Manufacturing
Managed print services that cut hard printing costs
As a pure technology consultancy, we right-sized a client's fleet of more than 30 printers and roughly 1.8 million pages a year into one managed plan, cutting nearly $50,000 a year in hard costs.
The problem
The organization ran more than 30 printers across the business, printing roughly 1.8 million pages a year, with supplies, leases, and service spread across unmanaged contracts. Printing quietly cost far more than it needed to, and no one had a single clear picture of the spend.
What we did
As a pure technology consultancy, we assessed the whole print environment and delivered a right-sized, best-value managed print plan from a single provider, with full support on every device, guaranteed response backed by next-day loaner printers, and quarterly reviews. We ran the switch as a staged transition so daily work was never disrupted. The plan cut nearly $50,000 a year in hard costs, with less waste and less day-to-day hassle. This was pre-AI work in the way we have always operated, straightforward technology delivered to the client's doorstep for the best value for their money.
This project is described by what it does, not by who it was for. We do not name the client or share private details.
This is one of our earlier engagements, from before the current wave of AI, when SZTek worked as a pure technology consultancy: understand the problem, find the best-value solution, and deliver it to the client’s doorstep.
We looked at the client’s entire fleet of more than 30 printers, the roughly 1.8 million pages they printed each year, and the supplies, leases, and service contracts behind them, then replaced a costly sprawl with a single, right-sized managed plan. Every device was fully supported, response was guaranteed and backed by next-day loaner printers, and we ran quarterly reviews to keep it honest. The switch was staged so daily work never stopped, and the result was nearly $50,000 a year in hard-cost savings, with less waste and far less day-to-day hassle for the people who relied on it.
- Managed print services
- A service that takes over and streamlines all of an organization's printers, copiers, and supplies under one plan, so it costs less and runs with less hassle.
- Hard-cost savings
- Real money off the bill, like lower printing, supply, and lease costs, not just time saved or softer benefits.
Figures shown are founder-verified, rounded, and shared with client identities withheld.