Ricoh has been selected by Westminster City Council to help it go digital. The local authority – which receives over 12,000 planning-related applications per year – hopes to cut its reliance on paper, as well as to improve its services, while also reducing costs and saving physical space.

Anthony Oliver, chief procurement officer at Westminster City Council, says that this partnership will ensure that they “provide services in the most efficient and environmentally-friendly manner”. He added that, in today’s connected world, the access to information and services online is a mandatory requirement demanded by any user.

Moreover, this partnership will significantly improve the Council’s productivity at a reduced cost to the taxpayer and push another public sector body towards the paperless trend already adopted by similar bodies, such as the Camden and Islington NHS Trust.

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