Newly formed eProductivity Software has industry experts on hand to discuss the company’s production optimisation capabilities, which it says are purpose-built for print and packaging converters.

Media manufacturer Hexis had its entire booth – floor, walls, tables – all printed with its wide range of media, as the company aimed to show print businesses where new opportunities are to be found.

Canon is premiering three new wide-format print systems on its booth, which is running under its Make It Big theme, as the company presents carefully considered growth opportunities to print businesses.

Platinum sponsor for Fespa Global is Durst, and it has the largest stand, on which it is premiering its new P5 five-metre super-wide printing system, and showing its P5 350 with its speed doubled.

Epson has a host of solutions on its Fespa booth, all aimed at giving new opportunities for print businesses, offering them end-to-end technologies to enter new markets for whatever size of business they are.

Fujifilm is presenting its all-new Acuity wide format range, launching several new models under a concept the company is calling ‘Blueprint Live’, including the Acuity Prime and Acuity Ultra R2.

Ball & Doggett is adding to its experienced Sign, Display & Digital team, with the appointment of James Merhab in its Sydney office, and Marisa Smyrneos in Adelaide.

Currie Group has been accredited as the first EFI Fiery for Display Graphics Premier Partner in Australia & New Zealand. As part of the programme, Currie Group was required to complete sales and technical training for the entire line-up of Fiery display graphics products.

The Outdoor Media Association has seen a quartet of wide format printers win in its latest awards round, with Cactus, Grand Print, GSP and Print Effect all taking gongs.

Cameron Harris, managing director of Total Supply New Zealand, has signed a deal in conjunction with Stick-on-Signs to distribute the Dimense 3D one pass print and emboss technology in New Zealand.

The international Orafol Group, manufacturer of self-adhesive special products and films used extensively in this part of the world, took out the German Best Managed Companies Award 2022 this week.

Nigel Spicer, co-owner of display print business Cactus Imaging, took out the Excellence in Innovation Award at last night’s Outdoor Media Association industry event.

Global wide format expo Fespa is set to take place in three weeks’ time in Berlin, with virtually all Covid restrictions just removed by the German government.

Australian Sign & Graphics Association has scheduled a free webinar on training and education on 12 May, with the webinar to be run as a panel discussion and Q&A, moderated by Vernon Kingman.

Agfa is acquiring the Inca Digital print systems business from its current owner Screen, and is also buying Screen’s nascent digital corrugated printing system which it has been developing with BHS.

Outdoor media spend bounced back from its Covid slump in the first quarter of the year, almost back to pre-Covid level, but digital continued to take a greater share of the pie, at the expense of print.