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During the
Games, Toshiba
TEC will provide
an additional
35 support staff
who will work
on-site, in two
shifts, between
the hours of
6.00 a.m. and
midnight.
Up to one million sports fans, 15,000
volunteers and more than 4,500
athletes will converge on Glasgow
this summer, as the city hosts the
XX Commonwealth Games from
July 23 to August 3.
Over 11 days of competition, 71 teams
will compete in 261 medal events in 17
sports, including track and field, gymnastics,
wrestling, martial arts and even bowls.
Events are being held in 14 venues,
including the Scottish Exhibition and
Conference Centre (SECC) and Hampden
Park, which is being converted from a
football stadium into an athletics arena
that will host track and field competitions,
as well as the Closing Ceremony.
In addition to the sporting action,
Glasgow is putting on numerous cultural and
arts events for the city’s visitors to enjoy.
Official Supporter
The operational infrastructure required for
such a gargantuan undertaking is vital to
its success. This includes essential office
functions, like printing and scanning.
In 2012, the games organising
committee, Glasgow 2014 Limited, made
Toshiba TEC the Official Office Automation
Supporter responsible for implementing a
comprehensive, turnkey printing solution
for use before and during the Games.
Toshiba delivered its first 20 MFPs
on October 2012 and by the start of
competition will have installed more than
600 e-STUDIO MFPs and printers in the
Games’ HQ, satellite offices and sporting
venues, all supported by on-site engineers, a
dedicated helpdesk and project managers.
The number of devices deployed in each
location depends on the likely demand
for print. For example, the triathlon venue
will need around 18 devices, while the
SECC, which as well as hosting a number
of events is home to the main press centre
and international broadcast centre, will
require well over 100.
The media centres are likely to be
responsible for some of the highest
demand, as that is where results from
different competitions are approved,
printed, photocopied and delivered to the
waiting journalists. As many as 700 copies
of each document could be needed, so
speed will be critical.
Security guard
Toshiba's devices have also played a
vital role in the production of more than
130,000 accreditation passes used by
athletes, staff, contractors and other on-
site personnel. For visiting athletes, these
passes also act as a visa waiver to assist
their entry into the UK.
Murray Husband, General Manager
for Information Technology Services at
Glasgow 2014, said that in the interests of
security Toshiba’s e-STUDIO407CS series
had to demonstrate the highest standards
of print quality.
“The paper used has a number of
security features designed to mitigate pass
fraud. The print quality of the passes
is a key component of the pass
security. Due to their use as travel
documents, the finished product has
to satisfy the robust demands of the Home
Right on track
Toshiba TEC is helping to ensure everything runs smoothly when the XX
Commonwealth Games start on July 23
Office, and we’ve had to work closely with
them on this requirement,” he explained.
“We’ve also worked very closely with
the technical team at Toshiba TEC. We
had to make sure that the printer did not
interfere with the perforations on the
paper or compromise it in any other way.
The toner has to be used at the optimum
temperature for maximum penetration into
the paper, to prevent it being altered.”
Making it happen
Supporting its technology, Toshiba TEC
is providing Glasgow 2014 with vital
project management skills. Two dedicated
project managers, backed up by a variety
of technical, resourcing and logistics
personnel, are responsible for ensuring that
the right devices arrive at their specified
locations and that any system software is
set up correctly.
During the Games, Toshiba TEC will
provide an additional 35 support staff who
will work on-site, in two shifts, between
the hours of 6.00 a.m. and midnight.
When the Games kick off on July 23,
the Commonwealth’s sporting heroes and
heroines will quite rightly be the focus of
attention. However, Toshiba TEC marketing
director Jeremy Spencer will be saluting
another group, the back room heroes – the
physiotherapists, coaches, nutritionists,
equipment developers and others who
dedicate themselves to excellence.
He said: “We see the behind-the-scenes
teams as our kindred spirits, constantly
striving to give others the edge. It is a
source of great pride for us to be able
to use our technology, knowledge and
innovative methods of working in a way
that will contribute to this event being
one of the defining moments in Glasgow’s
modern history.”
