Commercial printer

About the customer

One of Guernsey’s most renowned digital printers, offering a full range of finishing capabilities to businesses across the breadth of the island. They provide services such as posters, flyers, letterheads, business cards, invoices, and other printed materials. Their finishing equipment enables them to collate, crease, perforate, number, stitch, perfect bind, glue, foil, trim, drill, and assemble.

 

The challenges

The challenges to be addressed

  • This client was looking to reduce costs on their digital spending as customer printing volumes declined due to COVID.
  • They needed a solution that would deliver a quicker on-site service.

 

Why we were uniquely positioned or qualified to address this challenge

  • Initially, they approached us for a commercial proposition. They believed that our business was uniquely positioned, with experience and service offerings, to meet their future growth goals.

The expected outcomes

They Aimed “They aimed “to find a solution that could handle their volumes at a price point that was agreed to be fair. They wanted to work with a strategic partner who could also assist and offer advice for new niche applications and fresh routes to the market. We are now discussing embellishments and what this might bring into the business.”

The solution

How we approached the challenge

Our consultants first collaborated with the customer to thoroughly understand the challenges they were facing. Leveraging their years of industry experience, our team devised a clear solution to help reduce operating costs and increase device uptime through better-managed consumables. We designed a solution that would also involve other businesses to ensure a high level of support for service engineers and technical assistance.

What was the solution

  • Xerox Versant 4100
  • Xerox Versant 180
  • Dedicated toner supply
  • Bespoke SLA offering

The timeline

Stage One

(1 Week)

Initial engagement, introductions, understand existing workflow and solutions.

Stage Two

(2 Weeks)

Identify suitable solutions that will handle the volume and type of work.

Stage Three

(1 Month)

Print samples production – and quality sign off.

Stage Four

(1 Week)

Present proposal.

Stage Five

(1 Month)

Negotiations, pricing had to be reviewed as budget changed in this period.

Stage Six

(3 Week)

Revised proposal, which met the signed off budget and agreement to proceed.

Stage Seven

(1 Month)

Delivery, installation, and training.

The results

 

What were the immediate benefits

  1. Reduced downtime
  2. Increase in employee productivity and satisfaction

What were the long-term results

  1. Increase in employee productivity
  2. Increase in revenue and profits
  3. Reduced downtime or maintenance

 

The metrics

We saved the customer

£250,000