Officeworks MD Ward to retire

Officeworks MD Ward to retire

The Managing Director of the Australian office supplies retailer is to step down at the end of the year. Mark Ward has been in his position for the last eleven years, but will retire at the end of 2018, becoming the third senior executive in what Inside Retail calls...
ComputerWorld concludes management buyout

ComputerWorld concludes management buyout

The managed services provider and value-added reseller, which has bases in both Cardiff and Bristol, has revealed the completion of its management buyout. As insider media reports, the company, which achieved a turnover of £14.5 million ($19.6 million/€16.4 million)...
Chaplin printhead portrait goes viral

Chaplin printhead portrait goes viral

A Cameroonian artist has won acclaim after creating a portrait of the legendary comic actor using an industrial inkjet printhead. According to Printing Impressions, Francis Nathan Abiamba, who is known in art circles as Afran, was at the Wire and Tube 2018 trade fair...
New scam letter from IFD

New scam letter from IFD

The International Fairs Directory has once again resurrected its ‘Expo-Guide’ scam in the wake of Paperworld Middle East 2018, which took place in Dubai, UAE, earlier this year. The Directory’s scam letters have been seen by The Recycler and, as before, ask the...
Dramatic changes for Xerox

Dramatic changes for Xerox

In a remarkable volte-face, the OEM’s CEO and 6 other board members are being replaced, putting its proposed Fujifilm deal in jeopardy. As CNBC reports, Xerox has announced that CEO Jeff Jacobson and 6 other board members are stepping down, in order to “settle a suit...
The French impact of WEEE compliance

The French impact of WEEE compliance

With the WEEE compliancy date for printer cartridges fast approaching (15 August 2018), French organisation Ecologic has hosted a meeting to demonstrate how it would integrate cartridges into “the scope of WEEE”. As WEEElogic explains, once 15 August 2018 arrives,...