Australia’s largest distributor of printable materials has opened a purpose-built Experience Hub at its Brendale site on French Avenue, giving print, sign, packaging and textile businesses across the Albany Creek and Brendale corridor hands-on access to the country’s most comprehensive range of production technologies under one roof.
Ball and Doggett launched the Experience Hub at an exclusive industry event on 18 March 2026, drawing more than 50 guests from the print, sign and graphics, packaging and textile sectors for an afternoon of live demonstrations, industry networking and technology exploration. Designed to provide customers with a hands-on opportunity to explore, test and compare a wide range of print and finishing technologies, the Experience Hub represents Ball and Doggett’s commitment to innovation and customer support in the evolving sign, display and packaging markets.
The Brendale site on French Avenue sits squarely in the industrial heart of Brisbane’s northern growth corridor, a short drive from Albany Creek and surrounded by the manufacturing and trade businesses that line the Strathpine Road and South Pine Road precincts. For the print and signage businesses operating throughout this part of Brisbane’s north, the Experience Hub removes a significant barrier: the need to travel interstate, attend a trade expo or rely on a sales brochure to evaluate high-value production equipment before committing to a purchase.
What the Experience Hub Offers
The Experience Hub currently carries a diverse line-up of equipment available for demonstrations, from wide-format printers and finishing equipment to CNC routers, lasers, DTF printers and heat presses. It also holds a selection of consumables and substrates, allowing visitors to experience full workflow demonstrations from print through to finishing.
The launch event showcased live demonstrations across wide-format printing, finishing, cutting, laser technology, CNC routing and garment decoration, with technologies on display from Roland DG, Mimaki, HP, Kongsberg, Kornit Digital, IECHO, Eclipse DTF and Impact CNC, alongside finishing and specialty production equipment. The mezzanine level of the hub displays wide-format machines, and the space is configured as a working production environment rather than a showroom, meaning visitors see equipment running real jobs rather than standing idle behind glass.
Rob Brussolo, Ball and Doggett’s general manager for Sign, Display and Digital, described the hub as a space where production challenges can be discussed openly and ideas can be tested in a live environment. The hub’s design philosophy centres on bringing together technology partners, equipment specialists and customers in one place so they can work through problems together and explore possibilities beyond traditional markets, including diversification into new and emerging product categories.
A Company Built on Australian Print Industry Foundations
Ball and Doggett is Australia’s largest distributor of printable materials and consumables, and is part of the OVOL Japan Pulp and Paper Group. The company’s principal activities focus on the sale and distribution of paper products, printing inks, digital finishing equipment and wide-format equipment, and the supply of publication-grade papers to the web offset printing industry. Its Queensland operation is based at 7-9 French Avenue, Brendale, and services print and sign businesses across the state.
In addition to the equipment demonstrations, the Experience Hub carries a selection of consumables and substrates, and Ball and Doggett will continue adding equipment ahead of further programme milestones. The hub will operate as an ongoing resource for the industry, hosting regular demonstrations, training sessions and industry events, with customers able to book visits to see specific equipment in action or work through a production challenge with the team’s equipment specialists.
Why This Matters for Albany Creek, Brendale and Brisbane’s North
Brendale’s French Avenue precinct serves as one of Brisbane’s key industrial hubs, housing trade suppliers, manufacturers and service businesses that underpin much of the northern suburbs’ commercial activity. The arrival of a dedicated equipment experience centre of this scale is a significant addition to that ecosystem, particularly for the small and medium print and sign businesses that make up the bulk of Ball and Doggett’s Queensland customer base.
For business owners across Albany Creek, Strathpine, Petrie and the broader Moreton Bay corridor, the Experience Hub closes a gap that has long pushed decision-making about major equipment purchases onto the floor of interstate trade expos or into the hands of catalogue-based sales calls. Being able to drive to Brendale, run a job on a machine, test a substrate and speak to a specialist on the spot changes the quality of those decisions, and ultimately the quality of the work those businesses can offer their own customers.
The hub also opens a practical pathway for TAFE and vocational training providers in the region. Representatives from TAFE Coomera attended the March launch event, signalling early interest in how the facility could support hands-on skills training for the next generation of print and sign technicians in Queensland.
Visiting the Experience Hub
The Ball and Doggett Experience Hub is located at 7-9 French Avenue, Brendale. Customers and industry partners can book a demonstration visit or enquire about upcoming events and training sessions by contacting their local Ball and Doggett representative or visiting ballanddoggett.com.au/the-experience-hub. General phone enquiries for the Queensland site can be directed to (07) 3490 5800.
Published 26-March-2026.
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