European service centre located in Black Sea port city Varna. Chinese remanufacturer Speed Infotech Holdings has announced that it has opened a new operations centre in Bulgaria in a bid to better serve the European market. The European service centre, located in the...
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Cartridge World introduces e-commerce service
Aftermarket franchise launches service allowing customers to purchase cartridges online, to be trialled by 13 stores. Cartridge World UK has announced the launch of its new e-commerce service embedded within its existing website that will allow customers to purchase...
Katun appoints Channel Sales Manager for Germany and Austria
Rainer Gross has been named as the compatibles supplier’s new Channel Sales Manager for the European regions. Minneapolis-based compatibles supplier Katun Corporation has announced the appointment of Rainer Gross as its new Channel Sales Manager for Germany and...
Static Control releases product catalogue in Chinese
Chinese-language 2012 Product Catalogue available on components specialist Chinese website. Static Control has announced that its 2012 Product Catalogue has now been translated into Chinese and is available on its Chinese website and to customers as a CD. The...
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Small claims track introduced by English Patent County Court
Procedure for filing low-value IP claims simplified for small businesses and individuals in England. Lexology reports that the English Patent County Court (PCC) has introduced a new small claims track to provide “a proportionate procedure” for intellectual property...
Print-Rite granted U.S. patent
Remanufacturer awarded patent for NoTwist drum gear printer cartridge. Print-Rite has announced that it has been issued a patent for its NoTwist drum gear printer cartridge by the U.S. Trademark Office. The patent, number 8,275,291, was granted to the company on 25...
Importance of Green IT discussed
IDC analyst discusses whether environmental impact influences IT managers’ and procurement officers’ interest in products. An article on technology website Computer World UK by IDC analyst David Daoud asks “Does green still resonate with procurement officers and IT...
Wireless, inkless printer released for smartphones
Wireless Smartphone Photo Printer launched by Hammacher and Schlemmer. A new printer released by New York-based company Hammacher Schlemmer enables smartphone users to print photos directly from their phone, without the need for printer cartridges, reports Ubergizmo....
Fire at Sun Chemical plant injures seven
Seven Sun Chemical employees injured in fire at New Jersey plant. Ink World Magazine reports that “an explosion or flash fire” occurred in the pre-mix room of Sun Chemical’s ink manufacturing plant in East Rutherford, New Jersey on Tuesday, injuring seven workers....
One third of UK online retailers breaking consumer laws
Office of Fair Trading investigation suggests significant number of online retailers may not be complying with consumer protection law. BBC News reports that the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) performed checks on 156 popular websites and found that 62 may not be fully...