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Vehicle wrap shop Canawrap in New Westminster, B.C., relaunched its main website and added two more to focus solely on custom non-graphic wraps and online sales of wrap kits.

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One film for all

3M Canada’s commercial graphics division has launched Envision graphic films, which contain no polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and can be used to wrap walls, floors, vehicles, windows and other surfaces.

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SEGD Conference to showcase power of public art

Three internationally renowned artists—Christian Moeller, Ben Davis and Nik Hafermaas—will be featured speakers at the Society for Environmental Graphic Design (SEGD) Conference this June in San Francisco, Calif., sharing perspectives on how public art shapes urban landscapes.

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Digital signage expert joins ‘metal fabric’ sales force

Steve Culver has been named director of business development for Mediamesh, the light-emitting diode-based (LED-based) system from GKD Metal Fabrics that turns building façades into giant digital signs. “We have experienced a steady increase in Mediamesh projects and it was time to expand our sales force,” says Tom Powley, president of GKD USA in Cambridge,…

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‘Ink person’ takes on double duties

Inx International, which manufactures inks and coatings in Canada and the U.S. for the inkjet printing, packaging and graphic arts industries, has promoted Rick Westrom to senior vice-president (SVP) and director of research and development (R&D). Westrom has worked at Inx for 25 years in many capacities, most recently has SVP of strategic sourcing. In…

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SGP certifies 50th printing facility

The Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) announced the Sustainable Green Printing Partnership (SGP) has certified its 50th printing facility for social responsibility and environmental sustainability. The company in question, Visual Impressions, is a member of SGIA and cites peer-to-peer networking as a valuable resource in achieving SGP certification. Staff had to set annual objectives and…

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Rho upon Rho

Durst has enhanced its digital printing capabilities with the introduction of the Rho 1012 and 1030 continuous inkjet production systems.

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