UXBRIDGE, U.K., June 14, 2011 – Xerox will support BT to reduce Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council’s office printing costs by up to 30 per cent in a five-year, multi-million pound managed print service agreement.
 
The new managed print service will provide the council with a complete view of its office print environment, enabling it to take control of all costs and processes related to office output devices.  Xerox and BT will work together to implement a print management strategy helping the council meet sustainability targets, increase efficiency and reduce costs. 
 
The managed print service will be rolled out as part of ‘Transform Sandwell’, a 15-year partnership between Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council and BT to transform Sandwell’s IT infrastructure. Xerox will work with BT to integrate the managed print service into its broader IT service to ensure a seamless user experience.
 
The Xerox/BT programme includes the replacement of 1,500 printers with 150 new energy-saving multi-functional printers. The team will also introduce ‘follow-me’ printing, which will enable council staff to send a print job to any device on any floor of the council’s premises and release the job with a swipe card. This will ensure documents do not go unattended or unclaimed, helping improve efficiency and security as well as reducing waste.
 
Stuart Kellas, Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council’s finance director, said: “This initiative with Xerox and BT not only saves the council a significant amount of money straight away, but will ensure costs are controlled and managed over the lifetime of the agreement. The partnership’s joint expertise gives great confidence that our crucial cost-reduction, service and wider business objectives will be delivered.”
Dave Ratcliffe, CEO of BT Transform Sandwell, said: “BT has long been an innovation leader, as has Xerox. Working together, we are delivering industry-leading solutions to help Sandwell council meet its business objectives.”
 
Amanda Abernethy, director and general manager, Global Document Outsourcing, Xerox UK said: “Working in partnership with BT, we will focus on streamlining the council’s print environment to meet its cost-saving targets and environmental agenda, so Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council can focus on its business of improving and transforming frontline services for citizens.”
 
Xerox has been a partner to the U.K. government and public sector for more than 35 years, recently signing a Memorandum of Understanding with the Cabinet Office to deliver savings to HM Government as part of the Efficiency Reform Group’s deficit-reduction programme. Xerox provides technology, document management and business process outsourcing to such public sector clients as the Department of Work & Pensions (DWP), Worcester NHS Trust, Manchester City Council, Scottish Police Services Authority and Kirklees Council.
 
As the worldwide market leader in managed  print services, Xerox applies the same tools and techniques used to save millions for corporate customers to help clients in the public sector. Xerox was positioned by Gartner, Inc., in the Leaders Quadrant in the “Magic Quadrant for Managed Print Services Worldwide[1] for 2010 and was recognised as a leader in IDC’s 2010 MPS MarketScape report[2]
 
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About Xerox UK
Xerox UK, the UK operation of Xerox Corporation, markets a comprehensive range of Xerox products, solutions and services, as well as associated supplies and software.  Its offerings are focused on three main areas: offices from small to large, production print and graphic arts environments, and services that include consulting, systems design and management, and document outsourcing. Through ACS, A Xerox Company, which Xerox acquired in February 2010, Xerox also offers extensive business process outsourcing and IT outsourcing services, including data processing, HR benefits management, finance support, and customer relationship management services for commercial and government organisations worldwide.
 
Xerox also has manufacturing and logistics operations in Ireland, the UK and the Netherlands, and a research and development facility (Xerox Research Centre Europe) in Grenoble, France.  For more information visit, www.xerox.com. Xerox® is a trademark of Xerox Corporation. All non-Xerox brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Prices, features, specifications, capabilities, appearance and availability of Xerox products and services are subject to change without notice.
 
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Media Contact(s):
Sonia Panchal, Xerox Europe, T: +44 (0) 1895 842 877, sonia.panchal@xerox.com  
Andy Crisp, Grayling, T: +44 (0) 207 932 1862, andy.crisp@grayling.com    
 
 
About BT
BT is one of the world’s leading providers of communications solutions and services operating in more than 170 countries.  Its principal activities include the provision of networked IT services globally; local, national and international telecommunications services to our customers for use at home, at work and on the move; broadband and internet products and services and converged fixed/mobile products and services.  BT consists principally of four lines of business: BT Global Services, Openreach, BT Retail and BT Wholesale.
In the year ended 31 March 2010, BT Group’s revenue was £20,911 million.
 
British Telecommunications plc (BT) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BT Group plc and encompasses virtually all businesses and assets of the BT Group.  BT Group plc is listed on stock exchanges in London and New York. 
For more information, visit www.bt.com/aboutbt
 
About Xerox UK
Xerox UK, the UK operation of Xerox Corporation, markets a comprehensive range of Xerox products, solutions and services, as well as associated supplies and software.  Its offerings are focused on three main areas: offices from small to large, production print and graphic arts environments, and services that include consulting, systems design and management, and document outsourcing. Through ACS, A Xerox Company, which Xerox acquired in February 2010, Xerox also offers extensive business process outsourcing and IT outsourcing services, including data processing, HR benefits management, finance support, and customer relationship management services for commercial and government organisations worldwide.
Xerox also has manufacturing and logistics operations in Ireland, the UK and the Netherlands, and a research and development facility (Xerox Research Centre Europe) in Grenoble, France.  For more information visit, www.xerox.com
Xerox® is a trademark of Xerox Corporation. All non-Xerox brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Prices, features, specifications, capabilities, appearance and availability of Xerox products and services are subject to change without notice.
 
Notes: 1Gartner “Magic Quadrant for Managed Print Services Worldwide” by K. Weilerstein, et al. September 2010. 2IDC “IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Managed Print Services 2010 Hardcopy Vendor Analysis.” Doc # 222872, April 2010.