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AROUND THE INDUSTRY ASIA HYB Toner, Distribution, Saudi Arabia HYB appoints new Business Development Manager and distributor HK HaoYinBao Group Co., Ltd. (HYB) announced Andres Rubio joins its family as Overseas Business Development Manager. Rubio joins HYB with more than 8+ years of experience in the aftermarket industry. Kim Lee, Sales Director of HYB welcomed Rubio and commented: “Andres successfully managed the sales relationships with customers in the assigned territories completing the assigned goals at 100% in his previous companies with know-how of products for photocopiers. We are glad that we have him here and he doesn’t have gap in getting to know our specific products and added value of our products.” As the Overseas Business Development Manager of HYB, Rubio is excited to join the Group and make use of his experience, ▲ Andres Rubio Overseas Business Development Manager, HYB knowhow of the Industry and language skills (excellent French, Spanish, English and Portuguese) to boost the business development for HYB in the future. “There are already decades of my largest accounts who tried HYB products before and knew how they make difference in quality compared with most of other providers in Copier field. They do appreciate their persistence in good products and provision of service. It shouldn’t take much hard work for me to convince more customers for HYB and we expect a good growth of market share,” Rubio said. Even though the pandemic has been an interruption for all, HYB not only signed their new distributor but also witnessed the increase of sales with their distributor in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia has spent more than $57 billion (€50.41 billion) on initiatives designed to mitigate the impact of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, according to the state-run Saudi Press Agency (SPA). According to HYB, the SPA said that the money was spent on 142 separate initiatives, which have included support both the private and public sector, as well as wage protection measures, the suspension of a number of labour-related fines and the collection of customs duties on imports. Over 650,000 people have directly benefited from the measures, according to the kingdom's Ministry of Finance. Mr. Sharaf, the General Manager of AATC (distributor of HYB in Saudi Arabia) said: “HYB is already a brand with great popularity in Saudi since we entered the market with the full range of toner and parts for use in Canon, Kyocera Mita, Ricoh and other relevant OEM brands. We had a more conservative order forecast initially due to the COVID-19. But the fact turned out to be that our stock of HYB copier toner finished earlier than expected and we had to order another container urgently to fill up the new built warehouse we just opened in AlHawari Street, AlMalaz, where we expanded only for HYB products." Earlier in June, HK HaoYinBao Group (HYB) announced their official new distributor for the territory of Malaysia is EDS OFFICE SUPPLY (EDS) for their HYB TONER brand. ■ EUROPE Armor, Packaging, Zero Plastics Armor has got it wrapped Armor has introduced a new packaging solution for its laser range of its OWA brand, eliminating plastics. In its commitment to a circular economy, Armor has managed to significantly reduce its impact on the planet and do its bit for fighting plastic waste. The company has introduced a new greener solution for its OWA laser cartridge range. Making the announcement, the company said: “At Armor Office Printing, we are proud to announce the launch of a new packaging solution for our OWA brand laser toner cartridge range! Our goal here is to offer a greener solution by reducing the environmental impact of our packaging.” According to Armor, its R&D team has been working on this new solution for the last 13 months but has managed to find a packaging solution that does not use any single-use plastics. As part of its “zero plastic” approach, Armor points out that this innovation will result in: • a reduction of 10 tonnes of plastic per year • smaller box sizes • optimised storage and transport • easier shelving for its customers’ stores and • optimised padding and filling for boxes to reduce the amount of space and cardboard wasted. ■ 30 Issue 334 September 2020
visit www.therecycler.com for all the breaking news EUROPE RIS, InkCenter, Inkjet Refilling RIS and Migros France launch first InkCenter Retail Inkjet Solutions (RIS) and supermarket retailer Migros France announced the launch of the inkjet cartridge refill service at the Migros retail location in Thoiry, France. Customers are now able to reuse and refill their empty inkjet cartridges while they shop by dropping them off with a service team member at the InkCenter located within the hypermarket store. "We have seen continuous engagement with and success from our ink refill services in France over the past several years. Partnering with Migros France allows us to reach an even larger customer base that will now have access to a convenient and affordable way to refill their ink cartridges, while also reducing single-use plastic," said David Lenny, President and CEO of RIS. "Costefficiency is of particular importance during this pandemic, so we are pleased to have a strong partner in Migros as we work towards bringing affordable, high-quality ink and print clarity to consumers." This new partnership sets another milestone for RIS as part of its ongoing strategy to expand into the European market and to make the "Ink Bar" services readily available to shoppers there. Vincent Hormovitis, Vice President of Sales & Business Development at RIS, said: "Joining forces with Migros France in the installation of our InkCenter has been a significant step towards offering customers a more comprehensive and environmentally-friendly shopping experience in these trying times. As consumers and students alike are still urged to work from home in many places and are turning to their home printers, Migros understands the necessity of offering an economical solution for refilling inkjet cartridges." "The RIS InkCenter concept grabbed us immediately. It completely dovetails with our business strategy by offering our customers an environmentally responsible service that makes an economical addition to our existing inkjet cartridge range and is in line with our constant search for innovative products and services. We are certain that our customers will be very happy with this new service. We would like to thank the RIS sales, communication and IT teams who have so efficiently supported us in setting up this project," said Christel Tardy, Head of Non-Food at Migros France. ■ Issue 334 September 2020 31
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