Business Action August / September 2019

Business Action editor Robert Zarywacz, so busy talking about other
businesses that he almost missed his own business anniversary
What the editor forgot
I’m frequently astounded by
many of the achievements of
North Devon businesses, especially
those who are celebrating
anniversaries, whether they’ve
completed their first year, fifth,
10th or, for one company in
this issue, their 60th.
Anyone who runs a business
knows how much hard work
goes into just keeping it going,
never mind developing and
expanding it. Running a business
requires vision, initiative,
effort, commitment, innovation,
action, resilience and
persistence. That’s why I enjoy
writing about business owners
so much. I find their energy
and enthusiasm infectious.
I also find they’re often so
busy concentrating on business
that they don’t notice their own
achievements. This is probably
why I surprised myself
recently when I realised that
the Zarywacz communications
partnership I run with my
brother, Simon, is reaching its
25th anniversary in September.
Like every business, we’ve
had good times and bad, but I
still don’t know where the time
has gone.
I do know that I still enjoy
writing for and about businesses,
which led to the launch
of this magazine with Alan
Williams. I’m having the most
fun I’ve had in business for
years and look forward to
meeting and writing about
even more North Devon business
owners in the years ahead.
■■Details 01271 879100
or z2z.com
BUSINESS
Stay Sharp with Clarity
Buying, leasing or renting new
printers or multi-functional
printers (MFPs) can be a
daunting prospect with so
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Clarity Copiers Group, with
its local office in Barnstaple,
aims to make the process of
acquiring MFPs easier while
ensuring that customers select
the most suitable equipment
for their business needs.
Clarity is a specialist in the
recommendation, installation
and support of Sharp devices,
having built a relationship
with the manufacturer over 42
years. In formal recognition
of this achievement, Clarity is
recognised as a ‘Sharp Centre
of Excellence’ due to its high
standard of customer service.
Why Sharp? For more
than 50 years industry buyers
have sought guidance from
Buyers Lab (BLi), the global
document imaging industry’s
resource for unbiased and
reliable information and test
data. Having won many BLi
awards previously, Sharp has
won BLI’s 2019 Copier MFP
Line of the Year award. This
recognises the vendor whose
product line is deemed best
overall, based on rigorous
laboratory evaluations.
“Sharp’s copier MFPs have
long been known for their
quality, innovation, and ease
of use, and its current line
holds up to that standard,”
says George Mikolay, associate
director of copiers/
production at Keypoint
Intelligence, BLi’s parent. “In
addition to setting the bar
for usability among its peers,
overall reliability was tremendous
throughout the line.”
BLi also rates the Sharp
range highly on ease of use,
one of the most important
considerations for customers,
along with quality, reliability,
functionality and service.
This is the reason why
Clarity is pleased to supply the
Sharp range, which includes
hardware and software from
desktop A4 devices to A3
models. Wide format (A1 –
AO) devices are also available
from a different manufacturer.
Customers can discuss
their individual needs and get
professional advice by visiting
Clarity’s fully equipped showroom
on Roundswell Business
Park. Alternatively, a Clarity
representative can visit you,
without obligation.
■■Details 01271 374061 or
claritynorthdevon.co.uk
01271 267420 | info@gtales.co.uk
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