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UK-based self-adhesive materials manufacturer Metamark has released new product lines and announced extensions to existing ranges for 2020. The company expanded its Australian distribution network in 2018 in response to demand from the local sign and display industry.

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Fujifilm is donating about $A1.5 million in equipment and supplies to support the response to the coronavirus in China, including Fuji Xerox printers that can be used at medical facilities. New data says the coronavirus will cost the Australian economy at least $1 billion.

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Global outdoor advertiser JCDecaux is considering its legal options over a campaign by a group of Australian artists using an Epson wide format printer who are replacing bus stop advertising panels with posters calling for immediate action on climate change.

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Roland DG Australia has released the 2020 dates for its popular Roland DG Academy training course VersaWorks: Beyond the Basics, which last year accredited more than 70 students in nine sessions across the country.

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FESPA Australia (formerly SGIAA) is bringing US print veteran Dave Fellman to Sydney next month to run a two-part sales training session titled Why Aren’t Your Salespeople Selling More?

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EFI’s Cretaprint Hybrid digital tile decoration printer gives tile manufacturers the unique ability to switch between eco-solvent inks and greener EFI Cretacolor aqueous inks using the same machine. Aqueous inkjet inks can eliminate more than 90% of volatile organic compound emissions that occur with eco-solvent ceramic inkjet inks.

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Another Chinese Sign/advertising trade fair has been postponed due to the impact of Coronavirus and the Chinese Government's extensive programme to prevent it spreading.

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As fires continued to burn in the ACT, NSW and VIC over the weekend, some sign businesses affected by the bushfire crisis are slowly getting back on their feet. 

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Early bird entries for this year’s Pride In Print Awards are up 70% on last year’s numbers, says awards manager Sue Archibald. “Some seriously impressive work has come in across all areas."

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CSG shareholders have voted in 232 to 29 in favour of Fuji Xerox’s proposal to buy the technology services supplier that is focused on managed print and print solutions.

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Agfa introduced a new addition to its large-format inkjet printer line-up - the 3.3 m high-end roll-to-roll Oberon RTR3300 machine that combines “extreme productivity and quality with an extensive media scope and a unique ease of use.”

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John Jones took over Rapid Engraving in Logan City, Queensland in 2006 and has built up the business from a small signage shop into a specialist supplier to all trades, particularly Fire Safety and Electrical Industries. 

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Konica Minolta has suspended development, production and sales operations in China until at least February 9, 2020, as the coronavirus continues to spread beyond China. The outbreak has killed at least 360 people and infected 17,000 globally since being detected in the city of Wuhan in December.

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Kyocera says its second generation of inkjet printheads, designed for textiles, packaging, graphics and industrial markets, are the world’s fastest inkjet technology.  “By increasing the volume of each drop of ink ejected from the printheads and enhancing droplet-ejection consistency, the new series allows high-resolution printing on a wider variety of media.” A 600-dpi model, the KJ4B-EX 600, will be available in April 2020, with others to follow.

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Outdoor advertiser QMS Media says the New Zealand Overseas Investment Office has approved a proposal by BidCo - an entity controlled by Australian private equity firm Quadrant – to acquire QMS under a deal announced in October 2019. QMS Media specialises in digital and static billboards, street furniture, and sport, airport and transit media.

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FESPA has redesigned its World Wrap Masters competition with a new scoring system and a new logo and design developed by Ben Allen, a graffiti and pop artist who will present live graffiti art demonstrations at the event.  200+ wrappers compete every year in World Wrap Masters competitions presided over by an international panel of judges.

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Industry groups Visual Connections and the Australian Sign & Graphics Association (ASGA) will expand a pioneering sign industry careers initiative into other states and different industry sectors after a 2019 pilot program - rolled out with the help of the Australian Schools Industry Partnership (AusSIP) - saw sign & display apprenticeships jump by 21 percent in NSW.

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Roland DG has begun to schedule service runs to print and sign company customers in fire-affected regions across Australia. The inspection and assessment visits – part of Roland DG's Support Program announced earlier this month - will take place throughout February.  

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Print management information system (MIS) developer Tharstern has kicked off 2020 by launching three new features now available as add-ons to its software. “Companies who deliver Direct Mail services or Large Format print are set to benefit from these latest developments, as will printers who want to keep track of their Inventory on the shop floor using mobile devices." 

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Sadly, the APPPPexpo due to be held in Shanghai in March has been postponed due to the coronavirus situation. Our heartfelt good wishes go to the organisers and their families for a speedy containment of the outbreak.

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Outdoor advertising pioneer and oOh!media founder Brendon Cook will step down as managing director & CEO and from the company board during 2020. “I look forward to continuing to be a supportive, long term shareholder providing strategic advice to the company once transition to new leadership is complete.”