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Office supplies for photo enthusiasts introduced

By Paperstone on 22 November 2007 in Office Supplies with 0 Comments

Imaging company Ilford has announced that it is introducing some office products which may be of interest to amateur photographers. The Office and Create ranges of office supplies were generated to appeal to those who want to use office machines to print their photos, according to Ilford. Included in the Create selection of office supplies […]

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Press ‘happy with guillotine’

By Paperstone on 21 November 2007 in Guillotines with 0 Comments

A New Jersey printing press has described how it is pleased with the functionality of its new guillotine. Bob Martin, Neil Warner and Andy White – partners at Trivium Press – recently purchased a variety of postpress office equipment, including a guillotine, from Heidelberg. In total, the firm bought a Prosetter P102 violet platesetter, a […]

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Office furniture sector ‘keeps growing’

By Paperstone on 19 November 2007 in Office Furniture with 0 Comments

The market for office furniture in the US is continuing to expand, according to new data, although an expert has detected indications of weakness. A quarterly index by Michael Dunlap & Associates which polled executives at office furniture firms found that business has been slipping, the Western Michigan Business Review reports. The index registered 55.62 […]

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Xerox printer cartridges recycling drive ‘a success’

By Paperstone on 16 November 2007 in Ink Cartridges And Toners with 0 Comments

Xerox’s efforts to reach one of its sustainability milestones regarding printer cartridges recycling have been successful, the company has announced. The office equipment manufacturer has managed to avoid sending a total of two billion pounds of electronic waste – including printer cartridges – to landfills. Xerox explained that it has used various initiatives to reach […]

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SMBs ‘use office equipment differently’

By Paperstone on 15 November 2007 in Office Supplies with 0 Comments

Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) vary in the way they use office equipment such as printers, a new international survey has revealed. A total of 66 per cent of SMBs have multifunction office machines, according to a Lexmark study. However, the research indicates that only 34 per cent use them for faxing and scanning. The […]

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Printer cartridges refilling firm opens

By Paperstone on 14 November 2007 in Ink Cartridges And Toners with 0 Comments

A new shop has opened in Bromley which is dedicated to refilling printer cartridges while customers wait. The Ink Company said that one of its aims is to cut down on the number of printer cartridges which are sent to landfills, the News Shopper reports. It also hopes that users of office machines will appreciate […]

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Companies must recycle office supplies, new guidance states

By Paperstone on 13 November 2007 in Office Supplies with 0 Comments

Businesses are required to recycle office supplies or face being fined, according to new laws which came into effect recently. The new legislation published by the Environmental Agency (EA) states that non-hazardous office products, such as Paper, must be sorted or segregated for recycling. These changes are hoped to reduce the amount of office supplies […]

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Printer cartridges association holds event

By Paperstone on 13 November 2007 in Ink Cartridges And Toners with 0 Comments

An Indian association of businesses involved in recycling printer cartridges has held a recent event which attracted people from across the country. The Cartridge Recyclers and Traders Association of India function was attended by more than 100 representatives from printer cartridges firms in New Delhi, Hyderabad, Nagpur, Pune, Goa and Surat, the Recycler reports. One […]

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Office equipment security issues raised

By Paperstone on 12 November 2007 in Office Machines & Supplies with 0 Comments

Office equipment that is shared among many employees in one workplace may introduce security concerns for companies, it has been suggested. An IDC survey for Canon stated that 40 per cent of employees pick up sensitive documents from office machines, CRN reports. Some 72 per cent of staff say that have picked up their colleagues […]

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Monochrome printing popular among office equipment users

By Paperstone on 9 November 2007 in Office Supplies with 0 Comments

Many people opt for black and white printing from their office machines despite the availability of colour printing, it has emerged. Research by office equipment manufacturer Lexmark revealed that the use of black printer cartridges is popular among health care professionals looking to print copy as quickly as possible. The study was targeted at healthcare […]

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