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Brendon Cook, founder of outdoor company oOh!media and co-founder of the Outdoor Media Association, was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) as part of the King's Birthday honours, for “services to the advertising industry.”

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Unimax, a prominent Labels & Packaging printer based in the Auckland suburb of Avondale, has upgraded to a SCREEN L350UV SAI S Inkjet label printer, through Jet Technologies and Fujifilm, making it the first SAI model in New Zealand. In 2017, Unimax installed NZ's first Screen Truepress Jet L350UV and have upgraded for higher productivity, extra colours and a 67% increase in throughput when using white ink.

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Global Out-of-Home advertising could surpass print and become the third most popular advertising format by 2026, according to a report by ad agency dentsu.

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Mimaki has introduced the new Tiger600-1800TS - ‘Mimaki’s most productive sublimation transfer printer’ - on its stand at ITMA 2023 in Milan, Italy. ITMA is a huge trade show for the textile industry and has more digital exhibitors than ever before.

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Epson unveiled new printers in its Monna Lisa range at the textiles technology trade show ITMA 2023 (8-14 June) in Milan, Italy. The new Monna Lisa 24000 is the first in the ML range with 24 Epson PrecisionCore printheads and 12 colours.

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Melbourne print & signage business Tint Design has announced a management buyout effective 1 July, with former general manager Paul Coniglio named as the new managing director. “Our vision is to become a market leader in custom signage and film solutions," he said.

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Kodak has launched newly developed Kodachrome Inks with 'an exceptionally wide colour gamut' for its Ultrastream continuous inkjet printer.

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Kornit Digital introduced its ‘game-changing’ Apollo textile printer platform and an enhanced Atlas MAX PLUS series at the ITMA 2023 trade show in Milan, Italy.

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ASGA is addressing workplace law and minimum pay increases for the benefit of its members. An initial summary has been issued and will be followed up by a comprehensive Information Guide and Templates by the end of June. A detailed guide will soon be available for download, but for members only, so ASGA advises joining up if you are not already enrolled.

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In a shock announcement via the PVCA’s (formerly PIAA) official journal Print21, the 2023 National Print Awards have been cancelled, along with the formerly state-based PICAs. Four out of five leading sponsors of the 2022 awards were involved in wide format, the other being Media Super.

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The change affects all Epson wide format SureColor P6000, P7000, P8000, and P9000 printers worldwide. “To use these new cartridges, the printers require new firmware BEFORE installing the new cartridges in the printer or running out of ink in the current cartridges,” Epson said.

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Avery Dennison Graphics Solutions has upgraded its digital print portfolio with the release of the new MPI 2924 Easy Apply, an enhanced matte finish calendared vinyl film.

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Canon Inc. has developed a quantum-dot ink with a perovskite structure (‘perovskite quantum-dot ink’) with the potential to "help realize next-generation OLED displays with ultra-high definition, such as quantum-dot 8K displays, a technology that thus far has been unachievable.”

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Digital print solutions and workflow manufacturer Xanté has released a new iQueue workflow feature that allows users to elevate their designs by creating frosted effects on a range of surfaces.

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DuPont Artistri, a global leader in digital inkjet inks, will introduce new Artistri P1600 direct-to-film (DTF) pigment inks at ITMA 2023 (June 8-14) in Milan, Italy.

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The environment has long been a priority for Epson worldwide. Furthering its commitment to the environment and sustainability, 100% of Epson’s electricity used at all of its Australian and New Zealand offices and company sites has now been certified under the Australian GreenPower and the New Zealand Energy Certificate System (NZECS).

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Sign China 2023 is back, bigger and better than before the pandemic! There are two Sign China events, one in Shenzhen and one in Shanghai. The biannual event will take place in Shenzhen from 17-19 July and in Shanghai from 4-6 September. At the Shenzhen fair, digital signage will take center stage with five exhibition topics, including LED Displays, Commercial Displays, LED Illumination, Advertising Signage and Sound & Light.

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Kingman Signs has transformed the navigation experience at Karrakatta Cemetery with digital totems and a name search feature that helps users find the exact location of loved ones.

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US-based large-format imaging leader Roland DGA has launched two new media offerings for print and signage professionals – SoftSign Fabric Banner and HeatSoft GLAM heat transfer vinyl.

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Canon has released Red Label Zero FSC and Recycled White Zero FSC, “the first cradle-to-customer carbon neutral, technical wide format papers for the Architectural, Engineering, Construction and Manufacturing (AECM) industries.” Both papers are FSC certified, 100% carbon neutral and compatible with Canon ColorWave, PlotWave and imagePROGRAF printers.

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JCDecaux Australia has partnered with the Victorian Department of Transport and Planning and the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation to install an original Indigenous artwork connected to a new digital billboard across Australia’s busiest road.