Print Management and Energy Consumption

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Dear Croydon Borough Council,

I would be very grateful if you would provide me with answers for the following questions regarding your carbon goals and printer agreements through the organisation:

• What is the current average energy charge within the organisation (pence per kW hour)?
• What Carbon reduction goals are in place within the organisation?
• What is the contact email for the person who deals with sustainability and ESG matters within the organisation?

• Do you lease/rent or Purchase your MFD’s/Photocopiers?
• Who is your current supplier?
• What is the current number of MFD’s/Photocopiers within the organisation
• What make/model are the MFDs/Photocopiers
• What is the total mono print volume for the MFD’s/Photocopiers over last 12 months?
• What is the total colour print volume for the MFD’s/Photocopiers over last 12 months?
• What is the approximate spend on service over the last 12 months?
• When does the Rental and or service agreement end for the MFDs/photocopiers, and what was the original contract term?

• Do you lease/rent or Purchase your desktop printers?
• Who is the current supplier?
• What is the current number of desktop printers within the organisation?
• What make/model are the desktop printers
• What is the total mono print volume for the desktop printers
• What is the total colour print volume for the desktop printers?
• What is the approximate spend on service over the last 12 months?
• When does the rental and or service agreement end for the desktop printers, and what was the original contract term?
• What is the contact email for the person who deals with the printer and MFD contracts?

Yours faithfully,

David West

croydon@infreemation.co.uk, Croydon Borough Council

Information Team Croydon
Digital Services
Assistant Chief Executive Directorate
Bernard Wetherill House
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Croydon
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Dear David West

 

Freedom of information request - FOI/8683

 

Subject: FOI - Print Management and Energy Consumption

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Information Team Croydon
Digital Services
Assistant Chief Executive Directorate
Bernard Wetherill House
7th Floor, Zone B
Croydon
CR0 1EA

Contact: Information Team
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Dear David West

Request FOI/8683

Freedom of Information Request

Your request has been considered under the provisions of the Freedom of
Information Act. Please accept our apologies for the delay in responding
to you. Specifically, you have requested the following information:

What is the current average energy charge within the organisation (pence
per kW hour)?

Average unit rate is 31.8 p/kWh (excluding Climate Change Levy and VAT)

What Carbon reduction goals are in place within the organisation? – Carbon
Neutral Action Plan is on our website:

[1]https://www.croydon.gov.uk/sites/default...

What is the contact email for the person who deals with sustainability and
ESG matters within the organisation? - For ESG this sits with various
services around the council and not in one place, you would also need to
be more specific with sustainability for us to be able to provide a
contact as this again is spread around the council.

Do you lease/rent or Purchase your MFD’s/Photocopiers? - Lease

Who is your current supplier? - Xerox

What is the current number of MFD’s/Photocopiers within the organisation
- 195

What make/model are the MFDs/Photocopiers - Altalink B8055, C8055 & C8070
& Versalink C405DN, C7030

What is the total mono print volume for the MFD’s/Photocopiers over last
12 months? - 3,504,628

What is the total colour print volume for the MFD’s/Photocopiers over last
12 months? - 1,228,606

What is the approximate spend on service over the last 12 months? - £180k

When does the Rental and or service agreement end for the
MFDs/photocopiers, and what was the original contract term? - 31/03/2026,
3 years
 
Do you lease/rent or Purchase your desktop printers? - Lease

Who is the current supplier? - Xerox

What is the current number of desktop printers within the organisation?
- 29

What make/model are the desktop printers - Xerox Phaser 3330DNI

What is the total mono print volume for the desktop printers - Part of MFD
printing

What is the total colour print volume for the desktop printers? - Part of
MFD printing

What is the approximate spend on service over the last 12 months? - Incl
Xerox contract

When does the rental and or service agreement end for the desktop
printers, and what was the original contract term? - 31/03/2026, 3 years

What is the contact email for the person who deals with the printer and
MFD contracts? - [2][email address]
 

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