Roland DG opens its Sydney Creative Centre for a special anniversary event, celebrating 25 years in the Australian market with a showcase of its latest technology, an exclusive cocktail dinner and warm words from well-know industry leaders.
- Proud to be celebrating silver, John Wall, Roland DG general manager
Visitors were given the inside running on Roland DG’s brand new VersaCAMM VS-i series and VersaUV LEF-20, and a good few tips and tricks for the latest version of Versaworks. Roland DG CEO, Marc Margetts was on hand to raise a glass to the wide-format manufacturing company’s silver birthday, before he makes the move down to Melbourne for a more global position in the business, and John Wall, still fresh in his new role of general manager.
Speaking with Print21 John Wall said, “I am extremely proud to be celebrating this momentous event with everyone here today. 25 years on and Roland DG is all about providing a full solution for customers, meeting new trends and innovating with business for the future. This room, the Creative Centre, is all about showing that, about fully demonstrating that commitment.”
Wall attributes the company’s ongoing success to its legacy of balancing innovation and dependability, as well as its willingness to embrace new market sectors and challenges to grow its business offering. According to Wall, its brand trust is built on an holistic view of providing service and end-user solutions, and its strong focus on education with the company supporting development opportunities with high schools, TAFEs and universities around the country.
“Roland DG, and the industry at large, is entering into a new era, diversifying content and capabilities. We want to change the perception from supplier to artist, helping our customers to differentiate themselves with new technologies and qualifications. We are servicing more new printing markets outside of signage, focusing on areas like packaging, special effects work, tactile print and an increased demand from end-users in graphic arts and designers,” he said.
The most recent addition to Roland’s best-selling VersaCAMM range, the VS-i series, took centre stage at the event, and figured largely in Wall’s predictions moving forward. The VersaCAMM is not only Roland DG’s highest selling product, but is also the single best-selling print and cut wide-format printer of all time. Wall confirms that local VersaCAMM sales are in double-digits every month.
Product specialist Simon Waters led an informative session on the latest version of Roland DG's VersaWorks software, and Emanuel Baldacchino introduced visitors to the new VersaUV LEF-20 and VersaCAMM VS-i, and highlighted the extended mileage and improved colour registry of its new ECO-SOL MAX 2 inks.
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