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01732 759725 BULLETIN Annual UK service award winner Matt Sykes of Wakefield-based Arena Group has been named the winner of Kyocera’s annual UK Service Trophy. Andrew Dale from ASL Group took second place and third place went to Paul Ripper, making it two Arena Group engineers in the top three. Sykes beat Kyocera trained service engineers from across the UK to take home this year’s award, after coming out on top of a series of tasks held at the OEM’s UK head office in Reading. This is the second year he has entered the competition, having come third last year, and he walks away with a £500 prize and the title of Kyocera Service Engineer of the Year. He will now travel to Kyocera’s European HQ in October and compete against engineers from 11 European countries to win a place in the final of the global competition, which takes place early in 2019 in Japan. www.kyoceradocumentsolutions.co.uk Keypoint Intelligence recognises Lexmark Keypoint Intelligence-Buyers Lab has awarded Lexmark with a Summer 2018 Pick award for Outstanding A3 Colour Printer for Enterprise Environments. “The Lexmark CS923de is an excellent choice for higher volume colour environments,” said Marlene Orr, Director of Printer & MFP Analysis for Keypoint Intelligence – Buyers Lab. “Delivering superb colour quality, excellent reliability, fast speeds, and unparalleled ease of use that busy enterprise users need, the Lexmark CS923de also offers a low cost of ownership, making it an economical choice for users that need larger-format colour prints.” www.lexmark.co.uk European businesses could save millions on print costs Following the publication of its first European Sustainability Report , Epson claims European companies could save a collective € 176 million on energy bills and over 333,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions over four years by switching from laser to Epson inkjet technology. It says that UK businesses alone could cut their electricity bills by almost e 33 million. Epson bases its calculations on the fact that its business inkjet printers consume up to 96% less energy than comparable laser devices and produce up to 99% less waste thanks to long-lasting consumables, including high capacity ink bottles and RIPS ink sacks. www.epson.co.uk Sharp employee saddles up for charity Sharp employee Julian Hodges has raised over £32,000 for charity, completing the ‘Blazing Saddles’ cycling challenge from Oldham to the Rock of Gibraltar. With this fourth challenge spanning over 15 days in July, the team of 13 firefighters and friends rode almost 1,700 miles, and climbed a breath taking 100,000 feet to add the incredible amount to the £60,000 total from previous years. Averaging 115 miles per day, the gruelling inter-country ride saw the team cycle from Oldham to Portsmouth, then through the lush countryside of France, over the Pyrenees, across the hinterlands of Spain, and concluded with a welcome by the fire service and Governor in Gibraltar. Pushing their bodies to the limit, the cyclists raised the outstanding grand total for Cyclists Fighting Cancer, the Fire Fighter Charity, mental health organisation MIND and neonatal charity SANDS. www.sharp.co.uk Basware and Xerox partner in global deal Basware, a global player in networked source-to-pay solutions, e-invoicing and innovative financing services, has selected Xerox to operate its scan and capture operations across 28+ countries. As part of the agreement, Xerox will manage Basware’s scan and capture services operation, totalling 24 million invoices per year, providing a quick and cost effective solution for over 400 global Basware customers needing to process paper and email invoices as they move towards digitisation. Xerox and Basware will work together, enabling customers across both organisations to access the world’s largest e-invoicing network and best in class scan and capture global capability from Xerox. www.xerox.com Brother UK secures royal approval Brother UK has been commended by the 2018 Princess Royal Training Awards for its dedication to developing its people. The awards honour employers in the UK that have created outstanding training and skills development programmes, which have directly resulted in commercial gains. The Princess Royal Training Awards, delivered by the City & Guilds Group, are now in their third year. Each of the 90 applications were assessed against three Hallmarks of Excellence by the Princess Royal Training Awards Commission. The company boasts some of the most experienced and engaged staff in the sector, with personal channel relationships spanning 25 years or more. Commending Brother UK for the second year in a row, the judges were particularly impressed with the business’ Employee Engagement Toolkit, which has seen over 98% of staff complete some form of training since 2016, with over 70% undertaking development or CSR activities over and above their target hours. Managing Director Phil Jones said: “Our people are at the heart of our sustained business achievements and are our most important asset – it’s fantastic that this has been recognised once again.” www.brother.co.uk 10