10 Tips when Buying Capital Equipment Like Phone Systems

Welcome to our series of articles on things to think about when considering the purchase of any capital equipment.

This encompasses everything from photocopiers to phone systems, furniture to filing cabinets.

In these documents we’ll be posing thoughts for you to consider.  It’s all part of the Risk Management process every business should undertake to minimise problems and to maximise opportunities.  In risk management we identify our assets and the threats to them, which, together with the probability of the threat actually occurring, enable us to calculate a Risk-Score which we can then choose to ignore, treat/manage, or insure against.

By thinking in advance about the qualities of our potential suppliers we can discount those that would inevitably create difficulties in later years – especially when we need their involvement in particular activities.

So our commentaries will include critiques on:

• Creditworthiness
• Specialisation
• Accreditation
• Longevity in operation & Continuity of the work-force
• Contactability
• Geographical coverage of support
• Recommendations & Testimonials
• Leasing versus Purchase
• Host Companies and Trading names
• Experience in your Industry

In the few minutes spent reading there may be something you’d not thought of – and could save you thousands of pounds.

As you hopefully appreciate we are a specialist phone systems supplier ourselves, but will attempt to be totally impartial in our advice on the matters above.  On our phone systems website you will find plenty of information regarding our team, its location in the UK and its area of influence, the products, phone systems services and 4 thousand items on all matter of telecommunications from choosing cheaper telephone call costs – to the types of phone lines you should opt for on your phone systems.

If at any point you wish for clarification on any subject, just pick up your phone and speak to us free on 0800 652 8052.