CASE STUDY

EPSON WORKFORCE PRO PRINTERS REDUCE COSTS FOR THE SHL GROUP

USER-FRIENDLY AND COST-EFFECTIVE SOLUTION TO GROUP'S HIGH PRINT OUTPUT

The SHL Versicherungsmakler (Insurance Brokers) GmbH was founded in 2000 by partners Gnther Schwob, Florian Haas and Frank Liepner. In the years that followed, the company grew and today covers the sectors of SHL Insurance Brokers, SHL Property, SHL Consulting & Management and SHL Credit Insurance Brokers. In addition the Group also founded the German Association for the Protection of Construction Financiers [Schutzgemeinschaft fr Baufinanzierende e.V.] and the German Rent Deposit Federation [Deutscher Mietkautionsbund e.V.], of particular interest for tenants, it provides a liquidity protecting alternative to placing any rent deposit that may be required when renting commercial premises or a private dwelling.
Concentrated knowledge
So concentrated in SHL today for the benefit of the customer is the expert knowledge of investment, insurance and property. And the success of SHL proves this: today the Group employs more than 30 staff at the Munich, Hamburg and Langensalza sites. The basis of the commercial development and growth in size of the company consists of certain simple rules. Open and honest dealing with customers and one another, the joint approach to problems and demands as well as highly motivated colleagues, are the basis for the success of the company which, contrary to all market trends, has continued to grow and develop. The philosophy that the SHL Group has always applied is very simple: every piece of advice given must be totally individual and suit the requirements of the customer. For this the Group develops tailor made solutions and is thus able to guarantee the very best care for each individual customer. Moreover they are not bound by the portfolio of a financial institute or insurer.

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Key Facts
Along with the outstanding cost profiles of the Epson WorkForce, a further factor in achieving these excellent prices is also the sequential double-sided printing of documents.

Now printing does not get left lying around or mixed up with subsequent print tasks. With a print-out total of around 15,000 20,000 pages a month, this is a significant factor.
Sebastian Kink Signatory of the SHL Group

Printing history
Hitherto, the Munich office operated with a high-performance printer for the whole team. "It was soon apparent that there were substantial disadvantages, that we had not paid sufficient attention to in the past," explains Sebastian Kink, an authorised signatory of the SHL Group.
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"One printer for the whole team meant that each person must get up, fetch their paperwork from the printer and then return to their position. The additional and unused outlay in time was not really the fundamental problem. Much more irritating was the disturbance of other colleagues' concentration by the constant noise in the open-plan office from the unending comings and goings. Now printing does not get left lying around or mixed up with subsequent print tasks. With a print-out total of around 15,000 - 20,000 pages a month, this is a significant factor.

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Inkjets for work groups

In 2012, the management of the group came to some conclusions and asked various manufacturers for a printing solution for the office. The Epson Workforce Pro business inkjet printer was chosen because, in addition to the excellent cost-per-page, unequalled by any competitor, the very simple operation was the deciding factor. "In addition to all the advantages of the Epson printer, there was one more point", adds Kink. "The success of our company is based on the competence and engagement of our staff. So it is normal for us that they too should be involved in equipping of an office. Many were uneasy about the current-running debate about dust generation by laser printers, and so felt that the location of laser printers adjacent to desks was unacceptable. Thanks to the changed printing policy introduced as a result, using the Epson WorkForce, the SHL Group has achieved a cost-per-page of around 1 Euro cent per black and white page and around 4 Euro cents per colour page. Along with the outstanding cost profiles of the Epson WorkForce, a further factor in achieving these excellent prices is also the sequential double-sided printing of documents. In the Munich office, a total of ten WorkForce Pro 4525DNF printers have been installed, to which work groups with up to 5 members have access. Typically, in every office dealing with insurances, property and consulting there is, in addition to everyday printing tasks, involvement with highpowered presentations. For this application, too, the WorkForce printers are in their element, as thanks to the ink pressure, the processing of coated paper for the production of suitable presentations and exposs is child's play. Even document-quality printing on certified paper, for example that is used for guarantee certificates, can be done be done by Epson business inkjet printers without any problem.

Conclusion
"We would buy Epson printers again at any time," sums up Kink. "My advice to companies with work groups of our size would be to consider inkjet printers as a high value, professional and cost-effective printing solution." The next SHL Group project is already imminent. "As a result of this experience we have developed great faith in the Epson brand and shall soon be examining the company's interactive projection solutions."

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