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Westcoast named finalist
Westcoast has been named as a finalist in Microsoft’s
Worldwide ‘Distributor of the Year’ award. The software
giant has over 300 distributors worldwide.
www.westcoast.co.uk
Apogee and Canon partner
Apogee Corporation has become one of the first
companies in Europe to be named an accredited
Managed Print Services partner of Canon.
Building on Canon’s Partner Programme, launched in early
2011, the new MPS Accreditation scheme has been developed
to help identify and develop Canon’s leading partners and
demonstrate the high standards those partners are achieving in Managed Print Service
delivery, technology and customer care.
Apogee says that the accreditation is testament to its position as one of the
UK’s leading providers of Managed Print Services and underlines its commitment to
innovative, reliable office solutions. It means Canon’s customers can expect the very best
service and support for all their digital workflow needs.
Accreditation is assessed through a rigorous audit process managed independently
by Photizo. Accreditation status lasts for 12 months.
www.apogeecorp.com
Capital Document Solutions has been re-appointed
as a supplier on the Scottish Government’s National
Framework Agreement for Office Equipment. The
scope of the agreement covers all office equipment
products and services, including multifunctional devices,
photocopiers and printers.
Scottish Procurement has awarded a national multi-supplier
Framework Agreement for an initial 24-month period from June
2013 when the existing framework expires. There is the option to
extend the agreement by two further 12-month periods.
Capital is one of seven successful suppliers on the new
framework. Konica Minolta has also successfully secured its place
as a supplier and Canon has confirmed it too has re-established
its position on the Scottish Procurement Framework Agreement.
Capital, which has operations in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee,
Aberdeen, Inverness and Shetland, was appointed on the
framework when it was first introduced in June 2009. It has been
re-appointed having successfully undergone a series of stringent
procedures.
Tom Flockhart, Founder and Managing Director of Capital
Document Solutions, said: “We are delighted to have been
awarded this prestigious position for the second successive term.
This appointment speaks volumes for the quality of our people
and the high level of service we bring to all of our customers
across the country.”
With 200 staff nationwide, Capital is Scotland’s largest
independent supplier of office equipment and document solutions.
In January this year, it acquired Inverness-based Highland Office
Equipment, increasing the company’s turnover to in excess of
£20m. The acquisition puts the expanded company in a strong
position to achieve its £30m turnover objective by the end of
2015.
In October 2012, the business won the Best Service honour at
the Government Opportunities (GO) Awards Scotland for the high
level and quality of its services to end users in the Scottish public
sector.
To date, the office equipment specialist has won over 30% of
the public sector contracts awarded. Additionally, in May 2011
a Scottish Procurement survey of customer satisfaction placed
Capital ahead of the other six approved suppliers in terms of
quality of contract management and service delivery.
www.capital-solutions.co.uk
Capital Document Solutions
success
In partnership with British Rowing,
Apogee is a sponsor of The Samsung
World Rowing Cup. The firm
supplied photocopying, printing and
scanning equipment to the event,
which took place at Eton Dorney,
Windsor on June 21-23.
The Samsung World Rowing Cup hosts
over 600 athletes from around 40 nations
and is part of the UK Sport Gold Event
Series, supported by funding from the
National Lottery and from British Rowing,
the national governing body for the sport
of rowing.
Jason Collins and Barry Ferdinand,
Joint CEOs of Apogee Corporation,
said: “This sponsorship is a further
step in Apogee’s relationship with GB
Rowing, which includes the provision
of scholarships to four talented young
rowers and sees Apogee as GB Rowing’s
online broadcast partner.”
In a separate announcement Apogee
announced that four members of the
GB Rowing Team’s ‘Start’ Programme
have been awarded scholarships from
Apogee. Rebecca Chin, Frazier Christie,
Stella D’Arch Smith and Zak Lee-Green
were selected from over 100 rowers.
These talented young rowers will receive
help with their training, travelling and
equipment expenses as they strive to gain
selection for the GB Rowing Team senior
squad.
Since 2009, the ‘Start’ programme
has been responsible for identifying and
nurturing rowers like Helen Glover and
Heather Stanning, Mohamed Sbihi and
Sam Townsend, Anna Watkins and Kat
Copeland. All went on to win Olympic or
World medals in 2011 and 2012.
www.apogeecorp.com
British Rowing sponsor deal
Rebecca Chin
Frazier Christie
Zak Lee-Green
Stella D’Arch Smith