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Nationwide careers events aimed at promoting signage & graphics apprenticeships have been brought to “a grinding halt” by Covid-19, but new statistics show an encouraging increase in sign apprenticeship completions for the period July 2019-July 2020.

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Australia’s largest distributor of printable materials and consumables has introduced its 114-page Display & Visual 2020 Product Catalogue that is now available online.

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Roland DG Corporation says the new VW-S1 densitometer has been developed for VersaWorks 6 to help make colour matching easier between printers.

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In a move that now makes Fuji Xerox Australia Pty Ltd (100% owned by Fujifilm Holdings) the Defendant as well as the Plaintiff, Neil Whittaker and EY (Ernst & Young) have both filed Cross-Claims against the company.

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Following the postponement of the auction to consider offers for the whole business, the Administrators, O'Brien Palmer, were unable to rescue the company by a sale of the business as going concern and the assets will be sold by online auction, run by Neil Schiller's Liquid Asset Management.

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Global Graphics Software, a developer of platforms for digital printing whose customers include HP, Canon, Durst, Roland, Kodak and Agfa, says its new Harlequin release is the industry’s fastest RIP with new features for large-scale output such as décor, textiles and corrugated packaging.

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A new support package will see $3 billion in cash grants, tax relief and cashflow support delivered to businesses, taking the Victorian Government's total Covid-19 business support to over $6 billion - the single biggest package of its kind in the history of the state. 

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Agfa's Studio 5D10, a three-day virtual event featuring broadcast sessions, will focus on inkjet printing for aspiring as well as established inkjet printing companies worldwide. The event will run from 6 to 8 October, coinciding with the rescheduled FESPA time frame.

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HP has released a new large format HP DesignJet portfolio, Canon introduced an updated ColorWave and PlotWave large format printer series and Brother has launched the new GTXpro direct to garment printer.

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The Epson EcoTank Pro ET-16600 - primarily aimed at home and small office users who require A3 professional quality colour output - provides wide-format printing with lower ink costs. 

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With the inaugural Print, Sign, Display & Graphics Virtual Trade Show due to close at the end of this month, exhibitors including HP, Starleaton, Screen Australia, Mimaki and Sign To Badge Solutions are offering a range of new products and show specials.

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The Inkjet Conference (TheIJC) due to take place next month in Düsseldorf – host city for next year’s rescheduled global print expo drupa – has been called off because of health concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.

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"I'm not a signwriter, I'm an Illustrator," David Bromley told WFOL. Nevertheless, his murals on historical buildings at Urunga, near Coffs Harbour NSW, are surely a sign that beautiful art can blend into any outdoor awareness project. The results speak for themselves, they lift the spirits and serve as a visual tonic in these otherwise challenging times.

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The Australian Sign & Graphics Association (ASGA) says harsh restrictions outlined by the Victorian Government in its latest Covid-19 roadmap may send some companies out of business permanently.
Print and marketing industry group The Real Media Collective described the roadmap as "extremely cautious" but “flexible.”

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Industry supplier association Visual Connections has launched a new survey that seeks to map the changing Australian sign industry. “There are perhaps no more constantly evolving industries than sign and print, so understanding how they are changing, and what they require, is vital,” says Peter Harper, CEO of Visual Connections. 

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Organisers of global print expo drupa (April 20-28 2021, Düsseldorf, Germany) will introduce a new online platform next month to offer exhibitors and visitors “an additional channel for touching base with the sector, discussing trending themes and presenting product portfolios.” The move follows the withdrawal of several high profile exhibitors from next year's rescheduled trade fair over concerns regarding Covid-19.

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Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Kate Carnell has called on the Victorian Government to cover the costs associated with small business closures, following the "devastating" announcement that tough trading restrictions will remain in place until the end of October, at the earliest.

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In a statement issued today, Monday 7th September, the offices of Federal Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg and Attorney General/Minister for Industrial Relations, Christian Porter, said the government was extending regulatory relief for businesses impacted by Covid-19.

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Print and marketing business IVE Group was awarded millions of dollars in contracts by state-run workers' compensation insurer icare without all of the contracts being put to an open tender, according to a report by The Sydney Morning Herald. ASX-listed IVE - headed by executive chairman and former NSW Liberal Party president Geoff Selig - has 'extensive links' to the NSW Liberal Party, says the report. 

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 Digital print technology manufacturer Screen joined several high profile companies in withdrawing from next year’s rescheduled global print expo drupa (April 20-28, Düsseldorf), saying the Covid-19 risk is too great.
 Meanwhile, decorative coatings leader Kurz confirmed it would continue a company tradition dating back to 1954, describing its participation at drupa as “very important.”

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 Fuji Xerox New Zealand’s two legal entities recorded a 2020 FY profit after tax of $513,000, down from $3.8 million in the previous year, as Covid-19 restrictions saw revenue shrink by almost $27 million to $155.9 million. 
 Meanwhile in Tokyo, parent company Fuji Xerox has announced a joint venture with US robotics and software company Ripchord, to drive “digital transformation…ridding corporations of reliance on paper records.”