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Counterfeit products seized in Saudi Arabia

In a survey conducted by HP in Saudi Arabia, it was revealed that 17% of the companies in the country have purchased counterfeit printer cartridges.
Arab News reported prevalence and spread of counterfeit consumables has had a “damaging effect” on businesses in the Kingdom, with “print quality and inconsistency” the leading indicators of counterfeit consumables. 62 percent of businesses surveyed said they only became aware consumables were counterfeit when printers “failed frequently”.
HP said that in 1,000 investigations undertaken in Europe, the Middle East and Africa in the past four years alone, with more than 9 million cartridge seized, and one such seizure in Saudi Arabia saw 67,000 items seized, with 55,000 counterfeit cartridges

Staff Writer, 23 January 2014

Orion appointed distributor of Kodak’s packaging segment

Saudi Arabia based Orion has been appointed as the first dedicated distributor of Kodak’s packaging solutions in Saudi Arabia.
“Packaging in Saudi Arabia is a fast growing industry and flexo is gaining market share as a printing process,” comments Komal Sharma, Kodak’s managing director, Emerging Geographies, EAMER.  
“We are delighted to be able to bring our expansive portfolio to this region with the highly valuable support from Orion. Its expertise will help increase our reach into the

Staff Writer, 04 December 2013

GENETCO, Canon’s partner in Oman signed as PSP for ONEIC

GENETCO, Canon’s business partner in Oman, has been signed as a printing service provider for Oman’s National Engineering & Investment Co. (ONEIC).
The deal is the first signing of its kind for Canon in Oman. The deal involves the purchase of an imagePRESS 1110. Designed for print rooms that demand the highest standards, the imagePRESS 1110 is said to deliver the sharpest prints and handles a diverse range of media for trouble-free operation.
Equipped with Variable Data Printing software, the

Staff Writer, 21 October 2013

Bin Omair buys from Universal Graphic Trading, UAE

Ajman based Bin Omair Printing Press has bought a Heidelberg Cavomit hologram stamping & foiling machine from UAE based Universal Graphic Trading for their ongoing expansion. The investment cost being 200,000 AED
    "We bought this machine in the month of August 2013. The main feature of this machine that attracted us were it’s speed & accuracy. We can also do foiling work using this machine on the largest available sheet size for offset printing jobs. While the main reason to select

Prashant Chaurasia, 14 November 2013

Qatar National Printing Press invests to speed up profits

Qatar National Printing Press(QNPP) has invested in four packaging machines in a bid to create a one-stop-shop  in Qatar for all print requirements.  Among the machines purchased are Champion’s auto die cutting machine, six corner folder gluer machine, shopping bags machine (end to end manufacture line)  and spot UV machine from Sakurai  were purchased through Afra Asianray during this  year’s Gulf Print in Dubai.
Joseph Dorlian, general manager, Qatar National Printing Press said, “Eventually

Prashant Chaurasia, 06 August 2013

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