46 | PRINT SOLUTIONS | INDUSTRY
Despite the relentless rise of screens
– on desktops, phones and tablets – there are still many, often unexpected, occasions when the need arises to produce printed materials for pupils, students, staff and parents. A proactive approach to print solutions procurement can ensure preparedness for years to come, as well as significant cost savings and even the chance to positively expose students to the ways of the workplace. One fascinating case study comes
via Ricoh’s work with a UK Catholic independent school, hundreds of years old, co-educational with pupils aged from three to 18 years. It has a mix of day pupils and boarders and alongside 1,200 pupils there are around 200 teaching and support staff. When the school started accepting
boys as well as girls with a separate boys’ division and a co-educational sixth form, pupil recruitment and marketing became a key part of maintaining a strong and thriving school. As well as branded
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stationery, it also needed a portfolio of high-quality promotional material to give to new and prospective parents. Despite having its own reprographics
facility, the school had to find external ways to fulfil advanced print requests. The school researched and understood the many benefits they would enjoy by optimising the reprographics output facility and creating a print-on-demand hub serving everyone more efficiently. The school’s reprographics manager
said of its original print equipment, “If a print job was of particularly high volume, it would have to be outsourced to an external printer. This also applied to any items requiring a glossy finish, professional presentation or any level of colour consistency. Requests for this type of work were increasing, particularly presentation material for parents and
for events such as the school’s open morning, music and choir recitals, drama productions and sporting events. I was sure printing in-house could be faster and more cost effective.” When the lease on the existing print
equipment came up for renewal, the school began looking for an alternative solution. “I considered quite a few options,” says the reprographics manager. “As part of the selection process we tried out each print technology with a range of tests including our leterhead with its distinctive logo. We finally chose to partner with Ricoh because of the quality of its print equipment – it could do everything. Colours matched, the features and software meant we could do most of our printing ourselves, and the price was good. We were also impressed with the level of service and support offered.” Epson’s WorkForce Pro Series of
multifunction inkjet printers are specifically designed to offer high-quality output, durability and cost and energy
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