Founder Arthur Kallet | Founded 1961 | |
Buyers Laboratory Inc is a company which provides information on the imaging industry. It was founded in 1961 by the late Arthur Kallet, the co-founder and 20-year head of Consumers Union, the publisher of Consumer Reports magazine (BLI is not affiliated with Consumers Union). In February, 2004, BLI was acquired by publishing industry veterans Michael Danziger and Mark Lerch, the current Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of BLI, respectively. In 2012, John Lawler, a 25-year information industry veteran, joined BLI as Chief Executive Officer. Messrs. Danziger and Lerch remain as active advisors and members of the BLI Board of Directors.
Buyers Laboratory serves Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), dealers and business consumers, reporting on devices like printers, multifunctional devices, facsimile machines. scanners, wide-format devices and digital imaging software. Its products include field and laboratory test reports, bliQ, a database repository of information and tools such as comparisons, custom testing for OEMs and advice for business consumers.