Customer profile
Founded in 1973, Westminster (Westminster Travel Ltd.) is one of the Hong Kong's largest travel agencies. The company has an extensive branch network that covers Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Macau, Taiwan as well as Singapore. It offers a full range of travel-related services, including business travel, ticketing, local and overseas group tours, packaged travel, “Meetings, Incentives, Conferencing, Exhibitions” (MICE) travel as well as operating webjet.com.hk and webjet.com.sg. Westminster is committed to providing customers with best-value business and leisure travel services hence it is one of the most loved brands in Hong Kong. |
Sustainable improvement on office workflow
Elaine Tong, the head of Human Resource, Administration & Communication, said, ‘The tourism industry is greatly affected by seasonal factors. Its business environment changes rapidly and constantly. Sustainable improvement on office workflow and communication within the company, therefore, is the key to success.’ ‘With the increased environmental awareness of the public and in the business community, Westminster now incorporates green concepts in its daily business operation in order to help protect the environment,’ she added. Taking both green elements and productivity into consideration, Westminster finally chose Canon’s image RUNNER ADVANCE copiers as it truly helps enterprises promote a truly digital business environment. |
Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE suits the needs of enterprise green philosophy
Canon is glad to know that Westminster Travel Ltd. has been improving its efficiency as well as effectiveness in its business after the full adoption of imageRUNNER ADVANCE copiers. Elaine explained, ‘Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE has helped Westminster reduce costs, and the workflow has become a lot more environment-friendly. Paper use has gone down by 30%, a substantial extent. Besides, electricity consumption has been reduced by 3%, resulting in less carbon emission.’ |
Westminster Travel Ltd. has been advocating the environmental protection by adopting green policy and participating various environmental protection activities proactively, and ‘NO Shark Fin’ for company events and celebrations and ‘Earth Hour’ initiated by WWF are the examples.
Apart from duplex printing and copying for daily operations, environmental conservation philosophy has been undertaking. ‘Westminster’s Human Resource Department prefers suppliers who adhere to the standards of environmental protection as high as they do. The department will evaluate whether the production process or method used by a supplier meets the 3Rs (reduce, reuse and recycle) principle. Moreover, it is important that the products have environmental certification and energy efficiency label. The fact is Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE meets all the environmental requirements of Westminster,’ Elaine continued.
Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE is made from plant-based bio-plastic, a pioneering material. The material has a plant content of 25%. It achieved 5V standard in the UL94 safety testing system. Its excellent anti-flammable characteristic and ultra-high safety level make it stand out from competing brands. As a result, the carbon dioxide emission during production is reduced by 20%, which decreases fuel consumption. |
We “LIKE” Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE functions
Not only photocopying and printing, Elaine and her colleagues are also well-impressed by the advanced functions provided by Canon ImageRUNNER ADVANCE including Scan and Send, High Compression PDF and Department ID Authentication applications. With the High Compression PDF function of Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE, scanned document can thus be compressed to as much as 1/10 of its original size which saves hard disk space and can be directly sent out via email. Comments and notes can be added directly on the scanned documents using Adobe Reader with Canon’s Reader Extension function. This ensures clearer communication and saves cost from purchasing additional software. With the support of Department ID Authentication feature, it strengthens the device security, data protection and data integrity. Meanwhile, paper consumption can be monitored and controlled with ease, too.
Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE constitutes the professional print quality, super high-speed document scanning, hassle-free paper feed technology and low operating noise create an efficient, healthy and pleasant working environment for the users.
“Excellent services ranged from pre-sale needs analysis, after-sale user training to product maintenance have been provided. Canon’s professional team has truly understood our needs and provided tailor-made a perfect solution for us. It not only enhances the Company’s eco-friendly image, but also facilitates seamless workflow and reduces costs,” Elaine concluded. |
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