Print.IT Reseller - issue 47

01732 759725 BULLETIN 6 Essex Business Machines rebrands Essex Business Machines (EBM Ltd) has announced its rebranding and name change to EBM Managed Services (EBM), emphasising its new identity as an independent supplier of print and IT managed services. The company now offers a full range of services including: managed print services, print reduction software, print audits and maintenance plans; managed IT solutions – outsourced IT department, network infrastructure, UK data back-up and IT health checks and well as supply, repair and servicing of print devices. Managing Director Mark Bailey said: “The business has been growing and evolving rapidly over the last few years, and following our recent partnership with IT 4 Offices, which enabled us to expand into managed IT solutions, we felt the time was right to refresh our brand in order to better reflect the services we now offer. We also made the decision to drop Essex from our brand, as we have customers throughout the South East and further afield, across a wide range of industries.” www.ebmltd.co.uk Vision supports The Prince’s Trust Vision teamed up with HP to raise money and awareness for The Prince’s Trust. The combined HP and Vision team joined around 4,000 riders on October 1 to take part in the Classic 45-mile Palace to Palace cycle ride from Buckingham Palace to Windsor Castle, which they completed in under four hours. The team raised over £27,000 which will help disadvantaged young people in the UK to change their lives and get into work, education or training and fulfil their potential. www.visionplc.co.uk Discount retail chain gets thrifty with print Twenty three Quality Save stores have increased functionality and savings with innovative solutions provided by Midshire. Quality Save commissioned the company to install HP M477 FDW multifunction printers and Lenovo laptops at stores across the North West and Yorkshire. Each HP machine is capable of wireless communication and duplex full-colour printing as standard, which when tested against rival machines came out on top for speed and quality. As a multi-site business, it was crucial for employees to be able to work collaboratively and provide a quality service to customers without the worry of out-dated or unreliable technology. To provide simplicity, the same solution was installed at all sites, meaning all parts and refill cartridges are consistent. Ric Rudkin, Quality Save Managing Director said: “As a company that operates in a fast paced environment it was important that we selected a provider that could take care of everything, allowing us to focus our efforts on business development. Midshire send us ink and toner refills before we run out and proactively service our machines so they don’t break.” www.midshire.co.uk Principal employee recognised for service Principal’s Philip Myatt was awarded third place (out of 3,751 original applicants from 12 countries) in the 2017 EMEA KYOCERA Service Awards. The awards which were established 10 years ago celebrate and reward technicians, acknowledging the outstanding technical, solution skills and knowledge of service technicians who work in the field of customer services and support. The final stage of the competition took place at the European headquarters in Meerbusch October 19-20. www.principal.co.uk Capital Document Solutions partners with Canon The collaboration between the OEM and independent supplier of tailored print and document solutions in Scotland, demonstrates a shared commitment to growth in the region and comes as part of Canon’s increased focus on driving channel growth. Capital's position across five long established regional branches complements Canon’s existing routes to market in the region, giving Scottish organisations improved supplier choice and greater access to Canon solutions. Capital Managing Director Tom Flockhart said: “We are committed to delivering exceptional solutions to businesses across the Scottish regions. Canon is well recognised for its high-quality print and imaging solutions so we feel this partnership is a winning combination for businesses, enabling us to offer enhanced choice to our customers. We pride ourselves on having a team of over 200 people operating across our five regional branches. They have local presence and knowledge, building long term solutions for our customers.” Capital will be expanding its sales, support and service staff to give comprehensive advice on the latest range of Canon solutions. The company is looking to invest over £200,000 in an upgrade of its HQ facilities and increase headcount over the next 18-24 months to help achieve a double-digit percentage growth in turnover. www.capital-solutions.co.uk www.canon.co.uk Matthews the Printers donates to charity London-based family run business, Matthews the Printers, has donated £4,000 to the Fields of Life charity to sponsor the construction of a well in post- conflict East Africa. The charity’s goal is to bring safe drinking water to over one million people by 2020 and Matthews will play a huge role in this. The funds donated by Matthews will be allocated towards the drilling of a borehole well in Uganda and will change the lives of those living in the vulnerable community. Managing Director Christopher Riddell said: “We are delighted to be supporting Fields of Life and to be able to change many lives in this way. We look forward to seeing the well completed and seeing the positive results that we have been part of.” www.matthews-printers.co.uk Mark Bailey