Earlier this year I passed on some super space age printing technique that a supporter of ours told me about. Well, my boss saw that some bright spark has printed a real car!!!?!
Sometimes this world makes me feel analogue...
Thursday, 23 December 2010
Wednesday, 1 December 2010
Printeco supports Children's Hospice South West for one year and raises thousands!
Greensource Solutions Printeco cartridge range has supported Children's Hospice South West for one year now and we are extremely proud to tell the world that £14,894 has been raised for the charity from Printeco cartridge sales!
This is a fantastic amount. We support Children's Hospice South West in a variety of ways and approached the charity in 2009 to propose the Printeco partnership.
Greensource donate £2 to the charity from the sale of every Printeco cartridge sold.
Our Printeco cartridge range includes over 300 different compatible toner cartridges. We remanufacture them at our site in Bristol to strict standards - each cartridge has a 2 year guarantee. The cartridge will match or exceed the quality of its branded equivalent and they cost significantly less (in some cases they can be up to 70% cheaper).
Just as important as all of this is their environmental performance. Because these cartridges are remade from empty cartridges, they use a fraction of the energy in their production (compared to branded cartridges) and because Greensource Solutions operations are all at our Bristol location, less road miles are travelled throughout the (second) life of the cartridge compared to overseas imports or many of our competitors.
In short, we think you should use them! If you are interested in finding out more about our Printeco range, or getting a quote on the cartridges then contact our sales team:
sales@greensource.co.uk
0117 3042396
This is a fantastic amount. We support Children's Hospice South West in a variety of ways and approached the charity in 2009 to propose the Printeco partnership.
Greensource donate £2 to the charity from the sale of every Printeco cartridge sold.
Our Printeco cartridge range includes over 300 different compatible toner cartridges. We remanufacture them at our site in Bristol to strict standards - each cartridge has a 2 year guarantee. The cartridge will match or exceed the quality of its branded equivalent and they cost significantly less (in some cases they can be up to 70% cheaper).
Just as important as all of this is their environmental performance. Because these cartridges are remade from empty cartridges, they use a fraction of the energy in their production (compared to branded cartridges) and because Greensource Solutions operations are all at our Bristol location, less road miles are travelled throughout the (second) life of the cartridge compared to overseas imports or many of our competitors.
In short, we think you should use them! If you are interested in finding out more about our Printeco range, or getting a quote on the cartridges then contact our sales team:
sales@greensource.co.uk
0117 3042396
Greensource Solutions unveils it's new website
We are proud to present our new and improved website. A lot of work has been done to this version to make it easier to navigate around and find what you want to.
On a design related note, this is an official move from cliche green that we (and a zillion other environmental companies) championed for many years.
Now this isn't to say that green is not a great colour and it's connotations and symbolism is in everyones mind. But one day recently something snapped in the psyche of Greensources marketing department. From that point on there has been an almost religious fervour in selecting any colour other than green when designing.
I think the site design is fabulous and the new site tops off what has been a fantastic year for Greensource Solutions.
Onwards and upwards!
On a design related note, this is an official move from cliche green that we (and a zillion other environmental companies) championed for many years.
Now this isn't to say that green is not a great colour and it's connotations and symbolism is in everyones mind. But one day recently something snapped in the psyche of Greensources marketing department. From that point on there has been an almost religious fervour in selecting any colour other than green when designing.
I think the site design is fabulous and the new site tops off what has been a fantastic year for Greensource Solutions.
Onwards and upwards!
Tuesday, 2 November 2010
How do you catch a ghost?
Now, I wouldn't say we're superstitious here, but somethings are unexplainable...
We employ three drivers at Greensource. Part of their job is to go and collect empty cartridges from businesses local to us.
There's always been competition and sometimes cartridges will have been taken by another collector - I guess we've done the same on occasion. Most collectors are charity affiliated and most businesses retain loyalty to a certain collector, because of the charity they support.
However the course of events since 2007 has changed this in Bristol. Greensource acquired the two other cartridge collectors local to us and effectively all this argie bargie of one man taking another ones cartridges should have ended...but it didn't.
There is a mysterious/indescribable/ninja/ghost woman who drifts in and out of offices in Bristol taking empty cartridges. I'm starting to obsess about this particular individual though the more I dig the less I know.
Soze cartridge recycling - yes I do support charity!So, getting in to the role of chief investigator at Greensource I ask all the businesses we collect from and who are aware of this woman who she works for, if they have contact details, even what she looks like! And I come up with zip.
People are genuinely unable to even describe this woman. It's like she has the ability to stand in a room and do what she chooses without anyone even seeing her.
This is becoming surreal and laughable and I am enjoying the jokes with our donors about it.
But there is a serious side that I am more than happy to make platitudes about.
We collect to raise funds for our charity partners and two of these charities are local to us - St Peter's Hospice and Children's Hospice South West. So beyond my bafflement I see our charity partners missing out on something they deserve.
The ghost collector does mention to the businesses she frequents that a charity benefits. But no one seems to pin point which one...The two mentioned most commonly are NSPCC and Clic Sargeant.
I'm really taking the role seriously now, so phone up both charities and dig a little and find out no one regionally or nationally is aware of someone in the Bristol area doing this on their behalf. This is weird - and possibly fraudulent.
My mind is racing, trying on the one hand to justify what the cartridge ninja does (simply a good person, supporting charity very anonymously) while pragmatically building up a case against this (seriously, how easy is it to go and sell empty cartridges for the average person and why is it all so vague!!!!)
Experience of working with charities leads my cynicism on, as official relationships need to be airtight and a regular supporter/volunteer would be known by someone
And now my own paranoia takes hold. What if I do unmask a fraud, who has been living off this for years and ruin their life? Maybe I'll unleash a monster hellbent on taking revenge - it happens!!!
What 2011 holds, for us and the cartridge pixie time will only tell.
NB I like telling this story because it adds a different kind of colour to the business than the CMYK we deal in.
People are genuinely unable to even describe this woman. It's like she has the ability to stand in a room and do what she chooses without anyone even seeing her.
This is becoming surreal and laughable and I am enjoying the jokes with our donors about it.
But there is a serious side that I am more than happy to make platitudes about.
We collect to raise funds for our charity partners and two of these charities are local to us - St Peter's Hospice and Children's Hospice South West. So beyond my bafflement I see our charity partners missing out on something they deserve.
The ghost collector does mention to the businesses she frequents that a charity benefits. But no one seems to pin point which one...The two mentioned most commonly are NSPCC and Clic Sargeant.
I'm really taking the role seriously now, so phone up both charities and dig a little and find out no one regionally or nationally is aware of someone in the Bristol area doing this on their behalf. This is weird - and possibly fraudulent.
My mind is racing, trying on the one hand to justify what the cartridge ninja does (simply a good person, supporting charity very anonymously) while pragmatically building up a case against this (seriously, how easy is it to go and sell empty cartridges for the average person and why is it all so vague!!!!)
Experience of working with charities leads my cynicism on, as official relationships need to be airtight and a regular supporter/volunteer would be known by someone
And now my own paranoia takes hold. What if I do unmask a fraud, who has been living off this for years and ruin their life? Maybe I'll unleash a monster hellbent on taking revenge - it happens!!!
What 2011 holds, for us and the cartridge pixie time will only tell.
NB I like telling this story because it adds a different kind of colour to the business than the CMYK we deal in.
Friday, 24 September 2010
Greensource Solutions unveils the online cartridge recycling search tool
Greensource Solutions is proud to announce its online cartridge search tool is now live and ready for use!
Printer cartridge recycling is a subjective thing. Sadly not every cartridge can be accepted by us (and other collectors in the industry) as not every cartridge is refilled.
We've always published a cartridge guide that people could look at online, or receive from us. However, if you don't live, eat and breathe cartridges like us it could be a tad unwieldy.
After some thought and a lot of development there is a new way to check whether we can accept the cartridges you want to recycle.
The idea is simple, you have cartridges you want to check can be recycled?
Go on the cartridge search tool and select the brand of the cartridge. Then check the list and hey presto we hope you have cartridges we can accept!
We also provide information in the subsequent email sent out which can direct you to what to do with cartridges we can't accept - you can also check out this previous blog
All of this is done to reuse, reduce landfill and raise money for our charity partners
Printer cartridge recycling is a subjective thing. Sadly not every cartridge can be accepted by us (and other collectors in the industry) as not every cartridge is refilled.
We've always published a cartridge guide that people could look at online, or receive from us. However, if you don't live, eat and breathe cartridges like us it could be a tad unwieldy.
After some thought and a lot of development there is a new way to check whether we can accept the cartridges you want to recycle.
The idea is simple, you have cartridges you want to check can be recycled?
Go on the cartridge search tool and select the brand of the cartridge. Then check the list and hey presto we hope you have cartridges we can accept!
We also provide information in the subsequent email sent out which can direct you to what to do with cartridges we can't accept - you can also check out this previous blog
All of this is done to reuse, reduce landfill and raise money for our charity partners
Thursday, 16 September 2010
3d Printing!!!!
A supporter of Greensource Solutions passed this onto me recently. 3D printing!!!!
It's not like that though! 3D printing is not about making blurry pictures, these printers actually make physical things like prosthetic limbs, quirky lampshades or houses!!!
I only found out about this, because Greensource Solutions is involved in printing, but not NASA style printing.
The principals seem similar: The machine gets a design sent to it from computer and adds layer upon layer of whatever material it uses and hey presto there's your finished product.
Apparently this technology has been around for sometime, but it feels very 21st century to me.
It's not like that though! 3D printing is not about making blurry pictures, these printers actually make physical things like prosthetic limbs, quirky lampshades or houses!!!I only found out about this, because Greensource Solutions is involved in printing, but not NASA style printing.
The principals seem similar: The machine gets a design sent to it from computer and adds layer upon layer of whatever material it uses and hey presto there's your finished product.
Apparently this technology has been around for sometime, but it feels very 21st century to me.
Battery car, or Diesel - which has least impact?
Straying from the normal fare, my boss passed me this interesting report produced by the Swiss Government which calculated the impact of a battery powered car compared to a diesel powered vehicle.
Believe it or not, diesel vehicles come off better in the study. The clincher is the source of energy that battery cars use to power up - if the electricity comes from a dirty power station then it doesn't look good.
This study most importantly (in my mind) raises that age old dilemma of how people perceive change. In this particulat example, Battery power has clear advantages if its power can be obtained from clean sources. But the transition will always cost dearly.
Believe it or not, diesel vehicles come off better in the study. The clincher is the source of energy that battery cars use to power up - if the electricity comes from a dirty power station then it doesn't look good.
This study most importantly (in my mind) raises that age old dilemma of how people perceive change. In this particulat example, Battery power has clear advantages if its power can be obtained from clean sources. But the transition will always cost dearly.
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