The national spend on outdoor media dropped by 56 per cent in the third quarter compared with the same period last year, but that was an improvement over Q2, which saw a plunge of two thirds from last year.

Fespa Australia will be running a series of colour management online training sessions, hosted by certified instructors who have just been through a three-day intensive online training workshop led by Ray Weiss from Printing United Alliance in the US.

Backing its own product, outdoor media printer Cactus Imaging is running a large format advertising campaign for itself around Sydney, and it is seeing great results from the eye-catching billboards.

Digital inkjet solutions developer Durst is acquiring US-based manufacturer Vanguard Digital Printing Systems, adding a new class of wide format printers to its portfolio, which will be coming to ANZ next year.

Printers around the country are signing up for the new printed corrugated caskets venture DaisyBox, which is being run by Greg Nicholls, and is he says set to disrupt the supply chain for caskets and coffins.

Wide format inkjet printer and printer cutters manufacturer Roland DG is launching a new proprietary VW-S1 densitometer, which it says will make colour matching between its printers easier, and less expensive.

Agfa is to host a virtual event for aspiring as well as experienced inkjet printing companies during original Fespa time frame during 6-8 October.

The country’s biggest printable media supplier Ball & Doggett is releasing its new Display & Visual product catalogue, which features a full range of media for the display sector.

Canon Production Printing Australia is today launching a new ColorWave and PlotWave printer and plotter series, with eight new models in total being released.

Outdoor media giant oOh! Media has appointed industry veteran and current Nova Entertainment CEO Cathy O’Connor to succeed outgoing CEO and company founder Brendan Cook.

Canon Production Print is promising a 20 per cent uptick in productivity with the launch of its new mid-volume Arizona 2300 flatbed UV printer, thanks to its patented air Flow table, which does away with the need for tape or masking.

Australia’s largest fabric signage manufacturer AFI Branding has received Australian Made certification for its range of ReFrameÒ products, which are now bring used for hand sanitising units.

National industry supplier Starleaton will as of now be supplying the entire 3M Digital Products range, giving the company end-to-end warranted solutions.

Sydney sign and display operation VFX has installed its third HP Latex 3.2m wide format printer – supplied by Celmac – as the business increases its capacity.

The first thing sailors arriving in Newcastle now see is a huge new welcome sign, printed by local operator Broadley Signs and visible from the shipping channel and from all along the foreshore.

Melbourne printer Vivad is producing cloth masks with full filter systems, using the IP and template from equipment supplier Durst. The masks are reusable, with a reusable N95 filter, and can be custom printed. Vivad says demand is skyrocketing.