A primary school in聽Leeds has halved its daily paper usage after installing specialist software to track what is being printed and who is printing it.
Systems put in place by print solutions firm ABS UK Ltd have saved Little London Primary School more than 7,500 sheets of A4 paper over 12 months.
That equates to 拢700 of print costs while reducing its impact on the environment by the equivalent of 1,000 bulb hours or 20kg of C02 emissions.
The software validates print access through swipe cards and unique user names and passwords. It has also resulted in fewer colour copies being printed.
Jill Wood, head teacher at Little London Primary School said: 鈥淲e enlisted the help of ABS after becoming concerned about our impact on the environment, and overall costs incurred, as a result of printing.
鈥淭he new system installed by ABS has made everyone mindful about what and why they are printing. It鈥檚 easy to follow, simple to use and certainly makes a difference.
鈥淲e鈥檝e enjoyed fabulous customer service and have made consistent savings while becoming more environmentally friendly.鈥� Brett Abson, sales director at ABS Print UK Ltd said: 鈥淲e鈥檙e extremely pleased to have been able to directly meet the requirements and address the concerns of Little London Primary School around their print use.
鈥淲e鈥檝e provided a smart and practical solution that has helped the school be more print-efficient, both financially and environmentally.鈥�
ABS UK Ltd provides document production and print and document management to a variety of schools, businesses and charities across the north of England.