Print.IT Reseller - issue 61

PRINT IT RESELLER.UK 7 BULLETIN UTAX rewards key partners 17 attendees, from nine of UTAX’s best- selling partners, were rewarded with an all-inclusive four nights, five days trip to Marrakesh at the start of February. The luxurious trip gave the qualifying partners the opportunity to experience a once in a lifetime hot air balloon flight to watch the sunrise over the Atlas Mountains, a city tour by horse and carriage and a traditional Moroccan cooking class. Ben Connolly, Director of Copymoore said: “Another fantastic UTAX trip. It’s always great to catch up with some of the other seasoned UTAX incentive winners and also touch base with some new faces. The balloon ride was a particular highlight along with the many restaurants which allowed us to sample some local dishes (also cook our own) and some fine dining cuisine with some local birthday traditions thrown in on just a couple of occasions. Overall a thoroughly enjoyable and very well organised trip.” UTAX UK Managing Director, Shaun Wilkinson, added: “The term partnership serves as the basis of our co-operation with our authorised dealers, business partners and customers. The Marrakesh incentive trip gave us the opportunity to encourage our partners to not only sell UTAX colour devices, but to engage with their appropriate sales managers, to understand the positive aspects of UTAX devices over those of competitors and in turn to highlight these aspects to their end-users.” Following the success of the trip, UTAX will continue to offer incentive trips, with plans for the next FY19 trip, rewarding sales for the second fiscal half, to be a similar all-inclusive affair to Malta and to follow a trip to the stunning Mauritius in FY20. www.utax.co.uk 40 years in business Capital Document Solutions celebrated its 40th birthday with a party for staff, suppliers and supporters at Prestonfield House, Edinburgh’s most exclusive luxury hotel. The company also sponsored a Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO) performance of Carmina Burana which was performed on March 8 at the Usher Hall. www.capital-solutions.co.uk Success for XBM Print management company XBM, which celebrated its tenth year in business last year, has been named Epson’s Top Reseller for 2018 for RIPS and WorkForce Enterprise. What makes this accolade all the more remarkable is that the company has only been an Epson partner since 2017. www.xbmltd.com Expansion for Direct-tec Direct-tec UK has announced the opening of a new regional office to further enhance its coverage of Bath, Bristol, Gloucester, Oxford, Reading, Swindon and surrounding areas (the M4/M5 corridors). The new office is in addition to the company’s offices in Southampton, Ringwood, Salisbury and three locations in Kent and reinforces its presence in the South of England. The new regional operation in Swindon will be led by John Reynolds, who brings over 20 years’ experience in the office technology market and is looking forward to showcasing the innovation, customer service excellence and level of expertise Direct-tec is renowned for. www.direct-tec.co.uk Cycling 500 miles in five days A seven-strong fundraising team from Commercial will be cycling 500 miles in five days in a bid to raise £25,000 for the charity Versus Arthritis, a community of volunteers, healthcare professionals, researchers and friends that provides support for people living with arthritis across the UK. The cyclists will start at Commercial’s head office in Cheltenham on June 8, head to the company’s Leeds office, then on to the London office to finish back in Cheltenham on June 12. None of the team of seven – Mark Hallett, Liam Dutson, Alan Martin, Kevin Ablett, Andrew McKenzie, Mark Butchers and Lee Williams – has cycled such a distance before. They are knuckling down to an intensive training programme and have already received significant interest from customers and suppliers who would like to support them to reach their £25,000 target. www.commercial.co.uk