Construction group SDC saves space, time and
money with new SMART OKI Multifunction Printers
Customer Background
SDC is a construction company group
that works across a variety of sectors
including research and development,
commercial, manufacturing, automotive, healthcare and education.
As a result, it often has around 20 to
30 concurrent live projects on the go
– each with their own temporary site
manager’s office.
The Challenge
Building sites can be a tough
environment for any printer. It needs
to be able to cope with anything, from
dust and mud clogging up its insides
to rough-handling by a constant
stream of users and being moved from
site to site.
The main challenge is space. SDC
had a selection of devices in each of
its site offices including A4 mono
and A3 colour printers for the many
drawings needed for each project,
day-to-day office printing and a
separate photocopier, all causing
space restrictions in an already limited
workplace.
Why OKI?
The decision was made to standardise
all devices so that they originate
from a single vendor. Some of SDC’s
existing units were OKI printers which
had proved robust and reliable, so
OKI seemed the obvious choice. The
OKI Smart Multifunction Printer (MFP)
passed the test with flying colours
and an order for several new Smart
MC853dnct MFP’s followed.
Customer Quote
“The reason for going for that specific
device was to have all the functionality
in one place – it can print, scan, fax
and photocopy. It is very compact so it
just sits in the corner and doesn’t take
up any desk space,” says Kit Lock, IT
technician at SDC.
“We also wanted a machine that could
replicate the finer details on drawings
but – at the other end of the spectrum
– quickly print out a big Wet Paint sign.
We need these quickly because we are
working with the public much of the
time. They have to be good quality so
people can read them,”
“We have been impressed by the
quality, speed and overall performance
of the OKI smart printers.”
Find out more about OKI Smart
Multifunction Printers at
www.oki.co.uk/mc800series
Conclusion
“We are expecting to make savings
through standardised consumables
and a reduction in number of devices”
says Lock.
“It has made life in the IT department
a lot easier as we are not installing
machines right, left and centre. All the
devices are set up the same, staff can
go to any site and print straightaway.
Also there’s no scanning software
involved because it’s all done through
the machine.”
OKI MC853dn Multifunction Printer