friday 6 September. NSW has also removed the option of rapid antigen testing.
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In another Covid-related rescheduling of the Printing Industry Creativity Awards (PICAs), the South Australian awards night will go ahead on 16 September and events in Victoria, WA and NSW will combine with the National Print Awards on 29 October.
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The August-September issue of Australia's and New Zealand's leading label and packaging magazine, Labels Plus - at 92 pages the largest pagination of any current graphic arts print publication- is out now online and on the way in print. It was to have previewed the Label & Packaging Expo in conjunction with PacPrint, but the shows were postponed until June 2022. Nevertheless, it's packed with news on narrow web, both digital and conventional.
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Print giant HP recorded net revenue of $US15.3 billion in the third quarter of fiscal 2021, up 7.0% from the prior-year period. Belgian technology manufacturer Agfa’s EBITDA increased from 15 million Euro in Q1 2021 to 40 million Euro in Q2 2021.
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The days of time-consuming nozzle clearing routines are over, according to the UK-based manufacturer of piezo-based drop-on-demand inkjet technologies. Xaar demonstrates the speed of its printhead start-up in the first video of its new eXplainer series.
- Mimaki offers $5k cashback on popular UCJV300-160 printer/cutter
- Canon’s Arizona 135 GT UV flatbed printer arrives in Australia
- Sun Chemical to roll out latest eco-friendly inks at FESPA 2021
- New inkjet supplier arrives - INKdustrial to sell and support Jetsci range
- IVE posts $30.2m profit in “year of unprecedented volatility”
- Kongsberg Precision Cutting Systems acquires MultiCam USA
- Signcraft eyes international expansion with Philippines-based Colorlux
- Facebook “Likes” to decide ASGA FESPA HP People's Choice
- oOh!media 1st half revenue up 23% to $251.6m
- Nazdar’s global launch of 270 Series UV-LED Inks
- ASGA partners with Ai Group to boost membership services
- Managing director Peter Thomas exits Fujifilm New Zealand
- Sign China postponed until 2022
- Ink industry facing ‘unprecedented’ global supply challenges
- “Here we go again”: New Zealand back into lockdown
