Since opening its doors for business three years ago, Parallel has continued adding some prestigious clients to its growing customer base.
One notable project they have worked on recently is with the global company Gama Aviation. They provide specialist business, technology and outsourcing services and have served private individuals, corporations, and the government for over 35 years.
Like many businesses, Gama Aviation has grown organically and has found itself with numerous print contracts that were becoming increasingly challenging to manage and track.
The company has nine locations across the UK and a head office move on the horizon; Gama Aviation was keen to try to rationalise these contracts and regain control over its printing requirements.
Seeing Parallel as a business that could help – the Parallel technical & sales team worked closely with the Gama Aviation IT team to specify, install, and manage the entire fleet of printers across the organisation.
During the decision-making process, there were several reasons why Parallel became the obvious partner of choice.
The biggest advantage to partnering with Parallel was having one contract – the scenario of multiple agreements with different suppliers resulted in varying rental amounts. This made the internal billing of each department or location for its printing practically impossible. With nowhere else for the costs to fall, they were being loaded onto the IT department, which was taking spending away from other areas of need within the organisation.
The flexibility of the Parallel Print Plan was also desirable to Gama Aviation. As the business evolves, devices can be added or removed, and print volumes can either be increased or decreased depending on the company’s future needs.
Ultimately, like any business, contract decisions often come down to cost savings. Parallel are pleased to say that implementing the Parallel Print Plan into the company has saved Gama Aviation around 40% on their lease costs and an estimated additional 40% on their service costs. Being able to allocate each department’s print spend correctly has released the IT budget for other projects.
With the Parallel Print Plan in place, Gama Aviation has a comprehensive understanding of its printing costs and complete control over its fleet via PaperCut Print Management Software. The business can deploy companywide print policies at
the click of a button, enabling them to bill each department for its printing needs internally.
Mark Rockett, Gama Aviation’s IT Director, said: “Working with Parallel Office & Document Solutions was easy. They understood our challenges and were able to specify a solution that solved all of the pain points our current contracts were causing. The support is great, and we now don’t have to deal with printer issues through the IT department, which frees up my team. The cost and time savings to the business have been huge.”
Parallel Office & Document Solutions Managing Director Gavin Auckland added, “Adding prestigious clients such as Gama Aviation to our portfolio shows the industry the impact that we are here to make. We pride ourselves on transparency, and our company values really do win us contracts. The cost savings we have created for Gama Aviation are phenomenal and show our future customers that working with Parallel brings a huge benefit to their business”
