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The administrators of Craftech Custodians are advising creditors to accept a DOCA, otherwise lose almost everything. In its report to creditors, O’Brien Palmer estimate that Craftech has been losing money since at least June 2018, and lack or orders during Covid sent them over the brink.
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Online retail giant Amazon has expanded its agreement with the Israeli textile printer manufacturer and committed to spending $400 million in five years on Kornit’s digital technology and services. Amazon is a major shareholder in the NASDAQ-listed textile print business.
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FESPA has introduced a new ‘Coffee Break’ webinar series that will feature industry experts on subjects including process control, sustainable business and software automation. The series kicks off on 20 October 2020, less than five months before FESPA hosts its next global print expo in Amsterdam (9-12 March 2021).
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Flatbed printers by swissQprint and the RIP software by Onyx Graphics are now compatible, with the two companies establishing a partnership to offer 'additional possibilities' to print service providers.
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Digital printing giant HP, which had planned to take the entire hall 17 again at the Messe Düsseldorf, appears to have joined a growing list of major exhibitors to withdraw from the April 2021 global print expo because of concerns about Covid-19.
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“If your business is manufacturing products (Print, signage and so on), then you may return to work but only up to 90% of your peak workforce,” says ASGA Victoria chair Mick Harrold on Melbourne’s Step Two announcement. In terms of signage installation work, Harrold said: “We have been in contact with the Government and we are being told that there will be further clarification around this.”
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“It is a new normal,” says Jacinta Jacobson, general manager of Hobart trade printer Focal Printing, in a new episode of Ball & Doggett’s YouTube series RESET. “Things aren’t like they used to be and I don’t think they ever will be. I think we’re in this new chapter of life, really. And we’re looking after each other, as management and staff. We’re actually stopping, we’re eyeballing each other and saying, ‘Are you okay?’”
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“For many of you this means you and your staff are no longer eligible for JobKeeper payments,” according to Hicksons Lawyers, legal advisor to the Australian Sign & Graphics Association (ASGA). The current JobKeeper scheme ended on Sunday, 27 September 2020 and the changes introduced under JobKeeper extension period 2 started on 28 September 2020. In an update to ASGA members, Hicksons outlined “which changes may apply based on your business's circumstances and what action you may need to take.”
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Under an easing of Covid-19 restrictions announced by Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews, manufacturing can return with up to 90 per cent of its workforce from 11.59pm Sunday (Sept 27). There will be additional obligations for some employers, including regular testing and training of staff, nightly deep cleaning and separating workers into bubbles.
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Australian Sign & Graphics Association Victoria chair Mick Harrold says he's hoping an announcement on Sunday from the Victorian Government will shed light on how a move to stage two Covid-19 restrictions will impact the sign industry.
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The Australian Small Business Ombudsman Kate Carnell says the Federal Government has thrown a lifeline to thousands of struggling small businesses with its plan to overhaul insolvency rules and allow companies to trade while insolvent. But she’s called for $5,000 vouchers to be made available so struggling owners can access ‘critical’ financial advice.
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Landa Digital Printing has confirmed as the headline partner for the next FuturePrint Virtual Summit to be held over 5 days in October. The free online event - with days dedicated to Wide Format Print and Industrial Print – will feature speakers from Agfa, Canon, Epson, HP, Mutoh, Ricoh, Roland DG and other digital print companies.
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HP Inc. and the Arbor Day Foundation are teaming up on a pledge to plant one million trees by the end of 2020, saying “this is the crucial decade for addressing climate change.”
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Solimar Systems, a provider of workflow solutions for print production and digital communications, says its new ReadyPDF PrePress Server has achieved impressive reductions in PDF size and processing times in customer trials and lab tests.
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In breaking news from Epson’s Germany branch, the company has announced its entry into the Flatbed UV sector with the 10-colour Surecolor V-7000 and an aqueous ‘latex-like’ resin ink-based 6-colour roll printer. Epson Australia will make an official announcement in early October.
- Kodak withdraws from drupa 2021 over safety concerns
- SAi to run SideKick on-line tutorial and introduce new features on Sept 30th 2020
- Heimtextil postponed as Covid-19 cases rise in Germany
- MBE opens 40th franchise in Australia
- oOh!media rolls out new premium street furniture in Auckland
- Last chance to inspect Craftech equipment today - auction closes tomorrow
- IVE expands into PPE and hygiene business with new ivolve
- Canon to attempt world record 108-metre printed photo
- Ricoh releases next-gen direct to garment printer
- Update on Nano from Benny Landa
- Sydney coffin printer LifeArt wins silver at FESPA Awards
- Fujifilm withdraws from drupa and interpak trade shows
- Mutoh releases new A2 and A3 braille-enabled UV printers, supports World Sight Day
- Sign careers events halted by Covid-19 as NSW records a rise in apprenticeships
- Ball & Doggett releases 2020 Display & Visual catalogue
