Xeikon will have 30 different applications on display at Fespa, saying it will demonstrate the full force of its digital print portfolio at the show, with everything from wall coverings to labels.

NSW print and wrap specialist Killer Image has taken out the Ball & Dogget MetaWrap – Are You Australia’s Greatest Wrapper competition, for its Coopers Camo Truck job.

HP says it will be the only printer manufacturer at Visual Impact Sydney demonstrating an entirely water-based, sustainable printer portfolio, for producing everything from posters to signage to billboards,

The Roland DG stand at Visual Impact Sydney will provide the first chance for industry professionals to see the expanded TrueVIS product lineup, which now includes resin, UV and eco-solvent models.

Epson’s theme at Visual Impact is ‘Your one stop signage shop’, with the stand aiming to demonstrate multiple signage solutions tailored to client needs, with a host of kit on show.

The days leading up to the NSW sign & print industry golf event were rainy ones for Sydney, but a fine – if overcast – morning allowed 64 players to tee off for the popular annual Sign & Print Industry Golf Day.

Revenue from digital outdoor media hit two thirds of total spend for the first time in the Q1 figures, sending print revenue into decline, but forward forecasts look positive for print.

Fujifilm will launch a new Acuity wide format printer at Fespa in Munich next month; it is keeping mum on details for now, but they will be released prior to the show.

Canon Production Print Australia is launching the Colorado M-Series UVgel print system, with the new modular system, which has a white ink option, able to handle a wider range of media.

Wide format printers looking to enter the Ball & Doggett Metamark MetaWrap Competition, with its eye-watering prize of a free trip for two to Fespa in May, have until Monday to get their entries in.

The upcoming Fespa global wide format print show in Munich will have more than 500 exhibitors, including 60 new exhibitors, and 95 returning for the first time since Covid. There are no Covid restrictions.

Grandprint, GSP and Print Effect are the winners of the Outdoor Media Association's quarter four Creation Collection 2022 competition, with Grandprint taking out two of the four awards.

The Fujifilm Acuity Prime L flatbed printer is now commercially available. The printer, which was unveiled at Fespa last year, is a larger version of the award-winning Acuity Prime 20 and 30 models.

Wide-format media developer Orafol unveiled the BMW Driving Experience car last night, wrapped in its 970RA film by Drive Creative, which also designed and printed the wrap.

Wide format print association Fespa Australia held its annual Sydney networking event on Sydney harbour, and said it intends to run its Future Leaders programme again this year.

Avery Dennison has opened a new national training and innovation centre for the wrapping industry, located at its five-star environmental distribution facility in Brisbane.