Clover Imaging Group

Name

Clover Imaging Group

Legal name

Clover Imaging, LLC

Website

https://cloverimaging.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Hoffman Estates

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Remanufactured Toner Cartridges: One-time sale of remanufactured monochrome and color laser toner cartridges compatible with HP, Brother, and other OEM printers. Products sold with 2-year warranty and 100% performance guarantee.
2. Remanufactured Ink Cartridges: One-time sale of remanufactured inkjet cartridges and wide format ink products.
3. Printer Parts: Sale of remanufactured, OEM, and aftermarket printer parts with advance exchange core program.
4. Managed Print Services: Auto Supplies Management (ASM) and Remote Monitoring services for print fleet management.
5. Refurbished Printers: Sale of refurbished printers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Clover Imaging Group remanufactures toner and inkjet printer cartridges from original OEM cores and distributes them to B2B resellers, dealers, federal agencies, and managed print services customers across North America. The company also sells refurbished printers, printer parts (OEM, refurbished, aftermarket), and offers Managed Print Services including Auto Supplies Management and Remote Monitoring. Products carry a 2-year warranty and 100% performance guarantee, with pricing positioned at approximately 40% below OEM.

Product overview

Clover Imaging Group is a B2B remanufacturer of printer consumables and provider of managed print services. The core product portfolio consists of remanufactured toner and ink cartridges (mono and color), extended yield cartridges, wide format ink, MICR cartridges, mailing solutions, refurbished printers, and printer parts. The company offers Managed Print Services including Auto Supplies Management (ASM), Remote Monitoring, and PrintReleaf environmental partnership. All cartridges are GreenCircle certified with 86% recycled content (toner) or 99% recycled content (inkjet). Products come with 2-year warranty and 100% performance guarantee.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ecoPost: Remanufactured postage meter ink cartridges

Products and services

• Mono Cartridges

Quantifiable outcome

• 40% cost savings over OEM pricing
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• PrintReleafcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrintReleaf partnership for sustainable print management, allowing customers to measure and offset their environmental impact through tree planting programs tied to paper consumption.
• GreenCircle Certified, LLCcoreTechnology or IntegrationThird-party environmental certification for recycled content in remanufactured products. Toner cartridges certified at 86% recycled content, inkjet at 99%.
• United Nations / Business Call for a UN Treaty on Plastic PollutionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSignatory to Business Call for a UN treaty on plastic pollution, supporting global efforts to address plastic waste through circular economy practices.
• Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council (SPLC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of SPLC, supporting sustainable procurement practices and standards.
• Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with AASHE supporting sustainability in higher education institutions.
• Depot InternationalcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerField service partner referenced by customers for printer service calls. Provides service support complementing Clover's cartridge offerings.
• Latin PartsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRelated company for Latin American parts distribution, connected via cloveres.com parent company.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• HP Inc. Dominant OEM of LaserJet and inkjet printers and original toner/ink cartridges. The primary 'OEM pricing' competitor that Clover's 40% savings promise is benchmarked against; also a strategic threat via cartridge IP enforcement.
• Canon Inc. OEM printer and imaging-equipment manufacturer whose original cartridges form another compatibility target for Clover's remanufactured line. Represents one of the largest incumbents whose installed base drives third-party remanufacturing demand.
• Brother Industries: OEM printer manufacturer whose cartridge lines (Brother TN, DR series) Clover explicitly remanufactures as compatible products. Major supplier of compatible-printer hardware that drives Clover's remanufactured demand.
• Xerox Corporation: OEM with a substantial managed print services arm and proprietary toner/consumables business. Comparable adjacent offering in MPS and high-volume printing environments that partially overlaps Clover's federal and enterprise accounts.

Direct peers

• Supplies For Less: Distributor of compatible and remanufactured printer cartridges, toner, and ink with comparable B2B dealer and online distribution model. Directly competes on price-performance against Clover's aftermarket cartridge offering.
• Static Control Components: Largest independent remanufacturer of printer imaging components and consumables globally. Closest direct competitor to Clover in remanufactured toner/ink cartridges, serving OEMs, distributors, and resellers with similar closed-loop circular-economy offerings.
• LD Products: Direct-to-consumer and dealer supplier of remanufactured and compatible printer cartridges, toner, and ink. Operates comparable remanufacturing and aftermarket supplies model aimed at cost-conscious business and consumer buyers.
• Katun Corporation: Global distributor and remanufacturer of printer consumables, parts, and imaging supplies serving office equipment dealers and MPS providers. Highly comparable business model to Clover, with similar channel reseller GTM and remanufactured cartridge focus.
• Delphi-Tek: Remanufacturer of imaging supplies including toner cartridges and printer parts. Comparable scale and product mix to Clover's parts and remanufactured cartridge lines, serving similar B2B dealer/reseller channels.

Emerging players

• PrintRays: Smaller remanufacturer and supplier of compatible printer consumables serving resellers. Comparable product set (toner and inkjet cartridges) but at smaller scale than Clover, making it a partial-overlap emerging competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A2 records

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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