MFPs FOR HYBRID WORKERS
Fully functional With hybrid working now an established part of the UK working landscape, employees are seeking devices for their home office that do more than just print, which is where multifunction printers come in – and present opportunities for resellers.
With hybrid working here to stay, workers need to be able to print, scan and send documents as if they were in the office from wherever they are and traditional home printers often aren’t up to what is needed, so many are turning to multifunctional printers (MFPs). “Demand for MFPs from businesses with hybrid workers has been steady, especially in market verticals where face to face meetings are still key to business,” says Peter Dresser, ECOSYS product marketing manager at Kyocera Document Solutions UK. “For example, a financial advisor will print pension reviews, investment reports and risk assessments, walking through these documents with customers, explaining results, options and agreeing actions as they go. “This very personal service demands hybrid workers to be self-sufficient in printing and copying with scanning playing a vital role in hard copy document transfer, management and archiving.” Deyon Antoine, product marketing manager
at Toshiba Tec, adds that demand for smaller A4 MFPs has increased significantly due to the rise of hybrid work arrangements. “But we’ve also seen a decline in A3 MFPs due to rationalisation of print fleets due to several factors including a shift to smaller office spaces, employees working from home and cost reduction,” he says. “Businesses are seeking smaller versatile A4 devices with similar functions and feature sets to that of their larger A3 counterparts that support remote and in-office employees.” Kerry Rush, product marketing manager at Sharp UK, agrees that hybrid working has meant that the size of office MFP fleets has reduced. “However, the upside to this is that print volumes on these devices have seen an increase, when employees are in the office, they do all the printing that they need,” she says. “We are also seeing examples where organisations consolidate their A3 fleet but add additional A4 devices in specific areas such as HR and leadership offices.”
Peter Dresser ECOSYS product manager
kyoceradocument solutions.co.uk
This very personal service demands hybrid workers to be self-sufficient in printing and copying with scanning playing a vital role... “ ”
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