Sharp UK is delighted to announce that it has had its most successful year at the 2023 Print IT Awards, bringing home 5 awards. Following on from huge success in previous years, Sharp UK won: Award for Innovation, Best Partner Programme of the Year, Award for Employee Experience, Marketing Team of the Year and Marketing Campaign of the Year.
The annual PrintIT Awards honour both businesses and individuals operating within the Print and IT sectors. This year's ceremony, held on 5th December at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London, gathered industry experts to celebrate the remarkable successes and accomplishments of the past year.
Sharp UK secured the Award for Innovation with their industry-first Virtual Showroom. An interactive and immersive experience allowing clients to explore the Sharp portfolio at their own pace and in their own environment with Augmented Reality.
Alongside this award, Shap UK’s Technology Partner Programme, collected the award for Partner Programme of the Year. A great success for a programme that continues to evolve to meet dealer-partner needs, alongside successfully launching the Sharp Virtual Showroom to dealer-partners this year.
Paul Leach, Director of Dealer Sales at Sharp UK added “We are very proud to have been awarded the Partner Programme of the Year award for 2023. Our Technology Partner Programme is run by a dedicated team who work closely with our dealer-partners to support them and their growth. We continue to evolve the programme to meet changing market and dealer-partner needs”.
In addition, there was also an Award for Employee Experience, recognising Sharp UK’s commitment to career development, graduate and apprenticeship schemes and training.
Donna Griffiths, People Director at Sharp UK said "It is an outstanding achievement for Sharp UK to have won the Employee Experience Award. I’m proud of the fantastic work our amazing People team and everyone across the business has put into achieving our ambition of continuing to make Sharp UK a great place to work. We’re committed to supporting our talented teams in their growth and development, our teams really do make our business. Our work continues into 2024 and we are excited about the changes we’ll see as we continue on our transformational journey and build on this year’s achievement”.
For the third consecutive year, the Sharp UK Marketing Team also landed the Marketing Team of the Year Award, alongside Marketing Campaign of the Year for their Print Management Campaign.
Trevor Budd, Strategic Marketing Director at Sharp UK added: “The Sharp UK Marketing Team are thrilled to have won the prestigious Marketing Team of the Year award in 2023. We are also honoured to receive the Marketing Campaign of the Year award for our Print Management Campaign. Our team is brimming with talent, and they are doing an excellent job transforming Sharp UK into a client-centric, data-driven and digital-first marketing organisation. We look forward to continuing more of this great work in 2024”.
Commenting on all the wins Stuart Sykes, Managing Director of Sharp UK said
"We at Sharp UK are thrilled to have collected 5 awards at this year’s PrintIT Awards. I am immensely proud of our UK team's dedication and innovation, propelling us to win these prestigious awards. This recognition reaffirms our commitment to delivering excellence as a Technology Partner, for our clients, partners, and team members alike. Looking ahead, we are excited to see what 2024 holds for us"
