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UK company Embrace Building Wraps has completed the world’s largest building wrap after installing the final section of a digitally printed banner covering temporary scaffolding at the iconic Selfridges department store in Birmingham.

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As more printing moves away from laser-based solutions due to excessive cost, waste and energy usage, Epson has committed to inkjet solutions powered by its unique PrecisionCore technology as 'the future of printing' for home, enterprise, office, large format and industrial applications.

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The Ballarat, Vic, International Foto Biennale is still on** (update-Victoria's lockdown has prevented this)- from August 28th to October 24th, this year presenting the work of Linda McCartney and curated by Paul and their daughters. Spicers is a lead sponsor with its Bauhaus creative media. Bauhaus by Spicers is a carefully selected and curated range of inkjet media offering solutions for Fine Art, Photography, Proofing, Dye Sublimation, Textiles, Display and Wall Graphics.

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Authorised workers across Melbourne will be required to carry permits when working, and when travelling for work, from 11:59pm on Tuesday August 17, under the new lockdown restrictions. The permits, available on the coronavirus website, need to be certified by an employer. 

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UK out-of-home advertiser Ocean Outdoor is rolling out a 3D technique called ‘anamorphosis’ or ‘forced perspective’ which mathematically warps imagery to create the illusion of 3D depth on flat surfaces.

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This week’s Real Media Collective Power of Print webinar features Dscoop global treasurer Kelvin Gage on how to sell the value of print.

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Leading supplier Spicers says a “terrible imbalance” between supply and demand in the shipping industry is unlikely to improve before the second half of 2022.  “Our expectation is that lead times will continue to be between 4 – 6 times longer than “usual”, and pricing will most likely to continue to go north on a fortnightly basis.”  All of the company's wide format media will also be affected.

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Registration is open for this year’s Letterheads NZ,  the annual brushfest where signwriters from all over New Zealand are joined - "when pandemics permit" - by members of Letterheads Australia and one or two Americans and Europeans.

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UK inkjet printhead specialist Meteor is developing printhead drive electronics and software for the new T3200, T1600 and D3000 printheads recently announced by Epson.

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Serge Verhoeven of SloanLED will present and Vernon Kingman of Kingman Strategies will moderate the Australian Sign & Graphics Industry Association’s (ASGA) upcoming webinar about LED signage.  It’s free for members and $33 for non-members.

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In a brief update from the Federal Court, October 1st will be earliest date for a hearing, unless adjourned again.

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Primera benchtop inkjet label printers are sold in Australia by Label Power and they will soon have stocks of the all-new Big Ink System LX3000, which delivers very low cost per label with outstanding speed and print quality at 1200dpi. Big 220ml total ink in cartridges and printheads means lower costs and fewer replenishment change-overs.

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Epson has won multiple BLI Summer 2021 Pick Awards from Keypoint Intelligence, including the A4 Outstanding Personal Colour Inkjet All-in-One Pick for the Epson EcoTank Pro ET-5100 Series - namely the ET-5150 and ET-5170 models - as well as the Outstanding Mid-Volume Workgroup Scanner Pick for the Epson WorkForce DS-530 II, and Outstanding Scanner for Accounting for the RapidReceipt RR-600W.

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Kornit Digital, a leader in digital textile production technologies, has acquired US business Voxel8 and its 3D technology - originally focused on the footwear industry - that enables decorative and functional applications for on-demand textile production.

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“What does a beer distributor, bookstore, architectural university and fire department all have in common?” asks HP. “They all use large format printing!”

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Roland DG Australia has announced two new rounds of its popular Roland Academy Online training courses. "They are a great forum to ask questions in a peer group setting."

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Currie Group has bolstered its wide format service expertise with the hiring of industry specialist Alex Bloch. His experience on EFI wide format products at factory-level will stand him in good stead to further boost Currie Group's national support of the EFI range, which it added to its portfolio in March this year.

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Sign Essentials is proud to be celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2021.  From humble beginnings in the back of a garage north of Brisbane, Sign Essentials has grown to be one of Australia's leading industry suppliers. Now located in a modern 2,000 square metre warehouse and office complex in Geebung, the business has come a long way and there’s plenty more ahead.