On the back of a trade press conference at Sawston on Wednesday, Alan Ball, Tom Rodda, Vida Barr-Jones, John Fenton and Jeanette Bresitz outlined their 3 year plan together with some new and innovative developments. There is an awful lot to report back to everybody on the back of the meeting and this will be done over the next couple of days in bite sized chunks. However, the headline information is as follows:
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Recent research by global research firm IDC says businesses that tackle five “hidden” costs stand to reduce enterprise printing costs by up to 30 percent, freeing up money to fund other IT projects.
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Canon UK, world leader in imaging solutions, has been recognised with two ‘Outstanding Achievement’ awards and an award for ‘Outstanding Energy Efficiency’ by testing and research organisation, Buyers Laboratory Inc. (BLI) in its Summer 2011 ‘Pick’ Awards.
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A free chair trial, believed to be the first service of its kind in Shropshire, has been launched by a Telford business.
Chrisbeon Office Supplies, of Stafford Park, is inviting local businesses to take advantage of the trial to test a new chair in their own work environment.
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Steljes, the innovative technology distributor, today announced that it has appointed Chris Southern as business development manager.
Steljes is increasing its focus on the corporate market and the appointment of Chris is a key component in helping Steljes resellers to grow their presence in this new market.
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Following a significant number of contract wins, BGP is investing in a second Ferag rotative gathering & stitching system for installation by November 2011, following its previous successful installation in December 2010.
Unlike the first installed machine which was designed solely for A4 products, the second machine will have the flexibility to also process tabloid and A5 specifications and brings investment in Ferag equipment to circa £6m over the last 9 months.
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Office Depot reported a wider quarterly loss and a decline in sales at its existing stores as businesses and shoppers spent fewer dollars on office supplies in a slowly recovering U.S. economy.
The second-largest U.S. office supply chain said losses widened to $29 million, or 11 cents a share, from $25 million, or 9 cents a share, a year earlier.
Sales were essentially flat at $2.7 billion.
Sales at Office Depot stores in the United States and Canada that have been open for more than a year fell 1 percent in the latest second quarter.
Wholesaler VOW has recruited Mia Trangmar to the role of Regional Director South East, she joins the company this month and has over 20 years’ sales team management experience. She takes over on 30 August 2011.
In her new role Trangmar will have responsibility for the VOW South East region. Reporting to her are Louise Cambridge, Luigi Frige, Elaine Crees and Rhona Joy. Managing Director Adrian Butler says Mia’s experience, enthusiasm and knowledge of the EOS and Office Supplies Market place makes her an ideal addition to the team.
The UK government’s first centralised purchasing agreement is expected to save £21 million on Whitehall’s printing costs.
The HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC) Print Vendor Partner contract is potentially worth £150-250 million over a four year period and has been awarded to Williams Lea, with effect from 1 July.
The four-year joint purchasing deal, agreed for all government departments, replaces 140 Whitehall contracts with a single arrangement to enable them to make the most of their collective buying power. Williams Lea is the central manager to the second-tier supply chain.
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Over a grand’s worth of office stationery has been handed in by staff at Cambridge City Council as part of an amnesty on office supplies that was launched to cut costs and encourage recycling.
Just over 700 pieces of stationery, worth £1,217, were returned by workers including 105 envelopes, 79 plastic file dividers and 191 paper file dividers.
The clear out of the Guildhall headquarters was organised to make the offices tidier and highlight the importance of using stationery items again before disposal, according to Cambridge News. Council offices in Mandela House and Hobson House were neatened up of their extra supplies as well.
At Guildhall masses of paper were handed in weighing over three tonnes – if stacked up they would have been almost the same height as Westminster Cathedral.
Jas Lally, head of refuse and environment said: “I’m really pleased with how everyone assisted and collaborated. We are keen to reduce the amount of paper we use and if we can do things electronically we will.” … Continue Reading
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