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Aluminium Composite Materials manufacturer Fairview Architectural has issued a strong rebuttal of claims published on the Lawyerly website at the initiation of class action law firm Omni Bridgeway, that it is not fully cooperating with document discovery. Fairview Holdings and the new owner of the business, FVA Group have and will continue to provide access.

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Epson reported ¥282.1 billion in first quarter revenue for fiscal year 2021, up 46% year on year from ¥193.2 billion in Covid-plagued Q1 2020. Business profit was ¥24.2 billion, up 455% year on year from ¥4.3 billion in Q1 2020.

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The Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) prosecuted Konica Minolta Business Solutions Australia for failing to lodge annual financial reports over three years between 2017 and 2019. The company was found guilty without conviction.

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The Real Media Collective’s next Power of Print series webinar will examine how retailers will use print in the evolving media landscape of the future.

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French RIP specialist Caldera has launched PrimeCenter V1.2, a new version that arrives a year after the original launch of the prepress automation solution for digital printers. The new version provides users with “long-awaited features while improving the flexibility of the software.”

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Enfocus, a leader in PDF editing and workflow automation for the graphic arts industry, has introduced Connect 2021, which includes the latest PitStop Libraries and supports macOS 11.

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Out of Home signs across Australia this week feature missing people as part of National Missing Persons Week, to help raise awareness of long-term missing Australians and the impact on their families. The signs utilise age progression technology to focus on changes that occur to a person’s appearance over time.

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Mimaki Australia has celebrated the arrival of its new JV100-160 eco-solvent printer by bundling a CG FXII Plus cutter and LA160-W laminator into a package below $33,000 + gst including delivery and installation anywhere in Australia. It's available only on existing stock and Mimaki even publishes the stock position on its specials website, so if you are in the market for a new 1600mm printer-cutter-laminator package, now is the time to act.

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Global print trade show organiser Messe Frankfurt says survey of 59,000 companies has found an overwhelming majority support in-person trade fairs. “This is a clear vote of confidence for in-person events."

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“Much like the walls that surround them and the floor underneath, countertops are a blank canvas and offer all sort of opportunities when it comes to placing graphics,” writes Shaun Holdom of Drytac – the UK-based global self-adhesive materials manufacturer for large format print and signage markets - in a company blog.

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Small businesses are in financial distress because of Covid-19 lockdowns and “the reality is some of them won’t survive,” according to the Council of Small Business, which has proposed a new post-lockdown cashflow program called Business Rebuilder.

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Second-quarter net sales jumped 31 percent as Canon posted Q2 net income of 61.15 billion Japanese yen or $A750 million, compared to last year's Q2 loss of 8.84bn yen ($A110 million). In the production market, demand for printing posters and flyers increased in Europe and the US due to the reopening of stores and events.