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Staples acquisition “may not be easy”

After Wall Street Journal announcing that “Staples is exploring a sale”, an article explores the reasons why this might not be so easy. Axios reported that after Staples’ failed merger with Office Depot which was blocked by US regulators, it is “exploring a sale to...

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Kyocera wins recycling award

The OEM received the ‘Recycling Award’ from the city of San Diego. The OEM announced that it was “honoured” to receive the award for the 17th year from the Environmental Services Department in San Diego, for its efforts in recycling and reduction in waste and energy...

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Printer is blown up accidentally

A printer that was sent to be cleaned with “canned air” got blown to bits when an industrial-strength compressor was used instead. The Register reported that a printer that required cleaning by an engineering company was blown apart, and that an IT support worker,...

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Cartridges end up in toilet

A parcel containing cartridges was delivered by the Royal Mail, but ended up in the customers toilet. Esquire reported that a postman trying to deliver a parcel safely saw an open window, and slipped the package through it - however, the window was directly above the...

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Apex launches Epson and Kyocera chips

The company has produced “customised-yield” replacement chips for a range of the OEMs’ machines, with the Apex chips replacing the Epson LPB3T29 alongside Kyocera’s TK-1140 and TK-1147 originals.

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Mito launches remanufactured Canon cartridge

The company’s remanufactured cartridge is for use in a range of the OEM’s new printers launched in December, replacing the originals and used in the OEM’s imageCLASS LBP712cdn and 712cx as well as the i-SENSYS LBP710c and 712cx machines.

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MasterWorks International joins vendor programme

The parts distributor has been “welcomed into” the IBPI preferred vendor programme. The company stated that IBPI is “the largest buying group for copier print and IT industries”, and “represents more than 390 member dealers”, adding that it was “proud” to be...

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PrintReleaf partners with US university

The environmental MPS service has teamed up with the University of Colorado. The PrintReleaf system measures use of paper by automatically sending “device and fleet data” from printers to the company, allowing end-users to “help neutralise paper waste, improve...

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Lexmark buying up remaining “notes”

The OEM has “commenced an offer to purchase any and all” outstanding ‘Senior Notes’. Lexmark revealed earlier this year that the merger had been approved by shareholders, though it “remain[ed] subject to certain regulatory approvals”, such as the CFIUS, as well as...

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