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Ricky Richards steps up fight against melanoma

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Signage and display textiles business Ricky Richards has become the principal partner for this year’s Melanoma March organised by Melanoma Institute Australia (MIA).

Xerox plans restructure to create holding company

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US-based Xerox plans to implement "a structure in which the existing company will become a wholly owned unit of a new holding company.”  The move comes after a US judge last month rejected the company's bid to dismiss a $1 billion lawsuit filed by Japan's Fujifilm over their failed merger deal.

Roland’s new VersaUV LEF2-200 UV Flatbed Printer

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Roland DG’s 20-inch (50.8cm) LEF2-200 flatbed inherits the VersaUV LEF series’ ability to print full-colour graphics and unique textures onto a vast array of materials and objects up to 3.94 inches (100 mm) thick. 

Ricoh launches new large format UV flatbed 

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The new Ricoh Pro TF6250 Large Format UV Flatbed Printer is a 2.5m x 1.3m system designed to help sign and display, graphic arts and industrial sectors with decoration, packaging, screen printing and personalisation.

Certifiers cry foul over flammable ACP insurance exclusion - commentary by Andy McCourt 

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This publication is in receipt of a Media Release issued by the Association of Accredited Certifiers (AAC), reproduced in full below. It concerns the growing issue of the use of combustible, sign-grade ACP (Aluminium Composite Panels) as cladding on high-rise buildings.

Record months for Sunshine Coast printer – Industry Profile by Andy McCourt

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It’s not all doom and gloom in the printing industry as 2019 progresses. Steve Hall’s SunPrint, based just outside Noosa on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, has logged two stunning results for January and February.

Saving dogs from algae blooms: Napier Signs, NZ

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Gary Kelly was in his early twenties in 1968 when he set up a small shed in Corunna Bay at the foot of Napier Hill and drove around town in his Morris Minor armed with sign brushes offering ‘signs of quality’ to clients. More than 50 years later, Gary is still on the job but has handed over the heavy lifting at the family-owned business to his three sons.

Printeriors heads outside at FESPA Munich 2019

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FESPA’s design exhibit Printeriors will this year highlight both interior and exterior decor applications at the FESPA Global Print Expo in Munich, Germany from 14 to 17 May.

Wide format decorated cardboard coffins

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Printers could be coffin makers of the future - LifeArt, an Australian-founded global business that produces environmentally friendly, personalised cardboard coffins is looking to partner with UK wide format printing companies wanting an opportunity to diversify into “a huge new market.”

Roland adds Orange to new VG2 series printer cutters 

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Roland DG Corp launched its second generation TrueVIS VG2 Series 64" and 54" wide format eco-solvent inkjet printer cutters which expand the colour gamut with ‘mind resonating’ Orange ink.

Trotec extends local network with new QLD laser showroom

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Austrian-based laser cutting specialist Trotec Laser has opened a new laser demonstration and training showroom in Brisbane and reported ‘unprecedented’ business growth across its Australian operation.

MM Plastics continues industry supplier consolidation with Amari

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MM Plastics Group has merged leading local distribution companies Australian Visual Solutions (AVS), Amari Plastics and Chief Media into a new entity called Amari Visual Solutions to offer an expanded product range and wider distribution network. “MM Plastics seems to be mopping up any viable distributor who will sell,” says an industry insider.

NZSDA launches new awards entry website 

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The New Zealand Sign and Display Association (NZSDA) has opened a new entry website for its flagship Sign and Display awards event at the association’s annual conference to be held this year in June in the harbourside city of Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty.

Spicers sells former Tasmanian paper mill for $1.7m

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The paper company and wide format supplier has sold the 56-hectare site of its former Wesley Vale Paper Mill near Devonport as it prepares for a shareholder vote on the company’s proposed sale later this year to Japan-based global paper giant Kokusai Pulp & Paper (KPP). The sale “looks to have scuttled" the possibility of a new jail being built at the site.

Beyond the Basics: Roland DG VersaWorks nationwide training

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Roland DG’s VersaWorks: Beyond the Basics training courses will be held across the country again in 2019, aimed at improving users’ knowledge of VersaWorks software to increase efficiency and productivity.

Orafol's new Orajet ProSlide for wrappers

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Orafol Australia has released ProSlide, a new adhesive technology which makes film repositioning easier for vehicle wrappers. “ProSlide is this year’s blockbuster,” says Orafol, one of the world's leading manufacturers of self-adhesive products and reflective materials.

In-house HP wide format printers drive Signwave Newtown

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“Bringing everything in-house gave us the sort of control we need for the type of clients we work for - it’s tight deadlines, everything is custom made, nothing is off-the-shelf work,” says Dean Rowland, owner of Signwave Newtown in inner Sydney, where the machinery line-up includes HP Latex printers ranging from 1600mm to 2600mm in width and an HP FB500 Flatbed.

Adshel buy boosts oOh!media to record $416 million in revenue

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Outdoor advertiser oOh!media posted double-digit revenue growth for 2018, after a strong fourth-quarter contribution from its Commute (formerly Adshel) business. Organic revenue increased by 10% to $416.8 million.

FESPA 2019 to focus on printed fashion textiles

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The Print Make Wear fast fashion factory feature at FESPA Global Expo 2019 in Munich (14-17 May 2019) will double in size compared with its launch in 2018, say the organisers. HP, Mimaki and EFI are among those who will be demonstrating their latest technologies.

Ovato revenue plunges $37m on contract losses; Moorebank plant to close

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Ovato, formerly PMP, recorded a 9.2% ($37 million) slump in revenue to $363 million in the first half year, “mostly due to a $31.7 million fall in revenues at Ovato Print Group Australia from lost customers and lower volumes with existing newspaper and magazine customers.” Net loss for the period was $10.9 million.

US judge slams Xerox, rejects bid to dismiss $1bn Fujifilm lawsuit 

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A Manhattan federal judge has turned down Xerox Corp's application to dismiss a $US1 billion lawsuit filed by Fujifilm Holdings after the US company backed out of last year’s proposed $US6.1 billion merger deal. The judge described Xerox’s arguments as “plainly wrong” and “thoroughly unpersuasive.”

  1. IVE Group books $20m profit on revenue of $375m
  2. Kodak chief Jeff Clarke exits by ‘mutual agreement’
  3. Inking outside the box with SAi 
  4. Fundraiser for McDonald Signs after family tragedy
  5. ‘Rapid global expansion’ for out-of-home QMS on sports deals
  6. drupa 2020 exhibition space already 96% booked
  7. Epson SureColor wide format printers win iF Design Awards
  8. Signage industry ‘caught in the net’ of cladding code: ASGA
  9. Massive SAi stock library for sign industry
  10. First SGIA Colour Management Bootcamp in Australia
  11. Ricoh flatbed, large format, DTG and inkjet printheads at FESPA
  12. Neopost secures distribution deal with Arlon Graphics 
  13. Spicers boosts earnings but posts $6.7m loss on sale of Asian operations
  14. Entries open for PIAA’s state PICA awards
  15. Registration opens for 'bigger and better' Printex19
  16. Roland DG launches Queensland disaster support program
  17. Graphic Art Mart's 2019 Avery Dennison wrap workshops
  18. New ultra-wide scanners from Contex
  19. Spandex releases ‘game-changer’ free ColorBox App
  20. Legal challenge 'suspends' Australian Paper’s $600 million Energy from Waste project
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