Case Studies
Dictation Case Studies
Simpsons Independent Financial Advisers
Established in 1990, Simpsons Independent Financial Advisers has grown significantly and now has 15 staff and funds under advice in excess of £12m.The use of analogue dictation had created difficulties such as missing tapes and the equipment was becoming expensive to service. The have benefited from:
- The ease of use of the SpeechExec Enterprise system to prioritise dictations and allocate work
- High security features, including password protection and confidential job routing
- The flexibility to direct dictation files to s specific transcriptionist, based on the type of work involved
- Familiarity with the intuitive controls of Philips products
Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
AWP is one of the largest and most modern mental health trusts in the UK. They have introduced Philps Speech Exec Enterprise Software and LAN docking stations. This has ensured that:
- Files can be transferred from Digital Pocket Memos to the Citrix Server without using USB ports
- The dictation system is secure and not vulnerable to viruses
- Certain consultants work can only be transribed by certain secretaries
- The system complies with government legislation
CGMS
CgMs is a combined town planning and development, archaeology and historic building consultancy. They have benefited from:
- Faster transfer of digital recordings via email
- Higher security of recordings; no lost tapes
- Work load sharing between offices and with offshore transcription bureau
- Better more accurate work output
Knocker & Foskett
Knocker & Foskett are a solicitors practice based in Kent. They have benefited from:
- Reduced repair cost to zero
- Efficiency gains; flexible prioritising and work balance
- Increased productivity
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Swindells & Gentry
Swindells & Genrty is an established firm of Chartered Accountants with clients in East Sussex and beyond. They have benefited from:
- Superior sound quality
- Increased productivity through using a centralised pool
- The ability for a number of authors to collaborate on a single recording
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Allsop & Co
Allsop & Co is the UK's leading property auction house and has benefited from:
- Automatic routing to whichever secretary is available
- The ability to check on the status of a transcription project
- Complete management information with the ability to prioritise
Harris Paley
Harris Paley is the third largest criminal defence practice in Sussex and has benefited from:
- The ability to handle a higher volume of caes without increasing staff
- Sharing the pool of incoming jobs in Philps SpeechExec Pro
- Routing of jobs to a particular secretary who has specific knowledge
Document Management Case Studies
Petroleum Pipe Company
PPC is a leading international stockist and distributor to the gas and water industries. They have benefited from:
- Instant access to documents with universal access
- The ability to "hotdesk" because individuals do not need to keep paper records
- Freed up storage space in their offices
- Stopping a very time-intensive process with automtic indexing of documents
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Document Production Case Studies
West Kent College
With over 14,000 students and 700 staff, the college approached Newman with a brief to help cut print costs and increase efficiences.
Since implemening the agreed strategy the college has benefited from:
- Savings in document production costs of over 30%
- Higher standard documents
- Being able to use the optimum piece of equipment for the job they are doing
- The ability to produce a far wider range of jobs in-house
View West Kent College Case Study
Cripps Harries Hall LLP
Cripps Harries Hall LLP is one of the UK's largest legal firms outside of London. They have benefited from:
- A long term integrated print strategy with new efficiencies and the ability to control costs
- Being able to scan direct into their Document Management System
- Improved reliability of hardware and proactive support from Newman
- Significant cost savings
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Muranda Electrical Services
Muranda Electrical Services specialises in large electrical installations. They have benefited from:
- Complex documents can be produced in a fraction of the time
- Excellent print quality in mono and colour
- Improved efficiency with documents printed onto paper of saved onto disk
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Saywell International
Saywell International is one of the worlds leading aircraft parts distributors. They have benefited from:
- Significant reductions in running costs
- Dramatic improvements in document workflow
View Saywell International Case Study
IT Case Studies
PAW Associates
PAW Associates is a specialist recruitment company supplying IT professionals to a number of global organisations. They have benefited from:
- A great return on investment
- Improved data back up and security
- The ability to share information
- Remote support and automatic software updates
Muranda Electrical Services
Muranda provide a skilled electrical engineering service for some of the South East's major commerial and industrial develpoments. They have benefited from:
- Business continuity by installing servers for different business applications
- A seamless service that integrates print and IT systems so that any problems are resolved quickly
- One central suuport phone number to call manned by a highly experienced team
- A significant improvement in uptime for their users
