BULLETIN Principal sponsor The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) has announced SCC as its new principal sponsor. The three-year agreement includes support of £100,000 a year, aligning with the orchestra’s Sound of the Future campaign, and will see audience development opportunities for SCC staff including concert experiences and hospitality. CBSO musicians will also perform at SCC venues and locations throughout the sponsorship period, bringing music to new and diverse audiences across the UK and France. The CBSO’s Sound of the Future campaign aims to raise £12.5 million over five years, culminating in 2025. The CBSO is about to launch the ‘transformational’ stage of the campaign, which will reinvigorate the way it works so that it can make an even bigger contribution to West Midlands cultural life in its second century. The gift will be a leadership gift for the next stage of the campaign. Founded by Sir Peter Rigby and headquartered in Birmingham since 1975, SCC has grown to become one of the largest IT solutions providers in Europe. As a local business with international reach, the family-owned firm shares much in common with the CBSO. Chief Executive of the CBSO, Stephen Maddock OBE, said: “This is an imaginative partnership between two outstanding and longestablished Birmingham organisations. Both SCC and the CBSO are committed to promoting our home city, and this new sponsorship will provide outstanding opportunities for SCC staff and clients to experience world-class music-making from the CBSO on a regular basis. I am hugely grateful to Sir Peter Rigby for his generosity and vision in making this new partnership a reality.” www.scc.com Demand for MPS drives growth at Printerbase Printerbase is targeting further growth in its managed print services offering after recording a surge in contract sales over the last 12 months with Brother UK. The reseller which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, reported a 50% increase year-on-year in Brother MPS contracts. This includes the vendor’s new PrintSmart Essential package, a Netflix-style subscription service for print designed for small businesses. Printerbase says that it allows customers to pay a monthly fee for print supplies, installation, supplies recycling and maintenance services. Packages range from £5.78 to £61.37 per month, with plans available for low, medium or high print requirements, or on a pay-as-you-go basis. The packages don’t require customers to undergo credit checks or sign credit agreements, making the benefits more accessible for smaller companies. The firm is targeting a further 50% growth in sales this 2023, which it forecasts will boost its total revenue to up to £8m – an increase of 23% on the previous year. Khalil Hussain, Business Manager at Printerbase, said: “There is significant momentum behind the shift to print-as-aservice, and we expect this to continue as offices strive to find cost-efficiencies in their operations this year. More small businesses are making the change as they see the benefits of smaller monthly payment options that free up cash to support other areas of their business.” Chris Grimshaw, Business Manager – Online Partners, at Brother UK, added: “Innovations such as PrintSmart Essential are giving resellers an option to provide customers with a more streamlined and cost-efficient solution that meets the needs of businesses with reduced printing requirements. It also gives partners the opportunity to capitalise on the recurring revenues that MPS provides, and it’s why Brother is throwing its full weight behind MPS and supporting resellers to make the most of the opportunity.” www.brother.co.uk PRINTITRESELLER.UK 7 MPS Workflow partners with Kodak Alaris A new alliance between MPS Workflow Ltd and Kodak Alaris will see the Wigan-based print and document management services provider expand its offering to include scanners from Kodak Alaris and Kodak Info Input Solution web-based capture software. The partnership with Kodak Alaris represents an important step by MPS Workflow to help organisations across the northwest to digitally transform across areas including accounts payable, hybrid mail and document management. MPS Workflow will also be able to integrate scanners and software from Kodak Alaris into its well-established managed print services (MPS) offering. The MPS Capture Agent and Scanner Manager tools enable scanners from Kodak Alaris to be incorporated into MPS contracts for smarter reporting and management. The MPS Capture Agent provides MPS Workflow and end-user customers with visibility over key scanner operational data and status via existing solution dashboards, while the Scanner Manager smart, cloud-based device management dashboard enables partners to directly monitor and collect scanners’ operational data, deliver usage reports and manage multi-variate alerts for customers’ devices. “MPS Workflow Ltd is delighted to be working with Kodak Alaris,” said Managing Director, Frances Dawber. “We are very much looking forward to introducing our customers to a market-leading suite of solutions that will enable them to accelerate their digital transformations and are excited about what we can deliver together.” www.mpsworkflow.co.uk • www.alarisworld.com Voting open until April 14 www.trawards.co.uk
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