Paper waste tops £1.6 billion
CartridgePeople.com claims UK businesses are ‘wasting’ the
equivalent of £1.6 billion on printing every year, with each worker
throwing away an average of 6,500 sheets of paper. It advises
businesses to ‘gamify’ printing by rewarding teams that reduce
the amount of paper they use and displaying leaderboards to
encourage friendly competition.
Accountancy counts cost of repetitive work
Manual, repetitive workloads are causing a brain drain from
accountancy, warns finance controls and automation software
provider BlackLine in a new report.
According to BlackLine research, 64% of financial decision-
makers admit that accountants often leave jobs because they are
not happy with the manual, repetitive workload; 61% say they are
not given the best tools to do their jobs effectively.
Mario Spanicciati, BlackLine Chief Strategy Officer, said: “In order
to retain staff and entice the next generation into the profession,
finance departments need to move away from outdated manual
processes. Investing in the right technology to streamline manual
reporting and give accountants more time to work strategically will
not only drive staff productivity, but also help businesses attract
and retain talent that is increasingly in short supply.”
Randstad claimed recently that the UK faces a shortfall of
10,200 qualified accountants by 2050.
The age of the
machine
More than half (55%) of UK
employees expect repetitive
work increasingly to be carried
out by smart machines,
artificial intelligence and
not people, according to the
2016 ADP Research Institute
Evolution of Work
study.
Data deletion guide
Kroll Ontrack has developed
an in-depth guide to the secure
deletion of digital data in line
with the European Parliament
General Data Protection
Regulation (GDPR). Due to be
enforced by 2018, GDPR will
replace the EU Data Protection
Directive 1995 and unify data
protection legislation across
all 28 member states. It will
require all businesses handling
EU residents’ data to delete
personal information on
request or when it is no longer
required by the organisation.
The guide provides a
useful overview of the main
operational and regulatory
aspects concerning the secure
deletion of data.
New regional hubs for Apogee
Fast-growing MPS provider Apogee has opened new regional
hubs in Scotland and Wales to support growing demand for
its managed services and production print systems. The new
facilities, Apogee’s 10th and 11th UK sites, are on the Scottish
Enterprise Technology Park in East Kilbride, Scotland and the
Cardiff Gate Business Park in Wales.
Sharp donation
In the three weeks running
up to Christmas, Sharp and
its dealer network raised
£6,306 for Make-A-Wish UK.
Angela Powell, Corporate
Account Manager at Make-A-
Wish, said: “We are incredibly
grateful to Sharp for their
impressive effort on behalf
of Make-A-Wish. The money
raised will help us to grant
more magical wishes to brave
and deserving young people
and we can’t thank them
enough for their support.”
Grand opening for
Blackbox Solutions
Document solutions provider
Blackbox Solutions has
opened a new head office on
Medway Street in Maidstone,
Kent. Blackbox Solutions
MD Colin Griffin said: “We
are thrilled to have moved
into these fantastic new
headquarters right in the
heart of Maidstone. This
move gives us access to
a growing local economy,
a skilled workforce and a
strong strategic location,
all of which will serve as a
foundation for the continued
expansion of our business.”
blackbox-solutions.co.uk
(l-r) Colin Griffin and the
Mayor of Maidstone,
Cllr Daniel Moriarty
...in brief
BULLETIN
SECUREDELETIONOFDIGITALDATA
Secure deletion of
digital data
Personalisation yes, spam no
Four out of five European consumers say they are happy to share
personal data, including job, salary and health records, if it
improves the targeting and relevance of communications, according
to a new study by Ricoh Europe. The flipside is that 84% say they
are ready to take action against brands that send irrelevant digital
and printed communications.
