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The low-waste
design of
ECOSYS printers
means that 85%
less waste is
produced during
the life of the
printer
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Working together
Kyocera Document Solutions is keen
to support its channel partners in
their sustainability efforts and in
2011 launched its Green Partner
programme. The programme
aims to provide customers with
assurance that the environmentally
responsible ECOSYS printers they
specify are also supplied and
serviced by a company with strong
environmental credentials.
Tracey Rawling Church, Director
of Brand and Reputation at Kyocera
Document Solutions, commented:
“Only five Kyocera partners have
achieved this demanding accreditation.
We were the first vendor to introduce
a green partner programme to educate
our partners about how to make
their business more sustainable and
we offer two levels of accreditation,
Green Partner and Green Partner Plus.
Green Partner Plus rewards those who
have invested significantly in greening
their business; it’s challenging and
to achieve it takes real commitment
and dedication in every aspect of
sustainability within the business.”
The Green Partner Programme
is open only to suppliers of Kyocera
Document Solutions and includes an
audit of 50 elements of sustainable
operations. Ten of these are mandatory
and of the remaining 40, minimum
scores apply for each of the two
standards of accreditation. A fast-track
element avoids the need for partners
that have already achieved recognised
national or global sustainability
accreditations to undergo a full audit
that would only duplicate work already
completed.
At the other end of the spectrum, a
Green Partner Guide provides support
and guidance for those who are just
beginning to make their business more
sustainable.
MarkWilkinson, Operations
Director of Kellys, the fifth Kyocera
Document Solutions partner to be
awarded Green Partner Plus status,
said: “We have worked exclusively with
Kyocera for thirty years and we put
huge value on providing a complete
Kyocera solution to our customers.
In our experience, Kyocera’s ECOSYS
sustainable print technology has been
paramount for our customers.”
“As a business we are very
committed to sustainability and we
felt that this was an important and
valuable accreditation to achieve.
Green Partner Plus is a key selling
point for both our existing clients and
prospects.We were ahead of the curve
with managed print solutions, which
we’ve been offering for over 10 years
now, and we believe that sustainability
and the savings it delivers will be a
real driving force for businesses over
the next decade.We look forward to
growing our business in conjunction
with Kyocera Document Solutions and
will continue to deliver the first class
customer service we’re known for.”
Kyocera Document Solutions is
supported by a unique corporate
philosophy incorporating a
commitment to excellence, the
environment and individual fulfilment.
The synergy between a highly
trained and motivated workforce, the
company’s philosophical heritage and
unique technology continues to deliver
tangible benefits to customers around
the world.
ECOSYS toner
cassettes
have just five
components
compared to
more than
60 in some
other printer
cartridges.
Low running costs
The benefits of ECOSYS go beyond
sustainability. Because a Kyocera toner
cartridge is simple and economical
to produce, users of Kyocera printers
have benefited from 20 years of
exceptionally low printing costs.
Kyocera has consistently emphasised
the importance of a printer’s Total Cost
of Ownership (TCO), as lifetime toner
costs can be many times higher than a
printer’s purchase price.
Conventional printer cartridges
contain around 60 components,
compared to five in a Kyocera toner
cartridge. Multiply these by the 20
cartridges that a business might
get through in a printer’s lifetime
and the environmental benefits of
ECOSYS become obvious.With just
one consumable to replace, ECOSYS
printers require very little user
intervention, especially in comparison
to printers with separate drums,
developer units and toner cartridges.
As a result, they are extremely robust
and reliable and offer organisations
of every size across the public, private
and third sectors a very impressive and
competitive TCO.
The unique benefits of the ECOSYS
sustainable printing technology enable
businesses to reduce the environmental
impact of office printing, offer excellent
print quality and, most importantly
in the current economic climate, save
money.
For further information visit
www.kyoceradocumentsolutions.co.uk