Print IT Reseller - issue 52

01732 759725 BULLETIN 6 Commercial sustainability recognised Xeretec scoops two Xerox awards Xeretec was awarded two prestigious accolades at the annual Xerox Partner Congress. The company was honoured with the Platinum Concessionaire Partner of the Year Award, in recognition of an exceptional year which saw it deliver 19% revenue growth, surpassing its performance in 2016. Additionally, Xeretec was named Xerox Finance Partner of the Year. The accolade rewards Xeretec’s success in rising to and overcoming the challenges presented in 2017, by writing the largest number and highest value of contracts with Xerox Finance. Xeretec achieved 82% volume growth and 70% penetration growth, finishing the year as the number one Xerox Finance partner. Chief Executive Steve Hawkins, said: “2017 was a significant year as it set the foundation for our future from a service, solutions and team perspective. What hasn’t changed is our ongoing commitment to Xerox’s long-term success, which is reflected with our performance in 2017.” www.xeretec.co.uk A marathon effort As Print Supplier to the 2018 Virgin Money London Marathon which took place on Sunday 22 April, Apogee provided a fully managed fleet of print and document technology for the event organisers across multiple locations in London and produced the official race results for distribution to the world’s media. Group Marketing Director Gary Downey, said: “We are thrilled to be appointed again as Print Supplier to such a globally recognised event. Our team enjoys working with London Marathon Events Limited. For major events like this, our careful planning and precise execution means we provide an infrastructure that organisers can rely upon.” www.apogeecorp.com Direct-Tec partners with Epson Direct-Tec has partnered with Epson to promote and offer the OEM’s new Workforce Pro RIPS range. Direct-Tec Sales Director, Simon Riley, said: “While we are all encouraged not to print emails and to recycle, there are still some businesses that cannot operate without printed materials, such as educational and medical organisations. The new Epson range will provide those businesses with substantial cost savings in operating overheads, while at the same time being extremely environmentally friendly.” Rob Clark, Senior Vice President, Epson European Marketing and Managing Director, Epson UK said: “By working with Direct- Tec, we are looking forward to helping more businesses enjoy the benefits that our business inkjet printers can deliver.” www.direct-tec.co.uk Tiny tables for little angels Midshire has donated a full colour desktop photocopier to Birmingham-based charity Libby Mae’s Little Angels and installed three new 22-inch table-style tiny tables, complete with bespoke branded surrounds. Founded by Charlotte and Richard Sharratt in 2013 after the loss of their beloved new born Libby Mae, the organisation has raised over £250,000 to date, helping to finance the highly- specialised work of 18 neonatal units across the Midlands. Midshire’s Regional Sales Manager Steve Morgan, said: “As a registered charity, Libby Mae’s Little Angels are entirely self-funded, so we donated £1,200, and a sturdy desktop photocopier to help them reach their ever- increasing targets.” www.midshire.co.uk Silver accreditation for Support UK Support (UK), a supplier of business communications solutions, has achieved Silver accreditation status in Liquid Voice’s new Business Partner Programme. This recognises the company’s specific contact centre product and application expertise as well as a commitment to delivering the highest level of service to customers across Europe. “During a review of our partner and vendor collaborations, Liquid voice was identified as being able to deliver the perfect solutions to meet the needs of our customers with a level of service and features that are a refreshing change to what we have seen on offer elsewhere,” said Martin Green, Support UK Managing Director. www.support-uk.com Commercial is a 2018 Queen’s Awards for Enterprise winner. The win, in the Sustainable Development category recognises its outstanding achievements in social and environmental sustainability, coupled with significant and responsible business growth. Judges said Commercial is a ‘sector leader’ in sustainability, highlighting numerous schemes to reduce energy consumption and emissions at its offices in Cheltenham, London and Leeds. These include a delivery fleet with hydrogen-enabled and electric vehicles, reverse logistics recycling and use of photovoltaic panels to provide power for its offices, with any supplementation coming from renewable sources. Additional factors that impressed the judges were process innovations to maximise waste reuse and recycling, employee engagement and Commercial’s CSR Days which seek to embed sustainability in customer and supplier businesses. Director Simone Hindmarch says sustainability has been central to the company ethos for more than a decade: “Responsible business has always been important to us - it stems from our family values. Winning is the ultimate success, but our work doesn’t stop here. We have lots more ideas in the pipeline to further improve sustainability at Commercial and beyond.” www.commercial.co.uk (l-r) Carlo Longhi, Director of Indirect Sales, UK & Ireland, Xerox; John Sheran, Group Service Delivery Director, Xeretec; Cliff Barnes, Group Sales Director, Xeretec and Andrew Morrison, Managing Director, UK & Ireland, Xerox