IVE Group has bought Active Display Group and AFI Branding, two of the biggest players in the display graphics field, for just $6.5m, as the company looks to the post-Covid recovery. The move boosts IVE's already strong retail display offering, and takes it into soft signage.

At the fourth time of asking, the Covid-delayed global wide format show Fespa has opened its doors, with the rescheduled, relocated, event taking place this week in Amsterdam.

The Covid-battered outdoor media sector saw an increase of 50.5 per cent on revenue in Q3, and says it is poised for a strong rebound as lockdowns end in Sydney and Melbourne, but print's share is slipping.

With Aussie and Kiwi printers unable to travel to Europe, the thrice postponed Fespa Global wide format show now underway in Amsterdam is running a live streamed channel direct from the expo.

CV Media & Signage, Cactus Imaging and Image Box won gold in the Asga and Fespa HP Awards For Excellence, at one of the first in-person events of the year, which was also presented on Zoom.

Roland DG Australia, a leading manufacturer of wide format inkjet printers and 3D devices, has relocated its warehouse to a self-managed site in Belrose, which it says will create greater efficiencies.

Wide format printer manufacturer Mutoh has won five Pinnacle Product Awards from Printing United Alliance in the US, the tenth year in a row it has taken out awards for product excellence and quality.

EFI has launched ProGraphics XA high-adhesion ink, which it says is a versatile UV LED display graphics ink for media including corrugated plastics and other substrates with adhesion challenges.

Fespa Australia will run its second online colour management bootcamp, with the three day event slated for October, and hosted by certified colour expert John Quixley.

At the fourth time of asking, global wide format show Fespa is on course to open in Amsterdam next month, but with a Euro-centric focus, strict Covid protocols, and no-one from Australia or New Zealand there.

Canon Australia is releasing four new large format printers in its imagePrograf series, including Canon’s first large format printer with aqueous pigment fluorescent ink.

In its biggest wide format investment to date, Avon Graphics is installing one of the world's first Durst P5 350 HS systems, significantly boosting production power for its trade-only service.

A world-first research study launched by the Outdoor Media Association (OMA) reveals a two second glance at outdoor print has the same impact as watching 15 second TV advert or hearing a 30 second radio ad.

The ongoing Covid restrictions are having an impact on the sign and display industry, with the continued cruelling of events, conferences, concerts and exhibitions across the country leaving several businesses handing in the towel this week.

Mutoh Australia is launching two new entry level UV-LED printers, with multi-layer printing capability, staggered dual print heads and bespoke VerteLith rip software.

The biggest outdoor media company in Australia and New Zealand oOh! Media saw its recovery from the devastation of Covid begin in the first half year, with a 23 per cent lift in revenue January to June.