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Costa Copy hires Operations Manager

Andrew Knight joins MPS company at its location in Eccles, Manchester. Costa Copy has announced the hiring of former Ontrak Services and The Green Printer Company employee Andrew Knight as its new Operations Manager, with Knight’s new role set to see him become a “key...

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HP discusses Greek distribution hub deal

The OEM’s Tony Prophet discussed the importance of the hub in Piraeus. The Recycler previously reported that HP was intending to move a “key part of its regional supplies” to the port of Piraeus in Greece, with product shipments moving through the port, which would...

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US military enters $488 million MFP contract

Army Contracting Command issues firm-fixed-price contract with OEMs to provide army with MFPs and associated refills and services. Defense Industry Daily reported on the US military’s decision to enter into a $498 million (€368 million) contract with OEMs including...

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Toner manufacturer acquires Mito Group

Hubei Dinglong Chemical Co Ltd (Hubei) announced it completed the acquisition of an 80 percent stake in Zhuhai-based Mito Color Imaging Co., Ltd. (Mito) on 29 September.  As a result of the acquisition, the company holds a 100 percent stake in Mito Color Imaging....

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Uninet releases new products for range of OEM cartridges

The distributor’s releases are for Samsung, Brother, HP and Kyocera toner cartridges. The first product launch, in the company’s Absolute Black range, is multipurpose black toner formula MLU-1, for use in Samsung’s ML, SCX and SF monochrome printers. The toner is said...

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US tech company launches managed print website

eMazzanti Technologies’ eCare MPS website allows users to “evaluate the visible and hidden costs associated with printing”.  The New York City-based company, which calls itself an “IT computer expert” business, is aiming to help businesses lower their TCO (total cost...

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Czech hardcopy peripherals market declines

Decision by vendors to focus on mid-range and high-end devices results in sharp decline in hardcopy peripherals (HCP) shipments during first half of 2013 (H1 2013). IDC has reported that the HCP market in the Czech Republic saw a 25.1 percent year-on-year decline in...

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Canon brings 150 jobs to Albuquerque

Opening of customer support centre by Canon subsidiary will employ 150 people over three-year period. Kob.com reports that Canon Information Technology, a subsidiary of Canon, plans to open a customer support centre in Albuquerque, New Mexico that will see the company...

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HITEC-Imaging to leave OPC market

The OPC manufacturer has cited “increasing price competition” and “decreasing print volumes” as its reasons for “step[ping] out [of] the OPC market”.

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