Mobile print app from Kyocera Document Solutions

Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., one of the world’s leading document solutions companies, introduces its latest mobile business application, Kyocera Mobile Print. Available now, Kyocera Mobile Print helps mobile users to print and send files, scans and images from their mobile devices to selected Kyocera document imaging devices in their network.

With Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) driving mobility, employees want to connect their own iPhone, iPad or Android Smartphone and tablet to enterprise resources. Kyocera’s innovative technology, powering both multifunctional products and mobile apps, makes the office a truly mobile experience for end users who just want a simple way to print and scan quickly from their mobile devices.

Oliver Kreth, General Manager European Marketing at Kyocera Document Solutions said: “With Kyocera Mobile Print, end users can print and scan files from their smartphones and tablets to Kyocera printers and multifunctional products (MFPs). Kyocera Mobile Print lets end users simplify their everyday document workflow making it much faster and easier when using iOS and compatible Android smartphones and tablets in the workplace.”

Kyocera Mobile Print offers the following functions:

•Device Discovery: Quickly and easily use WiFi to discover Kyocera printers and MFPs
•Print: Print photos, documents, or webpages stored on mobile devices from any file format including PDF, JPEG, PNG, TXT and HTML
•Job Accounting: Track print jobs when job accounting is enabled at the MFP or printer
•Scan: Scan documents from a Kyocera MFP and send them to a mobile device
•Email: Easily store and share documents stored in the app as email attachments

Supported devices are:
•iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch with iOS 4.2 or higher
•Android Smartphones with Android 2.2 or higher
•Android Tablet PCs with Android 3.0 or higher
•Kyocera printers and MFP devices with PDF-Direct Print 1.4 or higher
•The Kyocera Mobile Print app can be downloaded for free via the Android market place and iOS app stores.

For more details please visit www.kyoceradocumentsolutions.co.uk

Graphics and Print Launch New Design Studio

Graphics and Print, the award winning Telford based commercial printers, are pleased to announce the opening of their new creative design studio. For 30 years, Graphics and Print have been one of the premier design and commercial printing companies in the Shropshire area and have based the design and print under one roof on the Stafford Park industrial estate in Telford.

However since Martin Kells took over as the new Managing Director just over 5 years ago, the business has gone from strength to strength and now boasts a loyal customer base of over 500 customers, ranging from sole traders to multi-national companies. With business expanding and more and more customers taking advantage of having the design studio so closely linked to the print, Martin Kells took the decision to expand the business by moving the studio into new state of the art premises at Suite 2.08, Grosvenor House, Hollinswood Road, Telford, Shropshire TF2 9TW.

Martin explains this decision: “The design industry, like many others at the moment, is extremely competitive and with an ever increasing demand being placed upon our design studio, we felt that the time was right to provide both the customer with a fantastic environment in which they can discuss their wants and needs and at the same time the design team with an improved atmosphere to allow them to be even more creative and innovative than they already are today.

"We have a great mix of designers, some with vast experience of the design and print industry and others who are new to print but who bring fresh, modern creative ideas. The combination means that we can provide the best of both worlds in terms of creative design to our customers. We’ve strengthened year on year for the last 5 years and we must be doing something right because we wouldn’t be on the preferred suppliers list of some of the UK’s biggest organisations if we didn’t have a great graphic design studio!

"One of the most popular elements of the service we provide is that our graphic designers will talk to you directly. Whereas some of our competitors make you talk with sales teams or account executives to increase the fees you pay, at Graphics and Print we believe in our clients working directly with our designers to ensure we deliver exactly what you need. And now we’ve improved the environment in which these discussions can take place.”

The Graphics and Print creative design agency also offers some unique deals which bring real value for money to their clients. Anyone who has dealt with print will know that having drawn up initial designs and copy, there will almost always be a need to make last minute amendments and many design agencies charge customers for these alternations at an hourly rate. Graphics and Print do not charge for:

• Author’s corrections
• Hard copy proofs after amendments
• PDFs
• And, don’t pass on overtime costs

This is one of the many reasons why Graphics and Print are an award-winning firm.

So whether you are looking for a new brand identity or company logo, or simply creative design for print, Graphics and Print has a team of experts ready to meet your every need.

No Likey….No Lighty!

A firm of printers based in Telford, Shropshire, have announced a special “No Likey….no Lighty” 20% discount offer on the next purchase made by their existing or new customers.

Managing Director, Martin Kells explains: I don’t know about other Telford printers but at Graphics and Print we like to have a bit of fun. Watching the hit ITV programme “Take me Out” inspired us to make our “No likey……. no lighty” offer. Put simply, if you like us, tell us by clicking ‘like’ on our facebook page and we will ‘lighten’ your expenditure by offering you a 20% discount on your next purchase at Graphics and Print.

"Whether that’s on print or just design work from our in-house studio, the choice is yours and all for simply clicking on a button! Not many Printers in Telford will offer a deal like this. So if your ‘turned on’ by the thought of a 20% discount, ‘turn on’ your laptops and ‘like’ us on facebook. It couldn’t be easier!”

The offer is subject to a maximum discount available of up to £250 – an amount which most individuals or businesses looking for printers in Telford or printers in Shropshire could use during these tough economic times.

Graphics and Print have been providing businesses ranging from multi-national companies to sole traders, with printing services for over 30 years and can help you at every step of your print journey. They have a team of client relationship managers who can visit customers at their convenience to help identify exactly what’s required. They also have an in-house design team to help you prepare your print ready documents. And then there’s the print team who have already demonstrated the quality of their work through winning awards for brochure print. Whatever your requirements, Graphics and Print have the experience and expertise to support you.

Commercial Printers Thinking Green

Graphics and Print, an award winning commercial printers, based in Telford, Shropshire, are very conscious of environmental issues associated with the print industry, and are therefore proud to confirm certification to the FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) and the PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of the Forest Certification) schemes. This means that all of the paper they use comes from recycled stock and/or well-managed sources that can be traced, something which is becoming more and more important to customers why rely on print.

In addition to the FSC and PEFC certifications, Graphics and Print also adopted a number of other initiatives, to maintain their focus on helping the environment. They manufacture from chemical-free printing plates by means of alcohol-free printing presses that use vegetable based inks, they offer soft proofing and FTP uploading of files to reduce materials and resources, recommend that at the end of their life all products can be recycled at their customers’ discretions and carry out duty of care visits with all their major suppliers to assess their environmental practices.

Managing Director Martin Kells, explains the companies’ commitment to thinking greener: “We are fully aware of the perception that the general public have towards commercial printers and so we set up a company commitment to address a number of these concerns. We continuously improve our environmental performance and integrate recognised environmental management best practice into all of our business operations as well as actively measure and take action to reduce the carbon footprint of our business activities.

"We proactively manage waste generated from our business operations according to the principles of reduction, re-use and recycling. We ensure environmental, including climate change, criteria are taken into account in the procurement of goods and services and maintain our certification to ISO 14001 through rigorous monitoring and review of our performance.

"To ensure we meet these commitments, we regularly review environmental policies and performance, and allocate resources for their effective direction and implementation. We set and monitor key objectives and targets for managing our environmental performance at least annually. We always communicate the importance of environmental issues to our colleagues and customers and we find that customers are really responsive to our suggestions and recommendations.”

In addition, Graphics and Print ensure that all hazardous waste is collected by a registered waste carrier in compliance with Hazardous Waste Regulations (2005), and over 90% is recycled. All Aluminium is recycled, from printing plates to drinks cans, along with paper waste from production and most office paper waste.

Graphics and Print provide an end-to-end service, when it comes to commercial printing services. They have four experienced Customer Relationship Managers who are only too willing to meet with customers to discuss their needs and explore the most appropriate environmentally friendly options available.

Charitable Donation - RJL Smith & Associates in Association with Graphics and Print

RJL Smith & Associates in association with Graphics & Print, recently showcased the launch of their association at the Cathedral and Church Shops Association trade fair. The event took place at St Andrew’s Hall Norwich on the 2nd November and was attended by a number of churches and cathedrals from around the UK. The event also provided the new association with the opportunity to showcase its new range of “Qwerky Cards”.

As a celebration of RJL Smith & Associates having been in business for 50 years this year and additionally to celebrate the launch of the new association with commercial printers Graphics and Print, attendees were given the chance to win a £100 donation to the charity or well deserving cause of their choice. The Reverend Stuart Munns, who organised the event, drew the award towards the end of the day and we are delighted to announce that the winner was Mrs Chris Haigh from Wakefield Cathedral. This was a timely donation because Wakefield Cathedral are due to commence some extensive renovation work in February 2012, including the whole of the nave, a new bookshop, a new sound system, lighting, a new labyrinth, single level flooring and even under floor heating amongst other work. The work will continue right through to February 2013 and the £100.00 award has therefore been donated to the Wakefield Cathedral Development Fund.

Graphics and Print were formed in 1980 and have been successfully providing printing services for over 30 years. Graphics and Print boast a loyal customer base that’s grown year on year, offering quality, value and flexibility at every stage of the print journey.

www.graphicsandprint.com

M2 Wins Canon’s Partner Award for MPS

M2, the UK’s leading independent managed print IT services company, has won the managed print services (MPS) award in the Shift to Services category at Canon Europe’s 2011 Premier Partner Conference. Selected from over 800 partners in Canon’s European operation, M2 was awarded the accolade during a ceremony at Gleneagles last month for the Company’s strength in the MPS marketplace.

This is the first year Canon has presented awards to its top European partners in the services industry. After only a two year partnership, Canon selected M2 for its strong MPS approach in securing the business of a large financial services customer.

In a Quocirca report, “Rethinking MPS: The independent approach” (available for free download), senior analyst Louella Fernandes, reveals that as the MPS market evolves beyond the exclusive domain of large enterprises, independent providers promise to widen the penetration of MPS to midmarket organisations that are looking for flexible, enterprise-class MPS capabilities.

“Receiving Canon’s prestigious award for services proves that M2’s MPS offering delivers excellent value, control and innovation to not only our customers, but also our partners,” said John Taylor, CEO, M2. “Our relationship with OEM’s such as Canon combined with our expert consultancy offers customers real value in their print strategies. We believe our independent approach provides customers peace of mind that they are receiving the best MPS solutions available.”

Named as a leader in Gartner’s 2011 MPS Magic Quadrant report, Canon continues to develop its MPS proposition to manage and continually optimise its customers’ document output and related business. MPS will play an important role in Canon’s future business strategy, and Canon is committed to supporting its Partners in moving in this direction.

Hubert Bro, Business Strategy Director, Canon Europe said: “The M2 team impressed our senior management team with its comprehensive approach to managed print services. M2 provides all the elements that Canon looks for to deliver a quality managed print service, including on-going review and consultancy, on-site team support and strategic planning.”

Recently, M2 won a deal worth £40m over eight years with a FTSE 100 company.

FACTFILE:
M2 is the UK’s leading Independent managed print IT services company. Offering a proactively managed ranged of office print strategies, infrastructures and document processes, M2 helps organisations’ reduce office print costs, waste and risk. Through an audit and assessment process, M2 provides organisations’ with a customised best practice solution that benefits from the company’s vendor agnostic approach. The company’s professional account management teams helps secure sustained benefits and provides a continuous improvement programme.

M2 operates the four leading hardware brands including Xerox, HP, Canon & Ricoh, as well as the leading software providers such as Equitrac, Safecom and Uniflow. M2 provides all its own expert resources including engineering break-fix services to IT consultancy and support services. M2 provides a national UK service and specialises in the mid to large corporate market. Customers include Atkins, LSBU, Kings, Manchester Airport, Moorcrofts, Westwood College and Shoosmiths. For more information visit www.m2.uk.com.

Cascade Group takes a Fresh Start

Cascade Group, the central London print & design house, today announced the acquisition of Fresh Start Marketing Limited, a marketing consultancy which supports ambitious businesses with a full range of marketing services.

Fresh Start Marketing has been working with Cascade Group for the last five years, providing marketing services including web support, direct mail, email marketing and Google Adwords. Fresh Start Marketing has boosted Cascade’s central London printing business despite challenging economic conditions.

“Having had such a successful relationship with Fresh Start Marketing ourselves, a new brand to promote and a growing number of clients demanding print and design solutions that cross the increasingly blurry line between print and web, design and marketing; it made sense bring the Fresh Start Marketing team into Cascade,” commented Richard Adler, Director of Cascade Group. “We are now able to offer more couture project solutions which deliver the business results that our clientele want from their print and design.”

The Fresh Start Marketing team are now based in the Cascade Group Design and Marketing Studio on Cornhill near Bank, with Managing Director Jennifer Potts taking on the role of Marketing Services Director. Being centrally based allows the team to meet and communicate with clients quickly and regularly, improving the speed of turnaround for any project large or small.

In addition to the existing high quality design services, new service offerings from Cascade Group Design and Marketing Studio include:

For more information on Cascade Group’s Marketing Services, please visit: www.cascadelondon.co.uk/marketing.html

Graphics and Print 50/50 Offer in Support Of Children in Need

Graphics and Print, the award-winning, Telford, Shropshire-based print manufacturer, have been providing printing services to businesses since 1980 and their design and print regularly helps customers with community based activities. And with Children in Need just a few weeks away, they have just launched their 50/50 offer.

Managing Director, Martin Kells explains: “Customers ask us all the time if we can support them with charity and community based activities and we are only too pleased to support where we can. We know that every year, thousands of businesses need printing services for things like posters and flyers linked to the great work they do for Children in Need so we thought we would proactively offer our support this year through our 50/50 offer.

"Put simply, this means the first 50 businesses who approach us for help with printing services or creative graphic design for anything to do with the BBCs Children in Need appeal, we will provide up to £50 worth of design or print free of charge. Hopefully this helps businesses to save time designing or printing their own materials locally, enabling them to spend more time on the fund raising side of things.”

The fact that Graphics and Print has a design studio in-house means that their experienced team of designers has direct access to the print finishing team, ensuring that at every step of the print journey, their experts are working together to deliver a quality end product for all of their clients. This is one of the many reasons why Graphics and Print are award-winning commercial printers.

FACTFILE:
Graphics and Print have successfully traded for over 30 years and boast a loyal customer base that’s grown year on year. From sole traders to multi-national companies, their commercial printing services offer quality, value and flexibility at every stage of the print journey.

For details call 01952 290524 or visit www.graphicsandprint.com

Colortrac launch new Professional MFP solutions based on the SmartLF wide format scanners

Colortrac, an innovator in the field of large format scanner technology, has launched Four new wide format Professional Multi-function Peripheral (MFP) solutions providing a full and pretty neat range of large format scan, copy, share and print capabilities for users of wide format printers.

Each Colortrac Professional MFP solution has been designed to satisfy the most rigorous of demands in a specific target group of customer applications. Ranging from the affordable ultra-compact and space-saving 24 inch solution for the small office or home office creating CAD based technical drawings, to the full 42 inch version providing high speed volume technical imaging & high fidelity color reproduction for the Bureaux and Repro services professionals. Colortrac have a Professional MFP solution to match your individual needs.

Commenting on the new solutions, Sales and Marketing Director - Peter de Winter Brown said that “Adding a Colortrac Professional MFP solution to their wide format printer, customers are enabling large format scanning, sharing print ready files such as PDF to the “cloud” with a copying capability that increases productivity and provide new applications with further revenue opportunities available to capture.”

Each Professional MFP solution has a built-in competitive advantage based on the Scan-Once workflow technology built into the SmartWorks Pro scanning and copying software, users have instant control over the output quality of their scanned images by selecting any one of the 10 Pre-set filters to control the key quality attributes of the document being scanned, copied or shared through.

By using standard Windows™ printer drivers, any compatible large format printer can provide excellent copy quality and also give you greater control over the output copy size by printing only what you need helping to reduce media wastage.

For demanding originals then the integrated ICC colour management in SmartWorks Pro combined with the Media Profiler facility can help create outputs specifically suited to your chosen media and large format printer. For scanning and printing service providers with large format document requirements, the comprehensive quality controls contained in SmartWorks Pro will give you all the tools you need to provide your customers with premium quality output time after time.

For small to medium sized enterprises such as Architects, Drawing Offices, In-House Repro departments; the robust and simple graphical user interface provides easy access to the important quality, productivity and file sharing facilities you need at the touch of a button.

To find out how the Colortrac Professional MFP solutions can provide you with the improved output quality, then check for further information on the Colortrac website – click here to view the various Professional MFP solutions available now. If you need more information how the MFP solutions are suitable for your enterprise, then why not discover the rationale for MFP in detail by downloading a copy of “The Professional Buyers Guide to large format MFP” now.

To find out how Colortrac can help you and your print needs visit them at www.colortrac.com