In an effort to give back to its community, Advantage Sign Supply has selected Kids’ Food Basket as its 2013 charity. Kids’ Food Basket is a force for "Attacking Childhood Hunger in greater Grand Rapids." It began over nine years ago and now serves over 4,800 children each weekday by providing a Sack Supper to children who live in...
The National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) launched an online system that allows the credentials of CCO-certified individuals to be instantly verified via the Internet. Access to the new system, known as Verify CCO Online or “VCO,” is through the NCCCO website www.nccco.org or via a special address, www.verifycco.org. After registering and logging in, users simply...
Bird-B-Gone Inc.®, a manufacturer of commercial-grade, bird-control products is improving the lives of some of the poorest children in Africa through its partnership with the nonprofit organization Children of the Nations® (COTN®). Lasting change through the empowerment of youth is COTN’s goal in each of the communities it serves, and Bird-B-Gone demonstrates a commitment to that same goal through...
Digital Signage Expo® (DSE), the world’s largest and longest running International Tradeshow and Conference dedicated to digital signage, interactive technology and digital out-of-home networks (DOOH), announced today that early registration discounts for its 2013 February 26-28 Annual Educational Conference program will be extended through Wednesday, February 13th. Early booking discounts are significant. For instance, a “Gold Passport,” which provides...
Roland DG Corp., parent company of U.S.-based Roland DGA Corp., has announced the opening of a new manufacturing facility based in Bangkok, Thailand, for the company’s digital printing equipment. As the company’s first to be located outside of Japan, the new production center is expected to greatly strengthen the company’s manufacturing capabilities. “We established this production center in Thailand...
Esko announces that Sun Digital has been appointed a reseller of Kongsberg digital finishing systems and the i-cut Suite in Florida. “We are happy to extend our relationship with an experienced partner such as Sun Digital into Florida,” says Bill Hartman, Esko vice president Business Development, Digital Finishing. “We expect that they will very easily leverage their experience selling,...
SA International (SAi), the leading provider of solutions for the professional sign-making, wide format digital printing, and CAD/CAM for CNC machining industries, has extended two of its most popular software packages to include useful web-based tools that enhance the way sign and print providers do business. SAi Flexi Cloud and SAi PhotoPRINT Cloud bring state-of-the-art, Internet-based capability to SAi’s...
Arlon has promoted Lisandra Torres to logistics coordinator. She is responsible for the logistics of Arlon’s products, customer delivery, freight vendor and outside warehouse management. Torres previously worked as Arlon’s customer service representative focused on Asia and Australia. Drytac promoted four staff members to a newly restructured business development and sales management team. Jerry Hill, former vice president of...
LIGHTFAIR® International (LFI), the world’s largest lighting-related Conference, will again cover a broad range of today’s most relevant topics, presented by the industry’s leading experts. Set to take place at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, the 2013 LFI Conference program will align with topics addressed on the show floor as well as within the industry as a whole. New features...
The move to a more sustainable process has affected all areas of the sign industry, including digital printing. Sign Builder Illustrated recently interviewed Paul Willems, CEO of ILFORD and an ambassador of EcoPrint (an event focused on sustainable print production), about what it really means to be green. Greenwashing To figure out what green is, it may be easier...
