The Recycler Issue 317

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EUROPE Armor, R&D, Investment
ARMOR invests in R&D
and a new recruit
ARMOR Office Printing has been opening up about its investment in R&D in
2018, as well as revealing that the company is looking for a fresh face to join
its EMEA team.
ARMOR Office Printing has revealed that
it funnelled €150,000 into R&D during
2018, in line with EU Directives.
The company has commented, “The
management of the OEM and
remanufactured cartridges in Europe is
very strict. The various regulations include
the conformity of the cartridges with
European standards (WEEE, REACH and
RoHS directives) and the intellectual
property framework. They are intended to
protect the health and living environment
of the European Union citizens while
ensuring the sustainability of the products.
These regulations apply to printing
consumables produced in Europe, but
according to ETIRA, European border
control is not enough to protect the user
and inform them towards the composition
of these “new-built” non-OEM cartridges
imported in Europe.”
On 27 September 2018, ARMOR went
on to explain, ETIRA issued a statement
alerting the presence on the European
market of “new-built” non-OEM
cartridges with a hazardous level of
chemical content (including DecaBDE).
“As of today, more than 5 million “newbuilt”
non-OEM cartridges, and so
potentially not reusable, are present on the
European market. This is the overall
quality of the offer and the security of the
users, which are at stake. Choosing a
cartridge remanufactured by ARMOR
means choosing a consumable that is ecoresponsible,”
stated Gerwald van der Gijp,
Managing Director of ARMOR Office
Printing and member of the Board of
Directors of ETIRA.
Citing its “thirty years of industrial
know-how”, ARMOR Office Printing
says it has become “an expert in the
production of remanufactured printing
consumables”.
In 2018, ARMOR Office Printing reveals
the company invested €150,000 in R & D
to remanufacture printing consumables
complying with the REACH, CLP, RoHS
and WEEE European directives.
Furthermore, ARMOR Office Printing
says it commits itself to respect the
European Intellectual Property Directives
for the design of its cartridges.
On the recruitment front, Armor Office
Printing Solutions EMEA has announced
its search for a new Trade/Brand Manager
to join the team in Nantes.
The company’s VP & Managing
Director, Gerwald van der Gijp, announced
the search for a Trade/Brand Manager to
join his leadership team, based in Nantes.
As he explains, the ideal candidate needs
to speak both English and French, adding,
“Preferable experience in non Printing
industry.”
He encourages people to get in touch,
whether they are putting themselves
forward for the job or think they may know
“the perfect candidate”.
NORTH AMERICA
LD Products, Anniversary, 20 Years
LD Products marks 20 years in business
The company has revealed that it is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.
LD Products was founded by its CEO,
Aaron Leon, back in 1999, when he began
building his own online cartridge store
“in between classes as an undergraduate
student at USC”, the company explains.
LD Products says, “We’ve grown a lot
since those early days. Today, our printer
cartridges have proudly printed in
millions of homes and offices nationwide,
we employ over 200 ink and toner experts
stretching across three states and offer
more than 9,000 types of cartridges.
Time flies!”
The company also remarked that it
owed its customers a “special thanks” for
all their continued support as they
“couldn’t have done it without the loyalty
of our customers”, adding, “we appreciate
you printing with us now for two
decades.”
30 THE RECYCLER • ISSUE 317 • APRIL 2019