Supplier status Canon has achieved supplier status in the new Scottish Procurement Managed Print Solutions purchasing framework. Inclusion on this purchasing framework will allow for the delivery of its multifunctional devices, printers, document scanners, digital workflow and software services to public sector organisations across Scotland. It will also support the provision of Canon’s managed print services, wide format print, production print and hybrid mail services – providing a complete end to end solution for customers. Canon has a heritage of working with organisations in Scotland to deliver print and document workflow solutions – and since 2009, it has maintained a leading position on the Scottish Procurement Office Equipment framework. This has now been updated and replaced by the new managed print solutions purchasing framework, which Canon is proud to be supporting. www.canon.co.uk Epson wins place on Procurement Scotland Epson’s heat-free print solutions are now available to the Scottish public sector through the National Framework for Managed Print Solutions the only compliant route to procuring managed print solutions in Scotland. The public sector can procure Epson MPS solutions from one of its approved subcontractor reseller partners, including Active Office, Carbon Group, Highland Copiers, Metrik Solutions and Social Print & Copy. In addition to MPS solutions, a comprehensive catalogue of Epson imaging technologies is also available to purchase as part of Epson’s placement on Procurement Scotland. This includes all Epson’s A4 and A3 printers, large format printers, label printers and its sheetfed and flatbed scanners. The broad geographic coverage of Epson’s resellers means that Epson can offer Scotland’s public sector the same quality of service across all of Scotland, from the borders and central belt through to the highlands and islands. Mike Rae, Director at Highland Copiers, said: “We are over the moon to be part of the Procurement Scotland Framework. Locally owned and directly employing our own service team we are thrilled that we are now able to offer our extremely high levels of customer service to the public sector.” Alan Miller, Managing Director at Active Office, said: “We believe that public sector customers in Scotland should have the option to work with honest, local suppliers with high customer service standards and quality product. With sustainability being so important we are proud to be working with Epson who are committed to reducing the environmental impact of technology.” Colin Yule, Managing Director of Carbon Group comments: “This is a great achievement by the team working in partnership with Epson to provide local knowledge, expertise and support to Scottish public sector customers.” www.epson.co.uk 01732 759725 BULLETIN 10 Award win for Konica Minolta Konica Minolta’s AccurioPress C7100 cutsheet toner production press has scooped a Buyers Lab (BLI) 2022 Colour PRO Award from Keypoint Intelligence, the independent evaluator of document imaging hardware, software, and services. The AccurioPress C7100 with EFI Fiery IC-319 Print Server was named Outstanding Mid-Volume CMYK Production Device during Keypoint Intelligence’s latest round of BLI 2022 PRO Awards. It follows on from the TÜV Rheinland certification awarded last year. “In a teeming market, we are very pleased to show how brilliantly this press performed to win one of our BLI 2022 Colour PRO Awards,” said David Sweetnam, Director of Research & Lab Services EMEA/Asia at Keypoint Intelligence. “We use an algorithm across multiple test attributes to judge overall performance. The devices must deliver at a very high level in the first place to even be eligible for a PRO Award, so it’s not just a case of being best in category.” www.konicaminolta.co.uk Kyocera named rising star Kyocera has been presented with the HPE Rising Star Award for UK and Ireland 2022. Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) announced the winners of its partner of the year awards 2022 in recognition of partners who exemplify commitment and success in delivering value to their customers on their digital transformation journey. Rod Tonna-Barthet, CEO at Kyocera Document Solutions UK, said: “We are absolutely thrilled to win this award, which we believe is a reflection of the great work we have done over the course of the last year. It is great to see that our abilities in infrastructure, cloud and as-a-service offerings are being recognised so publicly by HPE.” George Hope, Worldwide Head of Partner Sales, HPE added: “Our partner ecosystem remains at our core, and Kyocera has best demonstrated success through partnering with HPE as one team.” kyoceradocumentsolutions.co.uk Quocirca recognises Lexmark Lexmark has been named a leader in managed print services by global print and market insight research firm Quocirca for the 10th consecutive year. In its Managed Print Services Market Landscape 2022 report, Quocirca named Lexmark a leader, highlighting its Global IoT System which provides increased uptime and cloud-native services. Quocirca Director Louella Fernandes said: “Lexmark has yet again proven that it is able to quickly adapt to changing market demands and customer needs when it comes to managed print services. By adopting a technology-based, datadriven approach to MPS, and making significant investments in adjacent technologies like IoT and interactive analytics, Lexmark has sustained a strong position in the market.” www.lexmark.co.uk
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