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CONSUMABLES
DMC, one of the UK’s leading
distributors of office equipment
and EOS, is an active supporter of
the Starlight Children’s Foundation,
which each year helps to brighten
the lives of over half a million
seriously and terminally ill children
by granting them once-in-a-lifetime
wishes and providing entertainment
in hospitals and hospices throughout
the UK.
Since launching the planitgreen brand,
DMC has donated 25p to the charity
for every toner purchased, doubling the
donation to 50p per item last December.
To date, it has raised a total of £15,000
and on March 23, planitgreen’s third
anniversary, DMC will hand over another
cheque for £7,000, representing money
raised in November and December 2014.
Cost and environmental savings
Planitgreen initially offered remanufactured
toners for traditional copier brands,
including Canon, Kyocera and Ricoh,
but in the last three years the range has
been extended to include products for
Brother, Epson, HP, Dell and Samsung
devices, amongst others. The toners are
remanufactured to the highest standard
and come with a comprehensive two-year
guarantee.
DMC Marketing Communications
Manager Sam Saunders said: “We’re
continuing to grow the number of SKUs,
with no compromise on quality. We’re not
in the cheap refill market. If an end user
has a problem we will send an engineer
out to inspect and we’ll repair or replace
the printer if the fault is as a result of using
our toners. To date, we haven’t replaced a
single printer.”
Saunders says Planitgreen toners are
an economical, eco-friendly alternative
to OEM cartridges; they offer up to 60%
savings against OEM originals; a number
of products within the range have twice
the yield of equivalent original OEM toners;
and making a planitgreen cartridge uses
up to 2.5kg less material than an OEM
cartridge that requires up to 16 times more
material by weight.
Quality control
Planitgreen toners are remanufactured
within the EU under stringent quality control
in accordance with ISO 19752, ISO 19798
and DIN 33870. This guarantees consistently
high print quality, accurate yields and error-
free functionality for up to two years.
“We only use virgin cartridges and
DMC is marking the third anniversary of
the launch of its planitgreen range of
remanufactured toners with a £7,000 donation
to the Starlight Children’s Foundation.
Reducing the cost
and environmental
impact of print
all working parts including imaging
drums, rollers, blades and microchips are
replaced to ensure full functionality and
compatibility. We only retain the plastic
hopper,” explained Saunders.
“Unlike OEM originals, every single
planitgreen toner is tested before being
packaged to ensure the product is of the
highest possible standard. We warrant
our products to be free from defects in
both material and workmanship, and
this stringent process means we can
confidently offer a two-year warranty.”
Green standards
Over 80 planitgreen toners remanufactured
under both ISO14001 and EMAS II have
been awarded Nordic Swan and Blue Angel
awards.
”Our remanufacturing partners
have an environmental balancing
book,” said Saunders. “Everything
is accounted for and logged – what
comes in, what is remanufactured and
waste. It’s all documented and there is
an auditable paper trail to demonstrate
the environmental efficacy of the whole
process.”
Recognition by ETIRA, the European
Toner & Inkjet Remanufacturers
Association, is further evidence of the
quality and sustainability of planitgreen
products. “As a member, we stick to a strict
code and buyers can rest assured that as a
quality remanufacturer our products don’t
infringe on any patents. Nor will they void
any printer warranty,” said Saunders.
“It’s a common misconception
that using remanufactured toners will
void a manufacturer’s warranty. Using
remanufactured cartridges as such does
not affect the warranty of the printer. Only
if that non-OEM cartridge was the single
cause of the printer’s malfunction can that
warranty perhaps be void. This brings me
back to the fact that we check every single
cartridge, offer a two-year guarantee and
pledge to replace any printer if it’s the
consumable that’s at fault. We are that
confident in the quality and consistency of
our product.”
In addition, DMC runs a recycling
scheme, providing collection boxes
and picking up all empty laser and ink
cartridges free of charge in order to help
customers continue to planitgreen.
Saunders added that for dealers,
plantigreen offers a great opportunity
to cut customers’ print costs and
environmental impact. “They can approach
customers with a proposition that’s tailored
to meet their cost control, sustainability
and eco-efficiency aims,” he said.
Every single
planitgreen
toner is
tested
before being
packaged to
ensure the
product is of
the highest
possible
standard.
Alpesh Unalkat,
Managing Director,
Capita Managed
Print Business
