Introduction

One of the most underestimated expenses any business faces is the management of its printers. Given a clear picture of how your business and supply chain are linked by printing it is likely that we can use our experience to suggest operational improvements and cost savings

Mission Critical Printer Assets

 Do you know how many printers you have?

 Do you know where these printers are?

 Do you know the condition or age of these printers?

 Do you have the right printers for the job?

On-going Management

 Do you have specific printer knowledge within your organisation?

 Do you know what printers to specify for new or replacement applications?

 Can you tell how much you are spending on consumables?

 Are you sure that non-functioning printers are not impacting the operational efficiency of your organisation?

Strategy & Planning

 Do you know how or when to replace these printers?

 Do you know what to replace them with?

 Do you know if you ’need’ to replace them all?

 Do you know what to budget?

 Do you get regular feedback?

 Are you sure you are in control of your printers?

If you would like us to assist you with these or any other questions regarding your printer fleet.

Then please contact us.

Introduction

We believe that the majority of printer fleets can, through effective management, provide significant cost savings, not just in rationalisation but by providing increased operational efficiency via less down time in mission critical areas.

Why Datatrade

 We don’t sell, support or maintain anything not to do with printers

 We understand printing and connectivity issues

 We specialise in Impact and Thermal as well as standard printing technologies

 We know about wireless and managing mobile printing applications

We offer a difference

 We have a range of unique innovative ideas and approaches that allow us to assess, recommend and manage your printer fleet.

 We can provide a standard break fix contract - through to a tailored service offering, designed with you, for you.

 We can provide a range of contracts with response and fix times depending on your need.

 We offer independent advice and will make sure you get the right printer to do the right job for the right price.

We don’t stop

 We have a range of ongoing services that help us manage your printer fleet more effectively

 We regularly review your printer fleet and call history with you

 We help with future strategic and financial planning

 We ensure that you have peace of mind

 We saved one company over £160,000 pounds in a single quarter.

If you would like us to assist you with these or any other questions regarding your printer fleet.

Then please contact us.

How do we go about solving your printing problems - permanently

People shy away from the word ’problem’ but let’s face it, if you’re reading this then it’s highly likely you have a ’problem’ to do with your printers or printing.

The only way to fix any problem - is by first understanding the size and scope of it.

At Datatrade we specialise in printers and we have various tools and approaches to help us do this especially in multiple site, mission critical printing locations.

Understanding the Problem

We want to understand not just your printers but also to understand the infrastructure connecting your printers and the business requirements that affect them.

Only by getting a complete picture, allowing us to understand your printing and business requirements can we be best placed to advise you.

Our goal is to understand your printers better than you do!

Solving Immediate Issues

We know that in the majority of cases we will only become involved once a problem has occurred. Therefore, although it is great to be able to understand the problem, we need to do so quickly - and also at the same time fix any immediate issues that are impacting your business.

Working to a Solution

Once we fully understand the nature of your problem, and have got you through any immediate crisis, we need to work with you to plan how we are going to address your issues. This can be achieved by:-

 Helping plan budgets for replacement

 Refreshing and redeploying machines where they are most needed

 Managing the project on your behalf with your sites

 Sourcing, preparing and deploying equipment on your behalf

 Working with your other suppliers to co-ordinate these activities

Working Smarter for your Future

We believe that once we have gained your trust and your business that our work does not stop there.

We believe that it is in our own best interests, as well as yours, to keep your printer fleet as efficient and cost effective as possible. Therefore we will continue to work pro-actively with you. This will ensure that we keep an accurate, on-going record of our performance, as well as that of the printers, so that we can identify and advise you on any future issues that may arise.

This pro-active approach means that we are well placed to help you plan any future roll outs, strategic changes or budgetary planning.

Of course - by keeping a tight eye on all this activity - the one thing that all our customers see - is a significant reduction in the costs of managing their printers - by doing it properly.