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Losses to online shopping scams increased 42% this year and Scamwatch is warning Australians to be careful when buying gifts this holiday season. $7m has been lost in online shopping scams in 2020, with losses on classified websites such as Facebook Marketplace and Gumtree increasing by 60% to $4.5 million.

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Melbourne events signage company Signex Group and its wide format print business Prologica Digital Print have entered voluntary administration and called a first meeting of creditors for next week. Signex co-owner Doug Pieper is looking to restructure the business and hopes to be out of the administration process before Christmas.

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“The response to the second drupa preview proved once again that this new digital format is an essential tool for staying in regular contact with the global community,” said Sabine Geldermann, project director print technologie at Messe Düsseldorf. Attendees at the second drupa preview increased by almost 50%. 1,383 exhibitors from 49 countries recorded about 15,500 page impressions.

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Keypoint Intelligence, the independent evaluator of document imaging software, hardware, and services, has announced its Buyers Lab (BLI) 2021 Pick and Outstanding Achievement Awards in the Document Imaging Software category. 

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South Australia came out of its hard lockdown three days early on Saturday night after it was revealed that one of the positive cases at the centre of the Woodville Pizza Bar coronavirus hotspot had misled contact tracers. From midnight Saturday, businesses reopened with restrictions.

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The partnership gives Fujifilm customers access to Zund’s cutting technologies and provides ‘a comprehensive solution for packaging, marketing materials and signage'

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Avery Dennison Graphics Solutions has introduced three new paint protection films (PPF) in its Supreme PPF series that protect vehicle surfaces from stone chips, road debris, insect stains and weathering, and allow designers to create customised looks.

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Almost a quarter (24 per cent) of Australian businesses reported an increase in their monthly revenue in November compared to 16 per cent in October, according to data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

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The Agfa InterioJet 3300 is a water-based inkjet system for printing on decor paper used in interior decoration, enabling customised designs for laminate floors, furniture and more. The InterioJet is built on the same inkjet platform as Agfa’s Jeti Tauro LED UV press for sign & display applications.

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Most of South Australia’s signage and print industry will be closed during the state’s six-day “circuit breaker” lockdown that began at midnight on Wednesday, according to the Australian Sign & Graphics Association (ASGA).

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The long-running and complex legal saga that is Fuji Xerox and Fuji Xerox Finance vs former employees Neil Whittaker and Devlin Bell, plus accounting form EY and its former partner EA Lang; is entering the beginning of the end. A judgement has already been handed down on an interlocutory application by FXA to have part of Devlin Bell's defence struck out. It was denied.

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 A new national agreement to strengthen protections for small businesses from unfair contract terms will give courts the power to impose penalties for breaches. Last month, the ACCC began Federal Court action against print company Fuji Xerox Australia over alleged unfair contract terms.

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Esko’s innovative new VariAngle tool for its Kongsberg C and XP range of digital finishing tables enables cutting at any angle from 0o and 60o at high speeds - “delivering total freedom in the design of 3D creative displays while also resulting in faster setup times and an uplift in cutting speed," says the global supplier of integrated hardware/software solutions for the packaging and wide format sectors.

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The PRINTING United Digital Experience live event has ended after three weeks with impressive participation from the global industry. Program videos are now available on-demand completely free to those who register until January 31, 2021.

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Marabu ClearShield Anti-Graffiti is a two-part, water-based liquid laminate with excellent chemical resistance, abrasion resistance and anti-graffiti properties. It's specifically formulated for severe exterior applications where hardness, flexibility and superior protection are required.

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The pestilence that is email phishers and ID thieves is sometimes worse than Covid! Wideformat Online received a response via our inquiry form that at first seemed legit from UTS university, Sydney. It even used the real name of the procurement officer. Closer inspection and a check with UTS' IT people revealed the con.

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You would think any job vacancies in our industry in the current climate would attract hundreds of applicants. Not so in regional towns so it seems. Cairns and Northern Rivers, NSW sound like idyllic places to live and work but the following three vacancies remain unfilled. Any takers?

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Inkjet's speed, quality and versatility has been amplified by the winning of Durst's inagural RSC Label Masters Award by Sydney's R. Wagner Prestige Labels in the Combination Print category. Durst is a recognised leader in both wide format and label narrow-web inkjet print technologies. The judging panel was a who's who of European Label luminaries.

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The Small Business Ombudsman says legislation introduced into Federal Parliament to overhaul the insolvency process for small businesses will ensure that business owners "have the option to turn their businesses around, giving them a fighting chance to survive." An estimated 240,000 small businesses across Australia are at risk of failure because of Covid-19.

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The Australian Sign & Graphics Association’s latest webinar and live Q&A session (today, Dec 10, 11.30am  AEDT) will look at the risks involved in sub-contracting.

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The new Mimaki 3DUJ-2207 3D inkjet printer is capable of accurately reproducing over 10 million colours and will be commercially available from January 2021. ‘The unique combination of full-colour capabilities and water-soluble support materials enables super-fine details to be printed in vibrant colour.”