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The Bernard Group (TBG), one of North America’s leading visual merchandising companies, has purchased four Agfa Jeti Tauro H3300 UHS LED systems, citing “print quality, performance sustainability, environmental impact, ink cost and mileage, ink and consumable availability, maintenance, service, device flexibility, and vendor relationship.” Resurgent Agfa this week reported its Digital Print & Chemicals division’s top line grew substantially in the third quarter, “mainly driven by the sign & display business.”

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Fairview’s pioneering Ecoloop recycling facility in Lithgow, NSW has won a Product Stewardship Award for Best Stewardship Outcomes by an SME Business.

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Vanguard Europe, a subsidiary of US manufacturer Vanguard Digital Printing Systems, has opened a new headquarters and demo centre next to its owner Durst Group’s HQ in Brixen, Italy. Target sectors for Vanguard Europe include signage and packaging.

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Epson has earned its third successive platinum rating for sustainability from EcoVadis, a leading provider of business sustainability ratings, in recognition of the company’s global efforts on the environment, labour and human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement.

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Almost one in four big businesses take more than 120 days to pay their small business suppliers, with the worst offenders operating in the manufacturing, retail trade and construction sectors, according to new data from the Payment Times Reporting Regulator. 

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Tarsus Group, organizer of the Labelexpo Global Series, has announced that the rescheduled Labelexpo Asia trade show due to take place on 7-10 December 2022 will now be postponed until 2023.

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Established 25 years ago as digital wide format was taking off, the owners of Kookaburra Big Picture are retiring and all equipment is being auctioned online by Gollant Auctioneers and Peter Brand of National Auctioneers & Valuers. Equipment can be inspected onsite this Friday and all bidding in online.

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The LIA Victoria has issued an open invitation to all people in print to attend the association’s final 2022 meeting and Christmas celebration - including the presentation of the 2022 LIA Victoria Graduate of the Year Awards - to be held at Fujifilm Business Innovation in Burnley on Thursday, 1 December.

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Textile print technology company Kornit Digital reported a third quarter GAAP operating loss of $21 million as “macro-related headwinds and other pressures” continued to impact customer purchasing decisions.

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A fire in June at a Close the Loop facility in Melbourne has disrupted the Cartridges 4 Planet Ark printer cartridge recycling program used by manufacturers including Canon, Epson, HP, Konica Minolta and Kyocera.

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Despite continued disruptions caused by supply chain issues, Agfa’s Digital Print & Chemicals division’s top line grew substantially in the third quarter, “mainly driven by the sign & display business,” with the company signing its first contracts for Agfa-branded Onset wide-format machines. The Agfa-Gevaert Group posted a net loss of 17 million Euro.

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We all know that car wrapping is a highly skilled craft and must use the right materials. Last week, our friends at The Big Picture magazine USA ran a horror story about an appalling wrap inflicted on an unsuspecting Singapore car owner. It's so bad it went viral on social media and even ran in AsiaOne mainstream media.

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Spandex Group has introduced ImagePerfect EverGreen (to be released 2023 in Australia) - its new range of print and signage films that are 100% PVC free and use a water-based, solvent free adhesive.

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Fujifilm Group reported ¥1,349.9 billion ($A14.4 billion) in consolidated revenue In the first half of the fiscal year (up 12% year-over-year) - “reflecting sales increases mainly in the medical systems business and the electronic materials business.” In the company’s digital printing business, revenue was driven higher by growth in shipments of production printers as market conditions recovered.

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Orafol’s Sydney Creative Hub is holding an Auto Restyle Colour Change Course on November 30^th to December 1^st. Auto restyling and paint replacement are hot tickets in the wrapping business right now.

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Now that trade shows are back in full swing, 2023 will see great Signage and Wide Format events locally, in Europe and the USA. Here’s a digest of what’s happening so you can plan your travel and stays.

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Industry rollfed, flatbed and 3D equipment supplier Mimaki spent last weekend changing the signage on its sleek-looking Rydelmere, Sydney building. It's a case of precise simplicity maketh the brand image - and maybe pleaseth the architect too!

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Now celebrating its 70^th year in business – and garnering five ‘Pinnacle’ Awards at Printing United in the USA – Mutoh has completed its ‘Pro’ model line-up of wide format printers with the unveiling of the XpertJet 1682SR Pro in Europe. It’s faster and can use gBL-free inks.

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Digital outdoor media company QMS is rolling out more examples of its ‘first-to-market’ 3DOOH product, featuring new animated advertising campaigns from Nike x JD Sports and betting and entertainment company Neds.

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Sustainability was the key theme when almost 100 delegates attended the first FESPA Australia conference last week in Sydney's Shangri-la Hotel.

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Spandex Asia Pacific's latest version of its product guide includes the introduction of ‘The Big Book - Spandex Products & Materials Catalogue,’ which combines Digital Materials, Signage Materials, Rigid Substrates, and Accessories in one book.