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Kwik Kopy wins awards for its brand development

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Australia's first print franchise chain Kwik Kopy has won two awards at the 2022 Transform Awards ANZ held at the InterContinental hotel in Sydney for its recent brand development titled 'We Make Possible.' Brand Council was the consulting transformation firm.

2nd Hygrade director disqualified for five years

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Corporate regulator ASIC has disqualified former Hygrade Group CEO Rudolph (Rudi) Jansen, of Trentham, Victoria from managing corporations for the maximum period of five years due to his involvement in the failure of four Melbourne companies that owed over $8 million to unsecured creditors. In October, Hygrade MD Alf Holmes was also banned for five years over his involvement in three of the companies.

Epson reopens upgraded Inkjet Innovation Lab 

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A couple of weeks after announcing it would phase out laser MFPs to focus on inkjet, Epson has reopened its Fujimi Inkjet Innovation Lab with new features including direct-to-surface colour inkjet printers and new facilities for testing Epson’s inkjet printheads. In October, the company announced plans to triple its production capacity of PrecisionCore printheads.

oOh! extends ‘STOPIT’ across street furniture network

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Outdoor advertiser oOh!media is aiming to create safer spaces for public transport users by prompting them to report unwanted sexual and anti-social behaviour, which is predominantly experienced by women and girls.

FESPA announces 2023 dates for Melbourne & Sydney events

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FESPA Australia says it will kick-start the year in February with its Melbourne BBQ, now in its 32nd year, while the FESPA Sydney Social will take place on 15 March 2023.

Currie Group unveils new leadership lineup

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“A new generation of leaders is stepping into key roles at Currie Group, continuing a process of modernisation that looks to an exciting future,” the company said. Marcus Robinson has been appointed director of operations, Will Currie adds the role of product category manager and Colin Edwards takes over management of consumables. 

AiG sees ‘Signs of a slowdown’: demand drags down manufacturing

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Ai Group’s Australia’s Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI) fell 4.9 points to 44.7 in November following three months of stability. Readings below 50 points indicate contraction in activity. The Textiles, clothing, footwear, paper & printing sector “declined precipitously to be in serious contraction.” 

Redefining Outdoor - OOH advertiser JOLT launches hybrid ad/charge stations

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EV-charging OMA member JOLT has teamed up with Audi and media agency PHD to deliver Australia’s first carbon negative media campaign, called 'Clean Futures.' Free charging for Electric Vehicles means any carbon emitted is 'purely cancelled out.'

Ricoh notches half a million sales of 5th Gen printhead

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More than 500,000 RICOH MH5420/5421 Series printheads, Ricoh’s fifth generation of printheads, have been sold to global developers looking to drive revenue across all industrial sectors, the company said.

Viva Absentia? Mixed reviews for Pantone’s Color of the Year

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Pantone’s Color of the Year is Viva Magenta 18-1750 but  is lifeless 'In Absentia' to many former Adobe users. The announcement has attracted less favourable reviews from some users over Pantone’s falling out with Adobe and its recent introduction of subscription charges. "The colour of a graphic designer's burst blood vessels as we try to navigate frustration caused by the Adobe/Pantone fiasco," wrote one.

PVCA conducts survey, asks for restoration of apprenticeships to Priority List

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The Print and Visual Communication Association (PVCA) has launched an industry survey to support its campaign for printing apprenticeships to be restored to the Australian Apprenticeships Priority List (AAPL).

Ball & Doggett with Conect giving away Christmas Hampers!

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Getting in the groove of Christmas spirit is Ball & Doggett, along with recently acquired Conect Enterprises, giving away 15 great Christmas Hampers between now and 15th December. Best of all, there’s no time consuming questions to answer – just spend $500 or more in a single order and you’re in the draw!

Paul Plunkett named LIA Victoria 2022 Graduate of the Year 

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Paul Plunkett, a flexographic printer from Pakaflex, has been named LIA Victoria’s 2022 Graduate of the Year at the association’s final meeting for 2022. Runner up was Jacinta Allen, who works in prepress at Breen Printing.

PVCA back to worker-bashing in ‘70s-style response to new IR Laws?

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Reading the: ‘PVCA leads IR Legislation support for industry’ news release, at first sight it looks like a useful forum for print business owners to get their heads around the incoming IR rules but, on inspection there are echoes of 1970s style paranoia that wicked Unions and workers are up to something with their Labor mates in Canberra. Report by Andy McCourt. 

Meteor wins patent for device detecting blocked inkjet nozzles

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Meteor Inkjet says its invention uses real-time monitoring of electrical feedback from the inkjet nozzle to detect clogged or clogging print nozzles.  

Enfocus PitStop update supports Ghent specifications

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The new PitStop update from Enfocus, a leader in PDF editing and workflow automation for the graphic arts industry, supports latest Ghent Workgroup (GWG) specifications and allows users to easily upgrade their mac to the new MacOS 13 (Ventura).

Bailey Print Group named 3M Select Gold Partner

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Brisbane sign company Bailey Print Group has been named a Select Gold Partner by 3M, the US-based global signage and digital printing products manufacturer.

World Out of Home congress set for June 2023 in Lisbon

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An international panel of speakers will be announced in coming months for the 2023 World Outdoor Organisation Global Congress scheduled for Lisbon, Portugal on June 7-9 at the Epic Sana hotel and conference centre in the heart of the city.

Melbourne's Enviro Print Group takes Fujifilm AP POS award 

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Melbourne printer Enviro Print Group won the Point of Sale (POS) award and was runner-up in the Poster and Annual Report categories at this year’s FUJIFILM Business Innovation Asia Pacific Innovation Print Awards (IPA). Digital Print Australia won the award for Catalogues. The Wide Format award went to Thailand's Image Quality Lab.

Agfa announces double-digit price increases from Jan 1

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Agfa says it will implement double-digit price increases across its Digital Print & Chemicals portfolio worldwide, effective Jan. 1, 2023. "We continue to be confronted with historically high costs for raw materials, logistics, energy and salaries."

NUtec Digital Ink expands NVC-free UV LED range

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NUtec Digital Ink has released an expanded range of NVC-free UV-curable inks optimised for LED lamp curing on both rigid and roll-to-roll media.

  1. Oarsome night at LIA-Visual Connections Christmas dinner
  2. Printing ‘In the Round’ boosts profits for Mutoh UV printers (Videos)
  3. Registration opens for Visual Impact Sydney in May 2023
  4. Women in Print & Sign a sell-out in New Zealand 
  5. Roland DG introduces new holographic prism film
  6. Cactus and GSP are double winners in OMA Q3 awards
  7. NSW custom neon sign company eyes US market
  8. 900 exhibitors from 45 countries on board for drupa 2024
  9. Register now for Tuesday's ASGA webinar: Bullying in the workplace
  10. Qld and SA get a taste of Signage at ASGA’s Sign & Graphics courses
  11. HP to cut up to 6,000 jobs from its global workforce
  12. Queensland disaster grants extended to March 2023
  13. Wide format print market “resilient”: Keypoint Intel report
  14. QMS signs multi-year deal with Australian Olympic Committee
  15. Women in Print EOY event in Melbourne next week
  16. Epson launches SureLab D560 minilab inkjet photo printer
  17. Visual Connections offers assistance to struggling businessess
  18. Brisbane hackers target goa outdoor digital billboard
  19. Metamark extends its popular MetaGrab range 
  20. No more toner - Epson to phase out laser MFPs to focus on inkjet
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