The paperless office is an idea that has been floated for years.  Is it a reality?  Not really.  Is it likely to happen soon?  Probably not.  But why?  What is it about our love of paper and can we wean ourselves off this precious resource? The idea of the paperless office is sound.  Paper [...]

  A comprehensive new research study from Canon Europe among business professionals with responsibility for procuring print highlights that digital Print Service Providers (PSPs) are missing opportunities to grow their business through increased customer communication. The research is presented in Canon’s fourth Insight Report –The Bigger Picture, which was published at drupa 2012. Print is [...]

  Last week, the UK economy officially slid back into a recession. After a fall in output for the second consecutive quarter, the country has now officially succumbed to the much-predicted double-dip recession. With this in mind, now is the time for all companies to take a long hard look at how they do business. [...]

  This is our second in a series of blog posts about office equipment through the decades. This time we explore a typical office of the 1970s, and the office equipment that was used.   What do the seventies mean to you?  Perhaps they evoke glam rock, disco and ABBA, with flares, platform heels and [...]

  In this, the second of a series of regular articles where we introduce you to some of the key Margolis staff members, we meet Richard Shaw, Sales Director and joint owner.  We ask him what his role involves and he talks about plans for the company. When and why did you set up Margolis? [...]

  Are you flushing money down the drain? No? Are you sure … really sure? Have you missed an invoice and incurred a late penalty charge with your supplier? If you haven’t, that’s great. But where there are humans involved, you will get human error and perhaps invoices will get missed. If you haven’t fallen [...]

  Last month, Canon received six 2011 BEST awards from industry analysts BERTL, Inc., affirming its commitment to delivering industry-leading performance and reliability across its entire imaging portfolio. Based on a survey by BERTL’s product experts, Canon was recognised with BEST Awards for individual solutions from the Canon imageRUNNER and imageRUNNER ADVANCE multifunctional device (MFD) [...]

  For a care home, keeping residents’ personal and medical information confidential is not only ethically right but also a requirement under law.  The Data Protection Act stipulates exactly what can and cannot be done with private data. A care home keeps a multitude of personal information, ranging from names, previous addresses, clients’ financial details [...]

  In a series of regular features, we introduce you to some of the key Margolis staff members, and ask them what their roles involve and how their work benefits the company’s clients. We’re starting off with a look into the service side of the business, in this interview with Toby Hammond, Service Manager.   [...]

  It’s January, a month for resolutions; a time for clearing out and storing away; a time for starting afresh. So, like many others, your employees have probably just finished last year’s archiving (or maybe last week’s or last month’s if you work for a very large organisation). If it’s a painful, arduous process, then [...]