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Companies including Leonhard Kurz, Bobst, Esko, Kama, Konica Minolta, Kyocera, Müller Martini, Windmöller & Hölscher and DuPont de Nemours are designing new online showrooms ahead of the inaugural virtual.drupa trade show in April.

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Smartech Business Systems, headquartered in Hong Kong and active throughout Asia and the USA, has acquired the industry supplier Quadient Oceania (formerly known as Neopost Australia and GBC before that). It's 'business as usual' says National Marketing Manager Morgan Quinn.

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Ovato recorded a net loss of $9.7 million for the six months to 31 December 2020, with sales falling by 28.2% to $236.2M compared to the corresponding six month period, which was prior to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. "Heatset catalogue printing and residential distribution volumes are not returning as quickly as expected due to the lingering impacts of COVID-19."

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Print and marketing group IVE reported $23 million in net profit for the first half, up from $17.7m pcp despite a 3% fall in revenue to $340.8m. “We estimate a revenue reduction to pcp of circa $50m as a result of the impacts of COVID-19, particularly in the retail catalogue and travel sectors."

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HP reported strong revenue and profit growth in the first quarter, with net revenue up 7% to $US15.6bn from the prior-year period, driven by demand for notebook computers and consumer printers. “Our Printing business generated revenue of $5 billion and operating profit of $1 billion.” Commercial printer sales remained flat. 

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The FESPA Australia board has awarded its highest honour - the association's life membership - to past-president Clem Johnson, who began his career in the late ’70s with C&S Designs in Brisbane.

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Canon Australia unleashes eight new large format print models with the introduction of the new imagePROGRAF TZ-30000 Series, and a refreshed imagePROGRAF TX Series for the CAD/GIS/AEC & Poster sectors.

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SA International (SAi), a leading provider of software solutions for professional signmaking, wide-format digital printing and CAD/CAM machining industries, has announced the availability of certified drivers for the new HP Latex 700 and 800 Latex Printers. 

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One of Australia’s most experienced colour management and wide-format technical sales specialists, Peter Way, has joined the growing industry supplier Total Image Supplies, who are Melbourne-based but do business all over Australia.

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The Australian Sign & Graphics Association (ASGA) has outlined how a Victorian prohibition on high-risk cladding products that came into effect this month will impact the signage industry in the state.

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Soon after securing a contract to handle all signage for the Penrith Panthers NRL club in 2021, western Sydney sign business Montana Signs has invested in a new Roland VG2-640 with TR2 inks - including green, one of the team's colours.

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An Australian Sign & Graphics Association webinar next month [March 11, 11:30am AEDT] on Employment Law will include a look at how the end of Jobkeeper on March 31 could impact staff levels in the industry.

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3M will invest about $1 billion over the next 20 years to accelerate the company’s new environmental goals, which include carbon neutrality by 2050 and reducing water use by 25% at its facilities.

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Printing ink manufacturer Siegwerk says “already in 2021 we are seeing a combination of several factors which are interlinked with the COVID-19 crisis which has severely impacted the overall raw material supply chain.”

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The global inkjet printing market was valued at $US40.79bn in 2020 and is expected to reach $US49.20bn [$A63.47bn], growing at an annual rate of 3.11% over the period 2021 – 2026, according to new research.

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March 19th is the day Jet Technologies and Screen will host a 'Digital Innovations' Open House at Jet's Roseberry, Sydney HQ, presenting Screen's latest Truepress Jet L350UV SAI digital label press and other solutions. It's a fully-specc'd working press with CMYK+W and the extra blue and orange inks. Registration for the event is open now.

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Outdoor advertiser oOh!media says unprecedented restrictions caused by Covid-19 led to a 34% decline in its revenue to $426.5m for 2020, with an underlying loss of $8m compared to a profit of $52.4m in 2019, and a Net Loss after Tax of $35.7m. "The company experienced a strong recovery in revenue across key formats in the final quarter of 2020 which has continued into 2021.”

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Australians are getting back to business according to JCDecaux, with latest national audience mobility data hitting its highest levels since March last year. “As Melbourne came out of its snap lockdown, Out-of-Home advertisers can take comfort that audiences across Australia are bouncing back,” the global outdoor advertiser said.

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“After playing a key role in many landmark moments across twenty years of dedicated service, sales and marketing director, Phillip Rennell and Currie Group, have agreed the time is right to part ways,” said a company press release.

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With the launch of the new 3M Advanced Flexible Engineer Grade Reflective Sheeting Series 7300, supplier Spicers and manufacturer 3M are hosting a presentation event followed by a Q&A on Tuesday 23rd February 2021, 14:00pm – 15:00pm (AEDT time).

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In collaboration with customer Vision Display, cutting technology manufacturer Summa has opened a new demo room in Singapore as part of an expansion in Asia Pacific markets.