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Poplar extends Ricoh partnership with investment
Digital print service provider Poplar Services Printers has strengthened its longstanding partnership with Ricoh by becoming the first UK company to install the Ricoh Pro C9500 and Pro C7500. This further investment into Ricoh services will enable Poplar to increase its capacity, increase its offering to 11 amazing digital colours, as well as expand into the short-run packaging market. Poplar will leverage the 5th specialty colours capability of the new Ricoh systems, complemented with a flatbed cutter and neon technology software. “We’ve been a partner of Poplar Services Printers for eight years now, and we're thrilled to continue to provide industry leading technology,” said Yiannis Boucouvalas, production print account manager at Ricoh UK. “Both the Pro C9500 and C7500, along with the flatbed cutter will help explore new market opportunities and drive innovation,
delivering a wide range of benefits to their customers and positioning themselves at the forefront of the digital print industry.” Martin Winders, managing director at Poplar Services Printers, added: “Ricoh continues to excel, and the quality of print backed up with speed and reliability far exceeds that of its competitors. Having operated the Ricoh Pro C9110 prior, we felt it was a natural next step to upgrade to the newest technology within Ricoh. We decided to add the Pro C7500 to allow us to offer our clients further special colours such as Neon Yellow, Neon Pink, Metallic Silver, Metallic Gold, White, Clear and Security UV Red. “The additional press offers a further increase in capacity and practically removes any downtime. This technology opens doors and having now completed the full training and testing on all kit we are ready to unleash our new capabilities as the first company in the UK offering this full service.”
Martin Winders managing director
poplarservices.com
Konica Minolta awards Production Print Direct accreditation “We are thrilled to have attained Konica Minolta Production Print Accreditation, which perfectly cements our already close partnership,” said Mike Ashforth, managing director at Production Print Direct. “Our team has been fully trained by Konica Minolta to ensure that we provide our customers with
Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) Ltd has awarded provider of equipment, software and services to the commercial print, direct mail and print for pay sector Production Print Direct Ltd its first formal Production Print Accreditation in the UK. The accreditation recognises the company’s significant commitment, dedication and investment in selling, servicing and supporting Konica Minolta’s Production Print solutions in close partnership with the manufacturer. Production Print Direct has followed the roadmap of requirements to achieve this distinction. These include specialist in- depth technical and support staff training to provide full expert support and investing in a dedicated Konica Minolta Production Print showroom at the company’s facility in Burnley. In conjunction with direct access to and use of Konica Minolta’s Client Engagement Centre in Houghton Regis near Luton, this new facility provides convenient direct product sales demonstrations and training for Production Print Direct’s customers across the UK.
comprehensive professional service and support, combined with our agility and local availability as a professional independent specialist. “This accreditation is a key part of our next growth phase as we expand to cater for new customers and an evolving print market.” To ensure its Production Print Accreditation reflects the highest levels of quality, Konica Minolta has created a series of business criteria that require a significant commitment from its partners, as Cameron Mitchell, channel leader at Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) said: “This accreditation reflects Production Print Direct’s significant effort and investment in knowledge training and support services and has taken a year to complete.”
ppdirect.co.uk
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