Over the next few months the way you print at Canterbury, Medway and Tonbridge will change.
Our Executive Group has approved a new Print, Copy, and Scan Policy (pdf) which will be rolled out across the University. The new policy was agreed in October last year and is vital to our reduction of both the costs and environmental impact of printing, as well as the procurement and maintenance costs of the equipment.
We’ll replace desktop printers with multi-functional devices (MFDs) that have combined print, scan and copy functionality. There will be fewer printers overall. The likely date of the first change will be 12 August 2019. Where it is necessary, desktop printers will be kept by exception.
We’re finalising locations with help from your school/department. Your departmental IT representative (excel file) should shortly be able to share the finalised printer map for your building with you. If you’re concerned that your needs may not be met, please discuss with your departmental IT representative.
We’ll let you know when your offices will switch to the new service and provide advice for using the new printers.
Why this is happening
We have over 850 desktop printers on campus – some of which only print a handful of pages a month. Desktop printers are expensive to maintain and operate, and are energy inefficient.
This change will enable us to:
- reduce costs considerably
- reduce energy usage by 55,000kgs of carbon a year
- reduce paper usage by around 15% – 3 million sheets of paper a year.
Our existing print provider, Apogee, will provide the service and dispose of excess printers in an environmentally-conscious and safe way.
Mark Reed, Head of Procurement