The use of photocopiers has come a long way since their earliest days back in the 1930s. Clearer and better scanning, the availability of colour and greater reliability have all been features of the improvement in such technology.
Indeed, while some offices and businesses might have sought to digitise almost everything, others still find it useful to maintain paper records, or at least to print things off in some instances.
Modern photocopiers are seldom standalone devices and the combination of the capacity to scan, copy and print means you can equip your business with a flexible solution to meet several needs in one machine.
This can work for many different enterprises, but one that may consider the importance of flexible and versatile copiers designed for small businesses is a GP surgery.
Many people will not realise that a GP practice is a private business, subcontracting to the NHS, and that this comes with a lot of administration and bureaucracy in running the whole enterprise and its finances, alongside its myriad of medical duties.
Why Are Photocopiers Useful For GP Surgeries?
Of course, if you run such a practice, you will be well aware of this and may spend much time wondering how you can make everything run more efficiently. At the same time, you need to serve your patients’ needs in the best way possible.
A copier can help in the following ways:
· You can scan and print documents that come to you in paper form
· You can print off important medical details and instructions
· Printing off notices and information leaflets for the practice
· Any other situation when you or a patient wants or needs a hard copy of a document
If you need an all-in-one solution incorporating a copier, we can offer a range of solutions from various leading manufacturers. One of these is Ricoh.
Ricoh has a long history of its own, dating back to 1936, two years before the first photocopier. At first, it was a paper firm, but it expanded into electronics and office equipment. Today, it produces various copiers, including several all-purpose appliances.
Which Ricoh Copiers Are Ideal For Smaller Offices?
There are good reasons for thinking that one of the following products could fit your all-purpose needs in a busy surgery:
· The Aficio-MP-161, which is small and efficient, but can produce high volumes of copies
· The Ricoh Aficio MP 161SPF combines printing, scanning, copying and faxing, ensuring the full range of user needs are met and therefore providing the efficiency you want
· The Ricoh Aficio MP 171SPF does the same as the 161SPF, but with high-speed printing
· Ricoh Aficio MP 3010SPF combine printing, scanning, copying and faxing in a single device
· The Ricoh MP 402SPF is a compact and efficient multi-functional printer and scanner
What Is So Good About Ricoh Copiers?
These are just some of a long list of devices that combine copying with printing, faxing and scanning and can be ideal for your office. The more compact models may be particularly user-friendly if you have any constraints on space.
Apart from the above models, there are many more in the wide Ricoh range, although some of these are very large and designed to operate at a higher capacity for much bigger firms with large offices.
It would make no sense to have such a model, as it would take up a lot of space and you would be buying or renting an item that provides far more capacity than you need.
That is why it is important to discuss your needs with us so that we can find the photocopier that fits your needs best.
What you can be sure of is that Ricoh copiers have a range of attributes that make them a great option:
· They are very reliable
· They can handle high work volumes
· They are very energy efficient
· Some of them can handle large print formats
How Can We Help You Find The Right Copier?
So, what happens next?
Firstly, when you come to us, we won’t just discuss which copier is best for you and your business, but also whether buying or hiring is best for you. We can discuss the best financing package for you.
We will also consider your wider business needs so that we can ensure our full service meets your requirements, including anything that may be unusual compared to other GP surgeries.
Another important consideration is the support we will provide. We don’t just sell or hire out copiers and leave the customers to get on with using them.
We provide support to train you to use the devices, as well as monitoring them to ensure you always have enough toner ink and the machines are fully maintained.
Put together, we can provide a package that will give your GP surgery just what it needs.