Number of SME loan rejections increases significantly since pre-crisis peaks, with those in peripheral eurozone facing steeper borrowing rates. A report by the Institute of International Finance and consultancy agency Bain & Co, titled “Restoring financing and...
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Konica Minolta appoints Punjab distributor
Jalandhar-based PK International selected as sub-distributor for Konica Minolta A4 printers in Punjab region. CRN reported on the appointment of PK International as Konica Minolta’s sub-distributor for the OEM’s A4 printer range in the Punjab region, with the company...
HP delivers an upbeat outlook
CEO Meg Whitman announced company’s turnaround is on track, prompting stock price to increase by almost nine percent. Time reported on HP CEO Meg Whitman’s announcement that the company remains on-track for a recovery, despite telling investors in August that the OEM...
OEM patents could affect European industry
A patent application from Brother and a patent granted to Canon have the potential to affect remanufacturers and manufacturers in Europe.
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Outgoing Kodak CEO discusses company post-bankruptcy
Antonio M. Perez remains confident in OEM as it moves in new directions following emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The Telegraph reports on an interview with outgoing Kodak CEO Antonio M. Perez, who discussed the future directions of the company after it emerged...
US entrepreneur moves from cartridge recycling to e-waste collection
Barry Keyes’ GreenSpot Dropoff venture aims to help lower US e-waste dumping. My Desert reported on Keyes, who resides in Palm Desert in California, and his 10 years in the recycling and e-waste business. Keyes’ first company, Coastal Recycling (now called GreenSense)...
Imaging equipment added to EPEAT
OEMs including Ricoh have registered a wide range of imaging equipment under the EPEAT programme. My Print Resource reported that Ricoh, which has been part of EPEAT for three years, has been working with the programme and other OEMs to develop “definitive...
Totalpost on shortlist for four business awards
The franking cartridge remanufacturer has been nominated by CN Group. The nominations that the company has received include those for Exporter of the Year, Manufacturing Business of the Year, Customer Service Excellence, and Businessperson of the Year for Managing...
ETIRA lobbies EU Commission on cartridges in new WEEE directive
The trade association argued that cartridges must “remain available for reuse” and out of the WEEE legislation, after a new FAQ paper included cartridges.
30,000 pages printed every second in EMEA in 2012
High figure comes despite two percent decline in 2012.