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UK printer recycler appoints Managing Director

Peter Stokes has become Managing Director of Shrewsbury-based printer repair specialists NCM (Networked Computer Maintenance). Stokes was previously General Manager for the group, and is now responsible for managing and developing its client base and European markets,...

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ITC publishes opinion on Canon dongle case

The US International Trade Commission (USITC) said it opted for a general exclusion order (GEO) as there was a “high likelihood” that manufacturers and resellers of the infringing products could circumvent a limited exclusion order (LEO). The Commission also said that...

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Printer sales fall analysed

An executive from a Polish MPS company has said rising use of MFPs and increasingly cost-conscious businesses are the reason for the recent declines in sales.

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Indian counterfeiting dangers

Counterfeiting in technological industries such as computer hardware and mobile phones caused a cumulative loss of Rs 1,503 crore (€14 billion/$15 billion) from 2013 to 2014 for the companies involved. U. K. Gupta said at the AGM of the Indian version of the...

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Epson responds to 20 percent ink waste allegations

The OEM told The Recycler that a “physical sensor” in the Epson Stylus Pro 9900 ink system stops a cartridge from printing when “further use could cause harm to the printhead”. This follows an ‘Ink Low’ status when the cartridge has “roughly 10 to 15 percent ink...

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Dissolved UK collector still trading?

Readers have notified The Recycler that cartridge stocklists are still being sent out in the name of Printing Image Limited, despite the business being compulsorily struck off in December 2014.

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Cartridge World develops printer maintenance app

The CW Print Manager alerts a user when ink/or toner is low or when the printer needs other maintenance, before informing of the service required and providing a “simple way to ensure that your business never runs into a printing crisis”.

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ECS profiled by office reseller magazine

The two-page article in Channelinfo’s September 2015 edition interviewed the company about remanufacturing, but erroneously suggested it had “the only cartridge remanufacturing plant in the UK”.

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AQC Group UK Ltd updates Lexmark toner

The toners are available in AQC bags and bottles with 10kg bulk packaging, and are designed to operate at 33ppm, 38ppm, 44ppm and 47ppm for Lexmark’s MS310, MS410, MS510 and MS610 printers respectively.

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