Three deals As we went to press with the last issue, the news was breaking that Static Control had been acquired by Apex Microelectronics, part of the Ninestar Group. Why did the deal happen? Well there are obvious synergies, especially in the area of chip...
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OmniGraph attends Greek stationery show
The remanufacturer visited the School and Office 2015 event in Athens from 25 to 27 April. The company stated that the event is an initiative of a new trade association consisting of suppliers for stationery, school items, writing accessories and office supplies in...
ETIRA reports on AGM and Focus on Europe 2015
The trade association said the event had been a “top opportunity for networking and learning”.
Staples subsidiary recycles four million cartridges
Quill.com has recycled four million inkjet and toner cartridges in the past four years. In a press release, the online business and medical store for SMBs stated that it had reached the four million cartridges milestone, with its parent company Staples reporting...
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Samsung seeks developers for printer apps
Samsung is attempting to find developers “to create Android apps for its printers”, with the apps able to be created through its Smart UX SDK (software development kit) to run on the OEM’s MultiXpress and ProXpress MFP ranges.
Canadian remanufacturer discusses growing business
Blue Ocean Office Supplies and Solutions was profiled by a local news outlet. Guelph Mercury reported on Blue Ocean’s Owner Stephanie Birt, whose cartridge remanufacturing business “relies on building relationships with clients”, due to the supplies industry being...
Cartridge World named in top 100 global franchises
The global retail franchise was named by FranchiseDirect.com in its 2015 Top 100 Global Franchise rankings.
North African HCP market sees double-digit decline
The market’s shipments fell by 16.1 percent in volume and 4.7 percent in value in the last quarter. The data from IDC reports that the market for hardcopy peripherals shipments saw a yearly decline of 16.1 percent in volume and 4.7 percent in value in the final...
UKCRA meeting changes date
The meeting set for 23 April has been rearranged to 30 April. The next meeting of the United Kingdom Cartridge Remanufacturers’ Association (UCKRA), which was set to take place on 23 April, will now take place on 30 April, due to the late unavailability of Dr. Michael...
US remanufacturer changes name, adds IT services
Olympic Printer Resources is now Olympic Technology Resources, having added support for office technology and business IT. Kitsap Sun reported on the name change, which “reflects [the company’s] shift to add IT service” as part of “adapting” to customers “doing less...