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UK tax authorities (HMRC) have closed a VAT loophole that will see Chinese products sold on online marketplaces like Amazon and eBay rise by 20%.
The aftermarket responds to Italy’s €10 million ($12 million) penalty on HP and others take to social media to comment.
The Authority ascertained that the firmware and dynamic security restrictions on the use of non-original cartridges are not adequately highlighted on the sales packages.
The European Parliament has voted in favour of making products more durable and easier to repair and recycle, and by providing consumers with more rights and information.
The European Parliament calls on the EU Commission to grant consumers a “right to repair”.
The German government confirms there are no resulting risks from ultrafine particles from laser printers for indoor spaces/ workplaces.
We are informed that on Nov.2 HP has pushed new firmware update called 20201021 for those printers using HP CF500 toner cartridge series (CF500/CF510/CF530/CF540) through WiFi and wired network causing the replacement chips to be un-recognised by the corresponding upgraded printer. Updated printer shows an error message on the display as follow:
After Covid-19, we know that radical changes can happen fast. What we don't know yet is how to make the most of this new beginning, for people and nature.
It’s no secret that oil and gas companies make far more money creating new plastic than they would reusing older plastic. So where is the incentive for them to do so?
An investigation by Reuters found that the majority of recycling businesses have shrunk by more than 20% in Europe, by 50% in parts of Asia and as much as 60% in the US.
A pilot project by ECHA’s Enforcement Forum examining imports of products into the EU has found that 23 % of inspected products were non-compliant with REACH and CLP.
Between January and August this year, five OEM brands issued 707 firmware updates, or which 38 blocked aftermarket products.
The stark message is part of a keynote speech that the prince has recorded for the opening event of a virtual climate summit.
With a million species at risk of extinction, Sir David Attenborough explores how this crisis of biodiversity has consequences for us all, threatening food and water security, undermining our ability to control our climate and even putting us at greater risk of pandemic diseases.
HP has given assurances to the United Kingdom’s Advertising Standards Authority that they will remove the claims from their future advertising.
Effective 1st December 2020 certain HP original ink cartridges may no longer work in HP printers.
Editor’s Opinion: You could not make this up could you. In the run up to the Christmas holiday, HP will lock out their own cartridges and to compound this, offer no guidance on swopping out cartridges with the short expiry dates.
The European Toner and Inkjet Remanufacturers Association (ETIRA) has issued an open letter to the EU, demanding ‘fast action’ to stop the ‘devastating impact’ the printing industry is having on the environment.
The European Toner and Inkjet Remanufacturers Association (ETIRA) is urging HP to rethink its latest printer firmware update.
UK Consumer magazine Which, drills down on just how expensive OEM branded inks are with some costing more that 32 year old Scotch whiskey.
NASA spends $490,000 (€423,000) on remanufactured cartridges but comments to the EPA that new cartridges with recycled content should be considered.
The Shadowserver Foundation’s new Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) scan found 80,000 hackable printers.
The Recycler has been advised that the OEM has released its latest firmware update which can affect third party replacement cartridges for HP 63/302 series cartridges.
No internet connection, not a problem as HP now updates firmware direct from the chip resident on the cartridge.
Prices increase as Airfreight replaces Seafreight as a faster way to restock
The Coronavirus crisis has been a disruptive force across the world. Working remotely for millions of workers is one disruption, a side effect of a new era of “social distancing.” Home offices are no longer an exception but a rule.
With the spread of the novel coronavirus affecting everything, mitigating COVID-19 has become a growing concern. That’s why many companies are mandating or recommending that as many employees as possible work remotely until the virus can be slowed.
It’s hard to tell what’s real and what’s not real today. Fake news floods social media and CGI can make Robert DeNiro look like a spring chicken in The Irishman.
Blackford Capital, a national private equity firm headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, today announced its investment in the U.S. business of Cartridge World, a franchised network for the leading printing consumables brand. Blackford has completed an investment in the Cartridge World brand through the purchase of the brand licensing rights covering the United States territory.
November 2019 Hp has increased its price on their Ink and Toner cartridges by 10%
WHICH? AUGUST 2019
More than half of you are
paying over the odds for
printer ink. 4,710 of the
8,481 Which? members we asked
bought ink from one of the big
four: Brother, Canon, HP or Epson.
CW Cyprus have reviewed our prices on certain own brand ink lines and some increaes were necessary.
This document is for the following printers:
Officejet Pro 6970, 7740, 8210, 8700 series
OfficeJet Pro 6230 series
Officejet 6950 series
OfficeJet 6810, 6820 series
PageWide 300, 400, 500 series
OfficeJet Pro 6830 series
OfficeJet Pro 8610, 8620, 8630, 8640, 8660 series
OfficeJet Pro X451dn/dw, X476dn/dw, X551dw, X576dw
It’s important to note that there are many variables that can impact how many pages your cartridge will print.
HP® printers are designed to periodically receive updates. These updates are for various fixes and improvements;
however, some are designed to prevent the use of third-party cartridges. In order to prevent this happening, and to
allow you to continue to use Cartridge World cartridges, we recommend you do the following on your printer:
Our suggestion is: not updating HP 95X range printers to the latest firmware version 1910AR
Despite recent studies which have raised concerns over possible health issues caused by toner used in laser printers, and by third-party cartridges, the Social Court Hessen has ruled that toner dust “does not make you sick in general.”
Being recognized for achievement is always an honor. Recently, Entrepreneur Magazine named Cartridge World one of the top global franchises of 2018.
For the last two years around September 13, a wide range of HP inkjet printers globally have automatically
released an internal update to the printer firmware that has resulted in locking out Cartridge World products
along with your choice to save money, forcing you to buy expensive HP original inkjet cartridges.
Technavio has published a new market research report on the global 3D printing market in the education sector from 2018-2022, in which it forecasts the market will grow by almost 20 percent.
The OEM has issued its latest firmware upgrade, this time for its range of inkjet printers, timed to coincide with the release of updated cartridges, causing problems for remanufacturers.
Helpful article by martin@kadansky.com
September 2017
This blog explains the detailed innovation needed to deliver our high performance toners.
Price hike by between 5 and 10 percent hit Cyprus in March.
Comment from CW Cyprus: Fortunately no issues reported to us in Cyprus. Our CW cartridges are working as normal.
The Cypriot subsidiary of Cartridge World has been named an HP Gold Imaging and Printing Partner.
In a new leaflet released by HP, the firm warns against clones, counterfeits and remanufactured cartridges.
A versatile range of printers available in-store:
Limassol – Nicosia – Larnaca – Paphos – Paralimni
Executives from HP, Canon, Epson and Brother could be handed a prison sentence and all companies face hefty fines if found guilty.
The company’s latest security update is preventing third-party cartridges from functioning, prompting a slew of ‘Cartridge Problem’ errors.
After receiving much bad press some months ago for deliberately forcing a firmware update that closed out after-market chips on otherwise functioning ink cartridges, HP does it again, but this time announces that it has done so , and provides firmware upgrade downloads for customers affected.
Cartridge World Malta
The franchise has launched a nationwide cost effective programme to aid local businesses called “why buy a printer?”
The Standard Digital reported that this latest addition strengthens Cartridge World’s East African presence to four stores in total.
HP has now issued another firmware update which effectively reverses the previously imposed lock. Ironically, while the firmware update that imposed the lock was automatically installed on user's systems, the same isn't the case with this reversal, with users having to download and install the appropriate firmware by themselves.
Computer giant HP is facing a backlash after blocking customers from using cheaper ink cartridges in its printers
HP has backtracked on a software update that blocked some ink cartridges made by third parties.
Read Article Here: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-37503139?SThisFB
Large numbers of HP printer owners found their printers stopped recognising unofficial printer ink cartridges on 13 September.
August 31st 2016: The Silicone Review
at International Franchise Expo June 16-18 in New York City Cartridge World®—Printworld™—powered by Samsung®
Cartridge World has won the Imaging Industry ''Global Brand Award", beating out a list of established, highly successful imaging aftermarket companies that included the likes of Clover, MSE, Mito,and others.
Neal McChristy was told by the OEM that it “never prevents a customer from using a refill or remanufactured cartridge”.
Cartridge World has received yet another prestigious award, this time in the franchising
industry.
MP Luke Hall has “saved hundreds of pounds” by avoiding official suppliers and using a third-party company that recycles used consumables.
The company has opened a global procurement centre in China to help “improve global print quality standards”.
An article covering “the biggest rip-offs and mark-ups” names original printer cartridges, and recommends using “refurbished replacements” or refills instead.
A technology news site has said remanufactured printer cartridges are “just as good or even better” than originals.
AjmanPolice in Ajman, Dubai, have seized two million counterfeit toner cartridges worth Dh75 million ($20.4 million/€18 million).