Print.IT Reseller - issue 70

VOX POP 01732 759725 42 Last month, PrintIT Reseller announced the launch of the industry’s first ever dedicated awards programme. The response has been fantastic – here’s a round-up of what some of the sector’s key players had to say PrintIT Awards 2020 Kerrie Spalding, General Manager for Print & Supplies, Ingram Micro (UK) “We are delighted to be the Platinum sponsor of the PrintIT Awards 2020. Our relationships with both our vendors and resellers gives us a close-up view of the ever-changing role that print continues to play as a core part of the IT industry; and the ongoing need for efficiency and sustainability improvements, productivity enhancements and digital transformation, as well as the obvious need to cut costs and provide value- added services to differentiate in the market place. “Having a dedicated industry awards for the printer/MFP industry is long overdue and a great opportunity to celebrate success and best practice in the company of colleagues and industry peers.” https://uk-new.ingrammicro.com Stuart Sykes, Managing Director, Sharp Business Systems UK “Sharp Business Systems is thrilled at the announcement of the inaugural PrintIT Awards. The event will provide the perfect opportunity to recognise the achievements made and innovations being driven across the industry. “We’re delighted that the nation’s printer and MFP vendor, reseller and supplier community now has dedicated awards to celebrate their outstanding achievements, and we look forward to connecting with the wider network later this year.” www.sharp.co.uk Steve Todd, Director, Karlson “We are very excited about the launch of the PrintIT Awards. The industry has been crying out for this type of opportunity to promote and show what ‘great’ looks like. We are very much looking forward to showcasing the journey that we take customers on, helping them to become paper-lite, how we add real value and what makes Karlson different. October 8 is in our diaries, our (hopefully winning) team will be there on the night, poised to celebrate the successes of this incredible industry.” www.karlsonuk.com Martin Randall, Sales and Marketing Director, Vision “We are really pleased to see the introduction of awards dedicated to our industry. It’s a great opportunity to celebrate success, Vision will absolutely be entering and we look forward to enjoying the event!” www.visionplc.co.uk Laryssa Alexander, President, Field Service Division, ECI Solutions “It’s great to see these awards set up to recognise those in our industry who continue to innovate and excel. We have such an amazing, diverse community working across vendors, service providers, resellers and distributors – it’s exciting that those businesses and people who make such a big difference can now be fully rewarded for their achievements.” www.ecisolutions.com Alastair Adams, Director, Commercial Group “We have talked a lot about the need to innovate, and we’re delighted that there’s an award that recognises this. Resellers must continuously adapt and improve their service offering in light of the accelerating process of digital transformation.” www.commercial.co.uk Peter Silcock, Business Manager Business Imaging, Epson “News of the awards was on our radar quickly after its announcement. Print has a very promising future and Epson has every intention of working with its channel partners to continue disrupting the market with its sustainable, reliable and productive product offering.” www.epson.co.uk Michael Farrah, Senior Commercial Director, Ingram Micro “Ingram Micro enjoyed a very successful year in 2019 within our print & supplies division and we expect to continue growing and adding value in 2020 to both our vendor partners and our customers. These awards are a perfect way to showcase our successes, and remind the industry that Ingram Micro is very much a leader in this sector of the market.” https://uk-new. ingrammicro.com Kerrie Spalding Stuart Sykes Steve Todd Alastair Adams Peter Silcock