PrintIT Reseller - issue 64

01732 759725 BULLETIN 6 Canon celebrates 25-year partnership with Alternative Canon and independent digital document solutions provider Alternative, are celebrating 25 years of partnership. Following the launch of Canon’s refreshed partner programme in 2018, Alternative is the only UK Canon partner to be awarded Gold, the highest level of accreditation possible, in pro print graphic arts and in-house professional print. It is also the only London-based Canon production print accredited partner, putting it in a unique position to serve local businesses of all sizes. Dave Allen, Sales Director, Alternative, said: “Canon has supported and nurtured our growth aspirations as we have risen to achieve new levels of accreditation. Together we have established a winning formula by combining market leading products with exceptional customer service, to deliver unbeatable results.” www.enta.net Capital Document Solutions empowers pupils to make a difference Former Dunbar Academy pupil, Gordon Affleck, Finance Director at Capital Document Solutions attended the school's Youth and Philanthropy Initiative (YPI) final where a group of pupils representing East Lothian Cardio-pulmonary Rehabilitation Group secured a £3,000 grant. The money will be used to purchase a new exercise bike for its service users. The company has committed to a two-year partnership with YPI in East Lothian, supporting five local schools. Managing Director Tom Flockhart, said: “We are delighted to be supporting this initiative in East Lothian. It is a really inspiring and exciting way to engage young people and delegate grant-making to a range of local causes. It was a difficult call for the judging panel - the young people all did a fantastic job.” YPI is the flagship programme of The Wood Foundation. It is active in more than 250 Scottish secondary schools and has empowered 175,000 young people to make a difference in their communities, channelling £4m of grants to grassroots, social issues charities. www.capital-solutions.co.uk A copier on a crane Midshire’s logistics team went above and beyond, ensuring a machine move for long-term customer Renaker Build Ltd was delivered efficiently and effectively. Three employees used a crane to lift a Sharp MX-4140 from the construction company’s Manchester city centre site on Chester Road, to River View on New Bailey Street. Midshire Managing Director Julian Stafford, said: “We’ve always had to do tricky machine moves, and I’m very happy to see our specialists doing whatever it takes to get the job done properly! I think they were in and out in under an hour which is fantastic.” www.midshire.co.uk Commercial fundraises for charity Commercial’s fundraising team have raised just over £16,000 for Versus Arthritis (VA). VA is a community of volunteers, healthcare professionals, researchers and friends that provides support for people living with arthritis across the UK. It supports world-class research and breakthrough treatments. The #500infive team completed a 500-mile cycle in a bid to raise monies for the charity. They cycled from Commercial’s head office in Cheltenham to the company’s Leeds office, then on to the London office to finish back in Cheltenham. The money raised by the Commercial team will be used to empower young people to make positive lifestyle changes; reduce isolation by connecting participants with their peers; help participants to develop better coping skills; increase participants’ confidence and self- esteem and improve their emotional wellbeing. www.commercial.co.uk Apogee helps cut waste at London Marathon A new print-on-demand race number system for all runners registering for the Green Start developed by Apogee, proved a hit on its debut at the 2019 Virgin Money London Marathon. Apogee worked closely with London Marathon Events Ltd to develop a bespoke scanning and variable data printing system that could deliver a unique, digitally printed race number into the hands of any individual runner less than one minute after scanning their QR code at registration. Until this year, race numbers were pre- printed for all accepted runners and some 10,000 runners do not register for the race (this is why the organisers accept a larger number of runners). The unused pre-printed race numbers and kit bag labels cannot be reused. The new on-demand production of race number and kit bag label at the point of registration eliminated that waste for runners on the Green Start (one of three at the event). www.apogeecorp.com (l-r) Simon Bridgewater, Managing Director, Alternative; Andrew Thomas, Account Manager, Canon UK & Ireland and Dave Allen, Sales Director, Alternative