1 March 2010 – Hemel Hempstead based TOSHIBA TEC has won a 650+ unit contract to supply every British Heart Foundation shop in the UK with the award winning ST-A10 TouchPOS system. The contract, which was won through a tender process, knocked out competition from Digipos, amongst others. TOSHIBA TEC has a long standing relationship with the British Heart Foundation, which has been using Toshiba EPOS tills for over 10 years.

“Reliability was the key issue for us! With only one unit per shop, if the system goes down the shop can’t operate,” said Steve Biddle, Head of Finance at the British Heart Foundation.” We have worked with TOSHIBA TEC for some years and their low power consumption technology and customer-focused approach to installation can’t be beaten.”

Rolling out to all our stores, across a variety of build configurations, in such a short period, is a major achievement, and we are very pleased with the results, which have been achieved with minimum disruption, despite the appalling weather in the first two weeks of the rollout.

TOSHIBA TEC’s engineering team are handling the countrywide roll out, installing the ST-A10 and all 3rd party peripherals over a 3 month period at a rate of up to 60 shops a week. All installations needed to be completed by 10am in order to minimise store disruption, with the Toshiba team remaining on site to ensure staff are happy and confident with the new technology.

As part of TOSHIBA TEC’s long standing CSR policy, the TOSHIBA TEC UK operations head office in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire recently took part in the British Heart Foundation’s ‘Red for Heart’ campaign raising money by holding a ‘Wear Red’ day to support the cause.

About TOSHIBA TEC Europe

TOSHIBA TEC Europe (TERIS) manages product planning, marketing, sales, service support and distribution of point of sale systems, cash registers, scales, barcode printers, peripherals and software information systems throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa. As a total solution provider, TOSHIBA TEC Europe offers a complete package from consulting and system design to system installation, operation and maintenance.
Headquartered in Brussels, Belgium TERIS has three divisions: the Retail division; the Auto ID & Printing division and the Services division.
TOSHIBA TEC is an independent operating company of Toshiba Corporation, a world leader and innovator in pioneering high technology, a diversified manufacturer and marketer of advanced electronic and electrical products spanning information & communications systems; digital consumer products; electronic devices and components; power systems, including nuclear energy; industrial and social infrastructure systems; and home appliances.
Toshiba was founded in 1875, and today operates a global network of more than 730 companies, with 199,000 employees worldwide and annual sales surpassing US$67 billion.
For more information on TOSHIBA TEC point of sale systems, cash registers, scales, barcode printers, peripherals and software information systems, or for a dealer in your area, call +44 (0)870 890 7200 or visit the TERIS web site at www.toshibatec-eu.co.uk.

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