Plustek Launches SmartOffice PL2550 Document Scanner

TELFORD, 31st August, 2011 – Plustek Technology Inc., a manufacturer of consumer, prosumer, professional and office imaging devices (including portable scanners, sheetfed/flatbed scanners and photo scanners), has launched the SmartOffice PL2550 – a 25ppm (pages-per-minute) colour duplex document scanner that helps businesses to improve document collaboration.

The SmartOffice PL2550 is built to scan documents in any Windows application requiring frequent document and rigid card scanning with a 50-page automatic document feeder (ADF), flatbed, and 1,500 page per day duty cycle. … Continue Reading

12 hours until the cleaning begins!

September is Computer Cleaning Month®!
Durable have evolved the ever popular Computer Cleaning Week® into a month long campaign to give you an extended period to create a clean and hygienic workplace.
In the sixth year of this important campaign, they welcome you to join them to help rid the nation of nasty and infectious health hazards found lurking on everyday office equipment and workstations.

For more information, log on to http://www.computercleaningmonth.com/

Aylesbury Office Supplies make sure their dealers keep things organised!

Aylesbury Office Supplies were delighted to award Mr Tobin Adams at Adams Brothers Ltd, a Brother PT-1290DT Label Printer, after correctly identifying the solution to a puzzle in Officepoint’s Spring Sale Mailer.

Established in 1943, Adams Brothers Ltd is a family run business, in its third generation, and offers a wide range of cars from a variety of car manufacturers. With over 68 years experience in the motoring business, the team pride themselves on offering ‘old-fashioned values’ when it comes to business, ensuring customers always get the very best service. The team spend much of their time sourcing cars for new and existing customers, so of course any product that helps to organise their work environment is ideal.
The Brother P-Touch Machines provide businesses with the perfect way to keep organised. The Brother PT-1290DT Labelling Machine awarded to Adams Brothers Ltd is the ideal accompaniment to the office as it is mounted on a desk tidy, but it can be detached and used on the go thanks to its portable and lightweight design. Alongside standard labels, it can create stylish labels using the built-in ‘Deco’ mode so it is suited to every business need. … Continue Reading

Office Club helps dealers take on the Supermarkets

Office Club is the leading UK dealer group for independent office suppliers, with over 260 members throughout the country. Office supplies is one of the few remaining areas of retail where the independent can take on the chains and win on price, quality, assortment and service.

Office Club’s retail assistant, “Secret Squirrel”, has proved a hit with members, regularly sending back reports from the high street with information on what prices retail competitors are selling similar products for, allowing the group to collate the information and produce POS demonstrating the value the independent can offer.

This month “Secret Squirrel’s” ears pricked up when reading that Asda has publicly accused WHSmith of being far too expensive for stationery products – no surprise to Office Club members who regularly see price comparisons from other retailers including WHSmith and ASDA. However, a little more surprising after all the noise is the fact that when comparing a basket of everyday stationery products, the independent Office Club dealer is even cheaper still! … Continue Reading

Office Supplies Supermarket embraces Google’s +1

The office supplies supermarket is ahead of the competition in its implementation of Google’s +1 technology. “Great”…..but what is it?! Similar to facebook’s “like” button google +1 allows web users to publically vote for websites they find interesting or useful by clicking a button on in either the search results or on various websites.

You might be thinking – what’s the point in that? Well…. When UK office workers search for “office supplies” in Google they see the following results page if they are signed into Google.

You will notice that staples and Viking do not have a blue box nest to their results listing… but the office supplies supermarket does. This makes the listing stand out more – which means more people will click on it – which means it will then rank higher within Google.
In the competitive stationery marketplace it’s important to stay ahead of the game both in terms of technology and customer service. This latest move is one of a series of website improvements that the office supplies supermarket shall be rolling out in the weeks to come.

Verd Office Solutions Joins Nectere

The Durham based dealer, Verd Office Solutions, is delighted to announce that they have become a nectere partner.

Kim Holdstock, VOS Director, commented; “We are thrilled to be going into partnership with nectere. They are the only company to offer us a solution that allows us to keep full control of our business, includes a full back office system, and takes over a large part of our administration. “

“This means we have more time to concentrate on gaining new accounts and developing current business relationships, whilst also saving money in overheads” … Continue Reading

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Steljes announces sales leadership appointment Mark Mason promoted to National Sales Manager

22nd August 2011: Steljes, the innovative technology distributor, today announced that Mark Mason has been promoted to National Sales Manager, effective immediately.

Prior to his promotion, Mark was Regional Business Manager for Scotland and the North of England where, with his team, he has built up these regions to establish them as top performing territories for the company. He will continue to be based in Scotland, making use of the Steljes’ UK offices in Edinburgh, Leeds and Bagshot and shortly Greater Manchester. Mark will use SMART’s collaboration solutions and AVer H series video conferencing to, wherever possible, engage with his teams, their resellers and even end users. … Continue Reading

Taylor Bloxham launches customer-focused website

Leicestershire-based printer Taylor Bloxham has launched its re-vamped website aimed at giving visitors to the site an ideal platform to view the capabilities of the company’s High Definition Printing service.

The website focuses on Taylor Bloxham’s technological advances in being able to print images with clarity and depth. Viewers to the site can see an amazing before and after version of an image to experience the amazing quality of printing that Taylor Bloxham can achieve using it High Definition (HD) technology.

The updated site also features the company’s new video featuring four urban street dancers dressed in cyan, magenta, yellow and black Ninja-style costumes, who perform a visually eye-catching routine aimed at bringing the nature of print to life.

The site also show full details of the company’s plant list and the extensive services it provides while linking it with its subsidiaries C&R Printing Services and print distribution and direct mail fulfilment specialist FastAnt.

An efficient, fast quotation service is also provided on the site – essential in the fast moving print industry. … Continue Reading

Konica Minolta launches OPS Managed Print Services

Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) has launched its global Optimized Print Services (OPS) programme. A business concept designed to manage and rationalise organisational print requirements locally, centrally or globally, and effective within any market segment, OPS fully supports the Konica Minolta service philosophy.

Part of Konica Minolta’s wider Managed Services portfolio, encompassing document workflow management, BPO, ITO, consultancy and advice, OPS is designed to reduce costs, drive efficiencies and increase productivity both within the office, and within in-plant document production areas. The fully customised OPS programme provides an effective strategy for document workflow management, including processes designed to help customers to better monitor, measure and manage printer and multifunctional system fleets, in any combination. … Continue Reading