The Derby-based institution has replaced an existing multifunctional colour printer with the 72ppm Ricoh machine, a model that has improved productivity at the college, particularly for the printing of prospectuses.

The company's printroom handles work for the college, as well as external organisations and other educational establishments, but had reached a point where it would had to have cut its commercial offering due to overwhelming in-house demand.

According to Joe Nutman, reprographics commercial manager at the college, the Pro C720s has enabled the business to offer efficient high-volume colour printing volumes

He said: "The machine is extremely reliable and you can set a job to print, walk away and leave it to run, which enables us to complete other tasks. 

"With the Pro C720s, we’ve also been able to use a much wider range of media, including coated silk and gloss papers, matt and recycled stock, and the results are outstanding."

In addition to handling more colour work, the Ricoh machine has enabled the college to reduce the number of jobs that were previously outsourced at a substantial cost.

"Last year, we took on a healthy amount of new business from external customers, however, with the Pro C720s on board, we’re confident we will increase this significantly as we now have the capacity in-house to meet a growing demand," Nutman added.