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GREEN GROWS AT
CES
ONLINERETAILEROFFERSVATFREE-LEGALLY
TheSustainablePlanetexhibition
PICSTOPHASJUSTRELAUNCHEDITSWEBSITEANDISNOWOFFERINGSOMEPRODUCTSVATFREE.
area,whichfeaturestechnologies
andservicesthatbenefitthe PaulNuttall,MDatTheIsleofMan IslandsVATfreeiftheyareunder
environmentandcontributetoa andChannelislands-based £18invalue.
sustainablelifestyle,willincrease company,explained:“Overten Nuttallsaid:“Customersbuying
bymorethan40percentinsize yearswe’vebuiltamulti-million smalleritemslikememorycardscan
overthe2009InternationalCES. poundturnoverbusinessbasedon buythemcompletelyVATfreefrom
SustainablePlanetwillfeature theprinciplesofhighlycompetitive theJerseybase-buttheywillhave
morethan30exhibitorsfocused pricing,speedofdeliveryand slightlyslowerdeliverytimes.Ifthey
onproductadvancementsin unmatchedcustomerservice.We’ve buythesameproductsfromourIsle
greenbuilding,sustainable spentmonthsplanningourwebsite ofManwarehouseVATispayable,
packaging,automotive,wireless relaunch.Wearesoconfidentin butwecansupplythegoodsfaster–
andalternativeenergy ourtradingreputationthatweare includingnextdaydelivery planstodevelopmorespecialist
technologiesacross5,500net offeringsitevisitorsacarteblanche, options.” lines.SaidNuttall:“Weareandwill
squarefeetofexhibitspace. ‘warts-and-all’monitoring Nowthecompany,whichsellsa remainprimarilyaninternet
“Greentechnologyisahuge advantage.” comprehensiverangeofaccessories businessbutwearealsoseenasa
businessopportunityin2010, ThePicstoptradingmodelallowsits forthephotographicandmobile mailordercompany.Customerscan
andgreentechcompaniesknow customerstotakeadvantageofan phonemarkets, includingink gotothesiteanduseitasa
thatInternationalCESisthe EUVATdirectiveenablinggoodsto cartridges,MP3players,camera brochureratherthananimmediate
largestglobalplatformfor bedispatchedfromTheChannel bagsandtripods, buyingtool.”
launchingtheirinnovativenew
products,”saidKarenChupka,
M A N U FA C T U R E R N E W S
seniorvicepresident,eventsand
conferences,CEA.
PENTAX“COMMITTEDTOEXISTINGTRADE
PR PHOTO
PARTNERS
Pentaxcameras.Pentaxhasnow implementationofanonlineshop,
releasedastatementsayingthatthe thisiscomplimentarytoour
AGENCY’S 100TH
WEBSITE WILL PUSH
store,whichisexpectedtolaunch successfulexistingtrade
PHOTOGRAPHER
ACCESSORIES RATHER
beforetheyearisout,willbeoffering relationships.Theplatformwillbe
Apublicrelationsphotoagency
THAN CAMERAS…
awiderrangeofaccessories,rather utilisedtopromoteandsell
basedinNorthYorkshireis thancameras. accessoriesandotherproductsthat
celebratingafterrackingupits Recently,e-commercecompany "Inresponsetothestatementbyglobal arecurrentlynotwidelydistributed
100thprofessionalphotographer. DigitalRiverannouncedthatitwould e-commercesolutionsproviderDigital withintheUKphotographic
TheDobsonAgencyisbasedin belaunchinganonlinestorefor River,Pentaxwouldliketoclarifya market.Pentaxiscommittedtoits
Scarboroughprovides PentaxEurope,providinge- numberofpoints,”saidthestatement. existingtradepartnersandwill
photographersforPRagencies, commerceservicestosupportthe “WhilePentaxisworkingwithDigital continuetoofferitsfullsupportin
magazinesandcorporate Europeanonlineconsumersalesof Riverontheconceptand thisrespect."
businesses.
Insteadofclientsfacinghoursof
R E C Y C L I N G
tryingtotrackdowna
photographerinmanylocations,
onecalltoKeithMeatheringham,
NEWRECYCLINGLABELHITS
recyclingratesbytellingcustomershow
likelyitisthataparticularpieceof
Director,canfixthatinonego.
Keithsaid:"Oncewegetajob
50 SIGNATORIES
packagingcanberecycledwherethey
live. Two-thirdsofconsumersrecognise
fromaclient,Iarrangethe the‘recyclenowswoosh’onwhichthe
photographer,briefthemand Thefiftiethcompanyhassigneduptoa firsttimecustomershavebeenprovided on-packlabelsarebasedanditisused
organisegettingthephotographs new,universalon-packrecyclinglabel withstandardisedinformationto byover90percentoflocalauthorities.
backtotheclient. launchedsevenmonthsago.Overthis replacethepotentiallyconfusingrange Theaimofthelabelistoincreasethe
timeparticipantshaveputthelabelon ofsymbolspreviouslyused.Theon- qualityandquantityofhousehold
50,000differentproductlines.It’sthe packlabelisdesignedtoincrease packagingcurrentlybeingrecycled.
AWA R D S
PMDAPERSONOFTHEYEAR:MICHOKARIYA
CompanyforTechnical
Achievement;JasonSchneider,a
longtimewriterandeditorinthe
ThePhotoImagingManufacturers association’s2010PersonoftheYear 2010PMAshow.Otherrecipientsto photographyindustry,forLifetime
andDistributorsAssociation(PMDA) Award.Theawardwillbepresented behonouredatthegalaevent Achievement;andworld-renowned
hasannouncedthatMichioKariya, attheannualPMDAawardsdinner include:Choong-HyunHwang,Vice photojournalistWalterIoosswith
President,CEOandCOOofNikon onFebruary20,2010inAnaheim, President,StrategicMarketingTeam, theProfessionalPhotographer
Corporation,willreceivethe California,priortotheopeningofthe atSamsungDigitalImaging Award.
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