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BalreedOfficial Printer Supplier
forWarwickshireCCC
Balreed has signed a three-year partnershipdeal
withWarwickshireCounty Cricket Club.The
company is already amajor sponsor of Kent CCC.
As theClub’s Official Printer Supplier, Balreedwill
provide printers, scanners and faxmachines for theClub’s
Edgbaston Stadium offices. In return, it will enjoy branding
at the stadium and hospitality atmajor international
matches andBirminghamBears NatWest T20Blast games.
GarethRoberts, Commercial Director atWarwickshire
CCC, said:“Balreed is recognised as one of the top
independent printer suppliers in the country and it’s
fantastic to add anothermarket leading brand to our stable
of commercial partners.This is the first time that theClub
has entered into anOfficial Printer Supplier partnership,
andBalreed’s expertise and experience of working in cricket
make the firm the perfect fit forWarwickshire.We look
forward toworkingwith them.”
Balreed has a regional hub and operations in
Birmingham, aswell as in London,Maidstone, Bristol,
Wakefield andNewcastle.
Three Peaks Challenge for
DSales (UK)
DSales (UK)ManagingDirector JonathanWhitworth
andMarketingManager GlennKershaw undertook
theYorkshireThree Peaks Challenge onMay 10 to
raisemoney for theDevelopdistributor’s corporate
charity, Joining Jack.
The duo trekked up the peaks of Pen-y-ghent,Whernside
and Ingleborough in less than 12 hours in support of Joining
Jack,which raises awareness about DuchenneMuscular
Dystrophy (DMD), a presently incurablemusclewasting
disease that affects one in 3,500 boys.
Jack is the son of formerWiganWarriors playerAndy
Johnson and hiswifeAlex,who established the charity in
May 2012 to raise awareness and fund vital research after
Jackwas diagnosedwith this rare genetic condition.
JonathanWhitworth said:“I’m a strong believer in giving
back something to the community and this seemed the
perfect opportunity to do something positivewhile taking on
a testing physical challenge. It’s good tomove out of your
comfort zone for the benefit of others.”
Sponsorship donations can bemade at
PACT enjoys 15th
successive year of
growth
VOW is celebrating a 15th consecutive
year of growth for its PACT (Pricing
Assistance for ContractTendering)
service.
Part of theVOW+ programme, PACT is
an added value service that supportsVOW+
customers during a formal tender or simply
if they need helpwhen competing head-to-
head against a contract stationer or non-VOW
supporter. By providing in-depth product
information and targeted pricing support,
the service helpsVOW+ customers gain and
retain business.
The 11-strong PACT team enjoyed
another year of success in 2013,with 8%
growth, 485 contracts defended and 93 new
contractswon. In all, the PACT team helped
win or defend £66millionworth of contracts
in 2013 alone.
Vision securesNAPPS
accreditation
Visionhas joined key business partners
Samsung andCanon in achieving
NAPPSAccreditation andMembership.
AaronWarham, Director of NAPPS, said:
“To become a fully accreditedmember of
NAPPS,UK channel resellersmust pass
a rigorous UnitedKingdomAccreditation
Service (UKAS) backed process,which tests
their ability to provide genuine customer-
focused service and support.After a full
evaluation, it became clear thatVision’s
qualitymanagement systems exceeded the
very strict levels set byNAPPS.”
Vision’s Operations DirectorMark
Smyth said:“We are delighted and proud
to become aNAPPSAccreditedMember.
TheAccreditation is directly in linewith our
business goals and objectives to deliver
world class solutions supported by service
excellence and business best practice.”
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Tesseract invitation
Servicemanagement software companyTesseract is
invitingprint resellers to visit its stand (M1410) at
SME Expo andfindoutwhy ServiceCentre 5.1 is the
world’smost popular servicemanagement software
system. SME Expo takes place at ExCeL, Londonon
June 17-19.
Ricoh to the fore
Ricohbrand awareness is likely to
receive a boost this summerwith the
stagingof the 39thRicohWomen’s
BritishOpen at Royal BirkdaleGolf
Club, Southport on July 10–13.
Taking place theweek before themen’s
OpenChampionship, the tournament will be
showcased onBBCTelevision and around
theworld.
Javier Diez-Aguirre, CorporateMarketing
Director of Ricoh Europe, said:“We are
certain the 2014RicohWomen’s British
Openwill be amust-watch for all golf fans
as the players up the ante year-on-year with
new techniques, skills and ambition.We
will be busy behind the scenes providing
documentmanagement services for the
tournament.”
Ricoh has been title sponsor of the Ricoh
Women’s BritishOpen since 2007.
Integra Expo2014
More than 250guests andover 60
suppliers joined Integra staff at the
MKDons Stadium inMiltonKeynes
for Integra Expo2014. Integra’s
seconddedicated supplier exhibition
gavemembers, suppliers and key
partners the opportunity tomeet
and networkwith colleagues and
suppliers under one roof.
Highlights included an exhibition
of products from leading brands,with
exclusive show offers; an audiencewith Sir
Geoff HurstMBE; and aworkshop hosted
by sales development consultant Parin
Sachedina,who identified the top ten traits
of high performing sales people.
Integrawill host its National
Conference at the EastMidlands
ConferenceCentre inNottingham on
20November.
