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In a major announcement made today, along with many other major announcements at their pre-Drupa event held in Tel Aviv, Israel, HP unveiled their new Latex Ink Technology which will be demonstrated at Drupa 08 and should be commercially available at the end of the year on new Thermal Inkjet Printers which will also be announced at Drupa in May.

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Following its acquisition of Alucobond Architectural and Octanorm in 2007, Halifax Vogel Group (HVG) is opening brand new premises for its Queensland operations, located in Brisbane’s burgeoning Logan Valley area. 

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Gerber Scientific was recently reported in many trade publications as having problems with the production of their new Solara ion inkjet printer. Not so, said the company.

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Xanita have announced they are supplying their Mondi XtremeR board to two more major advertisers, CBS Outdoor UK and Clear Channel Europe, as a new sustainable print substrate used in framed advertising signage on bus and tram fleets.

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Océ's USA Wide Format Printing Systems division has announced a new competiton to find the "Greenest Reprographer of the Year" in the USA.

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With FESPA Digital Printing Europe 2008 fast approaching, FESPA has introduced a new initiative that will help visitors to identify innovative and environmentally friendly exhibitors, thus optimising visitors’ available time at the show.

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Halifax Vogel Group have announced that they are now distributing these three popular media through their outlets.

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Members of the Printing Industries supa drupa tour will receive all kinds of advice and support for their trip to drupa 2008 - but none more important than a lesson in ordering German beer.

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Defying other very positive stats relating to the wide format sector of the printing industry, the commercial (offset) printing industry continues to be in recession according to the December 2007 quarter national accounts figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

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Higher state taxes and workers compensation charges are reducing the competitiveness of the South Australian printing industry.

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On 27 February 2008 Roland supplier, Celmac held an Open Day and BBQ at its Brunswick office in Melbourne, inviting attendees to learn more about the company, meet key Roland and Celmac staff and experience demonstrations, education and support on the various Roland machines on show.

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EskoArtwork has announced the opening of its new Kongsberg table manufacturing facility in Brno, Czech Republic, supporting manufacturing efforts in Kongsberg, Norway.

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Xaar has approved a second Aqua Tint solvent ink in the space of six months. The economical Super Saver ink, manufactured by Aqua Tint in India for worldwide distribution, has been approved for use with the Xaar 128 printheads.

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James Gandy, CEO and Chairman, is pleased to announce that Terry Vandewarker has been appointed to the role of Chief Operating Officer for Gandinnovations. Terry brings to Gandy more than 20 years senior operational and financial experience.

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FESPA has announced the appointment of Adhiwatra Chanapokakul as FESPA’s Asia-Pacific Ambassador, with responsibility for communicating regularly with FESPA’s national associations and members in Asia-Pacific, strengthening existing relationships and forging new ones within the print community.

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EskoArtwork will demonstrate its expanded offering of applications for signs and displays at Fespa Digital 2008, Stand K70, from April 1-3 in Geneva. In particular, Fespa Digital 2008 marks the launch of SignUp, a new integrated nesting application for sign and display, as well as the European introduction of new, wider Kongsberg i-XE32 and i-XE54 tables.

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UPM, a large international paper company has developed WISA-Image, a recyclable product with a non reflective white coating for its suitability as a substrate for outdoor applications.

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Knox Print Media has announced that Cactus Imaging has joined the Knox Print Media group.

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For the first time, Ipex 2010 will be located in the entirety of the new halls on the UK’s National Exhibition Centre (NEC) which are linked via the Atrium concourse and one main entrance.

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Hewlett Packard Co. has opened an additional assembly plant for the HP Scitex wide-format printers in the Caesarea industrial zone, near Tel Aviv at an investment of +/-A$50 million. The factory has created employment for about 100 people.

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Sign Sheet Distributors have announced the opening of their Queensland branch located near Beenleigh, making it easily accessible to Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Maroochydore and Toowoomba.