Prima is growing its Customer Service Centre

In recent times, employee wellbeing has been on the top of the agenda for both employees and employers, and the pandemic has brought it even further into the spotlight. As reported by the World Health Organization (WHO), poor health reduces national GDP by 15 per cent, almost twice the 8 per cent hit to GDP that the pandemic itself has had. Therefore, it’s unsurprising that improving mental health has become a key focus for senior leaders.

Stamping and marking manufacturer, COLOP is making an orderly and planned handover of the management after Christoph Skopek was appointed as additional Managing Director in 2021 and shared the management with Ernst Faber, who is now retiring after 31 years of management.

DURABLE is launching a solution in the form of the laptop stand RISE. The stand ensures that the device is at the perfect height, it also makes it possible to work ergonomically with an external keyboard and mouse or a second monitor. The infinitely height-adjustable stand is available now.

Kodak Alaris has enhanced its Kodak i4000 Series Scanners. The Kodak i4650 and Kodak i4850 Production Scanners now deliver faster scanning speeds of up to 160 pages per minute (ppm).

Westcon-Comstor has launched Flex (Flexible Payment Solutions), a payment service that provides flexible funding for the IT channel.

Avery UK Group has announced organisational changes in both its Avery and ID&C companies to meet the changing needs of their customers and a continuously evolving market. Effective immediately, the business has consolidated all commercial teams and appointed experienced lead Kristine Humphreys as Commercial Director.

Today, most manufacturing processes are automated on some level, and only growing more so. But can the same be said for our cognitive activities and information-related processes? Collecting, analysing, and extracting value from data is surely the next step in optimising industrial processes, yet the way it is currently treated in terms of technological investment and prioritisation would suggest otherwise. This is according to Jason Chester, Director of Global Channel Programs, InfinityQS.

Brother has launched a new range of A4 desktop document scanners for resellers that are helping customers drive efficiencies and cut the costs of maintenance.

RELEX Solutions has acquired Formulate, a Swedish promotion planning, and analytics company, building upon its position as a trusted provider of unified retail planning solutions.

Armis, a unified asset visibility, and security platform has selected the Nuvias Group as its distributor partner for the UK and DACH markets, moving from a direct to a two-tier distribution model, to boost its growth in Europe.