The software company, Zaikio, announced two major successes at the IPIA 2021 which is taking place today 2 December in Stratford on Avon, UK. The start of a new partnership with Tharstern and the full connection to Premier. Tharstern MIS will soon be connected to Zaikio Procurement and enable Tharstern customers to use Zaikio Procurement’s full feature set. They will be able to see material availability and order materials directly from within the Tharstern MIS.

Zaikio took part in the FuturePrint Virtual Conference back in February and since then have been fast developing the technology as well as forging important new partnerships.

Zaikio’s cloud-based platform Zaikio Procurement connects MIS providers with material suppliers. The company is just launching in the UK.

The partnership with Tharstern will begin immediately. The MIS will soon be connected to Zaikio Procurement, offering customers the possibility to directly access the supplier’s ranges from the system.

Premier is the first supplier in the UK to be fully connected to Zaikio Procurement. Printers can check Premier’s material availability and prices, and order directly via Zaikio Procurement, free of charge.

After announcing the partnership in August 2021, Premier is now fully connected to Zaikio Procurement and can be used via the Zaikio Procurement app. As soon as the connection with Tharstern is finished, printers will be able to check Premier’s price and material availability and order from Premier directly via Tharstern.

Zaikio and Tharstern started their collaboration when Zaikio announced UK-based supplier Premier would join the platform back in August 2021.

“We’re always looking for ways to increase automation for our customers. When Zaikio got in touch to tell us that they were launching their interface with Premier in the UK, we knew it was a platform we wanted to support.

The integration with Tharstern MIS will offer a seamless real-time experience, ensuring our mutual customers will have up-to-the-minute pricing and, more importantly than ever right now, availability information.

We're excited about the opportunity to work with Zaikio on this project and are looking forward to integrating more aspects of the Tharstern MIS in the future – and the benefits this will bring for our customers.”, says Keith McMurtrie, CEO at Tharstern.

Zaikio’s mission is to create a cloud-based software platform that connects all stakeholders of the printing industry. Zaikio Procurement is the first software application on their platform. The app simplifies and digitises procurement processes for printers and suppliers. Zaikio Procurement is to facilitate and digitise procurement processes for printers and suppliers.

Dave Jones, Group Marketing Director at Premier, says: “Zaikio digitises the procurement process leading to greater efficiency and convenience. Direct supplier relationships are maintained, but Zaikio offers printers the option of placing orders with their chosen supplier through a fast and convenient system that can be fully integrated into existing MIS systems. Zaikio is an exciting concept that offers real benefits to printers. Premier are delighted to be working with Zaikio to make procurement easier.”

Zaikio is launching into the UK right now and will continue to add suppliers throughout 2022. With their new partnerships, they are able to provide essential services for UK printers.

“We are very happy to have two such great partners for Zaikio Procurement. Together, we can offer printers an integrated purchasing experience for their materials.” Karl Ciz, Partner Success Manager at Zaikio.

Zaikio welcomes MIS providers and suppliers that are interested in connecting to Zaikio Procurement. Please contact the team here. Printers that want to use Zaikio Procurement can create an account and start directly.

More information about Zaikio Procurement can be found here:

About Zaikio

Zaikio brings printers, customers, brand owners, suppliers, software & equipment manufacturers together. On their modern and open platform, everyone can communicate and exchange data on a level playing field. Their first software app is Zaikio Procurement. More apps are to follow in 2022.

About Premier

The Premier Group is a leading supplier of paper and materials to the UK print and industrial sectors and through its business divisions and nationwide branch network, offers a great choice of products and services.

Equipped with specialist knowledge and extensive experience the Premier business divisions offer a high level of guidance and advice, specifically tailored to each market sector.

About Tharstern

The Tharstern MIS is a complete workflow management system designed for print professionals who want to make their company run faster, better, and smarter. It’s for those who want to speed up print jobs so they flow swiftly through each department with little intervention, and free up their team so they can provide the exceptional customer experience and fast delivery times that the modern print buyer demands.

Contact

Olga Baginski

Zaikio Product Marketing

ob@zaikio.com

Karl Ciz

Partner Success Manager

kc@zaikio.com