Office equipment giant Xerox gets a little greener
20 November 2008
Xerox - the office supplies giant has been selected by and international IT services company, Atos Origin here in the UK to:help
reduce waste and consumption by focused effective deployment of new and greener office products technologies;
optimise the company's imaging and laser printing infrastructure across all its UK based offices, resulting in considerable cost reductions and more management control;
and increase general employee productivity by minimising the amount of time staff need to manage their office printing jobs and increasing the quality of the finished document output.
These transformations will enable Atos Origin to reduce its operational impact on the environment whilst at the same time save the company what promises to be a quarter of a million pounds in operational costs per year.
Under the terms of the agreement, Xerox office products will reduce the total number of its laser printers, photocopiers, fax machines and office consumables such as laser printer cartridges, inkjet printer cartridges and general fax supplies, and simplify its billing processes. Xerox says the company will see over 50% reduction in total number of office machines needed which will in turn substantially decrease overall power usage and toner cartridge waste.
Atos Origin will use office printing systems which use Xerox's patented solid ink technology, which is said to produce 90% less waste during use than a typical laser printing. And by standardised double-sided printing, Xerox will also be able to reduce Atos Origin's A4 paper use by 25%.
A range of A3 colour multifunction office device systems will be introduced for office workers to create high quality office documents for everyday business use. This will be supported by a number of highly productive black and white laser printers.
'Our decision to upgrade our printing processes forms part of our strategy to grow our business more sustainably,' said Jeff Chater, head of UK sustainability for Atos Origin. 'We are committed to continuing to initiate new activities and policies to ensure that we can purchase and consume less energy; use the energy that we do purchase more efficiently while also minimising our waste. Our focus is not only on our own operations but also amongst our wider sphere of influence including our suppliers, partners and customers.'
'Xerox is deeply committed to helping companies like Atos Origin create a sustainable business,' said Darren Cassidy, director and general manager, office group, Xerox UK. 'We approach this in three ways. Firstly, by consolidating and optimising our client's technology infrastructure wherever we can. Secondly, by introducing solutions that reduce waste, energy usage and the emission of greenhouse gases, and thirdly by improving the effectiveness and productivity of our customers' workforce.'
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