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The nations of the Five Eyes alliance have stepped up efforts to prevent anti-competitive conduct in the supply and distribution of goods with a new partnership between Australian competition watchdog the ACCC, the US Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Canadian Competition Bureau, NZ Commerce Commission and UK Competition and Markets Authority.  

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There has been a spate of employee fraud and embezzlement cases in recent months. The latest one concerns prominent Melbourne signage and outdoor company Civic Outdoor and its parent Civic Signs Pty Ltd. The Herald Sun reports that Leanne Quinn, a former National Sales Manager with Civic Outdoor faces 249 charges of theft.

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Hot on the heels of Matthew Penforld's appointment as Chairman of franchise chain Kwik Kopy, former Snap Chief Growth Officer Sonia Shwabsky will move over to Kwik Kopy from March 14th.  Shwabsky was with Snap for just over three years. Snap is also without a CEO since the recent departure of Richard Thame.

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The biodegradable, quick drying, odour-free ink is a derivative of the oil-based ink created as part of Ricoh’s collaboration with German manufacturer Olbrich. It’s now available across EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa).

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Swiss precision engineering company, Zünd - distributed in Australia by Starleaton - has received EDP awards for no less than three of its software tools. The jury declared PrimeCenter the "Best Workflow Solution" while the Pick&Place Interface Option and the Visualizing Option are recognized as "Best in Robotics" and "Best Print Support Tool" respectively.

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Our friends across the Indian Ocean who publish Sign Africa report a successful Sign Africa Bloemfontein Expo held last week. Africa tends to run smaller shows more frequently in regional areas and will host Sign Expos in Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg later in 2022. Like PacPrint/Visual Impact, Roland DG was Platinum sponsor.

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Leading Melbourne sign business Signex will be wound up after suffering a devastating loss of business during prolonged Covid lockdowns across the city.

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Australia’s largest trade printer CMYKhub will demonstrate its Design Desk online subscription, graphic design & prepress platform at PacPrint in June at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre.

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Kornit Digital posted record fourth quarter revenue of $87.5 million, with full-year 2021 revenue up 67% year-over-year to $322 million. "We generated record cash flow from operations in 2021, successfully navigated global supply chain pressures and delivered on our commitments to our customers."

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Nyala – the top performing model of the fourth generation of swissQprint flatbed printers – has won an EDP Award for best flatbed/hybrid. The Swiss manufacturer was also awarded for its neon inks for UV printing.

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ASGA’s annual general meeting on Friday, 25 February will now be held at Ai Group’s Adelaide Office in Wayville. The meeting had been scheduled to take place at Sign Concepts in Adelaide – the business run by ASGA president Julie Rochester.

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Ink manufacturer NUtec Digital Ink has extended its eco-solvent product range to cover more printer and printhead options across a  range of self-adhesive and flexible substrates.

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Roland DG Australia announced a free webinar for customers looking to discover more about the recently-released Roland DG Connect app that’s available as a free download for TrueVIS and LEC2 Series owners.

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ASIC has announced that Roller Poster (NSW) liquidator Amanda Young has been sentenced to three years imprisonment and 350 hours of community service. RollerPoster was rescued by white knight investor and former Geon manager Roger Kirwan of Foxcil, which now occupies the former RollerPoster premises.

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Mutoh’s VerteLith RIP workflow software has won an EDP award. VerteLith RIP Software has been recognised by the European Digital Press Association with an Award in the Workflow Technologies software category.

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UK/EU outdoor company blowUP media has launched Green Line OCEAN poster material that is 100% recycled, with 10% coming from plastic marine litter collected from oceans and waterways. If they can do it, so can we - are we not: 'Girt by Sea' in Australia & New Zealand?

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Global Graphics' PrintFlat software masks the banding or unwanted patterning in inkjet printing that’s caused by variations in inkjet printheads that deliver ink onto a printing surface. The company behind the Harlequin RIP and Hybrid packaging software continues to innovate at the leading edge of graphic arts.

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Covid has affected many aspects of business, not the least one Sydney printer who had a contract cancelled after he had taken delivery of a large quantity of Drytac SpotOn monomeric SAV with removable 'dot pattern' adhesive. It's all new and shrink-wrapped on pallets, total 150 rolls of 1070mm (42") x 50 metres. Offered through Richard Rasmussen's printmachinery.com.au, it's about half of normal price.

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Jobs of the week this week are all at SS Signs in the Brisbane suburb of Ormiston. SS Signs has grown well following the acquisition of Civic Media's business and equipment including an Inca Digital Q3 high-speed flatbed UV. The positions span graphic design and wrapping.

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FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation reported a third-quarter (end of Dec 31, 2021) net income of ¥60.8 billion compared with ¥58.9 billion in the year-on-year quarters. It bodes well for the full-year result at end of March, the Japanese financial year.

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Cameron Sutherland, former Director of  Australian Visual Solutions for over 25 years, has launched new business Rapide Resources. Rapide Resources is a Consulting and Business Coaching specialising in Print, Signage and International Trade.