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National employer organisation Ai Group welcomed the Federal Government support package being provided to businesses and employees affected by lockdown measures. “Insulating those worst affected by longer lockdowns will not only help put a cap on the impacts on individuals and businesses, it will help maintain the overall health of the economy," said Innes Willox, CEO of Ai Group. (See details of the 'COVID-19 Disaster Payment' )

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The celebration of the National Print Awards, planned for the evening of Thursday 30 September, will be hosted by popular comedian and media personality Dave Thornton.

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Printing Industry Creativity Awards around the country will all go ahead over the next few weeks – but a number of dates have been rescheduled to cater for changing travel and gathering restrictions.

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Based in Cambridge, UK, Xaar has completed the acquisition of print systems and printbar specialist FFEI Limited. The deal will enable Xaar to capture additional opportunities in vertically integrated solutions. FFEI originally stood for 'Fuji Film Electronic Imaging' and represented the last surviving DNA of Crosfield Electronics, which was co-owned by Fujifilm in the 1990s. Under former Crosfield executive CEO Andy Cook, FFEI developed the Graphium inkjet hybrid label press, which has evolved into the Canon LabelStream.

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NSW’s tighter restrictions announced on Friday “get the balance right between keeping the economy going and stopping the spread of the virus," says Helen Waldron, NSW Head of national employer association Ai Group.

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Christchurch sign business Sign Network Limited won the People’s Choice award for its entry Delicious Branding at the NZSDA 2021 awards in Auckland. The Old Sign Studio won three gold medals at the event, and Nick Lightfoot of The Sign Shop Nelson was named Signee Apprentice of the Year.

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Outdoor advertiser oOh!media – owner of wide format business Cactus Imaging - will offload its youth-orientated digital publishing business Junkee Media to focus on “the unrivalled scale” of its core Out of Home business. 

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The Australian Banking Association says banks will defer loan repayments for up to three months for small businesses affected by lockdowns throughout Australia. "This will help many struggling small businesses stay afloat in these challenging times." says the Small Business Ombudsman.

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Shann Group, supplier of wide format print media, industrial fabrics, specialised textiles and associated products, will showcase the Drytac range of products for shop fitout, interiors, sign, display and wide-format print markets at Visual Impact/PacPrint 2021 in Melbourne at the end of September.

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The NSW PICAs event scheduled to take place in Sydney next week has been postponed to a date yet to be confirmed by co-organisers Visual Connections and the PVCA.

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On the labels and packaging side, last week we reported on the proposed sale of Hexagon Group (Hally Labels, Rapid Labels, Adhesif & Kiwi Labels), to US trans-national Multi-Color Corp (MCC). Now, MCC itself is to be sold, from private equity-to- private equity and will be merged into US packaging concern, Fort Dearborn. CD&R is the PE firm making the acquisition of both MCC and Fort Dearborn. This will create a global label and packaging conglomerate to rival the giant CCL.

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National employer association Ai Group says the federal government needs to address the lack of legal protection for companies against adverse vaccine reactions in workers before any roll-out of workplace-based vaccinations can proceed.

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Wide format inkjet printer manufacturer Roland DG Australia has launched a new guide to show customers how they can build a profitable small business using Roland DG desktop devices.

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Global ink manufacturer Marabu - whose products are distributed in Australia by Kissel + Wolf - says it’s become one of the first ink manufacturers to achieve climate neutrality. 

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Fujifilm’s newly launched Acuity Prime and Acuity Ultra R2 wide format printers have each picked up Red Dot 2021 product design awards. 

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In its selection of the best local and international Out of Home (OOH) campaigns for June,  the Outdoor Media Association (OMA) features campaigns by oOh!media, JCDecaux, QMS Media, Clear Channel USA and others. 

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The Australian Sign and Graphic Association (ASGA) added testimonials from current members to a reminder notice that membership invoices for 2021-2022 have now been emailed.

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Weeks after announcing the sale of its Retail Distribution & Marketing units, ASX-listed print company Ovato Limited is closing its Residential Distribution business after a sharp decline in volumes. “This step allows us to further focus on our core business of Print.”

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Textile, DTG and Dye-sublimation supplier Industry supplier, GJS Group Australia, has announced it has secured the first Australian sale of the new Brother GTXpro Bulk garment printer, with Alexandria, Sydney-based printing business T-Shirt Magic. The company will use the printer to increase production volume while simultaneously increasing its eco-friendliness thanks to the capabilities of the printer.

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Alfex Laser will run live demonstrations of a number of its laser systems for cutting, marking and engraving at PacPrint 2021, providing solutions for signage and display, branding, name plating, graphics, tracking & traceability applications and business. 

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