ImageMakers 2007 CONSAC Showguide

ImageMakers August/September 2007

Vol. 1 No. 4

Canada's Resource for Industry Professionals

CONSAC 2007 Show Guide

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Contents

Features 10 Finding a good Digital display supplier

Those who offer excellent products and service will likely win the most customers

by Staff Writer

Consac 2007

12 Extrusions—A logical, long-term solution

14 CONSAC's Great canadian beaver dam Featuring on-site creation of signage for

Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children

by Judith Milne

Versatile and cost-effective extruded aluminium satisfies a multitude of needs

by Anne Haapanen

36 New informational DVD from the ISA

16 consac 2007 Seminar program September 28-29, 2007

VitalSigns —Vibrant Communities

by ISA Staff

37 Insurance for the signage industry Do you have the right coverage?

18 Consac 2007 Social Functions

September 27-29, 2007

19 Travel, Accommodations and venue map 20 consac 2007 exhibitor list

by Staff Writer

38 Current trends in the signage industry

The SAC Board identifies eight key trends

by Anne Haapanen

21 consac 2007 floorplan 22 attendee registration form 24 Exhibitor profiles 47 consac 2007 imagemakers competition information Sign Association of Canada News & Views 6 FROM THE SAC OFFICE:

40 Industry news New products, happenings

46 New & Views

BC gets a SAC Chapter Board of Directors,Training programs

8 du bureau de l'acE L'ACE vous souhaite bienvenue au

45 Featured SAC Membership Benefit: Signworks

across Canada

SAC welcomes you to Consac 2007

CONSAC 2007

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Canada’s only sign industry job site

by Judith Milne

50 New Members, Calendar of events

f r o m t h e s a c o ffi c e

ImageMakers

Canada's Resource for Industry Professionals

SAC welcomes you to CONSAC 2007

President:

Vice President: Executive Director:

Publisher: Associate Publisher:

Editor:

Sales Manager:

Robert Mattatall

Fred Elkins Robert (Bob) Bronk Robert Thompson Sherri Edwards Anne Haapanen Steve McLinden PUBLISHED BY

While business activities often slow down during the summer months, we at the SAC-ACE office are busy putting together the final details of our national trade show and convention, “Imagemakers 2007.” Every year, we strive to create a better and more exciting event and this year is no exception. With a record 232 booths reserved to date, including thirty from the US or outside Ontario, we are well on the way to bringing you the best show ever. Those of you who attended the ISA Expo in Las Vegas will be pleased to see several unique exhibitors heading “north” in September.

The “Great Canadian Beaver Dam” has been expanded to 1,200 square feet in order to facilitate more hands-on opportunities. Watch and learn from the amazing Letterhead artists as they demonstrate such traditional crafts as wood and foam carving, glass work, pin striping, gold leafing, chipping, gilding, and so on. This year, several of the Letterheads will be giving special scheduled demonstrations, so watch the SAC-ACE web site for more details.

An expanded continuing education programme, hosted by experts from across Canada and the US, will cover twelve seminars over two days. These seminars are more highly attended every year so book early to secure the classes you want.

With the success of last year’s new, more public venue of the Imagemaking competition, we will be offering even more valuable market exposure to all of this year’s entries, which will now be prominently displayed on the SAC-ACE web site. Entries will be accepted from nonmembers as well this year, in a wider range of categories than ever before, and submitting entries will be as simple as sending an email with a JPEG attachment. Winners, who have achieved excellence in their field, will be announced at the Annual General Meeting on September 29, 2007.

On the recreational side of things, the annual golf tournament will be held once again at the award winning Lionhead Golf & Country Club, where we will be playing the Legends course. This popular event was sold out in less than three weeks last year, so book your spot now!

Of course, no “Imagemakers” show would be complete without a night of entertainment, and this year we are pleased to invite you to the world famous Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament. This amazing show, filled with horsemanship, music, pyrotechnics, and knights in shining armour, is something you won’t want to miss. A private cocktail party will kick off an exciting dinner and show, and a bus will stay late for those who want to finish the evening with some networking or dancing at the “castle.”

We have a great weekend planned for you this year, and we look forward to seeing many friends, both old and new, so be sure to stop by the SAC-ACE booth to say hello. See you in Toronto on September 28 and 29 at “Imagemakers 2007”!

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Bob Bronk

Toronto • Vancover • Winnipeg • Gainesville

President:

Senior Designer: Production Manager: Directory Specialist:

Kevin Brown Annette Carlucci Debbie Dollar-Seldon Melissa Farrell

Published four times annually

5255 Yonge Street, Suite 1000, Toronto, Ontario M2N 6P4 Phone: (416) 512-8186 • Fax: (416) 512-8344 Please return undeliverables to: Sign Association of Canada, 44 Victoria Street, Suite 1519 Toronto, Ontario M5C 1Y2 For address corrections or changes please e-mail us at bronk@sac-ace.ca All rights reserved. The contents of this publication may not be reproduced by any means, in whole or in part, without the written consent of the association.

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44 Victoria Street, Suite 1519, Toronto, Ontario M5C 1Y2 BOARD MEMBERS President: Robert Mattatall Mattatall Signs Limited Past-President: Peter Brimmer Gemini Canada Vice-President: Ontario Chapter President: Fred Elkins ND Graphics Products Ltd. Secretary-Treasurer: Supplier Member Director: Richard Woodgate Allanson International Inc. Executive Director: Robert (Bob) Bronk Sign Association of Canada Atlantic Provinces Chapter President: Frank Thorne Mattatall Signs Limited Manitoba Chapter President: Wayne Robson Robson Maintenance Services

Québec Chapter President: Michel Spénard Saskatchewan Chapter President: Gerry Weninger Seventy Seven Signs Ltd. Alberta Chapter President Mike Mesi MLM Custom Sign Service Director-at-Large: Graham Wyndham-West Wyndham-West & Associates International Sign Association Representative: Larry Catton Acme Design Service Ltd. Supplier Member Directors: Brian Kennedy 3M Canada Company Mark West ND Graphics Products Ltd. Marc Zarboni EM Plastic & Electric Products Ltd.

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L’ACE vous souhaite la bienvenue au CONSAC 2007 Alors que les activités commerciales ralentissent habituellement durant les mois d’été, nous au bureau de l’ACE, sommes très occupés à finaliser les détails de notre congrès national “Imagemakers 2007”. Chaque année nous nous efforçons de créer un évènement plus excitant et cette année est sans exception. Avec un record de plus de deux cent trente kiosques réservés à date, incluant plus d’une trentaine en provenance des États-Unis et de l’extérieur de l’Ontario, nous sommes en excellente position pour vous apporter la meilleure exposition à ce jour. Ceux qui ont participé à l’Expo ISA de Las Vegas, seront heureux de voir plusieurs exposants “faire le nord” en septembre.

Le “Great Canadian Beaver Dam” a maintenant 1200 pieds carrés pour offrir plus de démonstrations pratiques.

Regardez et apprenez les techniques des excellents artistes “Letterheads” alors qu’ils démontrent les métiers traditionnels tels que sculpture sur bois et sur “HDU”, taillage du verre, “pinstriping”, application de feuille d’or, “chipping” et dorure, etc. Cette année plusieurs des Letterheads offriront une démonstration spéciale, vérifiez donc le site Web de l’ACE pour l’horaire exact et pour de plus amples détails.

Un programme de formation et de perfectionnement plus élaboré, présenté par des experts du Canada et des États-Unis, comprendra douze séminaires sur une période de deux jours.

Chaque année, un plus grand nombre de participants assistent à ces séminaires, inscrivez-vous donc tôt afin de participer aux séminaires de votre choix.

Suite au succès du nouvel endroit plus achalandé, choisi l’an dernier pour le concours d’enseigne “Imagemakers”, toutes les soumissions seront affichées au congrès "Imagemakers SignFix.qxd 8/25/06 12:14 PM Page 1 2007", dans l’aire d’inscription du foyer principal, avec les

informations de votre compagnie bien en vue et seront mise en vedette sur le site Web de l ‘ACE. Les soumissions d’entreprises non membres de l’ACE seront également acceptées cette année et dans un plus grand nombre de catégories que jamais auparavant. Soumettre une entrée sera aussi simple qu’envoyer un courriel avec un fichier joint en format JPEG. Les noms des gagnants seront annoncés et les prix seront présentés lors de l’assemblée générale annuelle, samedi le 29 septembre 2007.

Du côté récréatif, le tournoi de golf sera de nouveau tenu au Lionhead Golf & Country Club où nous jouerons sur le parcours “Legends” cette année. Cet événement populaire a affiché complet en moins de trois semaines l’an dernier, donc réservez tôt! Évidemment, aucun congrès “Imagemakers” ne serait complet sans une soirée de divertissement et cette année nous sommes heureux de vous inviter au spectacle reconnu mondialement; “Medieval Times Dinner Tournament”. C’est un excellent spectacle rempli de prouesses équestres, musique, pyrotechnie et chevaliers que vous ne voudrez pas manquer.

Nous commencerons la soirée avec un cocktail privé, suivi du souper et spectacle. Un autobus sera à la disposition des gens qui désireront finir la soirée avec un peu de réseautage et de danse au “château”.

Nous avons une fin de semaine formidable à vous présenter cette année et nous avons hâte de vous voir tous. Venez nous saluer au kiosque de SAC-ACE à Toronto, les 28 et 29 septembre au congrès “Imagemakers” 2007!

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Finding a good digital display supplier Do you want companies who need a digital display to think of your company first? A supplier who provides a superior product and comprehensive service will be the one who wins your business.

Points to consider, when deciding who that supplier will be, are how displays are manufactured, and the services necessary to keep them performing optimally. Once you determine your requirements, you’ll be better armed to decide which manufacturer to choose.

Manufacturing quality Light emitting diode (LED) quality affects display image. Consistency in both brightness and colour shading ensures uniform, crisp content. During the production process, LED display manufacturers measure the brightness and colour shade of individual LEDs and sort them according to similarity.

Differences in either will produce a “grainy� or “pixelated� display image.

Top quality organizations buy only the brightest and most colour-consistent LEDs in the world. When viewing displays, ask the manufacturer to supply a solid colour test in red, green or blue so that you can easily spot any flaws.

For a more exact test, use an intensity camera to measure the light output and compare each LED to the one next to it. Manufacturers should be ready to supply specific tolerances of light output.

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LED placement within the module also affects image quality. A cognizant company’s manufacturing will position LEDs so that the light of one is not distorted or hidden behind another when viewed from a certain angles. The inexact placement of LEDs, called “shouldering,� can result in a display’s image looking more magenta from one angle and more cyan from another.

The selection of high-quality LEDs alone does not ensure a uniform, nongrainy display image. Some manufacturers go a step further by performing a proprietary “full-depth� factory calibration of each module during the manufacturing process. They calibrate modules in a specially designed chamber to ensure the consistency of every LED. Finally, ask your digital display manufacturer about its displays’ dimming capabilities. Some companies’ digital displays feature a photocell to adjust the LED brightness according to ambient light. Without brightness control, a display’s intensity at night can be so bright that its content will be unreadable, and possibly offensive, to some travellers.

After installation of your digital display Choose a manufacturer who offers the resources to provide excellent service post-sale to maintain display image capabilities, if it’s not in your best interest to continue servicing the display. Companies featuring many or all of these services offer after-the-sale service guarantees to help keep customers happy with the same sharp, uniform content the display exhibited the first day. A range of companies have developed a field calibration technique that keeps consistent colours across the entire display face.

All displays require ventilation to dramatically increase the life of the display.

It’s recommended to change and/or clean the vent filters at least once a year and making sure that the fans are working properly. A skilled technician can guide you through this process.

Leading technical service departments use a diagnostic program to monitor your display with visual verification by web camera technology and an intelligent controller. Trained staff watches for critical and noncritical errors and dispatches a technician to resolve these errors before they cause a problem.

Technicians versed in this new technology undergo extensive factory training prior to working on displays running diagnostics, monitoring different conditions that may cause module or data errors, and addressing brightness control issues and display temperatures. Where factory technicians aren’t available, many companies use Authorized Service Companies (ASCs) whose staff also follows rigorous training, meeting stringent standards. A network of ASCs across Canada and the US are ready to keep displays looking great, year after year.

Offer your customers the most effective advertising medium they will ever own, which looks as great year after year as it did when first fired up. Start with a display designed and manufactured to provide superior image quality, and see that it stays that way with comprehensive field service support. IM The proceeding article has been supplied by Daktronics Canada. To learn more about Daktronics, who designs, manufacturers, and sells dynamic visual communication systems, please visit Booth # 924, or contact Maurizio Roberto at mrobert@daktronicscanada.com or at (416) 663-3258/Toll Free at (877) 663-3258.

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“The Great Canadian Beaver Dam”

Where Art, Industry Sports and Kids Com Together

By Judith Milne

Last year, immediately after the close of “Imagemakers 2006,” some of the talented Letterhead artists of the exciting “Great Canadian Beaver Dam” were discussing how they might create a special project at the 2007 show, which could be donated to a special interest group—specifically one involving kids. The group approached SAC Executive Director, Bob Bronk, to see if he could help them develop the idea.

Bob, a member of the Toronto Argonaut Alumni, immediately thought of the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto because, on May 23rd of this year, the Toronto Argonauts had generously donated $4 million to the Sick Kids’ Foundation.

Bob contacted George Karamaritis of the Argos to get his support. George wholeheartedly endorsed the project and gave permission for the artists to use the official Toronto Argonaut logo and/or image if need be.

The next step was to speak to Robert Witchel of the Sick Kids’ Foundation to see if, in fact, it had an interest in the project and a proper place for it to be 14 | ImageMakers

displayed. Having reviewed the information about and portfolios of some of the artists to be involved, Robert enthusiastically welcomed the offer.

Although there were some administrative channels to clear, the project was approved and Robert has suggested that one of the waiting room/play areas in the new section of the hospital would be a perfect spot for the future “work of art.”

The innovative undertaking is now in the planning phase and is headed up by René Giroux, a professional sign maker, sign painter and graphic artist with 25 years of industry experience. His team of artists includes Nancy Beaudette, Noella Cotnam, Don Edwards, Bevin Finlay, Brian Hansen, Ghyslain Grenier, Ralph Noble, Pete Payne, Dan Sawatzky, Pierre Tardif, and Tramp Warner. An upcoming visit to the hospital is scheduled, where they will discuss location, dimensions, and style of the project, which will display a football theme.

The “Great Canadian Beaver Dam” has been expanded to 1200 sq. ft. for this year’s

“Imagemakers 2007” and will provide plenty of room for the team of artisans to produce its masterpiece. Visitors to the show will be able to actually watch the work in progress over the weekend and view, firsthand, the methods and skills of these talented individuals. Just prior to the close of the event on Saturday, September 29, with the SAC-ACE Board of Directors and members of the Argo Alumni in attendance, the finished piece will be formally presented to a representative from the Hospital for Sick Children.

Everyone is excited about this most worthwhile effort and our hats are off to the thoughtful artists who initiated the project and to everyone involved in making it happen. Join us at the “Great Canadian Beaver Dam” to be part of the fun when art, industry, sports and kids come together to create a truly unique experience – only at “Imagemakers 2007” – on September 28 and 29!

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Seminar Program, The Toronto Congress Centre • Please register for all Seminars at www.sac-ace.ca/consac CONSAC “IMAGEMAKERS” 2007 TRADE SHOW AND CONFERENCE September 28 & 29, 2007 www.sac-ace.ca/consac The Toronto Congress Centre 650 Dixon Road, Toronto, Ontario SHOW HOURS: Friday, September 28, 2007 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday, September 29, 2007 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Friday, September 28 10:00 a.m.

Sutherland Rooms WHAT WAS I THINKING? DougDowney,ownerofCreativeInkDesign Group.Withover25yearsofexperienceinthesign industry,Doughasconductedseminarsthroughout Canada and the US and has received many design awards.

You've seen "Pimp my Car" and all the home renovationprogramsontelevision.Nowit’sthesign industry'sturn!Adesignerneedstobeabletotakea conceptfromacustomer(ormakeovertheircurrent image)andcreateanewdesignthatiseffectiveand getstherightmessageacross.Byusingfocalpoints (fonts, colours, copy), Doug will teach you how to reorganizethecustomer'sthoughtprocesstogeta design that works.

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Sutherland Rooms GET THE PICTURE EricResch,salesandmarketingmanager, architectural products - Matthews InternationalCorporation–BronzeDivision.

Eric has a thorough knowledge of products and applicationsforthesignandrecognitionindustries.In 1985,hejoinedMatthewsasalayout/draftspersonfor thecompany’sarchitecturalproducts.Adecadelater,he acceptedapositioninMatthews’marketingdepartment asasalesservicerepresentative,whereheestablished anddevelopedcustomerrelationships.Heassumedhis currentmanagementpositionin2005.Ericregularly participates in the identification and recognition industries’ conventions and tradeshows.

Matthewsistheworld’sleadingmanufacturerand marketerofcastandetchedmetalplaquesaswellas castandwaterjet-cutletters.Forthefirsttime,Matthews is offering a program exclusively for CONSAC that fits with the 2007 theme, IMAGEMAKERS.“Get the Picture”willprovidetheorganization’smembersand programattendeeswithalltheinformationtheyneed regardingtheuseofphotosandgraphicsonplaques and letters. Areas of discussion will include: • Whentousebas-relief,etched,flat-relief,metalphoto and Cameo portraits • What the most suitable applications for exterior applications are • Whatthemosteffectivegraphicprocessforyour application is English (Translated into French)

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Sutherland Rooms PRACTICAL TIPS FOR TODAY’S SIGN MAKING Jeffrey Uzbalis, 3M Digital Sales and Marketing Howtocreateeyecatchingdigitalandtraditionalsigns usingtranslucentandlightmanagementfilms,flexible substrates and digital signage.

English only 12:30 p.m.

Sutherland Rooms SIGN DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PeterLawrenceownsPointeDesignGroup in Halifax, NS. He has an extensive professional backgroundindesign,andtaughtSignDesignand ProductionatGeorgeBrownCollegeinToronto,ON. Haveyouseensignsthatcaughtyourattentionbut youcouldn’treadorunderstandthemessage?What aboutthosesignsthatdidn’tcatchyoureye?Creatinga signdesignislikeplayingwithbuildingblocks:youbuild a solid foundation or the whole thing topples over.

Mostsignsrequireaclean,legiblemessagethatcan beeasilyread,quicklyandaccurately,byaninterested viewer.Comelearnwithushowtobuildstrongervisual messagesthroughaguideddiscussiononsigndesign withsomeexamplesandmanylaughs.Thisseminar willexploretypography,colourandeffectivelayout techniques. Leave your EGOS back at the shop!

English Only 12:30 p.m.

Sutherland Rooms NEW APPLICATIONS /OPPORTUNITIES IN WIDEFORMAT PRINTING Jack Ford, CEO, Mondrian-Hall, Inc. One of the leading figures in the digital printing world, Jack Fordhasalmost20yearsofexperienceindistributing andsupportingwideformattechnology.Heisknown forbuildingCharretteLLCintothelargestfullservice distributorofwide-formatinkjetproductsintheUnited States.AsformerCEO,JackincreasedsalesatCharrette from$20millionperyeartoover$130million.Hisdeep understandingofthedigitalmarketplaceandhisrecord ofsuccessmakehimperfectlysuitedtocommenton newopportunitiesbroughtaboutbyever-evolvingdigital imaging technology.

Theevolutionofinks,materialsandtechnology has plateaued. Digital imaging businessowners will find their next opportunities in new applications. Mondrian-Hall CEO Jack Ford will discuss technology changes in printers, ink and materialsandhowthesechangeshavecreatedthe opportunityforsignandprinterserviceprovidersto createandsellnewapplicationstotheircustomers.

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ptember 28 & 29, 2007 12:30 p.m.

Sutherland Rooms VEHICLE LAYOUT AND DESIGN: TRANSPORTS TO PICK-UPS TrampWarner,ownerofTrampsDesignsInc. Regarded as one of the leading experts in the industry for sign and vehicle graphics design and layout, Tramp combines traditional skills with modern technology to achieve the best results. With over 35 years in the sign business, Tramp has travelled the world demonstrating and teaching his skills. Tramp has published best selling trade books and CDs, has been featured in every sign trade magazine, and has won numerous awards for his work.

TheSeminarwillbea“HowTo”Guideforlayoutand designwithproperuseoffontsandcolour,“SellingUp” everyjob(it’snotlettering—it’sanimageyouareselling for repeat business), proper use of materials (paint, vinyl,paintmasks,digitalprintsandwraps),whenand wheretouseeachmaterialforbestresults,discovering markets, and how to tap a niche market.

English (Translated into French) 2:30 p.m.

Sutherland Rooms FUNDAMENTALS OF SIGN DESIGN & LETTERING René Giroux, Regional Manager of Les Enseignes Perfection Inc. René has been a professionalsignmaker,signpainterandgraphicartist forthelast25yearsinadditiontobeingamemberof the Great Canadian Beaver Dam. PierreTardif,ownerofP.TardifInc.Withover 15 years of experience as a professional sign maker andsignpainter,PierreisalsoamemberoftheGreat Canadian Beaver Dam. René will cover general sign design, layouts and how to balance an appealing design that is interestingtolookataswellasdeliveringtheintended message. Pierre will discuss lettering topics such as spacing,letteringstylesandletteringdo’sanddon'ts.

Troubleshootingexerciseswillbediscussedtoavoid commonmistakesandensurethefinaldesign“works.”

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Sutherland Rooms THE FUN SIDE OF THE SIGN BUSINESS! DanSawatzky,ownerofImaginationStation.

Danhaswonmanyawardsforhisuniquedesignsand projectsthroughoutNorthAmericaandiswellknown for his creativity.

Who says signs must be flat, square or even have words on them to be effective? Dan Sawatzky and his creative force have built a successful business known around the world for doing the opposite of whateveryoneelseisdoing.Inaworldofcomputer generatedsameness,ImaginationStation’sworkstands out—andoutrageouslyso!Itusedtobethatthelocal sign shop was where one went to find CREATIVE solutions,butsadlyitisn’toftentrueintoday’sworld.

Dan’spresentationwilldealwiththetrulycreative aspects of the sign business as they do it daily in theirshop.He’llshowhowhiscompanydesignsand buildsitswildcreations,andtalkabouthowtobuild a market where there is little orNO competition. It’s aWONDERFULTHING to be lonely in this business!

Danwillspeakaboutandshowmanyexamplesofthe outrageouslycreativeprojectsheandhisteamhave completedthroughtheyearswithlotsofstoriesabout their adventures. He will also have a question and answer period for participants.

English & French 2:30 p.m.

Sutherland Rooms DIGITAL MATERIALS—MORE THAN JUST VINYL! Ted Nesbitt. Ted is the national training managerforNDGraphics.Ted’sknowledgecomes from15yearsofsignsandgraphicsexperience,bothin production and in supporting customers’ needs.

Newproductsareconstantlycomingtomarketfor thewideformat printing industry.This seminar will touchontrends,explainthedifferencesbetweenthe economicalandpremiumproducts,andintroduceyou toproductsyoumayneverhaveknownexisted.Ifyou haveadigitalprinter,orareconsideringthepurchaseof one,thisseminarisamust.AsTedsays,“You’renotjust printing to white vinyl anymore….”

English Only

Saturday, September 29 10:30 a.m.

Safdie Room The ROLE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN The SIGN INDUSTRY Ritesh Jhamb is an engineer by profession andisworkingasmanagerwithSignsOutlet Inc.Heisexperiencedinvariouscapacitiesinthesign industryandhespecializesinInformationTechnology.

Thisseminarisintendedtoprovideinformationto attendeesabouttheincreasinglyimportantroleofITin thesignindustry.Thisinformationincludeswebsites, onlinedesigncentresandtheoutsourcingofsignage products.

English Only 12:30 p.m.

Safdie Room HEALTH AND SAFETY – YOUR LEGAL REQUIREMENTS KenHicks,presidentoftheWorkplaceSafety Group.Kenhasbeeninvolvedinhealthandsafety educationforover40years.Histrainingexpertisecovers several sectors, including the signage industry.

Topics discussed will be a review of Federal Bill C45, your role as a contractor and subcontractor, legalrequirementsasanemployer,healthandsafety legislation requirements, benefits of training, and requirements.Didyouknowthatsupervisorsaswellas ownershavelegalobligationsandresponsibilitiesthat aretiedintothecriminalcode?Didyouknowthateven ifyousubcontractajoboutandanaccidentoccursyou maystillbeliable?Discoverwhichhealthandsafety requirementsarelawBEFOREanaccidenthappens,and protectyourstaffbylearningaboutthetypesoftraining that are available.

English Only 2:30 p.m.

Safdie Room PRODUCING ADA-COMPLIANT SIGNAGE AlanCeresney,managerofmachinesalesand service,Engraver’sExpressInc.Topicscovered includeanexplanationofADAsignage(raisedletters, pictograms, Braille), rules (ANSI A117.1 Standard, generalrequirements),materials(substrates,appliqués fortactileletters/pictograms),Braille(Grade1vs.Grade 2,translators–Duxbury,methodsofproduction),and production of an ADA- compliant sign..

English Only

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Social Functions Please pre-register for all events on-line at www.sac-ace.ca to receive reduced prices.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2007

SEPTEMBER 28 AND 29, 2007

Annual Consac Golf Tournament Lionhead Golf & Country Club 8525 Mississauga Road Brampton, ON LocatedjustnorthofSteelesAvenueWest,onthe eastsideofMississaugaRoad.Toseethefacilities at the Lionhead Golf & Country Club, please visit www.golflionhead.com.

Registration begins at 10:30 a.m.

Barbeque lunch 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Shotgunstart(four-personscramble)at1:15p.m.

Dinner at 7 p.m.

"The Beaver Dam" Letterhead demonstration Area located in Exhibit Hall The “hands-on” demonstration area, nicknamed the Beaver Dam, has grown and been enhanced.

Thissectionofthe show floor has been a hit the past three years so we have made itevenbigger.Lettheexpertsteachyoutraditional sign making skills: l NancyBeaudette,foamcarvingand3Delements l NoellaCotnam,foamcarvingand3Delements l Don Edwards, pin striping l Bevin Finlay, air-brushing l René Giroux, gold leafing l Ghyslain Grenier, wood carving l Brian Hansen, hand-lettering and pin striping l Ralph Noble, carved signs l Pete Payne, glass work, chipping and gilding l Pierre Tardif, hand-lettering l Dan Sawatzky, 3D images and faux-finishes l Tramp Warner, pin striping

Dinner sponsored by: Acme Neon and Plastic Sign Supplies Ltd. Thisdayofgolfincludeslunchonthepatiopriorto tee-off,rangeballs,cart,dinnerincludingwine,and prizesformostgolfers.Registrationbytelephone only. Please note the tournament will sell out, so book early to reserve your spot.

cocktails and tour of the dungeon, then head off to preferred seating where we will cheer on the knights in battle at North America’s number one dinner attraction.

Freetransportationtothiseventwilldepartat6 p.m.fromtheDoubleTreeInternationalPlazaHotel.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2007

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2007 Medieval Times 10 Dufferin Street Toronto, ON Located on the C.N.E. grounds, just north of LakeshoreBlvd.West,andjustsouthoftheDufferin Gates and the Q.E.W. Cocktails and private reception begin at 6:30 p.m.

Join us as we combine dinner, laughs, and all thepompandsplendourofthe11thcentury!We’ll start in our own reception area in the“castle”for 18 | ImageMakers

The Sign Association of Canada Annual General Meeting and sign competition award breakfast The Toronto Congress Centre 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

Discover what the Sign Association of Canada has been doing on behalf of its members and theindustry,andjoinusinrecognisingCanadian "Imagemakers"whohaveachievedexcellencein theirfieldofexpertise.VotingMembersoftheSign AssociationofCanadawillbereceivinginvitations to this luncheon in August.

SAC-ACE Annual Imagemaking Competition Display Allentrieswillbeondisplayatthemainentrance totheExhibitHallattheTorontoCongressCentre.

This competition is designed to provide recognition to Canadian sign and image manufacturersforspecialachievementsinbusiness identification,promotionofcorporateimage,and marketingofproductsandservicesthroughvisual communication.Theobjectiveofthiscompetition is to encourage and promote excellence in the Canadian imagemaking industry.

Winners will be announced at the Annual General Meeting and posted on SAC’s web site, featured in the fall edition of the Imagemakers AnnualStateoftheIndustryAlmanac,andselected entries will be used in the Industry Resource Directory.Thoseattendeeswhovoteforthe“Best in Show”category will be eligible to win a prize.

Travel & Accommodations Be sure to mention that you are with the“Sign Association of Canada”to benefit from special hotel rates.

Please make your room reservations early as the hotels may sell out prior to the show dates.

PRIMARY HOTEL: DoubleTree International Plaza Hotel 655 Dixon Road Toronto, ON M9W 1J3 Tel: (416) 244-1711 Toll Free: (800) 668-3656 Web site: www.internationalplaza.com Rates: Single and double $148.00 The hotel is located across the street from the Toronto Congress Centre. Be sure to mention that you are attending"CONSAC"tobenefitfromthespecialhotelrates.TheratelistedisguaranteeduntilAugust24,2007.

SECONDARY HOTEL: Holiday Inn - Toronto Airport East 600 Dixon Road, Toronto, ON M9W 1J1 Phone: (416) 240-7511 Toll Free: (800) 491-4656 Web Site: www.holiday-inn.com The hotel is walking distance from the Toronto Congress Centre.

Airfare WehaveappointedTravelbestCarlsonWagonlittheofficialtravelagentforConsac“Imagemakers”2007.

ContactBonnieat(800)808-2822,ext.228,totakeadvantageofthebestairfaresavailable.Pleasenotethat all fares booked through Bonnie will be charged a $35 (plus GST) transaction fee.

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Exhibitor List Company . ...........................................................Booth #

EM Plastic & Electric Products Ltd..............600, 700

R Tape Corp................................................................. 800

3M Canada Company.............................................. 804

Engraver’s Express.................................................... 232

Raku Corporation...................................................... 627

Abracadabra Signs.................................................... 936

Ernest Green & Son Ltd........................................... 222

RB Digital...................................................................... 104

Acme Neon & Plastics Sign Supplies................. 422

ExpoSystems Canada.............................................. 111

Retop LED Display Corporation........................... 932

Advantage Graphic Supplies Ltd........................ 901

Federal Transformer Ltd.......................................... 622

Rocwin Sales & Service........................................... 538

Akzo Nobel Coatings Inc........................................ 418

Flash Néon inc............................................................ 410

Roland DGA Corp...................................................... 829

Algoma Banner Inc................................................... 909

Fletcher-Terry Company......................................... 722

RS Canada Inc............................................................. 717

All Graphic Supplies................................................. 832

FORMASHAPE (Div. of Whitewater Composites Ltd.)............. 716

Sawgrass Technologies........................................... 625

Allanson International Inc..................................... 522 Ancarr Ltd.................................................................... 108 AQIE................................................................................ 331 Aristocrat Shade Products..................................... 510 Auvents Sud-Ouest inc........................................... 319 Axyz Automation Inc............................................... 616 Bandis Vision............................................................... 229 BASF Canada............................................................... 812 Bordeaux Inc............................................................... 132 Borealis Lighting....................................................... 529 Boss Steel..................................................................... 801 Canadaone.com........................................................ 231 Canadian Signcrafters Supply.............................. 938 Canuck Technologies Inc........................................ 528 Carver Creek Design................................................ 823 Cheelo Graphics........................................................ 632 Clarke Systems........................................................... 430 Cranes Unlimited...................................................... 911 Daktronics Canada................................................... 924 Davies Screen Printing............................................ 701 Digital Auto Library.................................................. 213 Digital Pixel inc........................................................... 637 Direct Sign Wholesale............................................. 412 Drytac Canada Inc..................................................... 617 Durable Office Products......................................... 416 East West Plastic & Electric Products Ltd................................................300, 306

Gandinnovations...................................................... 200 GBC Canada................................................................ 710 Gemini Canada.......................................................... 925 Grant Metal Products............................................... 624 Grant Sign Group...................................................... 818 Graphic Mart............................................................... 822 IMAC............................................................................... 803 In-House Solutions................................................... 432 INK4U and Sign Supplies........................................ 210 International Sign Association (ISA)................... 329 Lumipro inc................................................................. 328 Matthews..................................................................... 411 Maxmedia Graphic Supplies Inc.......................... 122 MediaEdge Publishing Inc..................................... 327 Micron Fastener, Inc................................................. 326 Mirtec Architectural Signs..................................... 935 Mondrian - Hall.......................................................... 216 Multi Color Tech Co.................................................. 918 Multicam Canada...................................................... 322 N.C. Pestill Limited.................................................... 120 Nazdar Canada........................................................... 636 ND Graphics.......................................................400, 500 Neo Tech Industries.................................................. 333 Nu-media Display Systems Inc............................. 931 Océ Canada Inc.......................................................... 527 Oldham Robinson I.T. Inc....................................... 826

Electrobits-International Inc................................. 913

POP Displays............................................................... 102

Elite Wholesale Banner & Fabric Supply........... 414

Printer’s Parts & Equipment.................................. 813

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Sign Association of Canada (SAC-ACE)............. 323 Sign Fix Ltd.................................................................. 317 Signalex Inc................................................................. 311 SignComp.................................................................... 330 SignEquip by Corbins.............................................. 715 Signs Outlet Inc.......................................................... 732 South Asia Plastics Group Ltd............................... 439 Spicers........................................................................... 436 Stahls’ Canada............................................................ 533 Sunitron Inc................................................................. 920 TFT Transfotec International................................. 316 The Gryph Group...................................................... 237 The Sign Depot Wholesale.................................... 525 The Silver Sign Inc..................................................... 623 Trans-Art Holdings Ltd............................................ 233 Trican Corporation...........................................112, 914 US LED Ltd................................................................... 114 Virginia Optoelectronics Inc................................. 633 Vista System................................................................ 536 Wagner Zip-Change Inc......................................... 312 Wiesner Insurance Inc............................................. 933 Workplace Safety Group........................................ 227 WRI Supply.................................................................. 512

Floor Plan Consac - Imagemakers 2007, September 28 - 29, 2007 Toronto Congress Centre - Hall AB, 650 Dixon Road, Toronto

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Gandinnovations 200

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Mondrian Hall 216

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Ernest Green 222

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Signalex 311

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Acme 422

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Gemini 925

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WRI 512

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EM Plastic 600

Allanson 522

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All Graphic Supplies 832

The Great Canadian Beaver Dam Demo Area

CONSAC “IMAGEMAKERS” 2007 TRADE SHOW AND CONFERENCE September 28 & 29, 2007 www.sac-ace.ca/consac The Toronto Congress Centre - Hall AB 650 Dixon Road, Toronto, Ontario Consac 2007 Show Guide August/September 2007 | 21

September 28 & 29, 2007 Toronto Congress Centre - Hall A & B 650 Dixon Road Toronto, Ontario

ATTENDEE REGISTRATION FORM First Name ___________________________ Last Name _________________________________ Company _______________________________________________________________________ Address ________________________________________________________________________ City __________________ Prov/State ________ PC/Zip ___________ Country ______________ Phone ________________________________ Fax ______________________________________ Email ________________________________ Website __________________________________

PRE-REGISTER ONLINE AT www.sac-ace.ca/consac FOR LOWER PRICES !!

GENERAL REGISTRATION (Sept. 28 & 29): General Admission to the Exhibit Hall

SAC Member $5.00

Non-Member $20.00

SOCIAL EVENT REGISTRATION (Sept. 27 to 29): E1 - Thursday: Golf, Lunch & Dinner - Call (416) 628-6608 to register E2 - Thursday: Dinner only - Call (416) 628-6608 to register E3 - Friday: “Medieval Times” Dinner, Entertainment & Transportation E4 - Saturday: Annual General Meeting & Awards Ceremony Breakfast

Until Sept. 17 $220.00 $50.00 $65.00 $35.00

After Sept. 17 $230.00 $50.00 $75.00 $40.00

SEMINAR REGISTRATION (Sept. 28 & 29): SP - Seminar Day Pass - Transferable & Valid for all Seminars Price per Seminar: S1 - What was I Thinking?

S2 - Get the Picture S3 - Practical Tips for today’s Sign Making S4 - Sign Design Development S5 - New Applications/Opportunities in Wide Format Printing S6 - Vehicle Layout and Design: Transports to Pick-ups S7 - Fundamentals of Sign Design & Lettering S8 - The FUN side of the Sign Business S9 - Digital Materials - It’s more than just Vinyl S10 - Role of Information Technology in the Sign Industry S11 - Health & Safety - Your Legal Requirements S12 - Producing ADA Compliant Signage

SAC Member $40.00 $15.00

Non-Member $50.00 $20.00

TOTAL PAYMENT:

$ (GST #124924564 - 6% Included in above prices)

PAYMENT INFORMATION: ( ) Cheque Enclosed ( ) Visa ( ) MasterCard ( ) American Express

Card Number: ______________________________________ Card Expiry Date: ____________ Cardholder Name: _________________________ Signature: ____________________________ CHEQUE PAYMENTS: Please complete one registration form per person, include your cheque made Payable to Sign Association of Canada and mail to: CONSAC 2007 c/o: MicroSpec Registration 2700 Dufferin Street, Unit 26 Toronto, ON M6B 4J3

CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS: Please complete one registration form per person, include your Credit Card information and fax to: CONSAC 2007 c/o: MicroSpec Registration Fax No. (416) 780-0290 Toll Free Fax No. (888) 780-0663

E x h i b i t o r p r o fi l e s 3M Canada Company Booth # 804.............Sales Contact: Joan Thomas 1840 Oxford Street East P.O. Box 5757, London, ON N5V 3R6 Tel: (519) 452-6782 Toll Free Tel: (800) 265-1840 Fax: (519) 452-6167 Email: jmthomas@mmm.com Web Site: www.scotchprint.ca 3M is a leading global supplier of large-format graphic solutions, software, inks, toners, graphic films and flexible substrates. 3M’s new products include its Scotchcal™ line of graphic film for texturedsurfacesIJ8624,lustreoverlaminate8524 and gloss overlaminate 8518, new graphic film IJ35-20 matte and IJ35-10 gloss; 3M Controltac™ graphic film with Comply™ v2 Adhesive Series 180Cv2; 3M Panagraphics™ III wide width flexible substrate; and the 3M™ PPS paint preparation system.Pleaseseethenewproducts section of this guide, call toll free (877) 436-2487 or visit www. scotchprint.ca for more information.

A.Q.I.E Booth # 331..... Sales Contact: Marlene Cordato 1509, Aristote Boisbriand, QC J7G 3B4 Tel: (514) 347-1343 Toll Free Tel: (877) 457-0822 Fax: (450) 971-5047 Email: marlenecordato@videotron.ca Web site: www.aqie.info/ Abracadabra Signs Booth# 936.................Sales Contact: Steve Greer 104 Stanley Street Ayr, ON N0B 1E0 Tel: (519) 632-5220 Fax: (519) 632-7995 Email: steve@abracadabrasigns.com Web site: www.abracadabrasigns.com Acme Neon and Plastic Sign Supplies Ltd. Booth # 422...... Sales Contact: Stan Sabolewski 6350 Viscount Road Mississauga, ON L4V 1H3 Tel: (905) 672-0007 Toll Free Tel: (800) 233-8634 Fax: (905) 671-0104 Email: ssobolewski@acmesignsupplies.com Web site: www.acmesignsupplies.com With over 35 years of service to the Canadian sign industry and three national locations, Acme Neon is the supplier of materials for the manufacturing of electrical and commercial signage. Acme Neon is the distributor of Universal, SloanLED,TFT, Akzo, Signtech, Oracal, Alcan, SignComp, Signalex, ElectroBits,WagnerZip,Intefoam,andmuchmore.

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Advantage Graphic Supplies Ltd. Booth # 901........Sales Contact: Mazin Michaels 2800 John Street, Unit 14 Markham, ON L3R 0E2 Tel: (905) 477-8884 Toll Free Tel: 888-477-8884 Fax: (905) 477-4103 Email: mzn@advantagegraphic.com Web site: www.advantagegraphic.com AdvantageGraphicSuppliesLtd.wasestablishedin 1999,andoffersprintingsuppliesandequipmentto CanadianandAmericancustomers.WeofferMimaki, Graphtec printers and supplies; banner, printing materials;andmachineryandequipmentservicing.

We distribute Mimaki, Graphtec, Onyx, GBC, Staedtler,Flexi8,hpandSeal.Newproductsinclude the Mimaki JV5 printer.

All Graphic Supplies Booth # 832...........Sales Contact: Chris Desouza 6691 Edwards Blvd.

Mississauga, ON L5T 2H8 Tel: (905) 795-2610 ext 2301 Toll Free Tel: (800) 501-4451 Fax: (905) 795-2690 Email: info@allgraphicsupplies.com or chris@ allgraphicsupplies.com Web site: www.allgraphicsupplies.com All Graphic Supplies is the national distributor of Rolandprintersandcutters,ink,Inkjetmedia,vinyl, banners,accessories,training,serviceandsupportto thesignageanddigitalimagingmarkets.Canadian branches of All Graphic Supplies are located in AB, BC, NS, as well as in Trinidad, and the Caribbean.

PleasecontactChrisDesouzaformoreinformation.

Akzo Nobel Coatings Inc. Booth # 418.................Sales Contact: Alain Piche 5555 Spalding Drive Norcross, GA 30092 USA Tel: (770) 798-8618 Toll Free Tel: (800) 618-1010 Fax: (770) 242-6903 Email: alain.piche@crna.akzonobel.com Web site: www.signfinishes.com New products Akzo Nobel has introduced include Grip-Gard® Plus, a high solids polyurethane enamelwithoutstandingdurabilityandexceptional application properties available at 2.8, 3.5 and 4.0 VOC levels. Grip-Flex® is an acrylic translucent coatingdesignedforuseonpolycarbonate,vinyl,flex face,acrylic,ABS,andmanyotherplasticsubstrates.

Please visit our web site for more details.

Allanson International Inc. Booth # 522.......Sales Contact: Allen Middleton 33 Cranfield Road Toronto, ON M4B 3H2 Tel: (416) 755-1191 Fax: (416) 752-6717 Email: amiddleton@allanson.com Web site: www.allanson.com Allanson designs and engineers HID and HOF ballasts,neontransformers,LEDmodulesandpower supplies, RGB systems, components, insulators, igniters, connectors, and SNL diagnostic test equipment. ChromaLED is the newest member of our innovative LED and power supply family. For distributors:pleaselinktohttp://www.allanson.com/ en/lighting/wheretobuy.aspx.

Algoma Banner Inc. Booth # 909...........Sales Contact: Sandra Devoe 165 Drive In Road Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6B 5X5 Tel: (705) 254-1331 Toll Free Tel: (800) 461-1331 Fax: (705) 254-1263 Toll Free Fax: (888) 461-1263 Email: algomaba@shaw.ca Web site: www.algomabanner.com Algoma provides blank banner sales, with custom vinyl banner blanks in 23 colours and in 8, 10, 13, 15 &18oz.weights.Weprovidesupersmoothdoublefaceandvinyl-coatednylon,Minirollstock,TuffTape and Enam-L-Koat. Next day shipping is available.

PleasecontactSandraDevoeformoreinformation.

Ancarr Industrial Fabrics Booth # 108............Sales Contacts: Rick or Steve 360 Sovereign Road London, ON N6M 1A8 Tel: (519) 453-0270 Toll Free Tel: (800) 392-8480 Fax: (519) 453-0272 Email: info@ancarr.com Web site: www.ancarr.com AncarrIndustrialFabrics,afamily-ownedbusiness for 27 years, has a large warehouse facility in London,ON.Ancarrprovidescustom-madebanners in a variety of colours; matte and gloss vinyl in variousrollsizesfordigitalandscreenprinting;and custom banner finishing.

Aristocrat Shade Products Booth # 510......... Sales Contact: Herb Goodwin 80 Riviera Drive Markham, ON L3R 5M1 Tel: (905) 477-8766 Fax: (905) 477-8670 Email: info@aristocratshadeproducts.com Web site: www.aristocratshadeproducts.com

E x h i b i t o r p r o fi l e s Auvents Sud-Ouest Inc. Booth # 319...........Sales Contact: Luc Montpetit 2665, boul. Monseigneur-Langlois Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC J6S 5P7 Tel: (450) 377-4678 Toll Free Tel: (800) 699-1885 Fax: (450) 373-4969 Email: info@auventssudouest.com Web site: www.auventssudouest.com AuventsSud-OuestInc.isanawningsmanufacturer andsubcontractorforawningandsigncompanies.

Thecompanyproducesaluminumstructures.Please contactLucMontpetitformoreinformationaboutthe products available from Auvents Sud-Ouest Inc. AXYZ Automation Inc. Booth # 616.Sales Contact: Darlene Tychansky 5330 South Service Road Burlington, ON L7L 5L1 Tel: (905) 634-4940 Toll Free Tel: (800) 361-3408 Fax: (905) 634-4966 Email: dtychansky@axyz.com Web site: www.axyz.com AXYZ Automation, the application development leader,offersafulllineofAXYZCNCrouters,plasma, and knife cutting systems for a wide range of industryapplications.AXYZAutomationoffersdirect sales and service to our customers from locations across North America.

BASF Canada Booth# 812...........Sales Contact: Mark Huisman 100 Milverton Drive, 5th Floor Mississauga, ON L5R 4H1 Tel: (289) 360-6117 Toll Free Tel: (800) 268-9920 Fax: (289) 360-6004 Email: mark.huisman@basf.com Web site: www.basf.ca Bandis Vision Booth # 229......Sales Contact: Jae-Young Hong 8 Manorcrest Dr. North York, ON M2N 5K1 Tel: (416) 822-7511 Email: jay@bandis.net Web site: www.bandisvision.com

Bordeaux Inc. Booth # 132..................Sales Contact: Steve Igoe 3281 Keller St. Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Tel: (408) 247-2205 or (408) 490-4218 Fax: (408) 247-2205 Email: steve.i@c-m-y-k.com Web site: www.c-m-y-k.com Bordeaux has been delivering colour solutions to the printing market for over 25 years, for the past ten years focusing its efforts exclusively on the developmentofstate-of-the-artsolvent,light-solvent, eco-solvent,UV-curable,oil-basedandwater-based Inkjetinksforthewideformatdigitalprintingmarket.

We’ve recently released a line of eco-solvent inks called EcologInkTM. Unique processing produces nano-dispersed pigment particles that improve ink stability and virtually eliminates any chance of clogging thus promoting print-head life. Inks are practicallyodourfreeandarefullycompatiblewith the EcoSol MAXTM and Eco UltraTM families.“Plug andPlay”meansnoflushingrequired.Colourgamut, durabilityandfaderesistancematchorexceedthose of the OEM. Borealis Lighting Booth # 529....Sales Contact: Miles Christensen 1751 W. Diehl Road, Suite 110 Naperville, IL 60563 USA Tel: (800) 320-3801 Toll Free Tel: (800) 320-3801 Fax: (630) 717-5646 Email: mchristensen@borealislighting.com Web site: www.borealislighting.com BOSS Steel Limited Booth # 801........... Sales Contact: Thomas Kring 565 Edward Avenue Richmond Hill, ON L4C 9W8 Tel: (905) 508-8225 Toll Free Tel: (888) 301-6403 Fax: (905) 508-8475 Email: tkring@bossteel.com Web site: www.bossteel.com Founded in 1991, Boss Steel Limited offers high quality ferrous and non-ferrous steel products, includingsuchproductlinesasaluminum,stainless, cold finished bars, shafting, brass, copper, sheet metal, plate, and over a dozen different lines of tool steel.Steelservicesonofferincludealuminumand stainlesssteelTIGweldingalongwithprecisionsaw and flame cutting services. New products include Euroklemppipeandtubefittings,auniversalmodular pipe and tube connection system, of interest in particular to engineers, industrial professionals and do-it-yourselfers; an Allen key, saw, and tape measureareallyouneedtostartbuildinganything your imagination can think of!

CanadaOne.com® Booth # 231...........Sales Contact: Kevin Jackson 2243 Stouffville Rd. Box 310 Gormley, ON L0H 1G0 Tel: (905) 927-0015 Email: kevin@canadaone.com Web site: www.canadaone.com The Sign Association of Canada is working on somethingbigwithasmallbusinesswebsitecalled CanadaOne.com®, Canada’s premier business channel on the Internet.This site was built from the ground up based on the actual needs and interests oftoday’sInternetcitizenswhosefocusisCanadian business.TheCanadaOnewebsiteincludesanonline magazine,aCanadianbusinessdirectory,Canadian specific business resources, a technology centre, andseveralotherpromotionaltoolsdesignedtohelp Canadians grow their businesses.

Canadian Signcrafters Supply Booth # 938.................Sales Contact: Marj Payne 75580 Wildwood Line Bayfield, ON N0M 1G0 Tel: (519) 565-5500 Toll Free Tel: (800) 663-9753 Fax: (519) 565-5553 Toll Free Fax: (888) 663-9753 Email: cansign@tcc.on.ca Web site: www.signcraftersupply.com The spot to find it all! We supply all Roland EcoSol digital printers and cutters (from 30 to 104 inches), laminators, sign shop equipment, digital media, digital inks, vinyls, cutting mats, and all dailyconsumables.Wemeetourcustomers’needs, whetherforlarge-formatprintingorbrushing/rolling one shot or applying gold leaf, we are here with theanswers.CanadianSigncraftersSupplydelivers across Canada and beyond.

Canuck Technologies Inc. Booth # 528..................... Sales Contact: Al Proulx 670, Deslauriers Montreal, QC H4N 1W5 Tel: (416) 798-0773 (Toronto Office) Toll Free Tel: (866) 922-6825 (9CANUCK) Fax: (514) 745-2014 (Montreal Office) Email: alp@canucktechnologies.ca Web site: www.canucktechnologies.ca Canuck Technologies is a machine distribution company,offeringsignequipmentsolutionsanda tremendous installation and training program for eachtypeofequipmentthatwillallowyoutoquickly maximizeyourreturnoninvestment.Ourproducts include Techno Inc., CNC routers, LaserPro CNC lasers,StellarJetUVhybridprintersandEasymount laminators. New products include Techno’s new LC “Plus” Series router, LaserPro’s new Spirit “GX” system, and Easymount’s new cold and hot laminator,thelattermaintainingitspricestructure of 2006.

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E x h i b i t o r p r o fi l e s Carver Creek Design Booth # 823............Sales Contact: Rich Kinsman P.O. Box 9 Bobcaygeon, ON K0M 1A0 Tel: (705) 738-6840 Toll Free Tel: (877) 462-5647 Fax: (705) 738-5283 Email: rich_kinsman@carvercreeksigns.com Web site: www.carvercreeksigns.com Carver Creek Design manufactures top-quality carved and sandblasted wooden signs. Our CNC machine and state-of-the-art sandblasting technique can make any sized sign of any shape and any design, and all our signs are hand-painted and custom-made. Carver Creek Design offers sandblasted and carved Western red cedar and Signfoam signs, wooden board games, MDO and raised-foam lettering, and vinyl and 23K gold leaf.

Cheelo Graphics Inc. Booth # 632 ...................Sales Contact: Roger Xiu 3447 Kennedy Road, Unit 6 Toronto, ON M1V 3S1 Tel: (416) 412-3889 Fax: (416) 412-3893 Email: cheelographics@gmail.com Web site: www.cheelo.com We excel at dye sublimation printing on large size fabric, for fabric pop up; roll it up, hanging signs and other trade show displays.We are able to print onstretchableornon-stretchablefabricmaterial,in sizes up to 92 inches wide seamless. We can print on different vinyl banners and self-adhesive vinyl materials with true solvent ink, in sizes up to 126 inches wide, and we also do laminating, mounting and sewing in-house.

Clarke Systems Booth # 430.....Sales Contact: Charles J. Kelly Jr. 1857 Walnut Street Allentown, PA 18104 USA Tel: (610) 434-9889 Toll Free Tel: (800) 331-1891 Fax: (610) 434-9868 Email: ckellyjr@clarkesystems.com Web site: www.clarkesystems.com Clarke Systems is a manufacturer and distributor ofhigh-qualityarchitecturalsignage,specializingin sales and service to the sign trade.

Products offered by Clarke Systems include Slatz®, the internationally acclaimed system of extruded aluminum components and universal plastic clips; Info Panel™, a versatile system of extruded aluminum posts and panels; Clearview™, acrylic, paper-insertsigns;Magnesign™,magnetizedacrylic signs with moveable panels; and Braille Plaque™, acrylicofficesignsavailableframedandunframed.

Acme Neon & Plastics is our exclusive distributor in Canada.

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Cranes Unlimited Booth # 911.............Sales Contact: George Perry PO Box 246 Williamsburg, ON K0C 2H0 Tel: (613) 448-2006 Fax: (613) 448-2006 Email: cranesunlimited97@sympatico.ca Craneofferscombinationremotecontrolpersonal carriers,cranes,van/conventionaltruck-mounted buckettrucks,cabsandchassis,platformandutility bodies, and hydraulic or manual outriggers. We handle repairs and parts for most sign cranes, and distributeRadocyInc.products,includingthenew MightyLiftII,alightdutyliftingcranewitha35-foot crane height.

Daktronics Canada Booth # 924... Sales Contact: Maurizio Roberto, Robert Blyth 4610 Dufferin St. Unit 21B, Toronto, ON M3H 5S4 Tel: (416) 663-3258 Toll Free Tel: (877) 663-3258 Fax: (416) 663-0384 Email: mrobert@daktronicscanada.com Web site: www.daktronicscanada.com Daktronics designs, manufacturers, and sells dynamic visual communication systems, ranging from standard LED message centres to custom video displays sold worldwide.We are recognized as a world leader in large screen video systems, electronicdisplays,digit-basedproducts,including time and temp displays, data master, data trac, infonet, dakticker, galaxy, galaxy pro, and the prostar; all products are supported with excellent service.Daktronicsleadsindevelopingnewdisplay technologies and control systems.

Davies Screen Printing Booth # 701.Sales Contact: Brad or Ann Davies 25944 Poplar Hill Road, R.R. #1 Ailsa Craig, ON N0M 1A0 Tel: (519) 232-9760 Toll Free Tel: (800) 782-3359 Fax: (519) 232-9290 Email: orders@daviesscreenprinting.com Web site: www.daviesscreenprinting.com We manufacture interchangeable acrylic, corocolour and flex sign letters. We also have various trackingprofiles,changepoles,etc.Customscreen printing is available as well.

Our primary distributors are: EM Plastic & Electric ProductsLtd.andAcmeNeon&PlasticSignSuppliesLtd. Digital Auto Library Booth # 213................ Sales Contact: Luke Green 1538 Stanleyfield Crescent Ottawa, ON, K4P 1M7 Tel: (888) 843-1325 Toll Free Tel: (888) 843-1325 Fax: (613) 247-7122 Email: lucasg@digitalauto.on.ca Web site: www.digitalauto.on.ca

Digitalpixel Inc. Booth # 637..................... Sales Contact: Jay Maru 4080 Highway 7, Unit 2 Woodbridge, ON L4L 8Z2 Tel: (905) 850-9800 Toll Free Tel: (866) 749-3505 Fax: (905) 850-9805 Email: jmaru@digitalpixel.ca Web site: www.digitalpixel.ca Digitalpixel is a leader in providing digital printing equipment to the signage industry. It offers theVPsolvent 60- to 198-inch Jet line starting at $21,000; 60-inch wide Inkjet printers starting at $5000, with oneyearofsuppliesincluded;VPUVflatandsolvent Jet printers at 1.5m x 3m starting at $59,000; 24- to 60-inch vinyl cutters starting at $999 with five starters of vinyl; 720x720 Konica print heads; (custom) moulding machines; display products such as roll-up banner stands; laser engravers; and CNCrouters.Digitalpixelalsooffersadouble-sided, 16-inch solvent Jet printer starting at 1.00sq./ft.; an embroidery service; and various promotional products.

Direct Sign Wholesale Booth # 412.................Sales Contact: John Lewis 1100 E. 64th Ave. Denver, CO 80229 USA Tel: (866) 278-5543 Toll Free Tel: (866) 278-5543 Fax: (303) 286-1534 Email: sales@directsignwholesale.com Web site: www.directsignwholesale.com Direct Sign Wholesale is one of North America’s largestchannelletterproducers.Weproducehighqualitychannellettersignage,includingstandard, reverse,open-facedandfront/backlit,madeexactly toyourspecifications.Canadiancustomersreceive low shipping rates for its Canadian UL-approved products, and we use only padded and enclosed shipping crates.

Drytac Canada Inc. Booth # 617 220 Caldari Road Concord, ON L4K 4L1 Tel: (905) 660-1748 Toll Free Tel: (800) 353-2883 Fax: (905) 660-1752 Toll Free Fax: (877) 437-9822 Email: toronto@drytac.com Web site: www.drytac.com Drytacisamanufactureranddistributorofmounting, laminating,framingandfinishingmaterials,aswell asfinishingequipment,laminators,hotpressesand accessories.Thedisplaydivisionoffersanextensive range of banner stands, portable displays and specialtyexhibits.NewproductsincludeJetmounter, coldrollerlaminators;GrandStand&RetractableII, newretractabledisplaystands;andWindowTac,repositionablemountingadhesivecreatedforwindow display applications.

E x h i b i t o r p r o fi l e s Durable Office Products Booth # 416................ Sales Contact: Sue Talmey 20-850 King Street West Oshawa, ON L1J 8N5 Tel: (905) 436-6751 Toll Free Tel: (866) 410-3329 Fax: (905) 436-5819 Email: s.talmey@durableofficeproducts.com Web site: www.durableofficeproducts.com Durable Office Products is the supplier of signage systems, including info signs, info stands and pictograms.

East West Plastic & Electric Products Ltd. Booths # 300, 306 Sales Contact: Al Sigalas, Sales Manager 1130 Lodestar Road Downsview, ON M3J 3G4 Tel: (416) 635-6500 Toll Free Tel: (800) 263-1421 Fax: (416) 635-8640 Toll Free Fax: (866) 354-9084 Email: als@eastwestplastic.com Web site: www.eastwestplasticplastic.com East West Plastic and Electric Products Corp. is a distributor of a complete range of sign supply products and has recently joined forces with Sign Supply USA. This national sign supply distributor was founded in 1990 and has 15 branches located throughouttheUnitedStates.Together,SignSupply USA and East West have become the largest distributor of sign supplies in North America.

Electrobits-International Inc. Booth # 913..... Sales Contact: Daniel LaRocque C.P. 305, Succursale Place d’Armes Montreal QC H2Y 3H1 Tel: (514) 842-4150 Toll Free Tel: (800) 567-2487 Fax: (514) 844-9697 Toll Free Fax: (800) 676-7239 Email: dlarocque@electrobits-international.com Web site: www.electrobits-international.com ElectrobitsoffersvariouscompleteseriesofUL-listed & CSA-approved high voltage electrical insulating wiring systems for neon signs. Please note the introductionofanewproduct:Primarydisconnect switch box and enclosure, the WetBits outdoor exposed-wiringsystemforwetlocationsandneon installations.

Elite Wholesale Banner Booth # 414.Sales Contact: Heather Ballantyne 1001 Denison Street, Unit 10 Markham, ON L3R 2Z6 Tel: (905) 415-9046 Toll Free Tel: (877) 367-3548 Fax: (905) 415-5989 Email: info@elitewholesalebanner.com Web site: www.elitewholesalebanner.com Elite brings you competitive pricing on a great selection of digital banners for solvent and ecosolventprinting.Asalways,wehaveourgreatlineup ofvinylreceptivebannermaterialsinalargearrayof coloursandweights.Elite’sfinishingservicesinclude hems, grommets, and rope and pole pockets. At Elite,weunderstandthecriticaltimelinesourclients face,andthat’swhywearecommittedtoproviding youwiththefastestturnaroundtimestoensureyour customersstaysatisfiedwithyourserviceandkeep coming back again and again.

EM Plastic and Electric Products Ltd. Booths # 600, 700.Sales Contact: Marc Zarboni 430 Norfinch Drive Downsview, ON M3N 1Y4 Tel: (416) 665-6111 Toll Free Tel: (800) 465-4455 Fax: (416) 665-9431 Email: Marc@emplastic.com Web site: www.emplastic.com EM Plastic and Electric Products Ltd. has been distributing quality products to the sign, display, screenprinting,plasticfabrication,digitalimaging andglazingmarkets.Nationally,weofferacomplete rangeofqualityplasticsheetandrolledstockacrylic andpolycarbonate,foamboardsandaluminumsheet, and we carry a complete line of high-performance ballasts, transformers, LED’s, coatings, pressuresensitive graphic films and pre-mask. EM provides custom cutting/conversion as well as next day deliveryinmajorCanadiancities,andisrecognized foritsservice,dependabilityandknowledgeablestaff.

Engraver’s Express Inc. Booth # 232 Unit 705 – 20381 62nd Avenue Langley, BC V3A 5E6 Tel: (604) 533-3467 Email: sales@engraversexpress.com Web site: www.engraversexpress.com Engravers Express is the sole Canadian distributor of Epilog CO2 laser engraving systems and Vision engraving machines.We also distribute Rowmark plastics, custom pins and medallions, JRS sign frames, and ENCORE house brand plastics and accessories for the engraving marking industry.

WithourcorporateofficeinBritishColumbiaandfull lineofficesinAlberta,OntarioandQuebec,weoffer the most diverse and extensive customer service experience in the business.

Ernest Green & Son Ltd. Booth # 222.......Sales Contact: Philip Hampson 2395 Skymark Avenue Mississauga, ON L4W 4Y6 Tel: (905) 629-8999 Toll Free Tel: (800) 387-7577 Fax: (905) 629-3970 Email: phampson@ernestgreen.com Web site: www.ernestgreen.com Ernest Green & Son is the largest independent graphicartsdealerinCanada.Werecentlyinstalled theflagshipUVprinterfromEFI-VutekQS2000into our Toronto demo facility. We sell all wide/grandformatprintmedia,equipment,ink,andaccessories, and provide technical services to support the above.We distribute EFI-Vutek, Mutoh, Epson, hp, Seal /Neschen, RS Royal Sovereign and Graphtec.

SoftwareonofferincludesOnyxGraphics,EFIXF,SAI InternationalandColorburst.Mediaincludes3M,LG Chem, Intelicoat, Outre, hp, Epson and EGS Private Label.

ExpoSystems Canada Booth # 111.............. Sales Contact: Chris Waters 3640 B McNicoll Avenue Scarborough, ON M1X 1G5 Tel: (416) 291-2932 Toll Free Tel: (800) 263-3976 Fax: (416) 291-0383 Email: dealers@exposystems.com Web site: www.exposystems.com ExpoSystems Canada has served the exhibit industry for over 40 years. We will be in our new facility effective August 1, 2007. This expansion of our manufacturing plant will help us service our customers even better than before. With several newproducts,includingExpoProfile,SingularFabric Wall,andtheextendedPALbannerstandline,weare excitedtobethelargestandbestCanadian-owned exhibit builder in Canada.

Federal Transformer Ltd. Booth # 622..............Sales Contact: Pierre Venne 5059, St-Jean Baptiste Montreal, QC H1B 5V3 Tel: (514) 640-5059 Toll Free Tel: (800) 361-0223 Fax: (514) 640-4729 Email: transformateurfederal@bellnet.ca Web site: www.transfed.com FederalTransformerLtd.Isthedistributorforthesign industry,offeringballastsandtransformers,acrylic, polycarbonate,PVC,fluorescents,aluminumprofiles, vinyls,polyester,adhesives,plasticandmetalpaint, wireandcable,aluminumandsteelsheets,flexible substrate,Coroplast,rotors,chasers,banners,midget louvers,clockmovements,letteringenamel,jewelite, neon tubing, and electrodes.

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E x h i b i t o r p r o fi l e s Flash Néon Inc. Booth # 410.......Sales Contact: Pierre Ste-Marie 453, boul. de Quen N. Alma, QC G8B 5P6 Tel: (418) 662-5247 Fax: (418) 662-2900 Email: piersm1@digicom.qc.ca Web site: www.flashneon.com Fletcher-Terry Company Booth # 722....Sales Contact: Customer Service 65 Spring Lane Farmington, CT 06032 USA Tel: (860) 677-7331 Toll Free Tel: (800) 843-3826 Fax: (860) 676-8858 Toll Free Fax: (800) 329-3826 Email: customerservice@fletcher-terry.com Web site: www.fletcher-terry.com TheFletcher-TerryCompanymanufacturescutting and assembly tools to the sign industry, among others. The Viscom business unit manufactures a line of quick,accurateanddebris-freestraight-line cutting and trimming products for the sign, digital graphics and visual communication markets. We provide framing, hardware, and glass, including computerizedmatcutters,manualcutters,joiners, underpinners and pneumatic and manual point drivers;andsign,digital,andvisualcommunications, including cutters and rotary trimmers for sign materials and Atlas workbenches.

FormaShape (A division of Whitewater Composites Ltd.) Booth # 716.................Sales Contact : Garry Ford Address: 9505 Haldane Road Kelowna, BC V4V 2K5 Tel: (250) 766-5152 Toll Free Tel: (800) 882-7638 Fax: (250) 766-3337 E-Mail: gford@formashape.com Web site: www.formashape.com FormaShape offers turnkey composite solutions, deliveringtoclientsacompleterangeofengineering, toolbuilding,productmanufacturingandshipping capabilities.Wemanufacturefibre-reinforcedplastics (FRP)andurethaneproducts,employingmanyopen and closed-mould processes. Our clients include Petro-Canada, Husky Oil, Canadian Tire, Universal Studios, and Western Star Trucks.

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Gandinnovations Booth # 200............ Sales Contact: Cosimo Coffa 941 Isom Road San Antonio, TX 78216 USA 1636 Shawson Drive Mississauga, ON L4W 1N7 Tel: (210) 344-9566 Toll Free Tel: (866) 500-5384 Fax: (210) 344-9569 Email: cosimo@gandigroup.com Web site: www.gandinnovations.com Gandinnovations manufactures the Jeti series of grand-formatprinters.Theproductlineincludesthe 3312(3m)Dye-Sublimation,3324(3m)and5024(5m) solventink-basedprinters;andtheJeti3324(3m)& 5024 (5m) UV roll-to-roll printers, with an optional modularbacklitcameraunitusedtoproduceperfect double-sided output.The flatbed line includes the Jeti 3150 (5ft x10ft) UV Flatbed along with the newest additions the series, the Jeti 1224 (4ft x 8ft) UV Flatbed and the Jeti 2030 (2m x 3m) UV Flatbed.

All Jeti grand-format printers feature the latest Spectra print head technology.

GBC Canada Booth # 710............... Sales Contact: David Janes 49 Railside Road Don Mills, ON M3A 1B3 Tel: (416) 447-4951 Toll Free Tel: (800) 463-2545 Fax: (416) 447-0123 Email: david.janes@gbc.com Website: www.gbccanada.com GBC Canada is a leading manufacturer of large formatlaminatingequipment,includingSurePrint™ InkjetMedia,Octiva™thermalandArctic™pressure sensitivelaminatingfilmsforthesignindustry.GBC salesandserviceofficesarelocatedacrossCanada.

Visitourbooth,assomeofGBC’snewandinnovative professionalfinisherswillbeexhibited,includingthe newlylaunchedArcticTitan1064and1040cold-only laminators.

Gemini Canada Limited Booth # 925..........Sales Contact: Peter Brimmer 373 John Street Neustadt, ON N0G 2M0 Tel: (800) 265-0426 Fax: (519) 799-5954 Email:Canada@signletters.com Web site: www.signletters.com Gemini has been manufacturing letters, logos and plaquesforthesignindustryforover40years.Weoffer injection-mouldedplasticletters;vacuumformedplastic letters and logos; laser cut acrylic letters and logos; castaluminumandbronzelettersandlogos;waterjet cutaluminum,bronze,brass,copperandstainlesssteel lettersandlogos;andaluminum,bronze,brass,copper and stainless steel plaques.

Grant Metal Products Booth # 624.... Sales Contact: Gordon Ringham 3949 54 Ave. N.E. Calgary, AB T3J 3W5 Tel: (403) 590-8000 Toll Free Tel: (800) 672-6088 Fax: (403) 590-7990 Toll Free Fax: (877) 990-7990 Email: gord@grantmetal.com Web site: www.grantmetal.com GrantMetalProductsservesasawholesalesupplierto thesign,glazingandmetalcladbuildingindustries.We supplyaluminumsignblanks,galvanizedsteelu-channel posts,CNCrouterserviceandcustommetalfabrication.

WearetheCanadiandistributorofPolyfitSignSystems,a competewayfindingsystem,andexteriorpostandpanel and sign cans for backlit applications.

Grant Sign Group of Companies Booth # 818.Sales Contact: GSS Keith Edwards 503 Carlingview Drive Toronto, ON M9W 5H2 Tel: (416) 213-0993 Toll Free Tel: (800) 667-4554 Fax: (416) 213-9531 Email: GSS keith@grantsigngroup.com Web site: www.grantsigngroup.com 2007 marks the 40th anniversary for Grant Sign Service (GSS). GSS is Canada’s largest sign installationandmaintenancecompany.GrantSign Imaging opened in 2005 and is the fastest growing largeformatimagingcompanyinCanada,printingin excess of one million square feet in GSI’s first year of operation.RiteSignInternationalopenedin2005as well, and has captured over 75 per cent of the three message sign business in Canada.

Graphic Mart Booth # 822................Sales Contact: Dean Jones 845 Main Street E. Milton, ON L9T 3Z3 Tel: (905) 875-1592 Toll Free Tel: (800) 387-0232 Fax: (905) 875-1610 Toll Free Fax: (866) 278-1216 Email: dean@graphicmart.com Web site: www.graphicmart.com Graphic Mart offers eco and solvent pressuresensitive digital media, as well as premask, squeegees,andapplicationfluids.Servicesoffered include trade wide format digital printing, and finishingandcustomstripingconfigurationsforyour fleet customers.

Product lines we carry include Avery, 3M, MACtac, LG, Transferite, R-Tapes, Illusions and GFX.

E x h i b i t o r p r o fi l e s IMAC Booth # 803......... Sales Contact: Alan Whittaker 2-30 Corstate Ave. Concord, ON L4K 4X2 Tel: (905) 760-7623 Toll Free Tel: (800) 416-3996 Fax: (905) 760-9067 Email: alw@imaconline.ca Web site: www.imaconline.ca IMACwasthefirstcompanytoprovidewide-format systemsandsuppliestotheCanadianmarketplace.

Ourmandatehasalwaysbeentobeatotalresource for wide format systems and supplies, as well as providing training to customers. New products includetheMutohValueJetlineofoutdoorprinters andAgfaAnapurnaMclassandXL2flatbed/roll-toroll UV printers.

Matthews Bronze Booth # 411.................Sales Contact: Eric Resch 810 Nipissing Road, Unit 200 Milton, ON L9T 4Z9 Tel: (905) 878-2358 Toll Free Tel: (800) 668-6800 Fax (905) 876-1344 Email: resch@matthewsintl.com Web site: www.matthewsbronze.net MatthewsBronzeofferscastbronzeandaluminum plaquesuptoeightfeetindiameter,signsinetched aluminum,brass,copper,magnesium,mutzmetal, stainless steel and zinc, waterjet–cut metal letters and logos and cast metal letters (as small as 3/8”) in customprismatic and oval-faced letter styles. New products include ImageCast™ and Alumicolor™ Signs and Letters.

In-House Solutions Booth # 432......... Sales Contact: Janice McLeod 240 Holiday Inn Dr., Unit A Cambridge, ON N3C 3X4 Tel: (519) 658-1471 Fax: (519) 658-1335 Email: janice.mcleod@inhousesolutions.com Web site: www.inhousesolutions.com In-House Solutions offers software tools for sign designandmanufacturing,withlinkstoCNCrouters.

Weprovidetheverybestinseamlessintegrationof newCAD/CAMsoftware,certifiedCAD/CAMsoftware training,responsivetechnicalsupport,andconsulting totheCNCmanufacturers.Productsweofferinclude the Mastercam Router and Mastercam Art, with MastercamX2Artbeingournewestproductonoffer.

In-House Solutions is the Canadian distributor of Mastercam CAD/CAM Systems (CNC Software).

Maxmedia Graphic Supplies Inc. Booth # 122........................Sales Contact: Jeff Lo 1001 Denison Street, Unit 5 Markham ON L3R 2Z6 Tel: (905) 474-9128 Fax: (905) 474-9987 Email: maxmedia@rogers.com Web site: www.maxmedia1.ca Maxmediaofferswide-formatimagingsuppliessuch asindoorandoutdoorInkjetmediaandinks,solvent and eco-sol, UV curable printer media and inks, laminatingandmountingfilms,andbannerstands and portable displays.

INK4U and Sign Supplies Ltd. Booth # 210.........Sales Contact: Alain Pelletier 308 Cobequid Road, P.O. Box 541 Lower Sackville, NS B4C 3G4 Tel: (902) 864-7879 Fax: (902) 865-6318 Email: alain@ink4u.ca Web site: www.ink4u.ca International Sign Association (ISA) Booth # 329...........................................Lance Clark 707 North Saint Asaph Street Alexandria, VA, 22314-1911 USA Tel: (703) 836-4015 Fax: (703) 836-8353 Email: laurie.kusek@signs.org Web site: www.signs.org Lumipro inc.

(Services d’éclairage Lumipro inc.)

Booth # 328................Sales Contact: Guy Vallée 640 Avenue Lépine Dorval, QC H9P 1G2 Tel: (514) 633-9320 Toll Free Tel: (866) 333-9320 Fax: (514) 633-9365 Email: gvallee@lumipro.com Web site: www.lumipro.com

MediaEdge Communications Inc. Booth #327........Sales Contact: Sherri Edwards 5255 Yonge Street, Suite 1000 Toronto ON M2N 6P4 Tel: (416) 512-8186 ext. 263 Toll Free Tel: (866) 216-0860 Fax: (416) 512-8344 Email: sherrie@mediaedge.ca Web site: www.mediaedge.ca Branches:Toronto,Winnipeg,Vancouver,Gainesville MediaEdge is one of North America’s leading association publishers.We offer a complete range of customized publishing and communication services to meet the unique needs of an association. MediaEdge is the proud publisher of theSignAssociationofCanada’sofficialpublication “ImageMakers.”

Micron Fastener, Inc. Booth # 326................Sales Contact: Paola Brea 246 Clifton Avenue Clifton, NJ 07011 USA Tel: (973) 340-8050 Toll Free Tel: (800) 923-1022 Fax: (973) 340-8060 Toll Free Fax: (800) 923-1044 Email: paola@micronamerica.com Web site: www.micronamerica.com

Mirtec Canada Inc. Booth # 935......Sales Contact: Gary Dumanski 71 Black Road, Unit 5 Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 6J8 Tel: (705) 946-4248 Toll Free Tel: (800) 461-2139 Fax: (705) 946-2478 Email: garyd@mirtecit.com Web site: www.mirtecit.com www.imirtec.com Mirtecmanufacturesacurvedsignagesystemthathas uniquepatented“designerelements”plusacomplete lineofsizestofitmostinteriorandexteriorapplications.

ThissystemisdistributedinCanadaexclusivelythrough selected architectural signage dealers.

Mondrian-Hall, Inc. Booth # 216..................Sales Contact: John Hall 40 Viceroy Road Concord, ON L4K 2L8 Tel: (905) 738-4255 Toll Free Tel: (800) 387-3776 Fax: (905) 738-5087 Email: jhall@mondrianhall.com Web site: www.mondrianhall.com MONDRIAN-HALL supplies imaging equipment, supplies and service to Canadian display graphics, technical design and professional photography businesses. We offer a full range of equipment, accessories,suppliesandcomprehensiveservices, including installation, training, warranty repair, preventativemaintenanceandcolourmanagement.

We offer a wide range of wide-format and UV flatbedprinters,RIPsoftware,colourmanagement, laminating and finishing, vinyl cutting, solvent InkjetmediaandaqueousanddesktopInkjetmedia products.

Multicam Canada Booth # 322...............Sales Contact: Bob Austin 15-701 Millway Ave. Concord, ON L4K 3S7 Tel: (905) 738-7954 Fax: (905) 738-2352 Email: bob@multicam.ca Web site: www.multicam.ca Multicam Canada’s products include CNC routers, plasma cutters, waterjet cutters and large format laser cutting machines with laser power up to 400 watts. We recently opened an office and demonstrationfacilityinQuebecCity.Multicamhas recentlyintroducedafullyintegratedVisionSystem forcuttingprintedgraphicswithregistrationmarks and an oscillating attachment for our routers for cuttingfoamcoreandsimilarproducts.Bothwillbe showcased during CONSAC 2007.

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E x h i b i t o r p r o fi l e s Multi Color Tech Co. Booth # 918..........Sales Contact: Sherry Young 7370 Woodbine Ave., Unit 4 Markham, ON L3R 1A5 Email: sherry_young98@yahoo.ca Tel: (416) 671-4919 Fax: (905) 475-2144 Web site: www.multicolorcanada.com We offer only high resolution large-format digital printing in widths up to 98” seamless including whole solutions for display; large-sized vinyl, banners,posters,signs,popups,androll-it-ups;and laminating,mountingandhemmingin-house.Weare nowseekingdistributorsinBC,AlbertaandQuébec.

N.C. Pestill Limited Booth # 120.....Sales Contact: Roger Reynolds 250 Speedvale Avenue W. Guelph, ON N1H 7M7 Tel: (519) 821-1980 Fax: (519) 821-7317 Email: rreynolds@ncpestill.com Web site: www.ncpestill.com N.C. Pestill Ltd. offers services from design and concept to printing and finishing. We offer digital print, signage, specialty printing, display systems, finishing, mounting, hp sales and service, and wholesale pricing to the trades.

Nazdar Canada Booth # 636.Sales Contact: Patrick Handscombe 925 Roselawn Avenue Toronto, ON M6B 1B7 Tel: (416) 789-5111 Toll Free Tel: (800) 463-5111 Fax: (416) 789-0474 Email: phandscombe@nazdar.com Web site: www.nazdar.com Nazdar offers printers’ inks, printers, equipment, supplies and media. We offer consulting services; Nazdarscreenandflexoinks;Lysondigitalinks;and ImageStar digital media. We supply Wilflex textile screen inks, Chemical Consultants International’s prepress chemicals, Kiwo and Chromaline screen products, M&R printing equipment, X-Rite colour managementequipment,TechwinandVutekdigital printers, and Ultraflex and MACtac digital media.

Nazdar Products are distributed by Amerink Ltee.

ND Graphics Booth # 400, 500..............Sales Contact: Mark West 4309 Steeles Avenue West Downsview, ON M3N 1V7 Tel: (416) 663-6416 Toll Free Tel: 1-888-NDGRAPH (634-7274) Fax: (416) 663-5629 Email: customerservice@ndgraphics.com Web site: www.ndgraphics.com NDGraphicsisaleadingsign,digitalscreen-printing andexhibitdisplaysupplier,alsoofferingfinancing andsupporttoclientswhopurchaseequipmentfrom thecompany.Werepresent3M,AveryGerber,Mimaki and Sericol. We will soon be moving soon into a larger,upgradedfacility!Checkoutwww.ndgraphics. com for more details.

Neo Tech Industries Booth # 333............. Sales Contact: Sammy Lee 1057 Steeles Ave. W. P.O. Box 81623, Toronto, ON M2R 3X1 Tel: (905) 474-2428 Fax: (905) 474-1293 Email: info@neoportables.com Web site: www.neoportables.com Neo Tech Industries is a manufacturer of indoor/ outdoor portable display systems, and we also providecorporateassistancewithcommunications, retailsolutions,campaigns,advertisingsuppliesand visualcommunications.ProductswesupplyincludeX BannerStands(premium/value/economic);YBanner Stands(indoor/outdooruseassingleordouble);table topdisplays(motorized/ceiling);TechOne(verticalto horizontal), and custom sizing.

Nu-media Display Systems Inc. Booth # 931 165 Matheson Blvd East, Units 8 & 9 Mississauga, ON L4Z 3K2 Sales Contact: Ron Vankeulen Tel: (905) 568-0990 Toll Free Tel: (800) 676-4502 Fax: (905) 568-0949 Email: ron@nu-mediadisplays.com Web site: www.nu-mediadisplays.com Nu-media Display Systems Inc. designs and manufactures indoor and outdoor LED display systems, message centres, time temps and price displays.

Océ-Canada Inc. Booth # 527................Sales Contact: Letitia Kee 4711 Yonge Street, Suite 1100 Toronto, ON M2N 6K8 Tel: (416) 224-5600 Toll Free Tel: (800) 668-1945 Fax: (416) 224-5778 Email: letitia.kee@oce.com Web site: www.oce.ca

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Oldham Robinson Integrated Technologies Inc. Booth # 826..............Sales Contact: Chris Edgar 444 Southcote Rd. Ancaster, ON L9G 2W3 Tel: (905) 648-9815 Fax: (905) 648-9639 Email: sales@oldhamrobinson.com Web site: www.oldhamrobinson.com We provide equipment sales, service, software, trainingandsupporttothesignandmanufacturing industries.NewOldhamRobinsonproductsinclude the Roland VP-300 & VP-540, Cadlink Visual Print Manager, and the Permanent Impressions laser process.

Wehavecontinuedoursuccesswithanotherrecord breakingyearaddingShannonHodgsonandJayBain toourteamaswellastwoexcitingannouncements, which will be released during Consac 2007.

POP Displays Booth # 102..............Sales Contact: Bert Dubuc 3700, Saint Patrick, #300 Montreal, QC H4E 1A2 Tel: (888) 767-4887 (888-POP-IT-UP) Fax: (514) 939-2454 Email: sales@pop-displays.com Web site: www.pop-displays.com POPDisplaysproducesafullarrayofportabledisplay systems, including pop-ups, banner stands, panel systems and POP displays, and offers wide-format printing, transport and shipping cases, literature racks,andtradeshowaccessories.Newdealersinall markets are welcome.

Printer’s Parts & Equipment Booth # 813........Sales Contact: Jan Mohamed 60 Howden Road Scarborough, ON M1R 3E4 Tel: (416) 752-4488 Toll Free Tel: (800) 268-6577 Fax: (416) 752-6786 Email: jan@printersparts.com Web site: www.printersparts.com PP&E provides elegant and profitable sign making solutions incorporating hardware/software, installation,trainingandsupport.PP&Erepresents thepremiumRolandlineofproducts,includingthe SolJet Pro III andVersaCAMM lines, and sells the ink andconsumablesforthesemachines.Newproducts includetheRolandVersaCammVP-300andVP-540, 30” and 54” printer/cutters.

Raku Corporation Booth # 627..................Sales Contact: Mark Luo 7351 Victoria Park Avenue, Unit 3 Markham, ON L3R 3A5 Tel: (905) 479-0175 Fax: (905) 479-0201 Email: info@raku-corp.com Web site: www.raku-corp.com

E x h i b i t o r p r o fi l e s R Tape Corporation Booth # 800............. Sales Contact: Rocco Rossi 6 Ingersoll Road South Plainfield, New Jersey 07080 USA Tel: (908) 753-5570 Toll Free Tel: (800) 440-1250 Fax: (908) 753-5014 Email: rrossi@rtape.com Web site: www.rtape.com R Tape Corporation is a leading manufacturer of pressure sensitive tapes and films and are committed to sign making, screen printing, digital imaging and roll label printing. RTape Corporation produces extensive lines of complementary, well-known tape and film products for graphics.

New products include Vinylefx™, which has been optimized for digital printing, screen printing and plottercuttingwithmarket-provenadhesivesystems, release liners, and product durability.

RB Digital Booth # 104....... Sales Contact: Stan Goldstein 27 Kodiak Crescent Downsview, ON M3J 3E5 Tel: (416) 638-0638 Fax: (416) 638-5160 Toll Free Tel: (800) 263-1413 Email: stan.goldstein@rubenstein.ca Web site: www.rbdigital.ca RB Digital offers Tajima embroidery machines, Brother Digital T-shirt printers, pulse embroidery software;Brother/Jukiindustrialsewingmachines; Mimaki/Mutohdigitalprinters,Canonwide-format printers; Gerber Technology; and Eastman textile cutting machines.

Retop LED Display Corporation Booth # 932.............. Sales Contact: Richard Pye #111 – 20171 92A Avenue Langley, BC V1M 3A5 Tel: (604) 881-2020 Toll Free Tel: (877) 707-3867 Fax: (604) 703-1908 Email: info@retopled.com Web site: www.retopled.com RETOP LED Display Corporation-designs, manufactures,andservicesfull-colourLEDdisplays in North America and around the world.

Rocwin Sales & Service Ltd. Booth # 538... Sales Contact: Rocco Presidente 1830A Gage Court Mississauga, ON L5S 1S2 Tel: (905 672-7707 Fax: (905 672-7727 Email: rpresidente@rocwin.com Web site: www.rocwin.com Rocwin Sales & Service Ltd. services aerial users with extensive experience with all types of sign installations and service equipment. Rocwin represents R.H. aerial ladders, and UTEM aerial equipment.Rocwinhandlesnewinstallationsand re-chassis installations, does repairs to all makes and models of aerial devices, digger derricks and cranes,carriesoutinspectionsandcertifications,and performs dielectric and acoustic testing.

Roland DGA Corp.

Booth # 829................... Sales Contact: Don Ross 35 Anne St. S. #4 Barrie, ON L4N 2C3 Tel: (705) 726-7264 Toll Free Tel: (800) 542-2307 Fax: (705) 726-7574 Toll Free Fax: (801) 659-4037 Email: dross@rolanddga.com Web site: www.rolanddga.com ProfessionalsworldwiderelyonRolandequipment and personnel everyday in the sign, grand-format, sublimation,digitalgraphics,fineart,photography, engravingand3Dmodelingindustries.RolandDGA suppliesInkjetprinters,vinylcutters,engravingand milling machines, and laser scanners.

RS Canada Inc. Booth # 717...................... Sales Contact: Eric Bell 164 Oakdale Road Toronto, ON M3N 2S5 Tel: (416) 741-8185 Fax: (416) 741-8185 Email: ericbell@royalsovereign.com Web site: www.royalsovereign.com Royal Sovereign International is a global supplier of laminating films and wide-format laminating machines. We manufacture and distribute a line of full-function roll laminators that accommodate allmounting,laminatingandencapsulatingneeds.

From desktop models to 65”-wide format, using pressuresensitiveorthermalfilms,RoyalSovereign productsprovidecompletelaminatingsolutionsfor today’sdigitaloutput,forbothindoorandoutdoor applications.

Sawgrass Technologies Booth # 625...... Sales Contact: Jennifer Gibson 2233 Highway 17 North Mount Pleasant, SC 29466 USA Tel: (843) 884-1575 Fax: (843) 844-3847 Email: jgibson@sawgrassink.com Web site: www.sawgrassink.com SAC - Sign Association of Canada Booth # 323.................Sales Contact: Bob Bronk 44 Victoria Street, Suite 1519 Toronto, ON M5C 1Y2 Tel: (416) 628-6609 Toll Free Tel: (877) 470-9787 Fax: (416) 628-6607 Email: bronk@sac-ace.ca Web site: www.sac-ace.ca

Sign Equip by Corbins Booth #715............... Sales Contact: Blair Corbin 4730 99 Street Edmonton, AB T6E 5H5 Tel: (780) 439-3344 Toll Free Tel: (877) 900-3344 Fax: (780) 439-5544 Email: sales@corbingraphics.com Web site: www.signequip.com Formerly Corbin Graphic Supplies, Sign Equip provideslarge-formatdigitalprinters,vinylcutters, software, clip art, laminators, router tables, vinyl strippers, accessories and supplies, an online shoppingcartservice,largeequipmentinstallation, andtraining.Wehaveanauthorizedrepairdepotfor ourprintersandcutters.Ournewestproductsarethe Summa DC4sx thermal transfer printer/cutter, Mr. Clipart"Get-It-All"downloadservice,Vinyl-Off10-4 vinylandadhesiveremover,andtheMutohValueJet Inkjet printer.

Sign Fix Limited Booth # 317........Sales Contact: Allan Coughlin 825 Garyray Drive Toronto, ON M9L 1R2 Tel: (416) 740-7333 Fax: (416) 740-7067 Email: allan@signfixltd.com Web site: www.signfixltd.com Weprovidewholesaleinstallationservicesforquality sign manufacturers with a service area covering southern Ontario. We are a unionized installation company.Wehaverecentlymovedtoalargerfacility toaccommodateourmultitudeofaerialandhoisting equipment.

Signalex Inc. Booth # 311............. Sales Contact: Alan Presley 5617 McAdam Road Mississauga, ON L4Z 1N4 Tel: (905) 568-2711 Toll Free Tel: (800) 465-8004 Fax: (905) 568-2570 Email: apresley@signalex.com Web site: www.signalex.com Signalex Inc. provides quality sign production materials, including extruded aluminum sign box systems,tofabricators.Signalexdesigns,develops and distributes. We have created over 300 custom extrusions, and our mainstream SIGNPRO, PHPlus, FLIP FRAME, and our newest EDGE-LIT extrusion systemshavedesignandengineeringspecifications that have set a standard in the industry. New products: Signalex is pleased to launch our newest ultra-thin, Edge-Lit graphic display system at CONSAC 2007! This new system is the thinnest currently available on the market! Be sure to visit us at Booth # 311 to check it out!

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E x h i b i t o r p r o fi l e s SignComp Booth # 330....Sales Contact: TJ VandenHeuvel 2925-A Walkent Ct. N.W. Grand Rapids, MI 49544 USA Tel: (616) 784-0405 Toll Free Tel: (877) 784-0405 Fax: (616) 784-0411 Email: tj@signcomp.com Web site: www.signcomp.com Vendor ofaluminumsignextrusions for hingeable and non-hingeable sign cabinets, vandal covers, tensioning systems, and posts and panels. Retro fit systems, radius ends and corners, divider bars, racewaysandchangeablepanelsystems.Available inextrudedlengthsandunassembledkits.Wholesale assembly available on a regional level.

Signs Outlet Inc. Booth #732............Sales Contact: Ritesh Jhamb 6660 Kennedy Road, #4 Mississauga, ON L5T 2M9 Tel: (905) 795-9611 Toll Free Tel: (877) 758-5957 Fax: (905) 795-0575 Toll Free Fax: (877) 758-5957 Email: info@signsoutlet.com Web site: www.signsoutlet.com Signs Outlet Inc. provides solutions in the areas of customized fleet graphics, retail signage and OEM graphicsapplications.Weprovidewholesalevehicle wraps and wholesale digital printing. With stateof-the-art CNC routers, we provide print and cut services at very competitive prices.

South Asia Plastics Group Ltd. Booth # 439.................Sales Contact: Mark Tang 1160 Tapscott Rd., Unit 7-10 Scarborough, ON M1X 1E9 Tel: (416) 291-3934 Fax: (416) 291-3683 Email: info@southasiaplastics.com Web site: www.southasiaplastics.com We provide substrates for digital/screen printing, interior/exterior signage, and CNC/sandblasting substrates.

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Spicers, a Division of PaperlinX Canada Limited Booth # 436 Sales Contact: Vija Lucs/Sandra Ondas 345 Passmore Avenue Scarborough, ON M1V 3N8 Tel: (416) 298-4440 Toll Free Tel: (866) 348-6843 Email: vija.lucs@spicers.ca/ sandra.ondas@spicers.ca Web site: www.spicers.ca SPICERSofferslitho,digital,signandscreenprinting consumables,alongwithdigitalprintingequipment, lamination, mounting and shipping supplies, and technical service expertise. Our comprehensive productlineupconsistsoffineprintingpapers,wideformatdigitalandconventionalprintingconsumables andequipment,laminationandmountingequipment and supplies, graphic art supplies and printing equipment,sanitation,maintenance,packagingand shipping supplies and equipment, and complete team of dedicated technical service experts.

TFT Transfotec International Booth # 316.... Sales Contact: Simon Bouchard 400, du Parc Saint-Eustache, QC J7R 0A1 Tel: (450) 491-5671 Toll Free Tel: (800) 665-1166 Fax: (450) 491-3788 Email: simon.bouchard@transfotec.com Web site: www.transfotec.com TFTTransfotecInternationalofferspowerillumination systems for the sign industry. New TFT products includethePLATINUMseries(neonpowersupplies for window signs), the CASINO series (neon power supplies for animation applications), the Octopus system (the most energy efficient neon system for channel letter applications), the Self-Contained series (for neon channel letters) and the LED contactless system (designed for LED signage and architecturallightingapplications).Thelatterinvolves noconnectors,crimping,polarityrestrictions,orLED overheating.

Stahls’ Canada Booth # 533...Sales Contact: Customer Service 140 Snow Blvd, Units 1 & 2 Concord, ON L4K 4C1 Tel: (905) 764-6300 Toll Free Tel: (800) 521-5255 Fax: (905) 764-8956 Toll Free Fax: (800) 334-9692 Email: Canada@stahls.com Web site: www.stahls.com Stahls’Canadaisaworldwidemanufacturerofheat appliedgraphics,offeringpersonalizedgraphicsand letteringforgarments.Stahls’offersHotronix®heat presses,CAD-CUT®materialsanddigitalsolutions, die-cutlettersandnumbers,pre-positionednames andnumbers,twillappliqué,customlogos,cutters andsoftware,andtransferpapers.Weselldirectlyto dealers who are looking for the most cost effective way to add personalization to garments.

The Gryph Group/Letter Magic Canada Booth # 237.................. Sales Contact: Stan Gilas P.O. Box 856, 41 Proton Street S. Dundalk, ON N0C 1B0 Tel: (519) 923-3883 Toll Free Tel: (866) 275-1995 Fax: (519) 923-9131 Email: infor@thegryphgroup.com Web site: www.thegryphgroup.com Weareamanufacturer-distributorofcustomizable, interchangeable, curved aluminum-frame wayfindingsignproductstowhichtactileorBraillemay beadded.Weoffersingle-anddouble-sidedplastic, metal and anodized aluminum end caps and clear non-glare lenses. Premier Series Post and Panel is a new easy-to-assemble system of half round or square posts featuring a choice of panel material, which can be mill-finished or anodized.

Sunitron Inc. Booth #920............... Sales Contact: Jerry Pappa 40 Pippin Road, Unit 4 Concord, ON L4K 4M6 Tel: (905) 660-6888 or (416) 630-8811 Toll Free Tel: (877) 630-8811 Fax: (905) 660-8889 Toll Free Fax: (877) 630-8811 Email: info@sunitron.com Web site: www.sunitron.com Pioneers in the LED business for over 20 years, SunitronnowoffersMegatron,Megastar,MegaSun, and Megavision products. Sunitron provides sale, lease and service, and is devoted only to the sign industry. Products are custom made to your specifications—if you can draw it, we can build it!

The Sign Depot Inc. Wholesale Booth # 525.................Sales Contact: Peter Moir 50 Borden Ave. S. Kitchener, ON N2G 3R5 Tel: (519) 894-0890 Toll Free Tel: (866) 262-8885 Fax: (519) 894-9605 Email: pmoir@sign-depot.on.ca Web site: www.sign-depot.on.ca TheSignDepotInc.Wholesalesuppliessandblasted carved western red cedar wood and HDU (high densityurethanefoam)signs,finishedorunfinished.

Weworkfromyourcustomer-approvedfiles.“We’ll lookafterthedustwhileyoulookafteryourclients.”

E x h i b i t o r p r o fi l e s The Silver Sign Inc. Booth # 623.......Sales Contact: Nazanin Shirazi 10 Planchet Road, Unit 3 Concord, ON L4K 2C8 Tel: (905) 669-0111 Toll Free Tel: (877) 354-SIGN Fax: (905) 669-0113 Email: thesilversign@yahoo.ca Web site: www.thesilversign.com We carry out screen printing, digital printing and produce electronic business cards.

Trans-Art Holdings Ltd. Booth # 233.......... Sales Contact: Michael Chan 1075 1st St W., Unit 105 North Vancouver, BC V7P 3T4 Tel: (604) 990-6742 Toll Free Tel: (877) 994-6824 Fax: (604) 990-6743 Email: mchan@trans-art.ca Web site: www.displayworld.ca Trans-Art is a manufacturer, as well as an importer/exporter. We supply display items for commercial purposes as well as trade-shows. New productsincludeanelectroluminescentdisplayand illuminated marker board.

Trican Corporation Booths # 112 & 914.. Sales Contact: Michel Bordet 6200 Danville Road Mississauga, ON L5T 2H7 Tel: (905) 795-1525 Fax: (905) 795-1526 Email: mbordet@tricancorp.ca Web site: www.trican.com US LED, Ltd. Booth # 114............... Sales Contact: Ron Farmer 1800 Bering Dr., Suite 700 Houston, TX 77057 USA Tel: (713) 972-9191 Toll Free Tel: (866) 972-9191 Fax: (713) 972-9393 Email: rfarmer@usled.com Web site: www.usled.com Already the brightest, easiest to use, and most consistent, US LED is now even brighter! With our introduction ofWhite Lightning and XMWhite, we have made the industry’s brightest whites 50 per centbrighter!Wow!isright!USLEDgivesmorelight per module, more light per dollar (red, white or any othercolour),andALLcoloursandallpowersources have our industry-leading 60-month warranty.

Virginia Optoelectronics, Inc. Booth # 633................... Sales Contact: Charles Li 1405 Ashford Court Blacksburg, VA 24060 USA Tel: (540) 449-9658 Fax: (540) 552-6999 Email: info@vaopto.com Web site: www.vaopto.com VaOpto offers signs, displays, signals, and illuminations; all feature high quality, superior performance,andcompetitivepricing.WesupplyLED components,optoelectronicdevices,channelletter LEDs, LED message centres and displays, and LED illuminationsandtrafficlights.Newproductsinclude a10wLED.Wearenowseekingrepresentativesand distributors outside of Canada.

Vista System International Booth # 536........Sales Contact: Rochelle Seldin 1800 N. East Ave. Unit 102 Sarasota, FL 34234 USA Tel: (941) 365-4646 Toll Free Tel:(800) 468-4782 Fax: (941) 955-2681 Toll Free Fax: (888) 316-5198 Email: rochelle@vistasystem.com Web site: www.vistasystem.com VistaSystemInternationalnowoffersanewconcept for the sign industry that was developed by sign professionalswiththegoaloffillingagapbetween fabricated sign and modular sign systems. MCFT (ModularCurvedFrameTechnology)productsinclude custom-madesolutionsandwallframes,illuminated signs,suspendedsigns,postpylons,tablesigns,ADA signs,andposterframes.NewproductsincludeVista laser cut pictograms; arrow shaped wall-brackets; Vista Boomerang wall signs; a unique A4/Letter double flag post sign; and Vista’s new Guide Book toSigns,acomprehensivefull-colourcataloguethat canbedownloadedforfreefrom:www.vistasystem. com/USA-Catalog.html.

Wagner Zip-Change Inc. Booth # 312.Sales Contact: Jim Leone, Neil Dietz 3100 Hirsch Street Melrose Park, IL 60160 USA Tel: (708) 681-4100 Toll Free Tel: (800) 323-0744 Fax: (708) 681-4165 Toll Free Fax: (800) 243-4924 Email:jiml@wagnerzip.com,neild@wagnerzip.com Web site: www.wagnerzip.com Wagner Zip-Change manufactures Zip-Change® flat, Wagner® slotted and Zip-Lite® reverse changeable copy letters, and also offers formed plasticdimensionalletters,ZipVision®LEDmessage centres, window signs, gas price changers, letter storagecabinets,trackandchangerpolesaswellas Jewelite®, Neonlite® and F-Trim letter trim.

Wiesner Insurance Booth # 933..........Sales Contact: Jason Wiesner 57 Mill Street North, Ste. #103 Brampton, ON L6X 1S9 Tel: (905) 451-4205 ext. 26 Toll Free Tel: (800) 408-2877 ext. 26 Fax: (905) 451-9604 Email: jwiesner@wiesnerinsurance.com Web site: www.wiesnerinsurance.com Wiesner Insurance, in partnership with Lombard Canada,hascustombuiltacomprehensiveinsurance package designed to provide coverage for sign rentalcompaniesandmanufacturers,installersand other sign-related businesses. Our competitivelypricedpackageprovidescoverageforyourbuilding, equipment, stock, tools, liability, automobiles (includingfleets)andmanyotherfrillcoverages,and comes with our in-depth industry knowledge and great service. Please contact us for a no-obligation insurance quote the next time your insurance is renewing.

Workplace Safety Group Booth # 227..........Sales Contact: Kenneth Hicks 18 Ontario Street Grimsby, ON L3M 3H1 Tel: 905-309-9429 Toll Free Tel: 866-347-7707 Fax: 905-309-9430 Email: ken@workplacesafetygroup.com Web site: www.workplacesafetygroup.com Workplace Safety Group provides online WHMIS as well as health and safety programs that meet occupational health and safety requirements Canada-wide.

WRI SUPPLY Booth # 512..................................... Sales Contact: Carlo Michetti (Ontario); Doug Scoones (Western Canada) 3554 Hwy. 97 North Kelowna, BC V1X 5C2 Tel: (250) 491-7887 Toll Free Tel: (800) 663-2377 Fax: (250) 491-7880 Email:carlo@wrim.com(Ontario);doug@wrim.com (W. Canada) Web site: www.wrisupply.com WRI SUPPLY provides industry with sign, digital imaging, screen-print and awning materials. We carry 3M, Signmax,WRI, Glen Raven Mills/Dickson IndustrialGroup,AwnMax,AwnShade,Hiraoka104T, AwnScreen, and Eradi-Mask. New products by 3M and Signmax have recently been introduced.

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Sign Industry: Know Your Rights ISA’s New Advocacy DVD: “Vital Signs – Vibrant Communities”

By ISA Staff The International Sign Association recently developed a new informational DVD aimed at educating city sign code developers and regulators on the value of signage and sign users’ inherent rights granted under the US Constitution. At approximately three minutes in length, “Vital Signs - Vibrant Communities” is designed to be viewed by sign companies or end users at public hearings, where citizens are typically given less than five minutes to present their case.

Beginning next month, the video will be available at no cost to ISA members and will be distributed directly to government officials at various conferences and programs throughout the year.

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Distribution of ISA’s government relations DVD to city planners and zoning officers will augment the group’s current grassroots-level outreach efforts. It will also provide a useful tool to sign users who are striving at the local level to negotiate fair and reasonable code enforcement with municipal governments.

“This project marks the culmination of more than a year of hard work on the part of ISA’s government relations staff,” said ISA President and CEO Lori Anderson. “It is a tangible example of ISA’s strategic effort to build awareness of the value of signage to our communities among city officials, and to position ISA as an essential resource for sign-related information among businesses

associated with or impacted by signs.

“Non-traditional educational tools such as this DVD will become increasingly important as ISA strives to represent the interests of the sign industry on a comprehensive scale,” she said. “Our goal is to educate broader audiences—including local governments—on the important role on-premise signage plays in the success of business and, therefore, the growth of the economy,” said Anderson. IM “Vital Signs - Vibrant Communities” is available free to ISA members. Non-members can purchase the DVD for $3. To learn more, please contact David Hickey, ISA’s government relations director, at (703) 836-4012 or david.hickey@signs.org.

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Are you Covered?

Considering your Insurance Options is Key if You’re in the Sign Industry

By Staff Writer

The sign industry is becoming more diverse with each year, and the evidence of this is clearly shown by the variety of 2007 CONSAC exhibitors. It’s not just the large businesses that are involved in many different elements of sign manufacturing. These days, it is quite common for even a small sign shop to be involved with everything from vinyl adhesive graphics to engraving to vehicle wraps. How does this effect purchasing insurance or, more accurately, the correct insurance? Jason Wiesner, the president of Wiesner Insurance, answers this and other insurance concerns relating to the sign industry.

Wiesner Insurance, located in Brampton, ON, has designed a specialized insurance program for the sign industry that has been endorsed by the Sign Association of Canada. This custom-tailored insurance product addresses the many different operations of a sign manufacturer and installer, who, if improperly insured under conventional “package policies,” can be left uninsured in the event of a loss. “I speak with sign industry business owners every day to review their requirements and provide a proposal under our program,” says Mr. Wiesner. “Nearly every policy that I review incorrectly reflects the operations and needs of the business owner.”

“It’s important for business owners to realize that just having insurance does not mean you have properly addressed this issue. Their insurance has to be the correct kind, in order to have their coverage respond when they need it,” says Mr. Wiesner. When reviewing your business insurance requirements, dealing with someone who

understands the sign industry is a great advantage.

Additionally, property values need to reflect their accurate replacement cost. Without a regular review of policy limits and coverages, insured values can become outdated over time. New equipment acquisitions, changes in stock values, and owner or leasehold improvements require adjustments in insured values. When reviewing the policies of potential clients, insurance companies find that the most common flaw is under the liability section.

“It is incredibly important that the insurer knows all operations of its client and the sales figures derived from that client’s various operations. For example, coverage for a lawsuit caused by a sign falling from a building and causing personal injury to a pedestrian can be declined if the insuring company believes its client manufactures signs and is not aware that installation is also performed,” says Mr. Wiesner.

This example clearly shows the importance of the insurer and the broker understanding the

complexities of even a conventional sign business.

Larger companies with specialized operations can magnify this importance.

Insurance companies classify businesses they insure into several categories: retail, wholesale, manufacturing or contracting (installation or offpremise work). Most industries can be easily slotted into one of these areas but even a small business within the sign industry typically falls into more than one if not all of these categories.

“Business owners spend a lot of money on insurance. It is absolutely imperative that they get value for those dollars. The only way that is achieved is if the correct coverage is in place in time of need. Merely having insurance is not quite enough,” says Mr. Wiesner. Enough said? IM

For more information about Wiesner Insurance’s insurance program for the sign industry, please visit the company at CONSAC booth # 933 or call (800) 498-2877.

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SAC Board Identifies

Current Trends in the Sign Industry

The Sign Association of Canada Board met February 17-18, 2007, and its discussions about how the Association can benefit members lead them to identify emerging trends that can affect its members’ ability to perform and thrive (and survive). The trends the Association identified, which will shape the future of the Sign Association of Canada’s members are: Large S/S LED/New Lighting. In larger sign shops, LEDs and new lighting systems have been adopted; embracing these new systems may lead to growth for smaller shops as well; Small S/S digital. In small sign shops, there is no doubt that they are going to have to go to digital or their businesses will suffer and even fail. If they have been “peel and stick” operators for a long time, they are going to have to change; Erection/sign maintenance. Bylaws and regulations may necessitate investment in new equipment. In erection and sign maintenance, a shop’s major concerns relate to bylaws and regulations. New regulations may result in technical changes to signage, necessitating the purchase of new equipment, which will require capital investment. Being aware of and addressing these new rules will help sign shops operate lawfully within their industry.

Increased enforcement of bylaws and regulations. There is increased enforcement of these new rules. The Board sees enforcement of these rules as almost becoming a “tough love” situation, and those shops that fail to 38 | ImageMakers

follow the rules will be penalized.

Safety on the job. Additionally, there is also a heightened awareness of the safety factors that are now a necessary part of sign construction, erection and maintenance. Complying with new and recent federal and provincial health and safety legislation is becoming a major issue in the sign industry as various government agencies have stepped up their enforcement efforts. In addition, there are liability issues associated with the common practice of subcontracting about which most companies are not aware.

Change can be good. The new generation of sign makers are starting to challenge the long-standing guard saying, “You are not the authority anymore.”

With change comes growth, and customers, as well as members of the sign industry, are ready for the excitement (and challenge) of new technologies to drive the industry onward.

Technology can take your business across the nation. Internet and Email have extended local shops’ customer reach further than ever before.

The Board has seen some significant examples of national growth: in one case, a shop having

a three-to-five shop chain locally has then built further business at the other end of the country by emailing files and coordinating a full job online.

The emphasis in terms of what a sign shop person’s role is is beginning to be challenged, changed and extended…sometimes nationally.

Heightened competition by other sectors. The Board cautioned that sign shops must be aware of other sectors beginning to intrude on their traditional sign market. Due to changes within their industry, say for commercial printers, they have been forced to seek other ways in which to stay in business and generate revenue. This has lead to infringement on the sign making industry’s patch, often helped along by the Internet. Being aware of these rapidly changing business models, and the players in their market, will serve SAC members well when seeking to build their businesses and respond to customer needs.

The Board welcomes your thoughts and comments on the trends they discussed during their February meeting. Please pass your input on to Bob Bronk at bronk@sac-ace.ca. IM Anne Haapanen is the editor of ImageMakers.

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3M Canada Company On May 11, 3M Canada launched 3M™ Scotchcal™ Graphic Film for Textured Surfaces IJ8624 with 3M™ Scotchcal™ Luster Overlaminate 8524 to open up that unused, but valuable, real estate. This patent-pending conformable graphic solution can be moulded to rough surfaces to create crisp, digitally-printed images that inform, motivate or engage target audiences. The film adds visual interest to most textured surfaces in an unlimited number of sizes and shapes. When properly applied, the film’s adhesive sticks to most indoor and outdoor painted block, brick, stucco or tile. Its coloured glue effectively hides the original wall colour and is easily removed with heat. The graphics are simple to clean and available in a variety of image options from block colour to full photographic reproduction. For more information about any of these new products, please call toll free (877) 436-2487 or visit www.scotchprint.ca.

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Allanson presents StormTight, our latest innovation to the ChromaLED® family.

These weatherproof two-inch modules have a stainless steel body with a transparent epoxy fill.

StormTight® high light output allows you to use only two modules per foot! Our 12V power supply will power up to 90 modules! Very easy to install, it comes in all the colours to suit your needs.

For more information about these modules, please visit www.allanson.com/en/lighting/led. aspx. Also new to Allanson is the StormTight RGB System®, which merges our superior LED technology with advanced controllers that allow you to create mass colour variations and customized program sequencing to maximize sign awareness in any environment. Please visit www.allanson.com/en/lighting/rgb.aspx for more details.

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Akzo Nobel Coatings Inc. Akzo Nobel has launched Grip-Gard® BC Basecoat/Clearcoat, a new line of paint products designed specifically for the sign industry. GripGard BC comes in the more than 8,500 colours, including solid and metallic, contained in Akzo Nobel’s Colormap Book. It has rapid tape times and offers quick, easy and even application.

Please contact Alain Piche at (770) 798-8618 or at alain.piche@crna.akzonobel.com for more information.

Clark Systems We have recently added illuminated interior directories, illuminated post and panel signs, monument signs and photopolymer signs as well as dimensional, die-cut and channel letters (illuminated/non-illuminated). We have also recently introduced the Concurva®, Linea®, and AeroLinea™ lines of frameless sign fixtures.

They are flexible and come in an expansive selection of size and format options, all available in a unique, image-enhancing matte finish. These distinctive sign holders enable you to transform plain paper printing into high impact graphics and easy-to-use MagaLens® technology allows you to change your message in a flash. Ideally suited for interior use wherever distinctive signage is required and copy and graphic changes are inevitable, their application lends itself well to food service operations, hotel and hospitality facilities, hospitals and clinics, churches, retail malls and stores, office buildings, corporate

offices, museums and theatres and arenas.

Please contact Clark Systems toll free at (800) 331-1891 or at www.clarkesystems.com for more information.

Daktronics Canada Retailers use the Daktronics 20- and 30-millimeter GalaxyPro™ LED video messaging displays to promote their inventory in the unforgettable detail that 68 billion colours and a video presentation provide. The video/photo-quality imaging and pixel-calibrated modules ensure consistent, true colours produce compelling pre-produced video content. Easy-to-use Venus® 1500 software controls the display. For more information about GalaxyPro™, please visit call toll free (877) 6633258 or visit www.daktronicscanada.com.

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Digitalpixel Inc. Digitalpixel announces the 16-foot multifunctional SkyJet Synchro double-sided printer. This patented printer’s adoption of arc-shaped printing technology and belt-friction mediafeeding technology makes simultaneously double-sided printing possible, and it has solved the problem of colour reduction for back-lit light boxes. It boasts low production cost, high-output efficiency, and there are no special material requirements. With this one printer, you’ll be able to print the same pattern on both sides

Industry News when creating backlit images; produce top-class banners by printing different patterns on both sides; and do normal single-sided printing when creating front-lit images. Please contact Jay Maru at DigitalPixel Inc. at jmaru@dwiinc.com or at (905) 850-9800 or visit www.digitalpixel.ca.

Gandinnovations The newest addition to the Jeti range of grand format printers is the Jeti 1224 UV Flatbed.

This compact and economical flatbed has been specifically designed to give print shops the versatility they need with retractable registration pins, linear motion table and a print area of 4 ft. x 8 ft. The Jeti 1224 UV True Flatbed utilizes 24 Spectra print heads to produce high-speed graphics in six colours at up to 1200 dpi, which achieves 40 sq.m./hr. (450 sq. ft./hr.) in best quality mode. It comes with the four-colour, white ink and clear varnish option included, which provides even more versatility; this can be combined with the new Flexform Ink from Gandinnovations, the first UV flexible ink on the market that can be printed directly on the media before being vacuum-formed without loss of colour depth or cracking due to its superior adhesion properties.

Gemini Canada, Ltd. Gemini Incorporated, a major manufacturer of dimensional letters, logos and plaques, announces precision-made mini-metal letters.

Made of bronze, brass and aluminum, GeMINI Metal Letters are perfect for applications where the use of extremely small letters is a necessity.

For more information about Gemini Canada products, please contact Peter Brimmer at (519) 799-5952 or email canada@signletters. com.

Grant Metal Products Ltd. Grant Metal Products Ltd. of Calgary, in addition to being a wholesale supplier to the sign trade of aluminum blanks and steel u-channel posts, is also the Canadian distributor of Polyfit Sign Systems. This collection of clear anodized extrusions has broad wayfinding applications including directories, wall and hanging frames, as well as exterior post and panel units and components for backlit cans. We are currently looking for representation in Ontario and Manitoba. For more information about Polyfit Sign Systems or any of our products, please visit us at Booth # 624 or contact Gord Ringham at (800) 672-6088 or email gord@ grantmetal.com.

Finally! an architectural sign system that looks Great, is priced right, easy to sell, profitable, and customers love.

Plus, great dealer service, quick delivery, and product support.

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CONSAC Sept. 28-29 booth 935 Grant Sign Group of Companies Rite Sign International, a division of Grant Sign Group, now manufactures a Canadian-built threemessage sign designed for the rigours of the North American Market. Our engineering group has developed the totally new SLIP IN SLIP OUT system (SISO), which eliminates the need to scrap, apply and cut creative messages. Simply slip the copy in and slide it up our patented louver. Please contact Bill Mullen at bill@ grantsigngroup.com or at (416) 213-0993—toll free at (800) 667-4554—for more information.

Matthews Bronze Matthews introduces ImageCast™ and Alumicolor™ signs and Letters, available exclusively from Matthews. ImageCast is a

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Industry News patented process to cast photographs into detailed, three-dimensional images on bronze and aluminum plaques. Alumicolor is a patentpending, four-colour process of printing on aluminum for signs and letters. For more information, please contact Eric Resch toll free at 800-668-6800, via email at resch@matthewsintl. com or visit www.matthewsbronze.net.

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the industry. This new line of interchangeable decorative elements, enabling unlimited design creativity, was developed with the architect and interior designer in mind.

Choose from many colours, shapes and forms to create customized designs for interior signs.

Mirtec sign profiles are made from high quality aluminum 6063 with an anodized and ovencured coating. Decorative elements are made from aluminum and specially treated to create a luxurious look. See us at CONSAC 2007 Booth # 935 to learn more.

delivery, and product support.

Multicam Canada MultiCam, L.P., a leading manufacturer of CNC router, laser, plasma, waterjet and knifecutting machines now offers several new products. Multicam has recently introduced a fully integrated Vision System for cutting printed graphics with registration marks.

MultiVision is a combination of hardware and software that can visually recognize media registration marks and then automatically compensate for skew and image drift. The MultiVision system easily integrates into your existing workflow while providing the additional flexibility of utilizing a traditional tool pathing software for general sign shop routing. Multicam has also recently introduced two new accessories that work in conjunction with a CNC router to allow the user to run lightweight foamcore-like materials. The first is a straight knife blade and the second is an oscillating blade. The oscillating blade cuts foam materials easier than a straight blade, where cut speed is often limited by the oscillation frequency. Both options offer tangential cutting capabilities for keeping the blade tangent to the cut contour while lifting at sharp corners and both can be combined with our MultiVision camera registration system. We’d be pleased to demonstrate these new products for you at our Multicam Canada booth, # 322, during Consac 2007!

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Mondrian-Hall, Inc. Mondrian-Hall has signed a national distribution agreement with MacDermind ColorSpan to sell and support their new ColorSpan 5400uv Series UV Flatbed Printer. The 5400uv is a fast, affordable device that prints directly to boards at speeds up to 388 ft./hr. These amazing devices are now available for demonstration. For more information, please contact Wilfred Tang, Visitat us at: Marketing Manager, (905)738-4255, ext.

213, or wtang@mondrianhall.com. www.mirtecit.com. www.imirtec.com

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ND Graphics Digital Just Got Better! More digital choice for ND Graphics’s customers! ND Graphics’s new expanded digital swatch book will include: BannerBrite 2: Available in 13-oz. gloss or matte and 16-oz. block-out gloss, banner mesh, and a super smooth double-sided block-out option, this economical product is very durable outdoors, resistant to tears and cold-weather cracking, and offers superb colour consistency; Dreamscape: this can be used to create “custom” digital wall coverings in 14 different

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Industry News textures with any type of solvent, eco-solvent or UV digital Inkjet printer; and 3M Specialty Products: these include a gloss overlaminate which is per fect for vehicle wrapping, a special film for textured surfaces, and an economical calendered vinyl in gloss and matte. For more information, please contact Mark West at (416) 663-6416 or email customerservice@ndgraphics.com.

Oldham Robinson Integrated Technologies Inc. Oldham Robinson introduces Cadlink's Visual Production Manager at CONSAC 2007. It is a completely new interface with intuitive workflows tied to Cadlink's industry-leading RIP engine. It will bring immediate benefits to any sign shop or graphics workshop: increased productivity, ease of use, advanced RIP controls, simultaneous RIP and printing to multiple devices, and unlimited queues are just some of the features.

It is available in Signlab 7.5 and Digital Factory products. For a demonstration of this product, please visit Oldham Robinson at Booth # 826.

Oldham Robinson also now offers Permanent Impressions, a completely new way to add colour graphics to glass, ceramic, marble, granite and other similar surfaces. This unique patented process uses laser technology to apply CMYK colour separations permanently to rigid materials resulting in full colour images. For more information about Permanent Impressions, please go to www.permanentimpressions.com or visit us at our booth for a demonstration.

Psst! Cadlink's VPM is about to take a run straight at Onyx and Wasatch with their Digital Factory product, so if your print shop is not using this now you probably should be. The Permanent Impressions product is also very impressive; come by our booth, see both in action, and let us know what you think!

Oracal USA Oracal introduces ORALITE Series 5600 fleet engineering-grade reflective film, which combines reflectivity, printability, flexibility and removability (with heat). Series 5600 is an ideal film for applications over curved surfaces, rivets and corrugations, and complies with various international standards for retro-reflectivity, including ASTM D 4956. Available in 14 highimpact colours, 5-mil Series 5600 features a solvent-based adhesive, an 84-lb. PE-coated liner, seven-year outdoor durability and is compatible with solvent-based Inkjet, eco-sol and UV-curable printers. Oracal USA is also pleased to announce its new perforated window graphics films, ORAJET 3676 & ORAJET 3675. Series 3676 features a new 60/40 perforation pattern (40% open area, 60% printable area), which is suitable for architectural window graphics and other applications that require more surface area to create vivid prints. Series 3675 (which replaces 3631) features a 50/50 perforation pattern (50% open area, 50% printable area), making it ideal for vehicle windows and other applications that require maximum visibility through the graphic. Both films are 5.5 mils thick with a transparent, permanent, solvent-based adhesive. They have an industry-leading outdoor lifespan of three years and will be suitable for use with today's popular solvent and eco-solvent Inkjet printers. ORAJET Series 3675 and 3676 will be available in 10-yard and 50-yard lengths and in widths of 24, 30 and 54 inches. Please visit www.oracal.com to learn more.

POP Displays POP Displays produces a full array of portable display systems manufactured at the highest

quality levels with price points to meet all budgets. Starting with the most comprehensive line of pop-up systems in the industry, continuing with an extensive line of banner stands (both retractable and non-retractable) and rounding up with panel systems, POP Displays may be the only portable tradeshow display source you will need. Please contact Bert Dubuc at sales@popdisplays.com for more details.

Signalex SLIM-BRITE-This year, Signalex Inc. will introduce a new line of edge-lit poster display signs that utilize customized flexible ultra-white LED strips.

The MINI is a super-slim half-inch depth sign with a one-inch wide frame. The MIDI comes as a one-inch thick single-sided sign or as a one- or one-and-three-eighths-inch thick double-sided sign with a one-and-a-quarter-inch frame. Lastly, the MAXI is a two-inch thick sign with a two-anda-half-inch wide frame, which can be lit by LEDs or T5 lamps. Please go to www.signalex.com or Booth # 311, or call (800) 465-8004, for more information.

Sloan LED Sloan LED introduces ColorLINE LED border tubing. This new neon look product comes in six vivid colours with convenient mounting clips, has a custom radius bend, lit, mitred corners and a small profile. These wide-viewing angle LEDs offer a uniform glow and this-tubing has highimpact, UV-stable, hydrocarbon-insensitive, nonfading material, and can be cut-to-fit in the field and factory bent down to an eight-inch radius.

It’s convenient, weatherproof and operates from -40°C to +85°C. It boasts connectors between sections, conforms to UL 48 standards, is CE certified and an ETL listed system, and is compatible with 12 VDC products and a variety of power supplies. Please visit www.sloanled. com for more information.

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Industry News South Asia Plastics Group Ltd. South Asia Plastics offers sheet substrate products from world-class manufacturers including Inteplast/World-Pak: Foam PVC and PP corrugated sheeting (InteFoam, InteCel, IntePro); United Industries: PS foam board (UltraBoard, UltraMount, UltraPlus, UltarAluminum, UltraCore); Mitsubishi Chemical FP America: Aluminum composite sheeting (Alpolic, AL-Leader); and Duna USA Inc: HDPU foam sheeting (CoraFoam).

It also has substrates for digital/screen printing, interior/exterior signage and CNC/sandblasting substrates. For more information, please call (416) 291-3934 ext. 308 or visit www. southasiaplastics.com.

Spicers, a Division of PaperlinX Canada Limited Spicers is a full service provider, with a strong emphasis on environmental products wherever possible. During CONSAC 2007, we will be showing biodegradable vinyls and textiles.

Spicers is the exclusive distributor of the DuPont 18UV and 22UV, and will be running the new hp 9000 mild solvent printer with a Summa cutter and D&K laminator. Please visit us at Booth # 436 for more information.

Stahls' Canada Stahls’ Digital, a division of Stahls’ Canada, introduces a revolutionary new technology: Stahls’ Digital CAD Colour Solutions. It’s the first, non-fading, non-peeling, non-cracking, heatapplied product that can be printed on using a four-colour process! With 100% stretch and rebound ability, Stahls’ Poly Urethane-based CAD Colour Solutions is applicable to virtually any fabric with a nice soft feel. This ground-breaking product has no limits when comes to colours and colour combinations! For more information, please contact Stahls’ Digital at (800) 521-5255, e-mail Sean Oakley at sean.oakley@stahls.com, or visit www.stahlsdigital.ca.

The Gryph Group/Letter Magic Canada THE GRYPH GROUP is a Canadian manufacturer-

distributor of curved aluminum frame wayfinding sign products, under our Division of PREMIER CONVEX Sign System, 100% manufactured in Canada and warehoused in Ontario. Graphics are interchangeable, and tactile or Braille can be added. The Gryph Group now offers PREMIER SERIES POST AND PANEL, a new system of half round or square posts. Features include choice of panel material, mill finished or anodized, and easy assembly. Please visit The Gryph Group at Booth # 237 for more information.

Ultraflex Systems Inc. Ultraflex Systems Inc. has introduced a few new products to its current lineup. BIOflex is an internationallyp a t e n t e d biodegradable frontlit sign media, which breaks down and turns into dust when exposed to landfill conditions such as darkness, high heat, moisture and lack of oxygen. Ultraflex is currently working on additional biodegradable substrates. Ultraflex is also pleased to introduce a series of printable wallpapers available in 10 embossments in stock and over 60 available.

Please contact the Ultraflex sales department at info@ultrafleXX.com or (800) 368-7858 for more information or to request printable samples.

Happenings Winter Games. 3M will produce, install, maintain and remove building and vehicle wraps in the lead-up to and staging of the 2010 Winter Games. For more information about this program, please contact Sarah Tattersall at (519) 452-6035 or at setattersall@mmm.com.

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Mondrian-Hall Mondrian-Hall Fills New Customer Service Director Position Jennifer Hall, a 17-year veteran with TreckHall, has been promoted to the new position of customer service director, responsible for customer service across Canada. Jennifer’s

tasks will be to define Mondrian-Hall’s customer service standards and ensure the company provides the highest quality service and the most responsive order desk in the graphics industry.

During Jennifer’s time with the TreckHall organization she has worked in sales, customer service, marketing, office management, purchasing and project management. Jennifer created the Treck-Hall website and has had responsibility for telecommunications. She has a full understanding of the key areas that support and form a strong customer service organization. Please contact John Hall at jhall@ mondrianhall.com for more information about Mondrian-Hall.

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SignWorks: Canada’s Only Sign Industry Job Site

By Judith Milne With the rapid growth in virtually every sector of the Canadian sign industry and the increased need to work with companies in other provinces as well as the US came the idea to create a web site that would facilitate such interaction.

SignWorks was launched in January 2006, and has become one of the most popular benefits of SAC membership. While non-members posting “Help Wanted” ads are charged according to a scaled-fee structure, SAC members may place job postings with their company logos, as well as classified ads for equipment either wanted or for sale, for free, as a benefit of membership in the association. Individuals seeking employment within

the industry may also post their resumes for free and search on the site for potential employment.

To make use of SignWorks, members must first create an on-line account by selecting the “SAC Members” box on the home page, and then selecting the red “Register Now.” The company simply submits its information and, upon approval,

is sent a confirmation email which will allow it access to all of site’s useful features.

To date, over one hundred and thirty companies have placed their job wanted ads, and over sixty-five job seekers have posted their resumes. At any given time, the site displays approximately fifteen ads for jobs from across Canada. SignWorks promises to continue to be a very useful tool for managing business growth in the sign industry.

We encourage you to visit the site often, use it to broaden your contact and resource base, and save yourself time and money as well. To learn about SignWorks, please visit www.signworkscanada.ca. IM

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This June, SAC hosted the Western C a n a d i a n I m a g e m a k e r s S h ow i n Richmond B.C., and held a quarterly Board of Directors meeting. One of the objectives of the National Board of Directors coming into B.C. was to assist members in the province to create a Chapter Board of Directors. Six local industry leaders accepted a position on the board. The National Board is confident that these individuals will respond to local concerns and issues in a timely and professional manner, and ensure the industry’s voice will be heard in B.C. The new Board is as follows: President: Michael McWilliams, ND Graphics, Delta Board Members: Lance Bar nett, Speedpro Signs and Imaging Centres, Vancouver Maxine Empson, EM Plastics, Vancouver Darryl Hicks, Baker Signs, Vernon Leonard Moore, Signboom, Vancouver Andy Stilin, 3M - Commercial Graphics, Vancouver S eve r a l i n d u s t r y f u n c t i o n s a n d events are being planned, including seminars. Please see SAC’s web site for specific details.

Free Bus from Montréal to Toronto for Consac After a successful start last year, AQIE (Association Québécoise de l'Industrie de l'Enseigne) is organizing another bus from Montréal to Toronto for the Consac Show. The bus trip is free, and many other discounts and “freebies” will be included (such as free admission to Rene Giroux’s and Pierre Tardif ’s seminar Fundamentals of Sign Design & Lettering, which will be conducted in French). Call Marlène Cordato at (514) 347-1343 for more information.

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courses on-line and on-location, plus offer many OSHA courses recognized in the US. Plan to visit WSG’s Booth # 227 during Consac and review SAC’s web site for more information and full details.

SSIT Training in New Brunswick The Atlantic Provinces Chapter is organizing SSIT Training at the New Brunswick Community College in Saint John in September. The training will be held over two weekends (Sept.

8, 9, 15, and 16), and is recognized and required by the New Brunswick Ministr y of Labour. Please go to SAC’s website for further details and registration information.

Seminars in Ontario The Ontario Chapter Board of Directors sent a seminar survey to its members to assist in determining topics of interest. Using the results of this survey as a guide, the board determined a seminar schedule for the following 12 months. This schedule will be released in September. Please go to www.signsontario.com for full details.

New Health and Safety Training Courses SAC has partnered with the Workplace Safety Group (WSG) as of January 2006 and, since then, several new course options and packages are now available to the industry. However, the WSG is now able to offer a broader range of

CanadaOne.com T he Sign Association of Canada is in the process of developing a relationship with CanadaOne.com.

The Canada One web site includes a n o n l i n e m a g a z i n e, a C a n a d i a n business directory, Canadian-specific bu s i n e s s re s o u rc e s, a t e ch n o l o g y centre, and several other promotional tools designed to help Canadians grow their businesses. With articles and infor mation written by experts and added to monthly, there is an archived knowledge base of close to 1,000 articles on the site, which gets used by over 60,000 small business owners and managers every month. SAC is hoping to provide infor mation to this web site to better educate business owners about the importance of signage, help owners select sign manufacturers, and be an ongoing source of Canadian signage industry information. Plan to visit CanadaOne.com’s Booth #231 during Consac, and review SAC’s web site for more information.

I M AGE M AKERS COMPETITION INFORMATION Show Canada what your company can do!! llll

We've made it easier to enter, and every entry will be on prominent display at Consac 2007 The Consac 2007 Imagemakers competition, sponsored by the Sign Association of Canada, is designed to give recognition to Canadian sign and image manufacturers for special achievements in business identification, promotion of corporate image, and marketing of products and services through visual communication. The objective of this competition is to encourage and promote excellence in the canadian commercial imagemaking industry.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION All submitted entries will be on display at the Consac “Imagemakers 2007” Trade Show and Conference in the main registration foyer with your prominently posted company’s contact information. A Premiere Award and an Award of Merit will be presented in each category. There will also be a trophy awarded to the Best of Show honouree. The Best of Show winning entry will be featured on the cover of the Sign Association of Canada’s Membership Directory.

New This Year! A poster of all the winning categories will be distributed at the SAC-ACE booth free of charge during the Consac Show & Conference, plus ALL entries will be posted on the SAC-ACE web site for a full year. Now non-members of SAC can enter as well.

In addition all winning entries will be featured in the October 2007 issue of the “ImageMakers” Resource Guide, and posted for one year on the Sign Association of Canada’s web site.

ELIGIBILITY This is a national competition and is open to all companies in the sign and commercial imaging making industry. SAC Members may submit multiple entries without cost; non-members must pay a $35 administration fee. Each entry may be entered in one category only.

To be eligible, a submission must have been designed and built in the year preceding August 2007, and meet all the entry requirements. Submissions need not be designed by the manufacturer/fabricator, but the designer must grant permission to use the image in the contest. The Sign Association of Canada reserves the right to change an entry’s category as necessary. All entries will remain the property of the Sign Association of Canada, including all rights for reproduction and use in the ImageMakers magazine.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS A digital file of the entry (minimum size 2200 X 2800 pixels, or 300 dpi) l Completed entry form with the category clearly indicated l Written permission from the designer to use the image in this contest if the entry was not designed by the manufacturer/fabricator

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ADJUDICATION A panel of instructors from the George Brown College School of Design will determine the winners.

JUDGING CRITERIA Entries in each category will be evaluated upon the following criteria: l The project’s appearance l Innovative use of materials and technology l Professional quality, appearance, and creativity of the design l Design compatibility with building or structure AWARDS PRESENTATION CEREMONY The names of the winners will be announced and the awards presented at the Annual General Meeting on Saturday, September 29, 2007, at the Toronto Congress Centre in Toronto.

Categories: l Architectural Letters/Signage Systems l Banners / Soft Signs / Wall Murals

Carved Signs l Commercial Building Signs l Commercial Monument Signs l Electronic Message Centres l Engraved Signs and Images l Fascia Signs/Awnings l Free Standing Signs and Roof Signs l Hand Lettering and Pin Striping l Neon Signs Point of Purchase l Displays Specialty Graphics l Unusual/Unique Displays Vehicle Graphics l Vinyl Graphics l Way Finding Systems l

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AtlantexCreativeWorks Philip Prozenko 15 Colford Dr. East Chezzetcook, NS B0J 1N0 Tel: (902) 827-5300 Fax: (902) 827-5353 Toll Free: (800) 588-7794 E-mail: p.prozenko@ atlantexcreativeworks.com www.atlantexcreativeworks.com Bandis Vision Jae-Young Hong 8 Manorcrest Dr. North York, ON M2N SK1 Tel: (416) 822-7511 E-mail: jay@bandis.net www.bandisvision.com Bordeaux Inc. Erez Shoshani 3281 Keller St. Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Tel: (408) 247-2205 Fax: (408) 247-2205 E-mail: Erezs@c-m-y-k.com Website: www.c-m-y-k.com

Carver Creek Design Rich Kinsman P.0. Box 9 Bobcaygeon, ON K0M lA0 Tel: (705) 738-6840 Fax: (705) 738-5283 E-mail: rich_kinsman@carver creeksigns.com www.carvercreeksigns.com

Lovett Signs Inc. John McQuatt 28 Industrial St. Guelph, ON N1E 6B8 Tel: (519) 822-9558 Fax: (519) 822-2075 Toll Free: (866) 855-8278 E-mail: since1936@gmail.com www.lovettsigns.com

ExpoSystems Canada Chris Waters 2161 Midland Ave. Scarborough, ON M1P 4T3 Tel: (416) 291-2932 Fax: (416) 291-0383 Toll Free: (800) 253-3976 E-mail: dealers@exposystems.com www.exposystems.com

Multi Color Tech Co. Sherry Young 7370 Woodbine Ave., Unit 4 Markham, ON L3R 1A5 Tel: (416) 671 4919 Fax: (905) 475 2144 E-mail: sherry_young98@yahoo.ca www.multicolorcanada.com

Intelligent Design & Signs Garrett Lee 853 MacKay St. Regina, SK S4N 2S3 Tel: (306) 359-0576 Fax: (306) 359-0578 E-mail: intdes@sasktel.net

Voltarc I Transco Kevin O'Brien 180 Wedgewood Dr. W. Cambridge, ON N1S 4P8 Tel: (519) 624-2381 Fax: (519) 624-1886 E-mail: kevin.g.obrien@voltarc.com Wiesner Insurance Inc. Jason Wiesner 57 Mill St. N., Suite 103 Brampton, ON L6X 1S9 Tel: (905) 451-4205 Fax: (905) 451-9604 Toll Free: 800-408-2877 E-mail:jwiesner@wiesnerinsurance.com www.wiesnerinsurance.com

Signs Outlet Inc. Ritesh Jhamb 6660 Kennedy Rd., Unit 4 Mississauga, ON L5T 2M9 Tel: (905) 795-9611 Fax: (905) 795-0575 Toll Free: (877) 758-5957 E-mail: info@signsoutlet.com www.signsoutlet.com

Calendar of Events Atlantic Provinces’ Chapter Annual Golf Classic and Family Weekend Rodd Brudenell River Resort Cardigan, Prince Edward Island, Canada August 17-19, 2007 Atlantic Provinces’ Chapter SSIT Training New Brunswick Community College Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada September 7, 8, 14 and 15, 2007

Consac "Imagemakers" 2007 Show and Conference Sign Association of Canada Toronto Congress Centre Toronto, Ontario, Canada September 27-29, 2007

Graphics Canada 2007 Canadian Printing Industries Association International Centre Toronto, Ontario, Canada November 8-10, 2007

IFAI Expo 2007 Industrial Fabrics Association International Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, Nevada, USA October 3-5, 2007 SGIA '07 The Specialty Printing & Imaging Expo Specialty Graphic Imaging Association Orlando, Florida, USA October 24-27, 2007

For more details about these events please go to: www.sac-ace.ca/contact/calendar.html 50 | ImageMakers

Sign World USA 2007 United States Sign Council Atlantic City Convention Center Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA November 29-December 1, 2007

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