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Jason T
Océ sees 60% rise in demand for refurbished kit
Document management and digital printer manufacturer Oc has seen a strong growth in demand for second-hand printing systems. The Dutch company sold around 5,000 renovated systems in 2008, an increase of some 60 percent on the approximately 3,000 printers sold in 2007.
IT equipment
With low residual values, there have always been questions raised over the resale of IT equipment. Yet with the market for such assets worth over 15 billion in the UK, this is not a sector that lessors can afford to neglect.
UK lessors report a mixed bag
Equipment lessor Close Leasing Limited made a pre-tax loss of £885,572 (956,080) in the year ending 31 July 2008, according to financial statements published by the company last month.
IT equipment suffering
With low residual values, there have always been questions raised over the resale of IT equipment. Yet with the market for such assets worth over 15 billion in the UK, this is not a sector that lessors can afford to neglect.
Paul Larkins steps down as CEO of Key EF
Paul Larkins has stepped down from his role as president and chief executive officer of Key Equipment Finance and Key National Finance, Leasing Life can exclusively reveal.
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“We are past the worst” – CBI
The recession in the UK has worsened in the first three months of the year, but this should prove to have been the worst of the quarterly falls in GDP, the CBI has said.
Siemens FS to finance customers of Duplo
Print-finishing machine manufacturer Duplo International has teamed up with Siemens Financial Services to launch Duplo Finance.
Contract awards for European public sector deals
Contract awards for European public sector deals
Desire to syndicate continues to grow despite drying-up of demand
Desire to syndicate continues to grow despite drying-up of demand In the past year, syndication has evolved from being a profit-making product to becoming an essential tool to help companies maintain liquidity, according to interviews with two prominent players in the asset finance syndication market.