Hillside Primary School - Case Study

Hillside is a thriving primary school in the heart of Prenton on the Wirrral. With a commitment to driving down costs in-line with ever-tightening budgets, we were asked to tender when their photocopier contract came up for review.

The Brief

We were approached by Hillside Primary with the brief to put forward our best price for replacing the school’s ageing equipment. We first conducted a complete audit of their printing environment and reviewed all print, copy, scan and fax activity. Although the school had measures in place to control the amount of photocopying allowed by members of staff, this did not extend to printing. With no limit on the amount employees were able to print, usage had clearly increased over time.

As a result the ordering and replacing of ink and toner cartridges was becoming more expensive and time-consuming. The photocopiers were also unreliable and the school was often left for days with no machines due to frequent breakdowns.