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Sharp earns two top Picks
Sharp has earned two
top Picks from Buyers
Laboratory Inc. The company
was honoured in the higher
end colour and monochrome
spaces for the 70 ppm
Sharp MX-7040N and the
90 ppm Sharp MX-M904
respectively.
“These modular devices are
very versatile,” said Pete Emory,
BLI Manager of Lab Testing.
“They can be configured for typical office use but scale up
to serve very well in light production environments thanks to
excellent paper handling capabilities.”
www.sharp.co.uk
Recognition for Konica Minolta
The Konica Minolta bizhub C224e, C284e, C364e, C454e and
C554e are the first laser-based MFPs in the industry to be
awarded a Blue Angel Mark.
The newly revised Blue Angel Mark criteria include: the introduction
of a test value for fine and ultrafine particles for devices smaller than
250 litres; tightening of requirements concerning energy calculation and
reduced energy consumption limits; as well as a change in sleep mode
limit.
In addition, EPEAT, the definitive global registry for greener electronics,
has added 14 Konica Minolta bizhub MFPs to its United States product
registry, giving them Gold status.
www.konicaminolta.co.uk
Dealer buying group Integra has announced its line-up of guest speakers and
business sessions for its ‘Inspiration into Action’ National Conference to be held
on 14 November 2013 at The Chesford Grange Hotel, Kenilworth.
Guy Browning, leading motivational speaker, will be joining Integra to take an amusing
look at the business world and how success can be achieved by identifying the core strengths
within an organisation. Guy is renowned for his Office Politics column in The Guardian together
with best sellers ‘Never hit a jellyfish with a spade’ and ‘Never push when it says pull’.
Integra is also delighted to announce guest speaker, Phil Sherwood, Head of Volunteering
for the London 2012 Olympic Games. Phil will give delegates an inspirational insight into the
challenges behind motivating a team of people to achieve the same goals and objectives; the
hurdles he had to overcome; the pressures he faced; and how he made the ‘Games makers’ a
key part of the games success.
Business sessions will cover hot topics, from the future of ecommerce, sales team
management and motivation to achieving successful branding. Guy Browning will be hosting
a session entitled ‘Thinking outside your head’ where delegates will be shown how to unblock
their imagination and refresh the way they think about and do their jobs. A separate IT Forum
will be held for Integra’s IT dealers with presentations from Beta and Synaxon.
www.integra-office.co.uk
National conference line-up
UTAX competition
UTAX has announced the launch
of its 2013 Engineer of the Year
competition. Entrants for this year’s
award are required to complete an
online qualification test designed
to assess their knowledge of UTAX
copiers, printers and networks.
Managing Director Shaun Wilkinson
said: “With the top five engineers qualifying
for the final and the right to battle it out
for the much acclaimed title of UTAX
Engineer of the Year 2013, we are expecting
the competition to be even more hotly
contested than ever.”
This year, the top five finalists will
have the opportunity to win a trip to
the European Headquarters of UTAX in
Germany where the final is being held at the
beginning of October 2013.
www.utaxuk.co.uk
In the news
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Xerox range extended
Xerox’s Premium Digital Carbonless
Paper range is now guaranteed for use
in non-Xerox xerographic devices from
desktop to production presses, including
Kodak NexPress and HP Indigo.
The Premium Digital Carbonless Paper
range now includes SRA3 size sheets,
facilitating the ongoing move from offset to
digital forms printing.
www.xerox.com
Altodigital achieves Ricoh
award
Altodigital has been presented with a
coveted Gold Award for the Ricoh Customer
Service Certification, in recognition of its
excellent standards and delivery in this area.
It is one of the first companies in the UK to
be awarded with the accreditation.
www.altodigital.co.uk
Large scale range
extension for Spicers
Since the Spicers’ Brilliant Partner
conference back in June, the wholesaler
has been preparing for a considerable
range expansion.
Throughout the next twelve months,
Spicers plans to launch 50,000 additional
product lines to significantly expand the range
of products available to its Dealer Partners
and ensure they have the best opportunity to
appeal to a wider audience through product
range diversification moving forward.
The expansion will offer an increased
choice of products in existing categories and
see the introduction of new hardware and
leading-edge technology items available
through the wholesaler.
www.spicers.co.uk
2012 Winner Malcolm Bland (left) with
Shaun Wilkinson
Guy Browning
Phil Sherwood