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High speed A4 MFPs
bring new possibilities
to Canon partners
Canon partners are well placed to
offer standardised feet deployments,
following Canon’s entry into the
high-speed A4 MFP market and an
expansion of its i-SENSYS range.
New products include two mono
imageRUNNER devices, the iR1100 and
iR1700, with print speeds of up to 50ppm,
and four new i-SENSYS machines, the
LBP7600, MF5900, MF8000 and MF8300.
The imageRUNNER devices and
the i-SENSYS LBP7600 are fully
compatible with Canon’s uniFLOW device
management solution and have the option
of a back-up counter to facilitate a click
charge model for centralised billing as part
of a balanced deployment.
They are also compatible with
eMaintenance, which can be used by
partners to provide proactive, remote
servicing, delivering increased service
effciency and additional revenue.
The single function Canon i-SENSYS
LBP7680Cx printer is the frst in a new
series of i-SENSYS Advance products
featuring many of the features found in the
imageRUNNER ADVANCE range, including
embedded uniFLOW v5.1.
In brief... Carbon savings
Kyocera Mita has successfully retained
its Carbon Trust Standard certifcation
after an audit by the Carbon Trust
showed that since frst achieving the
Standard in 2008 it has achieved a
10.2% reduction in CO2 emissions
relative to company turnover. Initiatives
undertaken by Kyocera Mita to drive
carbon effciency include an emissions
cap on company vehicles that will be
progressively reduced as cars become
more fuel-effcient; a server virtualisation
project; printer feet rationalisation; and
the enforcement of print policies.
Olivetti introduces ‘Best
for Colour’ accreditation
programme
Olivetti has launched a ‘Best For...’
dealer accreditation programme to
help customers fnd suppliers with
expertise in specifc areas within the
company’s rapidly expanding product
range, which now includes document
management systems, notebook
computers, netbooks, tablets,
displays, interactive whiteboards,
electronic point of sale systems,
printers and multifunction printers,
all sold via a network of 120 dealers
throughout the UK and Ireland.
The frst category launched, ‘Best For
Colour’, is designed to give consumers
confdence that they are dealing with a
reseller that has achieved the highest levels
of professionalism in colour MFP sales
and service. Early next year Olivetti will be
launching Best for Retail, Best for IT and
Best for Schools schemes.
In order to qualify as a ‘Best for Colour’
supplier, a dealer must demonstrate a
dedication to Olivetti’s colour range; submit
dealers and technicians to on-going training
and development; and have a transparent
and clearly defned service structure
showing how the installation, training,
maintenance and evolution of a customer’s
equipment will be managed by the dealer.
In return, the dealer can look forward to
exclusive pricing and promotions.
Dennis Woods, managing director of
Olivetti UK Ltd, said: “It’s a programme to
encourage growth among our dealers, but
it’s also a programme to inspire confdence
in customers to know that they are dealing
with professionals with excellent standards,
which is what Olivetti has always upheld
itself.” www.olivetti.co.uk
Armor is adding information on the
environmental impact of products
to the packaging of certain inkjet
and laser printer cartridges as part
of a French feasibility study on
environmental labelling.
Armor Offce Printing is one of 168
companies selected to take part in the
trial, which has been initiated in response
to the 2009 Grenelle II Law, which gives
consumers the right to have access to
information on the environmental impact of
a product.
Armor has been advised by SGS
Ecodesign Centre on what data to collect
and how to calculate the lifecycle carbon
assessment (LCA) of a cartridge in line with
the BP X30-323 standard.
It is presenting the LCA in two ways:
the impact on the climate of printing 100
pages; and the impact on natural resources
of printing 100 pages.
According to Armor, preliminary
fndings show that printing 100 pages
with the Armor HP 336 is the equivalent
of driving 330 metres by car or using 10ml
of extracted crude oil; while printing 100
pages with Armor’s HP 1010 toner cartridge
is the equivalent of driving 1,780 metres by
car and using 70ml of extracted crude oil.
Armor has measured 10 products so
far and plans to complete LCAs for all its
best-sellers in 2012. Because the company
has pan-European packaging, the on-pack
stickers will appear on UK supplies too.
www.armor-print.com
Armor to add eco-label to packaging
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Green winners
Konica Minolta’s Quality and Environmental Team is celebrating
after winning a Green Apple Award in recognition of its OPS
Green Audit Process, which makes it possible for businesses
to calculate the amount of energy, paper and toner used by
print devices as a frst step towards reducing print volumes
and the size of their feet. The award was made by The Green
Organisation, which rewards and promotes environmental best
practice. www.konicaminolta.co.uk/ops
Konica Minolta Optimised Print Solution and Quality & Environment
Teams receive the Green Apple Award. From left: Shane White,
Pat Roberts, Natasha Jugessur, Karen Holland and Claire Ham with
Chris Hopkins (centre) Managing Director of Ploughcroft
Mr Régis Thébaud, Armor Offce Printing’s Operations Manager,
showing Armor’s printing cartridges to Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet,
France’s Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development, Transport
and Housing.