Laine Print has been using the RISO Valezus T1200 inkjet press for around three years now, and in that time it has proven to be a fantastic acquisition for the company.

The RISO T1200 can handle direct letter batches in short runs in a much more cost-effective manner than our offset press and it’s a hugely reliable device.

Jaakko Laine Managing Director

River Bank Primary School, a proud member of the Active Education Academy Trust, is known for its welcoming and inclusive environment for both students and staff. However, they faced ongoing challenges with their previous print provider, citing issues with reliability, slow machine performance, and limited usability. That’s where RISO came in. After conducting a print demonstration to assess the school’s specific needs, RISO provided a blend of new and refurbished printers. The result? A faster, more reliable printing solution that frees up valuable time for what truly matters.

RISO team is highly knowledgeable and helpful. Their printers are reliable, incredibly fast, and time-saving. They’re also cost-effective and easy to use, making them a favourite among staff.

Kieran Kitchener, Network Manager

The Harmony Trust is a multi-academy, school-led trust based in Oldham. Set up in 2014, the trust’s core aims are to raise attainment in schools and to ensure that every child is provided with the right support to succeed. The trust has grown and extended across 15 schools in Oldham, Derby, Rochdale and Tameside.

I know that with a RISO solution our staff have the confidence that they can print their vast amount of work quickly without any problems.

David Taylor, Head of ICT

Having the ComColor has made a huge difference

We probably print three times as much as we used to for the same cost

Nicky Gilhespy, School Business Manager.

Helping an outstanding school get even better

The RISOs save time and money and allow teachers to just get on with being great teachers.

David Morris, IT Manager.

Family-owned printing house Laine Print has remained an emblem of excellence and personalised service since 1954. Guided by Jaakko Laine’s stewardship, the print house specialises in direct marketing printing, and the business continues to grow with its recent investment in the state-of-the-art RISO Valezus T1200 inkjet press.

We’ve always been steadfast in our pursuit of innovation. The decision to integrate the RISO Valezus T1200 inkjet press into our operations underscores our unwavering dedication to pushing boundaries and surpassing customer expectations.

Jaakko Laine, current owner of Laine Print

Succeeding together is the strapline of Oakham Primary School, a setting that caters for more than 400 pupils in Oldbury, a market town in Sandwell, West Midlands.

School Business Manager Jess Clarke joined the staff at Oakham a couple of years ago, and took the opportunity to assess all contracts that were in place. She wasn’t afraid to question the status quo.

I knew about RISO and looked to them when we wanted to change. They have been efficient and helpful throughout, and communication has been great. We are saving money by using RISO, and I would definitely recommend RISO to other schools – in fact, I already have.

Jess Clarke, School Business Manager

The Federation of Towers School, which encompasses an infants and a juniors school in Hornchurch, Essex, caters for more than 680 youngsters. The federation’s ethos is to build a future together, while executive head teacher Matthew Dineen has a personal mission to champion every child.

Printing is so important. RISO as a company have really helped me to balance my books so many times. RISO has given me sensible solutions to help me save money, such as switching from A3 for SATs booklets to A4 back to back. Perhaps it’s something schools should know already but when you are fighting fires all day, I appreciate the time spent to tell me.

Mr Dineen, Executive Headteacher, Towers Federation

Ciconi is in the design, print and mail information and data business, devising creative ways to get its clients’ messages across to its customers.

As well as working with a number of clients in many different sectors, particularly charities, education settings, and transactional printing, Ciconi has also carved out a niche working with companies that need to send out volumes of printed materials, such as utility providers.

It’s the cost savings when it comes to RISO, especially on any print run under 20,000 when it comes to forms and letters. We can do it at a better price on the RISO than others could on a litho press for example.
And with the added benefit of doing colour personalisation as well, which is key for many sectors, particularly our charities clients.

Elisabeth Glasper, Managing Director, Ciconi Ltd

Duplex printing like never before – At night, the printing is in full swing. During the day, it is all about enveloping. We visit Svea Bank’s head office where all transaction printing is done in-house. Now with an inkjet-based reinforcement, a Riso Valezus T2100, which they use to do a lot of duplex printing.

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With 57 schools in its nationwide family, Lift Schools is committed to “delivering an excellent education that launches all the children in our care into a remarkable life”. The trust, founded in 2008 and now one of the largest in the country, firmly believes that every child, irrespective of background, has something remarkable to offer.

Colleagues love the RISOs and that’s for a variety of reasons. Teachers benefit from their speed and reliability because they can print what they need, and the finance team are very happy that printing in colour doesn’t impact their budget.

Mike Jarman, Vice Principal, Noel Park Primary School

Employing 100 people at its Dublin site, Paragon produces secure and compliant communications such as bank statements, insurance documents and utility bills.

The RISO Valezus T2100, helps us to deliver business communications whilst at the same time keeping costs down. The small footprint of the device is remarkable, given the speed and productivity.

Enda Casey, MD Paragon Dublin

Part of the worldwide PostNord group, the award-winning Postnord TPL AB, based in Ljungby, Sweden is able to offer to its customers a bespoke logistics solution for warehousing, processing products and distribution.

They are very very fast as we need quick printers and they can handle variable data.

Micael Cedvik, IT Operations Manager

Founded in 2006, Rex Brown forged its reputation by providing retailers with a drop-ship solution for expanding ranges. The company’s success is underpinned by a first-to-market mentality, providing retailers with innovative products that resonated with customers.

The RISO solution fits in to our company’s ethos around sustainability.

Ash Khandari, Director

With almost 200 pupils, Hipswell Church of England Primary School has an ethos of “working, learning and celebrating together” and is proud to be encouraging its youngsters to aim high. Its pupils come from a variety of backgrounds, and diversity is celebrated.

Speed and reliability are key benefits the RISO ComColor brings to our school.

Barbara Dornan, School Business Manager

Printing in schools can be expensive – or so we thought. We had our fleet of printers in school and they were costing us a lot of money each year.

My advice to any school would be to carry out a full self-audit and understand what they really need when it comes to printing and then look at a RISO solution. I’m cynical when it comes to sales people, I have to be in my job, but I can honestly say that RISO has delivered.

John Hinson, Business & Resource Manager, Southfield Primary School

Direct House prides itself on being a big enough organisation to be able to handle a range of challenges, but also one that is small enough to be flexible and offer a fast turnaround when needed.

RISO fits into the workflow, and it offers the ability to look at opportunities to increase capacity and becompetitive on cost per print. I would absolutely recommend RISO.

Harold Davidsen, Managing Director

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Spectrum started out as a family company, and they still are. That’s part of who they are and shows a commitment to family values and doing business in what they see as the right way.

Print is a low-margin business, so it is all about speed of turnaround and quality of service… the RISO enables us to do that. It has opened up new markets and revenue streams for us.

Dave Norris, Co-founder

In the health sector, information and communication is vital for the delivery of services that really do affect the lives of people each day.

Putting it simply, the RISO helps me to do my job and therefore helps staff and patients alike

Valerie McGrath, Publication Officer for NHS Forth Valley

Red Mountain School (Rödabergsskolan) in Stockholm is proud to say it is a “Swedish school in an international environment”.

The RISO’s win on total cost of ownership. If all the schools in Stockholm could use the RISO devices, it would make such a huge difference.

Gavin Johns, IT Resources Co-ordinator & Teacher

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Ravensbourne College is an industry-focused design and digital media higher education institution located in the heart of London.

The RISO duplicators have transformed printing for the students.

Maaike van Neck,Course Leader BA (Hons) Graphic Design, Ravensbourne

Scargill Infant school has around 270 pupils on roll, and is located in Rainham, Essex. It’s officially an “outstanding” school that sets out to “educate, enable and empower”.

We are now able to print more using colour… and we will be making a significant cost saving

Joanne Sladden, School Business Manager, Scargill Infant School.

This is a two-form community primary school with a nursery situated in the heart of Whitechapel, a multi-cultural part of London.

We had been spending a staggering £2,000 a month on printing. Now, we spend about £1,900 a quarter. That’s a huge difference, we now save about £25,580 a year.

Cheryl Wason, School Business Manager, Thomas Buxton Primary School.

RISO, helping newspaper make the headlines stand out

The RISO offers the unique combination of high speed printing, reliability and low-cost colour print.

Tommy Alvarsson, Pre-print Manager, Borås Tidning Tryckeri.

A taxing problem, but RISO printers help drive a secure solution

I think the RISO is ideal for the volume involved, and I would certainly recommend the ComColor X1 7150 to other people.

John Burke, Print Manager.

Fleet of efficient ComColors provides cost-saving solutions for college

We find that the ComColors are easy to use, with no problems and are very cost-effective.

Christ The King College, IT Manager

Adare boosts production print capability

I am impressed with RISO’s technology and with the strength of their support. The printers have proved to be versatile, cost effective and reliable.

Steve Davis, Head of Production

The quality of output is very good and perfect for what we require.

Phil McKee, Business Manager.

The children just love the extra use of colour because it makes learning more fun!

Cathy Melucci, Key Worker, Early Years Plus.

The addition of colour from black and white makes a huge difference. It adds impact and people respond better to colour. It makes the materials look a lot more attractive.

Gordon Williams Folkestone and Hythe Conservatives Agent

Cost is a main factor when choosing suppliers. Some people think they need to print on glossy paper, which can be expensive with expensive printing costs, but it’s not always needed. RISO offers the ability to print what we need

Susan Hardwick, School Business Manager