Print.IT Reseller - issue 71

01732 759725 BULLETIN 6 EBM achieves carbon neutrality EBM Managed Services has achieved carbon neutrality for the second year running. To achieve this, the firm calculated its emissions for the year, which amounted to 24.43 tonnes of CO2 and offset the amount via carbonfootprint.com . This year, the firm decided to support renewable energy programs by investing in a global portfolio of verified projects. This includes hydro power, solar and wind energy worldwide. In addition, by continuing its use of renewable energy provider Bulb, EBM has lowered its overall carbon impact by 7.3 tonnes of CO2. Managing Director Mark Bailey said: “We are very conscious of the environmental impact companies can have. We see it as our responsibility to make sure we reduce this as much as possible. We strive to address this throughout the business, whether this is through offsetting, using renewable energy, or implementing our environmental policy.” EBM also provides clients with the opportunity to enrol in its Green Print Programme, through which it calculates and offsets the CO2 from their business printing in a project of the client’s choice. www.ebmltd.co.uk ASL Group expands into North West As part of its strategy to become the UK’s largest, independent managed print services provider, ASL Group has acquired B&M Office Machines Ltd. The purchase, ASL’s fourth acquisition in 14 months, will further extend its provision of MPS, providing customers with a more concentrated and enhanced level of service. Customers will benefit from a broader portfolio of managed office services including unified communications and production print. Managing Director Mark Garius said: “It’s very exciting to kick off 2020 with a new acquisition. This is a very positive start to the year and it increases our run rate to £43 million, which we are extremely proud of.” As the North West’s premier Ricoh and Riso reseller, B&M Office Machines Ltd is a well-established and experienced MPS business. The company supplies a wide range of customers including SMEs, universities, schools, churches and solicitors in the Midlands and North West. www.asl-group.co.uk Commercial MD shortlisted for sustainability award Simone Hindmarch, Managing Director of Commercial has been recognised as a finalist in the edie Sustainability Leaders Awards 2020. The awards, in their 13th year, celebrate organisations that have embedded sustainability in their operations, business models and products, driving demonstrable results. Simone was shortlisted in the Sustainability Leader of the Year category. Luke Nicholls, edie’s Content Director and co-chair of the awards judging said: “Our judges thought Simone stood out as an exceptional role model, demonstrating leadership through empowering others to make significant and sustainable change.” www.commercial.co.uk ELITE adds M-Files to its portfolio ELITE, a provider of document management solutions based in Letchworth has joined M-Files’ Partner Program. As an M-Files partner, ELITE will engage with companies across the UK to help them become more efficient in how they manage, secure and share their information and documents. The company intends to leverage M-Files to help transition its clients from archaic network folder-based schemes to a dynamic enterprise content management system. www.elite-ds.co.uk (l-r) Mark Eost, M-Files and Daren Parsons, ELITE Perfect Colours partners with HP Perfect Colours, supplier of large format printers, consumables and servicing, has joined HP’s UK channel partner programme to offer HP Jet Fusion 3D technology to customers. Perfect Colours will act as a reseller of HP 3D Jet Fusion 500 Series printers for customers in the architectural modelling, engineering and education spaces. We are delighted to be appointed as a value-added reseller for the HP 3D Jet Fusion products”, said Sales Director Jon Telling. “This makes a great addition to our portfolio and we look forward to introducing customers both old and new to this ground-breaking technology.” The addition of the HP 3D Jet Fusion 540 and 580 brings a cost-effective, high-quality 3D print solution into the Perfect Colours portfolio. Customers in the architectural, engineering and education spaces can print accurate, functional parts with intricate detail at speed (1,817 cm³ per hour). The series’ highly accurate capabilities offer repeatable results and reduce wastage for customers, as they can re-use remaining material. Solutions for HP Jet Fusion 3D printing are reinventing design and manufacturing. HP 3D as a Service (HP 3DaaS) offers automatic replenishment of HP 3D supplies, as well as an online dashboard for easy, convenient tracking of billing and usage, and care services including remote and onsite support. The HP 3DaaS Plus offering presents companies which are new to 3D with low start-up costs for in-house functional part production. www.perfectcolours.com Simone Hindmarch