Three colour copiers developed by Shrivenham-based UTAX (UK) have landed awards from a leading independent authority on office products.
The A4 models received the Buyers Laboratory Summer 2014 Pick awards for Outstanding Solutions-Enabled A4 Colour MFP for Small Workgroups. 
Buyers Laboratory LLC (BLI) is the imaging industry’s leading independent authority and provider of competitive intelligence, testing and reviews on multifunction (MFP), copiers, printers and scanners and software. It announces its Pick awards twice a year in recognition of the products that gave the best performances in its laboratory tests in the previous six months.
The BLI judges picked UTAX’s P-C2660i, P-C2665i and 261ci models which were all launched earlier this year and are specifically designed for use in small to medium-sized organisations and small work groups. Their smart HyPAS software interface means the hardware can be securely and quickly integrated into an organisation’s existing infrastructure with minimal interruption to its workflow.
The judges described the HyPAS software interface as a genuine distinguishing feature. Until now, the additional functionalities such as software customisation and ease of deployment were the preserve of far larger, more complex A3 MFP devices, and not available to small and medium-size organisations using smaller A4 devices.
Other notable features included decreased power consumption, improved data processing, private printing mode and increased efficiency.
UTAX (UK) managing director Shaun Wilkinson, pictured, said: “At UTAX we are constantly developing smart, cost-effective, integrated solutions for our customers. The HyPAS functionality in both the A4 and A3 market segments connects our hardware and software to create a customised total document management solution and this has been a key driver in our four consecutive years of double digit growth.
“This award from the BLI experts confirms that we are technologically and strategically on the right track.”
