Sector straddling office printer supplier shows how Scotland’s return to the office has slowed
Thursday, October 8th, 2020
on behalf of Capital Document Solutions
Copy-scan-print expert shares its business barometer, with the help of Scottish PR agency
WITH A presence in thousands of workplaces of every size, in every sector and every corner of Scotland, Capital Document Solutions is well-placed to track the nation’s return to work, thanks to Scottish PR.
The Edinburgh firm has 13,000 office print devices deployed to 4000 clients across Scotland, giving it unique insights into how many offices and other business are reopening.
When it shared its findings, showing that the post-lockdown return to workplaces had slowed and was stuck stubbornly around 60%, we helped tell that story to the world.
The expert public relations team at our Scottish PR agency experts delivered the following results:
- 12 Significant items of coverage
- More than 238,733 opportunities to see the story
- Exposure in influential, national titles, including Press and Journal, The Times, The Times Online, The Courier Main Edition and The Courier Online
- Prime coverage in widely-read regional news sources, Edinburgh Evening News and Dundee and Angus Chamber of Commerce
- Coverage across print, social and online publications including local mediums such as The Edinburgh Reporter
Often billed as one of Scotland’s best-kept business success stories, Capital Document Solutions is the country’s biggest, independent suppliers of office machines to thousands of businesses, including household names and bluechip firms.
Founded more than 40 years ago by Tom Flockhart, he grew it into a £22m-a-year business which, prior to the pandemic, employed almost 200 people in five offices across Scotland.
Powerful public relations helps raise the profile of Capital Document Solutions, building awareness of its extensive reach and putting its name in front of procurement experts. That in turn helps the hard-working team enjoy recognition, creating a more fulfilled workforce.
Successful PR can also help businesses in a wide range of other ways including helping to put companies on the radar for funding or acquisition or making business attractive to the best talent in a sector.
Isn’t it time you treated your business to the benefits that come from working with an award-winning Scottish PR agency?
We’d love the chance to hear about the opportunities and obstacles facing your business and to share advice on how powerful public relations could help.
Getting in touch with us couldn’t be easier. Phone us on 0131 561 2244 or take a few seconds to fill and submit the simple form below and we’ll get straight back to you:

Scott Douglas
Scott Douglas is the co-founder of the multi award-winning Holyrood PR, renowned public relations agency in Edinburgh, Scotland.
As well as providing expert PR services in Scotland and the UK, the former journalist heads a team which offers a host of other professional media services.
Those include crisis management PR, photography for business PR, affordable business video, social media campaigns and strategic content planning and delivery for businesses of all sizes.
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