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Industry experts will examine NSW’s response to the National Construction Code, including concerns over combustible cladding regulation, in a free webinar presented by Fairview Australia on 22 April (10am-1pm).

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As announced here last December, Esko - a Danaher-owned company - commenced a sale process with Open Gate Capital for the sale of the Norway-headquartered Kongsberg CAD cutting systems. The company has now announced the completion of the sale, and Kongsberg is no longer an Esko company.

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Fuji Xerox Australia has officially changed its name to Fujifilm Business Innovation Australia Pty Ltd following the name change of parent company Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. to Fujifilm Business Innovation Corp. “This is an exciting time in our proud history,” said Takayuki Togo, managing director Fujifilm Business Innovation Australia.

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Outdoor advertiser JCDecaux Australia is officially rolling out its first programmatic offering, aimed at a bigger slice of Australia’s $9.5 billion digital media market. In a company trial, more than $1 million has been traded programmatically over the past few months, prior to the official launch in mid-April. The company also announced new senior appointments related to the new offering.

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Had there been a drupa show last year, Ricoh would have previewed its Z75 B2 sheet size production press. There was a teaser late last year with little information but it appears the release is drawing near with a few more details released. Ricoh will be joining Konica Minolta and Fujifilm in the B2 inkjet sheet field - with HP Indigo already successfully there, but with liquid toner 'ElectroInk'. The big question is:"Will Heidelberg add B2 Ricoh OEM inkjet to its existing B3 models?"

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This year’s Print Industry Creativity Awards (PICA) and National Print Awards (NPA) will be ‘bigger and better’ than ever, according to organisers, with entries in the state-based PICAs already flowing in and a new team of judges now being assembled.

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The Outdoor Media Association’s selection of 'The best of Outdoor' advertising for the month of March includes innovative campaigns from QMS Media, oOh!media and JCDecaux. 

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Australian businesses reported over $14 million in losses due to payment redirection scams last year, and average losses so far in 2021 are five times higher than the same period last year.

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Ben McCauley has been appointed managing director of supplier Spandex Asia Pacific, effective 1 April. McCauley has been with Spandex since 2016, most recently as sales director. 

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Avery Dennison Graphics Solutions has upgraded its Supreme Wrapping Film with 12 new colours in the new Rugged Range and Sleek Satin collections, following a series of tests for Australian and New Zealand environmental conditions.

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The Federal Government’s JobKeeper scheme ended at midnight on Sunday (28 March), and the Australian Sign & Graphics Association (ASGA) has released a guide by its business adviser Warwick Ryan to help companies plan for the transition. A Senate Estimates hearing has been told that 150,000 more Australians could be out of work.

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Drupa organiser Messe Düsseldorf, currently focused on this month’s virtual.drupa event (Apr 20-23), says a third wave of the coronavirus has forced it to postpone the Print & Digital Convention, a physical trade show that had been planned to take place in Düsseldorf this June.

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Industry researcher Keypoint Intelligence has released its Field Test Report on the Canon Colorado 1650 64-inch roll-to-roll printer, saying it "sets the bar high in this highly competitive and growing market.”

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