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Employers’ organisation Australian Industry Group says easing COVID-19 restrictions and delivering further policy actions to unlock consumer and business spending are critical to stemming the rapid pace of decline in the Australian economy. Releasing its latest business performance index, Ai Group said: “The steepest declines in performance were in retail trade & hospitality, apartment building, commercial construction and among businesses manufacturing textiles, clothing, footwear, paper & printing products.”
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Agfa has released a ‘First Look’ video of its new high-end large-format roll-to-roll inkjet printer in operation. The 3.3 metre Oberon RTR3300 was to have made a debut at the postponed global print expo FESPA 2020 in Madrid in March (now rescheduled to 6-8 October 2020). Agfa last month signed an Australian distribution deal with supplier Graphic Art Mart.
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Visual Connections says the concept of a virtual trade show concept is something it’s been considering for some time as a way of bringing its trade shows – PacPrint, Visual Impact, Label & Packaging Expo and PrintEx – to a wider audience. Now, the idea has been fast-tracked due to the current COVID-19 situation.
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Announcing results for financial year 2019 (April 1, 2019 – March 31, 2020), Japanese multinational print technology and electronics manufacturer Ricoh outlined a steep fall in demand caused by COVID-19 but said growth areas included industrial printing and IT services. “Profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥39.5 billion, down 20.2% from a year earlier.” Industrial Printing sales increased 11.2%, to ¥23.0 billion on higher demand for new advanced inkjet heads and industrial printers.
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Another virtual trade show – this time with a familiar ring: Future Print was the name used by our PIAA (now PVCA) not so long ago for a Government-funded programme run by former PIAA CEO Bill Healey.
Next month’s inaugural FuturePrint Virtual Summit will include Ricoh, Integration Technology, Bespoke PR, Sun Chemical, Meteor Inkjet, Inca Digital, Kao Collins, Memjet, Global Inkjet Systems, SGIA, Inkish, Keypoint Intelligence, IDC and more.
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X-Rite and Pantone, global leaders in colour science and technology, say the popular X-Rite Color Theory eLearning Course will be available free for a limited time to help support anyone working from home during COVID-19.
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Peak US print industry associations The Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) and Printing Industries of America (PIA), which merged last week, have announced their new name: PRINTING United Alliance. "Printer members and the supplier community at large are looking for a unified solution to the challenges they face in this era of rapid change," says new chairman Scott Crosby.
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HP Australia large format specialist Jeremy Brew will host another LF Academy webinar across Australia and New Zealand on Thursday, after the launch of the series on Tuesday this week. 'Can Print Service Providers build customer loyalty with value added service?' will teach how to design posters with the free Poster Tool and how to send jobs from the Cloud to HP large format printer software. "This is a repeat session for those that missed the first one," Brew told WFOL. "Same content, just a different registration link." Spaces are limited.
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National cabinet will meet on Friday to consider a three-step plan for the gradual removal of baseline pandemic restrictions to allow the re-opening of a 'safe' Australian economy in July. Some COVID-19 restrictions are expected to be eased after Friday's meeting. "We now need to get one million Australians back to work."
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Fuji Xerox Australia officially files Federal Court proceedings against its former managing director Neil Whittaker, former chief financial officer Devlin Bell, E&Y and others, over the company’s $450 million accounting scandal, file No: NSD 380/2020.
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Print technology manufacturer Durst says it can start up production immediately, in compliance with all necessary safety regulations, after the Italian government introduced Phase 2 coronavirus restrictions following a two-month lockdown.
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Gold Coast printers Fast Proof Press and IBS Cards have partnered with outdoor advertiser QMS Media and Theory Agency on a campaign aimed at helping local residents remain positive during COVID-19.
'Doing it tough': Electricity, gas companies should provide financial relief for customers says ACCC
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The ACCC granted conditional interim authorisation to allow the Australian Energy Council (AEC) and wholesale and retail energy businesses to co-operate on providing financial relief to residential and business customers financially impacted by COVID-19. The ACCC’s COVID-19 Taskforce has received thousands of calls and emails from impacted businesses.
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SA International (SAi), a leading provider of software solutions for the signmaking, digital printing, textile and CNC machining industries, has appointed former Roland DGA president Rick Scrimger to its board of directors.
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Print industry groups the Print & Visual Communication Association and the Real Media Collective released details of their webinar series designed to support companies during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Free trial for new Onyx TruFit software
- Momentum builds for first VisCon Virtual Trade Show
- Xerox pulls profit, revenue forecasts on coronavirus lockdown
- Four million views for Mimaki’s Virtual Print Festival
- US printing & signage associations now under one roof
- May's drupa Global Trends Spotlight report will surprise many
- Most printers may need to collaborate to survive: Ascent
- Decision 'within three weeks' on reopening businesses: PM
- Recovery: NZ printers and sign shops back in business
- ASGA & FESPA launch free JobKeeper webinar series
- JobKeeper extension to assist businesses with cash flow
- Recovery: safe workplace principles for a return to operation
- Plexiglass between workers? Towards a COVID-safe economy
- Enfocus releases PitStop 2020
- Durst converts Brixen demo centre to mask production
