5 things to know

SM_5 things to know.inddHere’s your quick morning update on news in the sign industry:

1. Astral Out of Home, a division of Bell Media, has been named the exclusive OOH advertising operator for Toronto’s Pearson International Airport, securing the rights for both in-terminal and non-terminal concessions.

2. Digital inkjet printer vendor Roland DGA recently celebrated the grand opening of its newest ‘imagination centre,’ which will serve as a regional training hub, demonstration facility, sample production site and application gallery.

3. Clear Channel Outdoor Canada (CCOC) has added 14 solar-powered bus shelters to the Edmonton Transit System’s (ETS’s) OOH advertising network, with another 26 expected to be installed by the end of November.

4. New research shows there was strong growth for light-emitting diode (LED) video displays in 2015 in terms of unit shipment numbers, but at the same time, price declines meant overall revenue stalled.

5. A FastSigns International franchise in Charlottetown has purchased an Epson SureColor S40600 solvent inkjet printer from a division of Grimco in Dartmouth, N.S. It will be used to produce banners, decals and vehicle wraps.