Océ, helping you bring your ideas to life
Océ has helped architects design innovative buildings and change the world’s skylines for over a century. Our business is ensuring we understand the challenges and demands in your industry, whilst ensuring we develop a range of products and services suitable for small local practices through to the largest architecture firms in the world.
Our business is understanding your business
At Océ we understand the challenges architects face, from ensuring effective project collaboration and completion, pitching for new projects to cutting costs and maximising design time. Our business is more than manufacturing printers; it’s about providing hardware and software solutions for the challenges you face.
We make it our business to give you piece of mind
In today’s business environment technology has enabled us to exchange information faster and more easily. However, this exchange is not without risk, more information entry and exit points can result in the expensive miss-exchange of information.
Océ consultants can reduce this risk and can advise on every stage of your document workflow, from controlling and auditing your documents through to providing the correct print solution for your business.
Océ solutions do more than just save your staff time and money; they are designed to give you piece of mind and the ability to concentrate on innovative design, not process.
Selling Innovation
Océ recognises that the decline in the number of AEC projects has resulted in the requirement for Architects to compete for more projects and respond to a higher volume of tenders. This challenging environment has amplified the importance of producing high quality presentations and ensuring your innovative ideas stand out from the crowd.
Océ products
Océ solutions are designed to save users time so they can concentrate on innovative design as opposed to process; they are also designed to help bring your ideas to life.
Our systems and technologies are developed to handle multiple types of documents, from producing your line drawings through to handling your presentation prints and marketing materials.
Architects and Sustainability
Architects are at the forefront of producing innovative design, which will shape the future of our cities and towns. In addition to pushing the boundaries of design architects will play a key role in designing sustainable, eco-friendly buildings, which will serve future generations.
How eco-friendly can print be?
Océ is not a company that conducts sustainable business because it’s fashionable or because it increases sales, being green has been part of Océ’s DNA for decades.
Océ’s sustainable practices are implemented in every area of our business, from developing award winning sustainable technology, which reduces power consumption, waste and emissions through to providing a range of recyclable media and supplies.
We have even been awarded for our commitment to the environment, in 2010 Océ won the 2010 Green IT Award.
Sustainability Policy
Green IT Award
How does more design time sound?
What solution can Océ provide you?
A solution that ensures the right information reaches the right people, reducing errors
An audit trail proving who sent what information when, providing protection and reducing your exposure
Improving processes saving time and money
Standardisation and control over information
- Simple and intuitive product operation
Results
“The D2D system has helped to place much tighter control on our processes which has in turn reduced our exposure to any unnecessary risk and costs related to managing a project.”
Steven Small, Head of Document Management, Carron Engineering and Construction | WSP Group is a fast-growing design, engineering and management consultancy that places its own unique demands on print provisionOcé carried out a far-reaching national print audit for WSP, with positive results - it identified cost savings up to £75,000 per annum at some of the locations. For example, in Newcastle they had a number of very old printers that have now been replaced with new Océ systems and sees them well on the way to achieving the predicted cost saving. |
 | Bowman Riley Architects is an innovative and dynamic architectural Practice with offices in Leeds and Skipton in Yorkshire.In keeping with the company’s desire to invest in cutting edge resources, Bowman Riley Architects have adopted the award winning Océ ColorWave600 . This new technology development from Océ has enabled Bowman Riley Architects to respond to clients much faster than ever before, and address the growing preference from customers for high quality colour 3-D visuals. |
 | Pinnacle Consulting EngineersPinnacle benefits from a streamlined document workflow that supports its five offices. The company made a significant decision five years ago to invest in an Océ technical document workshop – in order to help better understand the future document needs of the company. Chris Bailey explains: "Following an analysis by Océ, the company elected to change its entire approach to distributing and managing technical documents. The automated process that we subsequently adopted has saved the company in the region of £40K per annum. We no longer have a dedicated resource to manage our system; instead we use intelligent software (Océ Design2Distribution) and enjoy a solid partnership with our key supplier, Océ." |
 | E.ON Central NetworksThe Océ ColorWave600 has allowed CN to provide a print solution within the AIM section using an innovative and totally unique Océ technology. |
BIM Good Practice (Zaha Hadid - Simon Johns, Shaun Farrell from the technology team)
Zaha Hadid are a global leader in pioneering research and design investigation. In this video key members will discuss the challenges faced when implementing a BIM strategy and some innovative ways to maximise your investment.
The Océ CPD has three objectives. Firstly, clarifies the legal and best practice framework applicable to, and value of, project documents, including drawings, specifications, reports and, particularly, emails. Secondly, explains the approaches used to establish a secure, complete and accessible project documents repository. Thirdly, shows how documents should be formally shared between project partners in a timely, accurate, appropriate and audited manner.
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