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PacPrint organiser Visual Connections welcomed the government’s extension of its 50% business events grants, calling it “basically free cash to build your business.” The minimum grant has been reduced from $10,000 to $5,000, making it available to smaller trade show exhibitors spending a total of $10,000 or more.
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Canon Production Printing Australia has signed a partnership agreement with Starleaton to resell the award-winning Colorado roll-to-roll printer series across Australia.
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Wall Street activist Carl Icahn has toned-up his holdings of Xerox Holdings Corp. to 17%, buying an extra 4 million shares at just under $USD$26 per share. Xerox is a great brand and Icahn clearly believes in its future, funding the tranche by selling off his holdings in Caesar's Casinos and Herbalife.
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The Outdoor Media Association (OMA) announced joint Grand Prix 2020 winners in its Creative Collection competition: Peters Ice Cream's Proud and Punch campaign featuring vegan (for a few minutes) ice cream, and a Broadsheet Media/JCDecaux Restaurant Live Lists campaign.
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Idealliance Australasia’s David Crowther of Sydney’s Colour Graphic Services, who’s also an Idealliance certified G7 Expert Trainer, has led the first online Australian based event, with participants joining him from across Australia and Asia.
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French print software developer Caldera has added to its award-winning RIP software range with the introduction of software drivers for the new HP Latex 700 and 800 printers.
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swissQprint will present three new innovations in an online event later this month: the 'speed model' of the Karibu UV roll to roll printer; the option for automatic double-sided printing with the Karibu; and neon inks for UV printing – “an absolute world first.”
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Registrations have opened online for PacPrint 2021, with organisers saying the first printing industry expo for almost two years could be ‘the most important PacPrint ever held.’
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3M Commercial Solutions has signed a three-year global collaboration with US-based Wrapmate - an end-to-end digital platform for vehicle graphics projects – to provide customers with ‘a first of its kind one-stop-shop network of professionals and resources on a global scale.’
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Supplier Ball & Doggett says huge increases in international shipping costs could continue until the end of 2021, with supply being further complicated by port congestion and Covid-19 work force constraints. B&D has announced it's raising its prices from next week. The company has also noted a "strong shift from plastic to fiber-based packaging."
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Esko and Enfocus say they will be jointly exhibiting latest portfolios of hardware and software innovations at next month’s virtual.drupa event. Esko, manufacturer of Kongsberg wide format cutting tables and digital cutters, will introduce its new Cloud Freedom strategy, while Enfocus will unveil software version updates for PitStop Pro, PitStop Server, Switch and Connect 2021.
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Representatives from 40 of 50 companies signed up so far to exhibit at PacPrint 2021 (and the co-located Visual Impact and Label & Packaging expos) met with organisers for the first time as momentum builds for the industry’s first big trade show since 2019.
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Following the administration of Orzora Pty Ltd - the former franchisee of Signarama Pakenham, Vic, United Franchising Group is pleased to announce a new franchisee - one who aleady runs a Signarama franchise 40km away.
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Federal Court judge Justice Angus Stewart has dismissed an attempt by Fuji Xerox Australia to set aside a lawsuit launched by corporate watchdog the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) over the printing company’s alleged unfair contracts with small business customers.
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Industry supplier HVG Graphics has increased some prices 3-5%, due to skyrocketing shipping costs, while others have managed a small decrease. A new catalogue will be release next month.
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Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Kate Carnell has urged the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) to refrain from returning to heavy-handed tactics, with collection action expected to ramp up as debts owed hit a record high.
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Signarama Australia is looking for a new owner for its Pakenham VIC franchise after the business this week decided to call in an external administrator. “Victoria was hit pretty hard over the past 12 months."
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Born and bred local owner/operator Suzan Lindsey and her husband Paul have been in the printing industry for 40 years and already own Kwik Kopy Five Dock in Sydney - Franchise of the Year in 2019 - and Kwik Kopy Coburg in Melbourne.
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It is well-known that Ovato (formerly IPMG and PMP combined), is undergoing a major restructure but some employees made 'redundant' by the ASX-listed company are perplexed that their positions are being advertised again. The AMWU has warned Ovato it may take the matter to the Fair Work Commission, the national workplace relations tribunal.
- Agfa introduces fastest Jeti Tauro inkjet printer
- 100 exhibitors signed up so far for virtual.drupa in April
- New name and ownership for Quadient
- Ovato lost $9.7m in H1 as restructure 'resets balance sheet'
- Another $15m in Jobkeeper helps IVE to 'solid' first-half FY21
- "An exceptional start to the year" says HP CEO
- Clem Johnson receives FESPA Australia Life Member Award
- Canon's fastest-ever imagePROGRAF printer boosts large format print for CAD/GIS/AEC
- SAi announces availability of drivers for new HP Latex 700 & 800 printers
- Peter Way joins Total Image Supplies
- Victorian rules on cladding will Impact signage: ASGA
- Montana Signs adds a Roland VG2-640
- ASGA Employment Law webinar to address end of Jobkeeper
- 3M to spend $1 billion to accelerate climate goals
- Siegwerk warns of price pressure on raw materials
- Global inkjet market to reach $A63 billion in 5 years
- Jet Technologies & Screen Open House with new L350SAI label press
- oOh! posts $35m loss for 2020 with ‘significant recovery’ in Q4
- Outdoor audiences back to highest levels since March
- Phil Rennell leaves Currie Group in company restructure
