- Software developer Caldera is supporting Roland DGA’s VersaExpress RF-640 wide-format printer (pictured) with a set of device-specific drivers compatible with Caldera’s raster image processors (RIPs) for colour management purposes.
- Wholesale sign supply company Grimco has acquired the Canadian operations of Proveer Sign and Graphics, which distributes supplies and equipment for the industry. Grimco previously purchased Proveer’s U.S. business in 2012.
- Montreal-based digital signage software developer X2O Media has been acquired by Barco, which is known for digital projectors, light-emitting diode (LED) boards, flat panel displays, video walls and other dynamic display hardware.
- Computer numerical control (CNC) router manufacturer MultiCam has been acquired by Rosewood Private Investments. The existing management team will help Rosewood pursue further, complementary acquisitions.
- Pressure-sensitive vinyl supplier FDC Graphic Films signed on two new Canadian distributors: Stanley’s Sign & Screen Supply, with locations in Richmond, B.C., Edmonton and Cambridge, Ont.; and Quality Digital Solutions in Calgary.
- The Canadian Printing Industries Association (CPIA) signed a partnership agreement with Two Sides North America, an independent, non-profit organization that promotes the responsible and sustainable production and use of paper in the print industry.
- Astral Out-of-Home expanded its digital out-of-home (DOOH) advertising network to Alberta with the acquisition of Macdonald Outdoor, which operates nine curved 3.7 x 7.3-m (12 x 24-ft) screens in Edmonton.
- Another OOH firm, Cieslok Media, has expanded with the acquisition of Clarity Outdoor Media’s assets, which include billboards in downtown Toronto and a new video board in Vancouver.
- Pressure-sensitive adhesive film manufacturer Mactac has joined the National Paper Trade Association (NPTA).
- Signagelive has incorporated Screenfeed’s content into its cloud-based digital signage platform.
- Following the merger of international paper distributors Xpedx and Unisource announced earlier this year, the new, publicly traded company will operate as Veritiv.
- Sign foamboard manufacturer EnCore Products has joined the International Association of Plastics Distribution (IAPD).
- HP has confi rmed the compatibility of SA International’s
(SAi’s) Flexi and PhotoPrint software with the recently
launched Designjet Z6600 and Z6800 large-format printers. - Philips Signage Solutions, operated by Envision Peripherals,
has formed a strategic alliance with Premier Wireless
Solutions to jointly develop wireless digital signage displays. - Wide-format printer/cutter manufacturer Mutoh America has
partnered with digital printing software developer ErgoSoft to
provide raster image processors (RIPs) for dye sublimation printing. - Super-wide-format inkjet printer manufacturer Electronics for
Imaging (EFI) has acquired Groupe Rhapso, which develops
software for printing and packaging, and DirectSmile, which
provides cross-media marketing automation software. - In-store digital signage operator iSign Media Solutions in
Richmond Hill, Ont., has appointed JEA Technologies as its
Australian distributor for ‘smart antennas’ and other technologies. - Franchise system Signarama named graphic fi lm and
overlaminate manufacturer Avery Dennison a preferred
partner for its worldwide rebranding campaign, which
began in 2013. Signarama franchisees are currently using
Avery vinyl for new window graphics, lobby displays and
vehicle wraps.
