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Fujitsu and Océ printing
technology are helping HM
Revenue & Customs (HMRC)
save millions of pounds on
the output of letters for UK
taxpayers.
As material subcontractor
to Capgemini in the Aspire
Partnership, which provides
HMRC with IT services, Fujitsu
is responsible for printing more
than 500 million A4 pages for
HMRC every year. To handle
the work, it has invested in
three Océ JetStream inkjet
colour production systems at its
Warrington and Shipley
print sites.
The combination of Océ’s
digital printing technology and
Océ PRISMA software removes
the need to use pre-printed
documents that can take up
to 6 weeks to be delivered.
Instead, each document is
personalised on a white sheet
of paper cut directly from a
paper reel fed directly into the
Océ JetStream printer.
The integrity of each printed
page is assured by extra OCR
cameras on the production
printing systems that read special
pre-composed code lines.
Fujitsu Production Manager
Darryl Hyde said: “The real
desire has been to simplify the
supply chain and the amount of
pre-printed stationery and to cut
down costs in providing a fully in-
line solution that provides 100%
integrity and security. Previously
we had over 100 different pre-
printed stationery types – now we
literally start with a white sheet.”
He added: “Over the three
years of the contract we will
print over 1.6 billion images on
white paper on over 1 billion
sheets of A4 paper. The new
system of printing has removed
the need to pre-print on over
14,600 rolls of paper weighing
over 6,200 tonnes as well as
the need for over 250 additional
lorry journeys, which equates
to 50,000 less road miles. This
is contributing significantly to
HMRC’s 10% carbon emissions
reduction target.”
This year marks the 20th
anniversary of Kyocera’s
ECOSYS printing technology
which continues to
provide an economical and
environmentally responsible
alternative to the razor/
razor blade model employed
by other manufacturers.
Instead of charging very
little for hardware and a lot
for supplies, Kyocera aims
to set a realistic price for its
printers and a low cost for
consumables.
What makes ECOSYS
different is the use of long-life
drums designed to last for
the lifetime of the machine.
Because the only consumable
that needs replacing is toner,
running costs are much lower
than on printers that use all-
in-one cartridges containing
the toner and drum. This
system also results in less
waste – as much as 85% less
during the life of a printer – as
a Kyocera toner cartridge has
four components compared to
more than 60 in some all-in-one
cartridges.
In 1992, the ECOSYS
proposition was hard to sell,
except in eco-aware Germany,
as buyers were in thrall to low
purchase prices and rarely
looked at the total cost of
ownership. This is no longer the
case and today the economic
climate and growing focus on
sustainability has made ECOSYS
more relevant than ever.
Transform 2012
October 9-10,
Twickenham Stadium,
London
This October, Photizo Group
brings its European Managed
Print Services conference
to London. Transform
2012 is the premier MPS
event for vendors, the
channel and end users
and the place to hear the
latest market trends, case
studies, transformation
success stories and
research and analysis. An
added attraction this year
is a keynote address by
Sir Clive Woodward, World
Cup winning England Rugby
coach and director of sports
for the British Olympic
Association.
www.photizogroup.com/
europe2012
Océ saves the taxman millions
20 years of ECOSYS
ECOSYS more relevant than
ever: the FS-1500 launched in
1992 (below) and its modern
equivalent, the FS-1320 (top).
Diary Date
In brief
End-to-end solution
Giving organisations the
opportunity to source all
of their document-related
needs from a single supplier,
Capita has launched a
complete suite of document-
related services including
consulting; managed print
services (including print
room); hybrid mail; bulk
transactional print and
mail; e-delivery (SMS,
email); scanning; archive
and retrieval; and data
analytics and reporting.
David Lockie, a divisional
managing director at Capita,
said: “We are currently
working with Blackburn and
Darwen Borough Council
to provide a complete
end-to-end solution, from
document creation and
storage to data analysis
and distribution. We are
looking to achieve around
17% reduction in total print
costs for the council while
taking a holistic approach
to their print requirements.
These requirements include
general office, bulk printing
and mailing in an all-in-one
solution.”
www.capita.co.uk
MPS award
Kyocera Document Solutions
has won a Managed Print
Services Association (MPSA)
Leadership Award for best
practices in recognition of
its methodology and strong
client relationships. Graham
Cox, sales director of Kyocera
Document Solutions,
said: “We’re delighted to
have the MPSA validate
our MDS methodology
as industry-leading best
practice globally. Our MDS
methodology, flexible
approach and dedicated,
expert teams mean that our
clients know they will get
the best possible solution
for their business along
with unbeatable levels of
customer service when they
work with Kyocera.”
Saving millions of pounds for
UK taxpayers: Darryl Hyde
with a third Océ JetStream at
the Fujitsu site where work
is done for HM Revenue &
Customs.