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Despite the Omicron covid variant and now Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine, many trade events both local Oceania and international are going ahead in 2022. There may be the odd postponement and this list does not attempt to cover everything - just the local and important overseas ones.
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Due to open in March 2022, French luxury goods retailer, Cartier, is adding to its Oceania portfolio of stores with a prestigious two-level flagship showcase at 388 George Street, Sydney. Strategically situated almost opposite rival Louis Vuitton's store, the huge window wrap states 'Opening Spring 2022' - but we're a little confused: March is Autumn in Australia.
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North Melbourne vehicle wrap and signage business Grafico has won Avery Dennison’s Wrap Like a King 2021 Asia-Pacific award for its work on a Lamborghini for French fashion brand Faure Le Page.
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After delays caused by Covid-19, Fairview has officially opened its $1.6 million Ecoloop - Australia’s first aluminium composite panel (ACP) recycling solution for recladding waste - at its headquarters in Lithgow, New South Wales.
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Women in Print has announced the appointment of Rita Karagiannis, IVE Group, as the new Victorian Patron for 2022. With the announcement that Kirsten Taylor of Taylor’d Press would step down from the role, Women in Print called out to the broader industry from print direct, to suppliers, agencies, retailers and more.
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Out-of-Home advertiser JCDecaux partnered with beauty retailer MECCA to develop Australia’s first pay-to-dispense street furniture panels that offered MECCA holiday gift cards for $25, $50 or $100. The gifting panels were live until 20 December.
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Often, we buy software with specific purpose in mind and fail to 'scratch the surface' and find out what's really possible if you know your way around all the features. SAi has condensed the 'top 5' features of its popular Flexi21 into a neat video - available to watch free on SAi's Youtube Channel.
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Industry consumable supplier Orafol Australia is well underway in establishing a 'Creative Hub' within its Erskine Park, NSW office/warehouse complex. Wideformat Online was treated to a sneak preview while the graphics were still going up on the walls and glass and the special car-wrapping station was being fitted out.
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Epson Engineering, Epson’s large format printer and robot factory, has achieved platinum status from the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) for reaching “industry-leading levels of corporate social responsibility.”
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“Let’s hope we can truly leave this all behind us in 2022,” says Visual Connections CEO Peter Harper in a Christmas & New Year Message from the leading supplier organisation for print, sign, display, label & packaging in Australia.
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After two years of virtual meetings, the New Zealand Sign & Display Association (NZSDA) has released the programme and registration forms for the 2022 Sign Makers Conference & Awards to be held in Queenstown on 6-8 July, 2022.
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Facing ongoing challenges to global supply chains, Starleaton joined national industry suppliers Spandex, Graphic Art Mart and Spicers in announcing price increases. Excluded from Starleaton’s Feb 2022 price rise list are products from Epson, Roland and 3M.
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NSW wide format printer GSP Print produced two of the winning entries in the Outdoor Media Association’s (OMA) quarter three Creative Collection competition for 2021, including the Big, Bold and Bright prize winner and the Best Use of Multi-Format.
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In the second major fire to hit the Adelaide sign industry in less than a year, Rodney Robertson Associates' warehouse in suburban Edwardstown has been destroyed overnight on Thursday, with damage estimated at $5 million.
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2022 marks a watershed 40th year for Australia's first print franchise chain, Kwik Kopy. Started in 1982 when Penfold Printing acquired the A-NZ rights to the USA's expanding global Kwik Kopy network, the quick printing franchise was purchased outright by Stephen Penfold in 1985 and he remains involved at Board level. Forty years on, his son Matthew is assuming the Chairmanship after several years of running the Darling Harbour, NSW franchise.
- oOh! extends large format digital portfolio with Regional NSW rollout
- G7 Colour courses are back - next one in February 2022
- Digital textile printing to expand by almost 15% a year to 2030
- Make 2022 the year to automate your signage/print workflow and e-commerce
- High viscosity inkjet, ‘cobots’ & AI: technologies set to revolutionise printing: Smithers
- Brunello Cucinelli adds Epson PaperLab to cut waste
- Hybrid's ColorLogic releases ColorAnt 8
- 5-minute SAi tutorial video on How to Vectorise in Flexi
- Small business recovery helped by access to finance: Ombudsman
- New 3M graphic films facility in Germany to help support growth in Australia
- Pantone library to be dropped from Adobe Creative Cloud
- Ilford Imaging releases new wide format canvas products for home décor sector
- 'Explosive' input costs to flow on to chemicals and other printing materials: IndustryEdge
- Spandex, Graphic Art Mart, Amari to increase prices in 2022
- Ricky Richards celebrates the Season with Starlight Display textile
