Printer, Scanner & Copier Hire

Don’t believe everything you read and watch in the media; despite the political and economic mayhem predicted for 2017, London entrepreneurs created a surge in the number of start-ups registered in the capital. Over 216,000 new businesses were registered in London last year, which is an increase of 6.45% on the previous year. Across the country, similar figures were seen, registrations of new companies rose by 5.7% to a record high 660,000.
Camden kept its spot as London’s most favoured location for start-ups, as 23,582 new companies were registered inside the borough.  Hackney, Islington, Westminster, and Newham completed the top five London boroughs.

Questions you should ask yourself before enquiring about a printer or copier rental or leasing. 

Who will use the equipment? 

Selecting a photocopier or printer based on price may seem tempting as a way to reduce your immediate expenditure, but without consideration for the number of people using the device, you risk acquiring a device not fit for purpose. Whilst a smaller A4 printer may be a fraction of the cost, can it sustain the heavy workload put upon it by an office full of users? Probably not. You'll experience problems with the device which will cause a queue of documents to build up and your business will lose time and money. 
In addition to thinking about how many people will use the device, think about whether you have any planned growth coming up in the future. The benefit of renting a device is that you can upgrade it during the contract, but if you know the equipment may become insufficient soon, seek a better model. 

What documents will you need to print? 

You may regularly print black and white only, it is good practice for maintaining costs and saving ink, but don't just rent a black and white device if you may someday need to use colour. Likewise, if you will never have a need to print colour, go for a black and white machine. 
Similarly, if you are seeking a 'fleet' of machines, don't just opt for the same device for all users and departments. Consider where the machines are going to be used and what purpose. 

Do you require additional attachments? 

Often overlooked are the additional features. If you are hiring equipment for an event and are looking to create booklets, you might consider a booklet maker. We can provide you with small hand-fed machines, or larger automated devices which take the stress out of larger print jobs. 

How will you pay for the equipment? 

There are many pros and cons to buying, leasing, and renting office equipment. Each can be a viable option for you, so make sure you read up about the benefits of each and understand the limitations of your decision.

Learn about the benefits of renting here.
Learn about the benefits of leasing here.
Find out the difference between buying and renting.

A Managed Print Service is a service offered by print providers to manage every aspect of your businesses printing machines, including environmental and cost efficiency. Most businesses don’t currently use a managed print service, and over the course of a year could be spending up to 15% of their annual budget on printing. By using a managed print service, you could cut that annual figure by up to 30%.

If your business relies heavily on document printing, you essentially have three options available to you. You print via a commercial printers, outright buy your equipment and manage it yourself, or employ the experts in managed printing to look after your expenditure and control excessive printing.
The benefits of using a print service include, but are not limited to, the following:

Assessing your print environment: An in depth office assessment to conduct an audit of your print fleet, we’ll also set up automatic tracking of the volume of printing on each machine.

Auditing your printer assets: We check that all machines are running as efficiently as possible; we also begin to track the expenditure on machine consumables such as toner, paper and ink.

Simplified Supplies & Service Management: Don’t waste your time shopping around for the right toner, paper, and ink, we’ll give you one point of contact for everything related to your printing.

Security & Compliance: Install optional PIN or card access solutions to track and monitor individual departments and charge for usage accordingly.
 

For further information on the managed print service we offer, click here.

As the end of the calendar year draws ever closer, businesses are working hard to finalise deals, complete projects, and finish the year on a financial high. But what happens when your office equipment stops working and the smooth operation of your company is compromised?
 
For most businesses, the condition of their office equipment is solely their responsibility, which means if they do suffer an equipment failure or malfunction, it can take precious time trying to identify the problem and then resolve it. It doesn’t have to be this way though.
 
Thankfully, for our customers, we offer remote Equipment Servicing. We are proud to be able to remotely monitor all our machines whilst they are out in the field, using our Data Capture Service System. This means that when the printing, scanning, or copying machine notices a problem with its systems, our Data Capture Service will immediately alert our Service Centre. It is often the case that our Remote Team notice problems with your machines faster than you do!

Through the Data Capture Service, we can be alerted to any of the following issues:

1)Machine Malfunctions
2)Servicing Needs
3)Replenishment of Parts
4)Meter Readings
5)Toner Health and Life

In the instances where your machine would require expert help from a qualified technician, we are able to send them out to your business before you even have to call. We understand how valuable your time is, and an office machine not working can be a critical issue, our system of Equipment Servicing means your systems spend as little time of possible down before our field technicians can get you back up and running.