Who's Who in Wide Format Printing
Who's Who in Wide Format Printing
A directory of people in the Australian and New Zealand wide format printing industry.
The directory is sorted alphabetically by surname
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Charti Pty Ltd, 9 Fink Street, Wiliamstown North, VIC 3016 David Cheng, with more than 15 years’ experience in the printing industry, is currently the Managing Director of Charti. His full embrace of new opportunities and dedication to customers makes David Cheng the ‘go to guy’ in this industry. His enthusiastic work ethic is proven through his honest mantra that “the more successful the customers’ business, ours will be too”. David’s favourite part of the job is to see his customers and team members grow through his valuable experience. His skills and specialties are not bound to one aspect of the printing industry but covers a wide spectrum of areas. His creative and upbeat personality helps him thrive in this fast-paced, often-challenging, industry. |
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Fuji Xerox New Zealand Ltd 17 Hargreaves Street, Ponsonby, Auckland, 1011 New Zealand Over 25 years of experience in manufacturing and coating medias for all types of print platforms, acting as a consultant for sourcing and creating media solutions and print solutions around the world for diverse industries. |
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KIP Oceania, 2a Waipareirea Avenue, Auckland, 0654 New Zealand |
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Brew, Jeremy |
Hewlett-Packard Australia Pty Ltd., 410 Concord Road, Rhodes, NSW 2138 |
Burns, Phillip |
Hewlett-Packard Australia Pty Ltd., 353 Burwood Highway, Forest Hill VIC 3131 I have been in the diigtal print industry for over 23 years seeing technolgy adoption from its infancy in australia. for 8 years I managed my own digital print house suppling POP and POS to both trade ane end users. For the past 7 years i have been selling high end grand format print technolgy for key suppliers and now work with Australian print houses looking to adopt digital technolgy or expand their capabilities. My current role as Business development manager for HP Scitex allows me to work at the cutting edge of technolgy and gain exposure to industry leading developments which are revolutionising the way we provide imageing. |
Kolossal, 157 Mills St Albert Park, VIV 3206 Business Development Manager for a boutique Signage and Display company, providing innovative signage solutions to retailers, hospitality industry and businesses throughout Australia |
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Clayton, Brendan![]() |
BannaMesh. 56 Gardiners Road, Morpeth, NSW, 2320 |
Culver, Michael |
Agfa Graphics. 15 Dalmore Drive, VIC 3175 I have enjoyed working within the Inkjet Industry now for over 20 years. |
Dewar, Sean |
Southbank Institute of Technology, 66 Ernest Street, Locked Mail Bag 14, South Brisbane, QLD, 4101 Sean has dedicated himself to sign industry training for over 10 years. His current role as a Signage Teacher at Southbank Institute of Technology (SBIT) allows him to develop the future workforce needs of the signage industry. Sean has a strong focus on teaching excellence based on quality course content and flexible teaching practices. He also spends much of his own time developing networks with industry representatives, keeping up-to-date with latest technologies, maintaining educational quality, mentoring apprentices and promoting the achievements of his students. Sean resides in Brisbane. |
Charles Parsons & Co Pty Ltd. 3/32 Doggett St Fortitude Valley QLD 4006 I am currently the Australasian Sales Manager for the Technical Division of Charles Parsons & Co Pty Ltd. |
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Drew, Shane |
Drews Sign It Pty Ltd, 4 William Street Waterford West, QLD, 4133 My background is in Public Relations and Sales. I started in the sign industry in 1992, coming from computer sales and graphic software sales. I had the opportunity to join a team to take over a sign shop whose owner was going into bankruptcy. My roll was sales and PR, but I worked for 4 years in the evenings to learn the trade fitting and producing computer cut signage. I eventually went out on my own and now volunteer my time mentoring others in the industry, and I blog and freelance write for several online magazines. I have good relationships with most suppliers and wholesalers, but I tend to be a tad opinionated. |
Dupuche, Julien |
Freehand Design and Print, Unit 2 / 21-23 Brunker Road Greenacre NSW, 2190 |
Ferguson, Tatjana |
Fuji Xerox Australia, Level 2, 101 Waterloo Road, Macquarie Park NSW 2133 During my wide format career I have had the opportunity to diversify in to many roles such as sales, marketing, product procurement and training. |
Cactus Imaging, 12 Rachael Close, Silverwater, Sydney Keith Ferrel is one of the founders of Cactus Imaging. Starting in New Zealand in 1992 Cactus Imaging has now become known throughout the world as one of the best Grand Format Production companies in the Asia Pacific region. |
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Good, Alan |
The Stone Paper Company Limited. PO Box 60554, Titirangi, Auckland 0642 Alan Good has been associated with the paper and printing industries in New Zealand for most of his working life. |
3D Profiling. 3 Wombat court Capalaba, QLD, 4157 Started out in 1979 - have owned 5 small sign business during the last 33 years. |
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BK Signs, 3 / 4 Livingstone Street, Broome, WA 6725 Nick Named BK after my business BK Signs which was first started back in 1994 in Albany. Since then I have now moved to Broome WA and run many successful businesses including BK Signs which manufactures all signage in house. We have a Mimaki JV33 Digital printer, CNC Router, Plotter, Engraving machine and many other small machinery that makes life as a signwriter very different from the day I first started with brush in hand ! |
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Ho, Ben |
A1Plus Pty Ltd., 72 Carlton Crescent, Summer Hill 2130 16 years in the Print, PC and I.T industry. CV: www.bit.do/benho |
Kemp, Steven |
Jenrite N.Z. Limited. 7B hotunui Drive, Mt Wellington, Auckland, New Zealad www.jenrite.co.nz. +64 9 276 4242 Managing Director of Jenrite NZ, suppliers of large format printing, graphic finishing and display solutions to the NZ market. |
Lewis-Williams Chris |
Spicers, 7 Dalmore Drive, Scoresby, VIC 3179 www.spicers.com.au 03 9730 9730 I have been a supplier to the wide format industry since 1997 starting with the CAD market and moving with the technology as colour, speed, width and ink types changed. After setting up IMEDIA in 2000, we supplied a wide range of printers, media, inks and laminates to supply all wide format markets; signage, fine art, photography, CAD, etc. |
Matthews, Rob |
Bigprints Pty Ltd., P O Box 117, Bowral 2576 www.bigprints.com.au Tel & Fax: 02 48624040 Rob is one of the original pioneers in the Australian computer Graphic industry running the first computer imaging business in the country and launching PowerPoint in Australia with Microsoft in the late 1980s. He purchased some of the first wide format printers in Australia (Encad) in the mid eighties and went on to build the largest presentation graphics business in Australia, which he subsequently sold to a Japanese multinational. |
Bokay Group, 12 Raymond Avenue, Bayswater, WA 6053 Bob has always believed that a company’s greatest asset is its staff. The loyalty shared between Bob and his 22 highly-talented staff is reciprocally advantageous to the company’s success and will continue to propel Bokay to new heights.
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Moretto, Neil |
Posterbox, 26 Hobson Drive, Cairns 4870 Working within the industry, I have accumulated 20 years combined experience, starting in the signage sector watching technology transform from the brush/hot-tip cutters, to the digital revolution. I have worked in the exhibition industry and been involved in diverse indoor print solutions. PosterBox was est in 2008 and at the time I consider the concept as quite revolutionary. The online solution for ordering fast, high quality digital poster printing with same day despatch Australia wide |
Nicholls, Greg |
Nicholls Technologies Pty Ltd, PO Box 841, Noosa Heads, QLD, 4567 www.nichollstechnologies.com Tel 1300 526 226 Greg entered the visual communications industry in 1997 by incorporating Australian Graphic Supplies. Divesting in 2006, he then established Australian operations for Xanita and Triga Systems. |
Australian Sheet Traders. Unit 2, 5 Clay Place, Eastern Creek NSW 2175 I am currently employed as NSW State Sales Manager at Australian Sheet Traders which allows me to continue my involvement in the supply of plastic sheet rigid and flexible substrates to the digital, screen printing and display markets. I have over 35 years experience in the plastics industry from manufacturing to distribution. As printing technology has advanced this has placed a requirement to supply products that are improved quality and to provide technical support to the industry. Therefore there is a balance of understanding the industry need for product, quality and technical support at a consistent service standard. The networking in the industry has allowed me to develop great and long term relationships. The main changes I have encountered is the improved working relationships with flat bed printer suppliers in providing the industry products that have been tested and proven for use in signage and display. I have seen many changes in business structures as technology has rapidly changed the way businesses operate. This has created a sense of adaptability and service that as suppliers’ we must provide and be competitive. |
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Mike O'Brien (sole trader) 15 Primrose Parade Wynnum West QLD 4178 |
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Praetorian Management Consultants, P O Box 95 Concord, NSW 2137 |
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ADI Displays, 3/110 Bonds Road Riverwood NSW 2210 From humble beginnings, he adopted the latest digital printing technology of its time, producing large format digital printing used for exhibition graphics and portable display systems. With his love of the visual creative industry, he has established BANNERAD™ Range of Products to accommodate the grown needs of portable display solutions which have been successfully distributed in the sign and display industries. “It is our focus and innovation that allows our continued success of meeting our customers’ display needs in terms of application, preference and budget.” |
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Simmons, Craig |
Jenrite NZ Ltd, 7b Hotunui Dr, Mt Wellington, Auckland, New Zealand |
Stickland, Brian |
Wide Format Online magazine PO Box 793 Aspley, QLD 4034 I started my publishing career in 1970 with Thomson Publications in Johannesburg and moved on seven year later to join a small team in Johannesburg that were struggling to make Graphix magazine profitable. |
Watson, Glenn |
AFI Branding 55 Lakewood Blvd., Carrum Downs, VIC 3201 Glenn's history and experience within the Printing Industry in Australia spans over 20 years when he started his apprenticeship in Screen Printing. Glenn's passion for working with fabric and wide format printing has resulted in arguably, the ongoing growth and development of one of the industries most innovative companies in AFI Branding, responsible for introducing the first of the wide format, dye sublimation and direct printers to the Australian market. |