The Green Electronics Council (GEC), which handles registry for the US electronics standard, held its first Emerging Green Conference, aimed at the electronics industry, recyclers and environmental advocacy groups. Jonas Allen, GEC Director of Marketing, told Waste...
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Western Europe laser MFP sales increase 12 percent
Driven mainly by colour, sales by IT distributors in the region have increased 12 percent year-on-year in the first 10 weeks of the third quarter of 2015. According to data from Context, colour laser MFP sales make up 20 percent of all distribution sales, registering...
CMYK Industries appoints Namibia and Angola distributor
POSitive – Capital S Solutions, owned by Chris Liebenberg, is now the exclusive distributor for the two countries.
Proton slashes prices on Brother and HP products
The components supplier has reduced prices for a number of cartridges in the Brother HL series, including covers, reset levers, hoppers, drum covers and drum sections.
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Print-Rite secures gear patent
The “crucial” feature of the PR-2 gear is the coupling member, which has no inclination whether engaged or disengaged with the printer drive shaft.
$24 million in fake cartridges seized in Dubai
In what appears to be the second raid in quick succession, Dh75 million ($20.4 million /€18.1 million) worth of fake printers and ink cartridges have been seized.
DCi staff to ride 54 miles for charity
Four members of staff from the UK remanufacturer will ride from London to Brighton in aid of the Laura Centre. The cyclists have set a target donation of £1,500 (€1,332) for the Laura Centre, a bereavement counselling service for parents who have lost children or...
OCP goes direct in India
OCP are providing a direct service to ink remanufacturers in India, and has decided not to go with a distribution partner in the country.
AQC Group UK launches Lexmark replacement toner
The toner manufacturer has produced colour toner for a range of Lexmark cartridges, including the CS/CX 310, 410 and 510, with the company noting that “thorough testing” has resulted in “rich text and bold, colourful image reproduction”.
Large-format shipments defy quarterly drop
Global figures for the devices show a 1.3 percent growth in shipments for 2Q2015 while revenue was flat, despite the worldwide printer market declining six percent. Research from IDC found that HP was the market leader, with its market share increasing marginally by...