Print.IT Reseller - issue 55

PRINT IT RESELLER.UK 7 BULLETIN Midshire partners with British Heart Foundation Midshire is an official partner of the British Heart Foundation (BHF), the largest independent funder of cardiovascular research in the UK. Midshire has partnered with the organisation to help fund its vital research and is planning a number of activities in the next few months. IT Sales Manager, Stuart Carruthers said: “When it comes to heart-related disease, I don’t think people are aware of just how many people are still affected by it today, that’s why we’re excited to be involved with the British Heart Foundation. Their work over the last half century has saved millions of lives around the world, and we’re very proud to help in any way we can.” Natalie Bunyan, Fundraising Manager at the British Heart Foundation said: “Thanks to amazing supporters like Midshire, we’ve been funding research into heart and circulatory diseases and their risk factors for over 50 years.” www.midshire.co.uk Sustainable office event incites awareness and action Headline speakers at Commercial’s 11th CSR Day included designer Wayne Hemingway and environmental entrepreneur Ed Gillespie. The event marked the latest phase of Commercial’s sustainability journey and inspired more than 400 delegates to take action within their own organisations. Commercial also launched a new initiative focused on reducing single-use plastic in the office supply chain through collaboration and innovation. The event itself was plastic-free, with exhibitors encouraged to avoid printed documents and giveaways in favour of assets that could be collected via a digital platform. www.commercial.co.uk A winning formula 27 teams lined up on the starting grid at this year’s Toshiba Karting Cup Challenge, which took place at the Daytona race track in Milton Keynes in July. Now in its fourth year, this has become a hotly contested event, with print and barcode dealers from all over the country taking part. Glasgow-based NCS drove off with this year’s champion’s cup, Managed Technology ran a close second and the third podium spot went to Key Office Solutions. Indirect Channel Marketing Manager Chris Mills, said: “I’d like to thank all of the teams for coming along and making it such an enjoyable day. We had all of the home nations represented at this event, with teams even flying in from Northern Ireland and we look forward to a similar turn out in 2019.” www.toshibatec.co.uk XBM drives growth with fleet acquisition XBM has secured £300,000 funding from Lombard Asset Finance to purchase an additional 20 new vehicles, including four vans and 16 new cars for employees. The vehicles will enable the company to accommodate its growing staff base which has increased from 15 to 45 full-time employees across its network of offices in Newcastle, Manchester and Birmingham over the last 18 months. It follows a period of rapid expansion for the firm, whose annual turnover doubled to £2.5 million this year and is projected to reach £5 million by 2019. In February this year, the company used £235,000 of funding from NatWest to open its fourth site in Birmingham which has already written £350k of business and plans are underway to open an office in London. Founded in 2008 by Justin English, XBM’s current clients range from sole traders to large listed companies, along with local councils and schools. English said: “We have not only expanded our network of offices nationally this year but also significantly grown the number of staff across these offices. This year is our 10th anniversary and our ambition going forward is to continue this growth and secure our position as one of the most competitive print management companies in the UK.” www.xbmltd.com Winning team, NCS Group, flanked by runners-up, Managed Technology (l) and Key Office Solutions (r)