Print.IT Reseller - issue 101

01732 759725 VOX POP : PRINT IT AWARDS 46 continued... VOTED BY YOU SPECIAL AWARDS Hardware Distributor of the Year – Sponsored by Lexmark Westcoast “What a fantastic evening, A massive thanks to everyone involved. Winning the award means a lot to everyone at Westcoast, it’s a symbol of all the hard work and dedication to delighting both our customers and vendors. Our print offering continues to evolve, and we are committed to listen to our customers and develop to support with any function needed. A huge congratulations to all the other winners and nominees. We were up against some fierce competition. Hats off to all.” Ryan Mitchell, Print & AV Director JUDGES’ SPECIAL AWARD – Sponsored by Brother Intuitive Business Intelligence Judges’ verdict: Intuitive has simplified Power BI for the print market, pioneering an approach which provides the ability for partners to use their print data to gain a competitive advantage. The company’s dashboards provide insight, act as a differentiator for resellers and enable them to use data to help customers identify opportunities for process automation, thus generating an additional revenue stream. Intuitive has forged strong partnerships and enjoyed significant success expanding its presence outside of the UK. “The whole team were delighted to win the Judges’ Special Award at the PrintIT Awards 2022. It was amazing to win this unexpected recognition. After launching our strategy into the MPS market in late 2019, it has been fantastic to achieve growth for our solutions both in the UK and internationally, despite all the market challenges. To be recognised by our peers in the industry is something special and we have had so many congratulatory messages from around the world. Thank you to the whole team at the PrintIT Awards.” Roger Stocker, CEO INDUSTRY LEADER of the YEAR Sponsored by Digital Wholesale Solutions Paul Birkett, Head of Workflow and Digital Services at HP Inc. Judges’ verdict: Paul is an industry veteran, having held roles at Xerox, Samsung and HP. He is well respected and driven by innovation. He has a strong heritage in making print innovative and has led many new products and service offerings at HP. Paul is one of few industry executives who really understands the market and the opportunities beyond speeds and feeds and a worthy winner of the Industry Leader of the Year award. “The print industry has been through many transformations over the years and the amazing people who work within it have always managed to adapt to the changing needs. Being recognised as the Industry Leader of the Year is a huge honour and recognises the incredible work of the HP team that develops our products and supports our partners. With 2023 shaping up to be another transformative year, the award highlights the responsibility we have to create solutions that enable our partners to meet and overcome the challenges that hybrid work, mass digitalisation and internet only IT infrastructure brings to print.” Paul Birkett, Head of Workflow and Digital Services EOS Distributor of the Year – Sponsored by Y Soft Data Direct “We are all deeply humbled by being awarded EOS Distributor of the Year for the second year in a row. The affirmation from our loyal dealers really helps us to recognise that we are looking after our dealers well, and why we are in business delivering value to their businesses every day. A massive thank you to everyone who voted for us and to the PrintIT reseller and industry community.” Patrick Winterbotham, Managing Director HIGHLY COMMENDED: UFP “We had a great evening at the Royal Lancaster in London. It was great to catch up with everyone from the industry and to show our support for all nominees. We were thrilled to be a finalist for EOS Distributor of the Year, and although we didn’t take the award on the evening, we were pleased to be awarded Highly Commended. Receiving this accolade highlights our team’s achievements as they continue to provide service excellence to our customers, whom we would like to thank for their support. We hope everyone had a great night and congratulations to all award winners!” Adam Collier, General Manager Finance & Leasing Provider of the Year – Sponsored by UTAX PEAC “The whole team are delighted to have been named Finance and Leasing Provider of the Year. Winning the award is a great reflection of how things came together over the last 12 months to reinforce our commitment to the print industry and support our diverse customer base. We’d like to thank our vendors and dealers for continuing to choose PEAC and we’re looking forward to seeing what 2023 holds.” Keith Spicer, Vendor Manager South

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