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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.”
Kit Lock, IT Technician - SDC
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