London, 29 May 2009: IKON Office Solutions is enabling Woking-based print solution provider, Warner Design & Print, to accelerate its digital print growth plans with the addition of Ricoh’s newest production engine, the Pro C900. By investing in new technology, along with IKON’s expertise, WDP are realising the benefits of digital print production for themselves and their customers.
“We’re extremely excited to have the new Ricoh Pro C900 Digital Press as the key profit generator within our business”, commented WDP Director, Mark Warner. He went on to say: “We are committed to our continued investment in equipment that will deliver the highest quality print to our clients and the
C900 is the centre-piece within this business plan.”
The Ricoh Pro C900 was launched last year and redefines industry standards in the production print marketplace. Warner first saw the press being demonstrated at Total Print Expo. Following an exhaustive comparison exercise between all of the major digital press suppliers and thorough prepurchase
testing, it quickly became evident the correct solution was the Ricoh Pro C900 through IKON. “IKON’s consultative approach, technical excellence and support levels sealed the deal”, said Warner.
Ian Hargreaves, Production & Graphic Arts Manager at IKON, comments: “With the margins available in digital we’re seeing more and more people making the investment to gain a competitive advantage in the marketplace.” WDP still have two litho presses but around 75% of Warner’s work is now digital and
Hargreaves is not surprised by the change: “With the quality of digital presses on a par with litho for most jobs, businesses now have a cost effective print method whatever the customer requirement.”
With more print-on-demand jobs and higher customer expectations than ever before, businesses need to react quickly as every hour not printing is a lost profit opportunity. IKON’s digital solution at WDP is meeting that commercial requirement, as Warner points out: “The machine has been in and running for 6 weeks now and the reliability is incredible; no downtime…no engineers…no paper jams, just 250k trouble free impressions. IKON has even helped us take on new jobs that we would have had to turn away in the past such as variable data, direct marketing campaigns.”
IKON Office Solutions (www.ikon.co.uk)
IKON is a leading provider of integrated solutions that help organisations produce and manage documents most effectively. An IKON solution starts with an understanding of your unique business needs and is complete only when we have delivered the right combination of technology and support
services to satisfy those needs in the most efficient, cost-effective way. IKON is a Ricoh company, part of a $22 billion global technology innovator and leader in digital office solutions, with 75,000 employees and offices in over 150 countries worldwide. In the UK, IKON has over 1,600 dedicated employees, including 800 service staff, supporting customers nationwide. |
