Kind of Business

Toner Action Western Australia holds a licence for the intellectual property required to run a Toner Action business in Western Australia. It markets these licensing agreements and offers franchises.

Currently, there are 8 independent Toner Action franchise business owners in the Western Australia franchise system.

The core business operated under the Toner Action Western Australia franchise system concerns:

• the marketing of recycled toner cartridges for printers, photocopiers and faxes;
• the marketing of a wide range of new and compatible toner and ink based products; and
• the basic maintenance and servicing of printers.
  

The business may also:

• re-manufacture a range of recycled toner cartridges for printers, photocopiers and faxes;
• market a wide of range of new and second hand office and computer equipment;
• be authorised dealers for Hewlett Packard, Canon, Qjet and Flexirent products;
• market other office and computer supplies and consumables; and
• after appropriate additional training, provide printer repair services.

Relationship with Toner Action Australia Pty Ltd

Toner Action Western Australia has purchased outright the Intellectual Property from Toner Action Australia Pty Ltd for use in Western Australia. Toner Action Western Australia now operates as a totally separate independent Toner Action franchise system marketing within the state of Western Australia.

Regardless of this, Toner Action Western Australia continues to have a close association with Toner Action Australia Pty Ltd and its franchise owners. Considerable information is passed daily between Toner Action Australia and Toner Action Western Australia franchise owners and franchisors.

Furthermore, Toner Action Western Australia has outsourced training of its new franchise owners to Toner Action Australia Pty Ltd.

Based on information provided by Toner Action Australia Pty Ltd, the Toner Action Australia franchising system has 33 franchise owners as at 31 March 2009.