Graphic film manufacturer Avery Dennison has announced its second annual ‘Wrap Like a King’ competition, which challenges professional graphic installers to create unique colour-change car wraps. Participants may use any of 78 opaque cast films in a variety of colours and finishes, including satin, pearlescent and chrome versions, from Avery’s ‘supreme wrapping’ line. They can…
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Xaar, which develops and manufactures piezoelectric drop-on-demand inkjet printheads for wide-format presses, has hired Edmund Creutzmann to serve as chief technical officer (CTO), with a primary focus research and development (R&D). Creutzmann has more than 30 years’ experience in the digital printing industry, most recently as vice-president (VP) of printer technology for Océ. His career…
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InfoTrends, a market research and strategic consulting firm for the printing industry, has hired Karen Keller as an account manager for its business development team. She will support print service providers (PSPs) and industry suppliers through strategic planning and services. Prior to joining the company, Keller was director of business development for Printing Industries of…
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Winners of the inaugural Christie Design Awards, which honour interactive display concepts, were recently announced at the University of Waterloo’s (UWaterloo’s) digital arts and media satellite campus in Stratford, Ont.
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Roland DGA, which manufactures wide-format digital printing equipment, has announced a series of key personnel changes in several departments, intended to strengthen its management team.
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The deadline for Sign Media Canada’s eighth annual National Sign Competition is fast-approaching, as all submissions in all categories—which may be entered free of charge—are due by May 2, 2014.
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Sign Media Canada and the Sign Association of Canada (SAC) are pleased to announce a new strategic partnership, under which Sign Media Canada will serve as the publication of record for SAC.
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At the recent 2014 FastSigns International convention in Anaheim, Calif., a franchise in Burlington, Ont., was named the number one centre in Canada and one of the top 25 across North America. Co-franchisees Brian (pictured, left) and Diane Henderson (centre) received the sales achievement award from FastSigns CEO Catherine Monson (right). They also won the…
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Ampco Manufacturers in Coquitlam, B.C., has purchased John Peachey & Associates Innovative Signage, a sign shop in North Vancouver, to complement its existing Ampco Grafix division, which prints wide-format graphics.
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Neschen, which produces coatings for digitally printable, self-adhesive sheet media for the out-of-home (OOH) advertising industry, has brought Lars Woltermann on board as its new head of corporate marketing. Woltermann’s experience as an advertising manager includes being tasked with positioning such premium brands as Nissan, Bayer, Land Rover and Sennheiser. He has also run his…
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