There are currently over 50 branches of Minuteman Press South Africa, of these approximately half have opted for printing solutions from Xerox. After more than 40 years in the global printing industry and more than 20 years in the local market, Minuteman Press can be considered something of an expert on printing solutions and techniques. It is for this reason that an endorsement from Minuteman Press carries real weight. Xerox is one of two printing solutions suppliers in the local market to have received such an endorsement.
In the colour space, Minuteman Press South Africa has stipulated the Versant 180 and the Versant 3100 colour production printers from Xerox. ‘The Versant 180 is the ideal machine for our franchisees, many of whom are not printers. It offers the best combination of ease-of-use, productivity and after-sales support from BDS. The team from BDS deals with each of our franchisees as an individual customer, giving them personal service and support,’ said Frik van Niekerk, regional vice president of Minuteman Press.
‘We give our franchisees every possible advantage to ensure that they succeed,’ said van Niekerk. ‘In addition to the support we offer, our franchisees also have access to the technical support from Bytes Documents Solutions where we have full service level agreements for all the solutions supplied by BDS. They ensure that our branches are able to meet their clients’ needs even if technical issues do arise.’
The Versant 180 offers the ideal combination of print quality and productivity. With a maximum print speed of 80 A4 pages per minute with a range of substrate weights from 52 to 350gsm, it can also handle the longer sheet length of 330 x 660mm as standard. It features a maximum print quality of 2400 x 2400dpi which is rendered at 1200 x 1200 x 10-bit, giving extremely sharp and vibrant colours.
Van Niekerk concluded, ‘The Versant 180 is the ideal machine for our franchisees, many of whom are not printers. It offers the best combination of ease-of-use, productivity and after-sales support from BDS. The team from BDS deals with each of our franchisees as an individual customer, giving them personal service and support.’
