Print.IT Reseller - issue 68

Kyocera celebrates landmark Kyocera Document Solutions UK is celebrating 28 years of its landmark Environmental Charter. Created in October 1991, the Environmental Charter has acted as an underlying foundation for all of Kyocera’s business activities, helping to ensure that the business ‘contributes to the advancement of society and humankind’ as dictated by the philosophy of founder Dr. Kazuo Inamori. Earlier this year, the company announced a target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30% by 2030, as endorsed by the Science Based Targets initiative. 2020 will also see the fruition and sustained ambition of Kyocera’s Target 2020, an initiative that sees the company committed to responsible environmental management with a focus on the following three aims: contribution to the realisation of a low-carbon society; contribution to the realisation of a recycling-based society and contribution to the realisation of a society that coexists with nature. kyoceradocumentsolutions.co.uk Sustainability fuels business inkjet printing According to IDC data, Epson has secured a 56% increase in market share between 2015 and 2019 for business inkjet printing. This success is attributed to the increasing commitment to sustainability seen across Western Europe, as organisations make moves to reduce their environmental impact. In recent research conducted by Epson, nearly half (44%) of European businesses confirmed they are prioritising being more environmentally friendly, while 38% stated they were under considerable pressure to improve CSR performance. Darren Phelps, VP of Business Sales, Epson Europe said: “While CSR is a pressure point for businesses it’s also an opportunity to differentiate from competitors and become more economically efficient. By investing in sustainable technology such as business inkjet printers, organisations are demonstrating their commitment to supporting the planet.” Phil Sargeant, IDC added: “Inkjet has made huge strides forward and the concerns previously held by SMBs and major enterprises around inkjet in the office have been addressed. We forecast that this will continue to drive an increase in total market share to 40% for business inkjet technology in the next five years.” www.epson.eu Brother invests in thermal transfer printers Brother has strengthened its four-inch print portfolio with two new thermal transfer printers as the company aims to help Auto- ID and general reseller partners tap into the growing thermal transfer supplies market, which is set for 6% year-on-year growth in 2020 and 2021. The TD-4420TN and TD-4520TN are designed to provide flexibility, enabling both thermal transfer and thermal direct output to allow users working across logistics, warehousing, retail, healthcare and hospitality to produce reliable documentation. The range supports BarTender, software that enables businesses to improve safety, security, efficiency and compliance by creating and automating the printing and control of labels, barcodes, RFID tags and plastic cards. www.brother.co.uk ePac invests in 24 HP Indigo 20000 digital presses ePac will roll out a new wave of HP Indigo 20000 digital presses in 2020 to continue disruption of the global flexible packaging market with new opportunities for small and medium-size businesses, as well as larger consumer packaged goods companies. The new incremental order of 24 HP Indigo 20000 presses is the largest packaging deal to date for HP. This nearly doubles production capacity for ePac, to expand within the next year from 28 presses in 12 locations to over 52 operating at 20 sites – including new locations opened in Canada and the UK. The investment is valued at over $100 million, including hardware, supplies and services over several years. https://epacflexibles.com ECS celebrates best year ever Toner cartridge remanufacturing company Effective Consumable Solutions, has announced that 2018/19 has been its best year ever. The company has now completed stage 1 of its strategic overhaul, forged some new, more robust, supplier relationships and invested further in its production and technological capabilities with an emphasis on enhanced quality and accountability. CEO Felicity Rabbitte, said: “We have delivered a strong operational and financial performance and our highest production volumes for a decade. The main drivers for this growth have been our unrivalled attention to detail in all aspects of production, professional promotional campaigns including the successful introduction of our distributor programs, the launch of some exciting new products and our expansion into additional countries.” www.ecs-uk-ltd.co.uk Konica Minolta wins four Good Design Awards Konica Minolta has been awarded the Good Design Award 2019 by the Japan Institute of Design Promotion (JDP) for four products: bizhub C360i/C300i/C250i, A3 colour MFP series; bizhub C4050i/C3350i/C3320i/ C4000i/C3300i, A4 colour MFP series; CM- 26dG, a spectrophotometer and Konica Minolta Planetaria Tokyo. www.konicaminolta.co.uk PRINT IT RESELLER.UK 15 FollowMe by Ringdale scoops Pick Award Ringdale, the provider of FollowMe has received the 2020 Pick award for Outstanding Data Loss Prevention solution from the industry analysts at Keypoint Intelligence – Buyers Lab (BLI). "We are honoured to receive the 2020 Pick Award from the imaging market experts at Keypoint Intelligence," said Eric Crump, Director of Strategic Alliances at Ringdale. "This consistent endorsement by Buyers Lab gives confidence to our global partners to win new business in a consolidating market of printer and MFP vendors." www.followme.ringdale.com BULLETIN