C.B.C. Solutions Chooses HP Large-format Printing

03 November 2009, 1:48am

BARCELONA, Spain, 03 November 2009 – HP today announced that C.B.C. Solutions, a printing optimisation consultancy firm based in Montpellier, has opened a large-format division that makes use of HP printers to help its customers optimise their printing costs.

C.B.C. Solutions, founded by Christophe Chauvet in 1991, aims to provide its customers with the market’s most cutting-edge solutions for document management and printing. The company, a long-time HP Gold Preferred Partner, has decided to expand its operations, which have until now been limited to office printing. C.B.C. Solutions proposes HP Designjet printers and related consumables as solutions for architecture firms, R&D departments and surveyors, as well as for companies involved in graphic arts and photo labs looking to optimise their printing costs.

C.B.C.'s choice of HP solutions is a logical step for the company. “Our customers are looking for a local partner able to guarantee delivery from one day to the next, on-site after-sales service with no delays, and a solution for optimising printing costs and managing consumables,“ explained Christophe Chauvet, president of C.B.C. Solutions. “By choosing to trust us with their printing needs, our customers benefit from HP's reliability, more than 20 years of proven know-how, solutions that make up 70 percent of the world market, formats used by all professionals, and thermal ink-jet technology that is far more economical than our competitors offer. All of these factors reassure our customers and provide us with a significant competitive advantage.”

C.B.C. Solutions first analyses the type of work being carried out, its monthly volume and the type of material used (paper, tarp, canvas etc.). The company then uses this data to define the true printing cost per square metre, which enables it to optimise usage costs and work with the customer to choose the most convenient printing and maintenance solution. This solution includes the material, consumables, maintenance, and may also cover financing.

“We have been working with C.B.C. Solutions for our printer and photocopier station for many years. Since I had already acquired an HP printer, I naturally contacted that company to discuss my large-format development plans,” says Thierry Chaniolleau, director, Send to Print. “Initially, after doing research on the Internet, I had narrowed down my choices to the HP Designjet T1120 Printer and a competitor's product. I met with C.B.C. Solutions, and we discussed our high production needs for colour printing, the possibility of having two standard spools with automatic roll switching and compatibility with standard handling formats for HP-GL2 as well as Adobe PostScript documents. It recommended an HP Designjet 4520ps Printer which cost more, but its analysis of the type of documents printed and their cost management per m2 using HP materials and consumables convinced me that this was a well-founded choice."

“Because of HP solutions and our 'all inclusive' per square metre invoicing contract, our customers are reporting increased productivity and perfect control over their large-format printing costs. They have also noticed a higher productivity, a better workflow optimisation and a quicker handling of documents being printed, with unbeatable line precision. All of these improvements enable companies to save 10 to 15 percent per year,” concluded Christophe Chauvet.

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