ONE MONTH TO GO TO VISUAL IMPACT

The first Visual Impact expo in the Queensland capital for more than six years will run in just one month’s time, 17–19 July, at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre.

The show will have the leading names in sign, display, promotional and merchandising print technologies exhibiting on the sold-out floorspace. Click here to register for free entry.

Visual Impact will also serve as a shop window into print for young people, providing insight into opportunities for a career in print, and with the popular hands-on Try-A-Trade concept running throughout the three days.

In addition, the show will feature a packed programme of what organisers are calling ‘Connections Sessions’ – short, sharp and focused business boosting mini-seminars, which will be held in the more intimate environment of the Connections Centre

“Visual Impact is the industry’s leading show for sign, display, print and graphics and we’re delighted that this year’s show is completely sold out, with exhibitors planning to show solutions for everything from signage and displays, to wide-format printing, textile printing, LED and illumination, fabrication, routing, engraving and laser cutting, software and workflows,” says Charly Blades, Events Manager for show organisers, Visual Connections.

“The benefits of trade shows are well-established, with the opportunity to see and experience all the latest technologies and connect with the organisations and people who can help you chart a course for success in your business.

“This show will be one of the most comprehensive we’ve staged in Brisbane, and the response has been excellent, with hundreds of industry professionals already registered,” she says while acknowledging that the vast majority of registrations – as always – will likely come in over the coming month, with an expected total of somewhere around 2500 attendees over the three days.

The list of exhibitors at the show is extensive, led by Platinum Sponsor Roland DG, Gold Sponsors Avery Dennison, Epson, Graphic Art Mart, HP, Spicers and Trotec. They will be joined by a host of other leading names, including Ball & Doggett, Mimaki Australia and Roland DG, Celmac, Elizabeth Machines, Sign Essentials, Epson Australia, Graphic Art Mart, HP, Multicam and Wilenco.

They will be joined by Smartech, Spicers, Alfex CNC, Amari Visual Solutions, Avery Dennison, Creative Graphic Solutions, Currie Group, Bannermate, Smartech, Lettertech Australia, Paper Handling Equipment (PHE), Stick On Signs and Trotec Laser.

Velflex, Mutoh, Pozitive and Neofoam will also have sizeable stands, as will Adzon, Arlon, Banner Brother, Complete Signage Installation, Dakco LED, Digital FX, Eventec, i-Create Laser Cutting & Engraving, Interone, M-Power Software, O’Brien Engineering, Prime Graphics, Print IQ, Pulse Laser Systems, SALed, SAS, Signovate, Sign To Badge Solutions, Worldkougei, Zoometc, as well as Australian Skills Management Institute, Ecolease and Finance@Work.

Industry associations ASGA, LIA and FPLMA will have their own stands, and Lettertech and BounceLED will be running a channel letter-bending workshop on all three days (sessions are just $25 per person with bookings essential).

The popular Try-A-Trade area, designed to allow students and others considering industry careers to get a hands-on experience with some typical activities, will also be running. Staffed by Tina Mavris and John Watters from AusSIP, representatives from Brisbane TAFE and industry volunteers, it will offer all the resources of the new Sign & Print Career Connections program.

Topics to be covered at Connections Sessions include those of wide general interest, with sustainability, creating an engaged workforce, apprenticeships and training, and industry trends, to more specific sessions, on heat printing and heat transfer vinyl; colour profiling; architecture, interior design and printed décor; and even the benefits of white ink.

Speakers will include London Mills, Visual Media Association; Fiona Jacklyn from MEGT; Jeremy Brew from HP; Ben Carroll from Velflex; Chris Sherry and Matthew Francis, Avery Dennison; Renee Kruit from Poli-Tape; Myra Anwar, Smartech; Zeff Lowe and Ryan Warby from Epson, and Dan Sefton from Metamark.

Visual Impact Brisbane will run from 17 – 19 July at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre at South Bank. Registration is free of charge for industry professionals – click here to register online.