points to consider:

1. Ensure that you can get a prompt, reliable service for your machine whenever you need it.

- independent business machines' highly trained and experienced staff respond to service calls within 4 hours.

2. Make sure that you will be able to buy consumables (e.g. toner) for the machine in the future.

- independent business machines supplies consumables for all its machines.

3. When buying/leasing a photocopier, find out whether the machine requires toner bottles or complete imaging cartridges. Copiers that require imaging cartridges may seem cheaper initially, but running costs can be up to 4 times as much.

- all of the photocopiers supplied by independent business machines use the more cost effective toner bottles.