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Canon reports second consecutive quarter of growth for 3Q2013

The OEM saw net sales and gross and operating profit increase in the last quarter.  Canon’s 3Q2013 report showcased the OEM’s results for the quarter, which saw a “second consecutive quarter of growth in both net sales and profits”, as well as a maintenance and...

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Static Control hires new Business Development Manager

Ivan Montero joins the company’s sales department after six years of industry experience. Static Control, the largest manufacturer of aftermarket imaging systems and components, has announced that it has named Ivan Montero as its new Business Development Manager for...

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Brother expands portable business printer range

OEM unveils PJ-673 compact portable printer for documents up to A4 in size. Brother has announced the launch of the PJ-673 portable printer, the latest addition to the OEM’s growing range of portable business printers, with the new model capable of printing from...

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Static Control formulates and manufactures toner

Static Control has long had a reputation for manufacturing high quality components to the aftermarket, but many industry insiders would be surprised to know of our comprehensive in-house toner capabilities. Years ago we recognized formulating and manufacturing toner...

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Comment ~ Issue 250 (30 September 2013)

Sam sung about chips! When we first found out about the chip issue affecting new, non-OEM and some remanufactured cartridges for the Samsung MLT-D101 printer, we contacted “Sam” (not his real name), our source in Samsung who, through a translator, confirmed the...

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OKI Europe launches five colour LED digital A3 printer

The ES9541 is said to be the industry’s first five colour LED wide-format device. Sys-Con reported on the device’s launch at the VISCOM Paris show this week, with the machine said to offer graphics businesses “a lucrative new revenue stream with pioneering print...

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Salesman jailed for stealing and reselling office supplies

Anthony Palmer stole over £121,000 of office supplies from bosses and sold them on the internet. Sunderland Echo reports that 31 year-old Palmer, a former sales rep at The Donald Murray Paper Group in Boldon, north-east England, stole £121,177 ($194,676/€144,138)...

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