Wolverhampton Wanderers

C L I E N T C A S E S T U DY
Altodigital ‘get stuck in’ to
Wolverhampton
Wanderers
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS FC
C L IEN T P ROF I LE
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, also known
as Wolves, is an English Premier League team
and was one of the founding members of the
Football League in 1888. Today they continue to
ply their trade at Molineux stadium, its home
ground since 1889.
LOCATION Wolverhampton, West Midlands.
KEY TECHNOLOGY Kyocera multi-functional
devices and Altodigital Optimise print
management software.
KEY BENEFITS Increased print quality and speed,
decreased costs, increased print management.
WEBSITE www.wolves.co.uk
CLIENT CASE STUDY
Having reduced the amount
spent on printing and copying by
improving on our existing hardware, the
Optimise software provides us with the
ability to remotely monitor the fleet across
the main club, our retail stores, back office
and training ground.
Paul Lakin
Head of Commercial Affairs at Wolves
Comprehensive print management solution ensures
improved efficiencies for Premier League team.
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC were looking to
make savings and drive efficiencies across the whole
of the business. They invited Altodigital to audit their existing
network of printers and copiers.
THE CHALLENGE
During the close season Wolves were looking to prepare themselves both on and off
the pitch.Whilst the team on the pitch is seen as the embodiment of the club, behind
the scenes is a network of back room staff and office employees, who have to prepare
documentation from contracts and tactical team sheets to administrative reports.
Despite the huge amount of wealth associated with professional football, Wolves, like any
business, wanted to see where they could reduce their costs and improve their office
efficiency. With this in mind they sought to revamp their printer and copier fleet.
Paul Lakin, Head of Commercial Affairs at Wolves said: “We operate our business with a
very careful eye on the details. In the run up to the new season we analysed our entire
business and found that we were operating a vast number of printers and photocopiers,
and a mis-match of technologies that wasn’t serving our needs at all. We have daily
requirements for printing documents, everything from back office filing through to
daily team sheets for the players, and we were creating this documentation in a hugely
inefficient manner.”
Wolves identified that they needed a consolidation of their back office infrastructure
that would be supported by the ability to monitor and manage the performance of the
devices on the network.
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THE SOLUTION
With over 35 years of experience and expertise in office technology, Altodigital was invited by
Wolves to undertake a comprehensive audit of the current fleet, to root out the inefficiencies
and recommend the technology they should be using. After completing a full audit of the
network, Altodigital found that Wolves had many more devices installed than they were using.
This was affecting the club’s ability to manage its printers and was draining energy needlessly.
Altodigital recommended that the club remove their existing legacy installation of just under fifty
different print and copy machines and replace them with twelve Kyocera multi-functional devices
(MFDs). These machines perform all printing and copying duties at increased throughput of
between twenty five and fifty pages per minute.
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Having consolidated the number of devices that the club was running, Altodigital supplied Wolves
with Optimise, its print management software. With Optimise, Wolves are able to accurately
monitor the performance of each Kyocera MFD. The software allows them to manage the
amount of paper and toner used across the network, decreasing waste and energy consumption.
Dave Gibson, Managing Director at Altodigital said: “The strategic partnership between the two
organisations is the start of Altodigital supplying all of Wolves’ print and document management
requirements. The new hardware and software installed meets all of the club’s demands of
decreased costs and increased efficiencies.”
THE BENEFITS
The Kyocera MFDs not only produce higher quality prints compared to the legacy technology, but
they can also perform printing at increased speeds, encouraging efficiency in administration.
Beyond meeting the demands of the brief, Altodigital’s solution for the club also has the added
benefit of increasing the green credentials of Wolves. The installation of Altodigital’s Optimise
software means that the club can accurately monitor how much paper they are using and ensure
that they keep waste to an absolute minimum.
Paul Lakin commented: “Having identified where inefficiency was most prevalent in the club it was
pertinent for us to tackle these issues directly and contribute towards the smoother running of
the club. Having reduced the amount spent on printing and copying by improving on our existing
hardware, the Optimise software provides us with the ability to remotely monitor the fleet across
the main club, our retail stores, back office and training ground. If the team is to succeed on the
pitch, they need to be supported in the best possible way off the pitch.”
Dave Gibson concluded: “Wolverhampton Wanderers FC aim to secure three points every time
they take to the pitch. By improving their behind the scenes operations, they are preparing
themselves for success in the best possible way. The new infrastructure saves them time and
money and has their processes running a lot smoother, meaning everyone at the club can
concentrate on achieving success for the team and its fans.”
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