The Copy Centre team is now operating out of their new home in building 114 – 1001 (the old ANZ). And from 26 February, they’ll be extending their opening hours from 7am to 7pm, Monday to Friday in response to our students’ needs.
Until our new online printing portal (Web to Print) has been rolled out to the rest of the business, you will still see some work happening in the old location as the Copy Centre deals with the overflow of printing work. However, please visit the staff in Building 114 to book in any work.
Building 1 Copy Centre’s hours of operation remain unchanged so it will be open from 10am – 2pm, Monday to Friday, once the semester starts. The Waitakere Copy Centre will be open from 8am – 4pm, Monday to Friday.
The print team is traditionally very busy at the start of each semester so please help them by providing as much lead time as possible when booking print jobs. Obviously, there will always be the occasional urgent need, but the team can work most efficiently with at least a 36-hour turnaround time.
Web to Print Portal
We’re now trailing the new Web to Print portal at the Copy Centre, before other staff get access later this month. Staff who have regularly used the Copy Centre in the past will be set up as users and the Copy Centre team will be in touch with those individuals over the next few days. Training workshops and training information will also be provided over the next couple of weeks.
If you are a less regular user, you’ll be able to request print jobs through your department/pathway buyer or administrator (a list will be published in the Copy Centre section on the Nest). However, if you feel you need more regular access but have not been set up as a user, please email Stephanie Laing (Manager Print Services) with your manager’s approval and anticipated print requirements.
Once the portal goes live, both students and staff will have even better access to print as there will be three different ways to source printed material:
- Send your files to your department’s standalone printer/copier/scanner (MFD) and release the job by swiping your staff ID card – as is currently the case
- Contact your department/pathway buyer or administrator to upload your files on the Web to Print portal
- Visit one of the campus Copy Centres, although please bear in mind that they are no longer configured to produce bulk print runs efficiently (i.e. more than 100 copies of a 10-page booklet). The Web to Print portal will provide the most cost effective solution for this.
And the best part is, this new, lower cost model will result in lower student prices for certain products. For example, A4 and A3 colour prices will reduce by approximately 70%.
Design Services
The new Copy Centre will continue to offer design services from the in-house Graphic Designer and Mac Operator. Please email copydesign@unitec.ac.nz with your design brief/requests. If your requirements are more complex, the team can put you in touch with the supplier of the Web to Print portal, who will be able to help (for $80+gst per hour).
If you have any queries or concerns, please contact Brent Monastra (Project Manager). And you can read our earlier update on changes to the copy centre here.
Can you please clarify something. Does this new system mean we can no longer request our own print jobs via the copy centre and these now need to go through a third person? How is that more efficient?
Hi Laura, the preferred ways for staff to source printed materials are the MFDs or the online portal. However the portal will not require any more steps for you than the current situation, as the portal essentially replaces the Copy Centre team. So rather than dealing with the Copy Centre team, you will liaise with your department buyer/administrator to order your print job online. The turnaround times will also be much the same.
We’ll check in with regular users over the coming months to get their feedback on how the new system is working for them.
And, if you feel you need direct access to the portal, but have not been set up as a user, please email Stephanie Laing (Manager Print Services) with your manager’s approval and anticipated print requirements.