Burntisland, Scotland, 17 December, 2007 – Hurd Rolland, a firm with an international reputation within the architecture field, has cemented its 30-year relationship with Océ through a new digital investment at an historic castle. Mary Queen of Scots was once a regular visitor to Rossend Castle, which is still said to be haunted by a ghost.

 

Hurd Rolland took over Rossend Castle at Burntisland in 1975, spending two years renovating the famous landmark on the east side of Scotland.

 

Now another important chapter in the building’s changing fortunes has been celebrated by the architects who have taken the colour digital route with Océ, a world leader in digital document management solutions. An Océ TCS500 state-of-the-art wide format colour printing system has been installed in the castle.

 

Rossend Castle’s origins date back to the 14th century when it was originally known as the ‘Tower of Kingorne-Waster’. It was during the 1500s that Mary Queen of Scots had an unwelcome suitor who hid in her chambers, later being tried by a court and beheaded at St Andrews.

 

Gradually over the decades the castle fell into a state of disrepair and was due to be demolished before Hurd Rolland took it over.

 

Hurd Rolland employs 60 people in four UK offices – Burntisland, Edinburgh, Manchester and London – and has clients that include the National Portrait Gallery and the Foreign & Commonwealth Office.

 

The relationship with Océ goes back to Hurd Rolland’s move to Rossend Castle, where a first dyeline copying system was installed in November 1977. Jim Wilde, one of the Associates, said: “Our partnership with Océ has been extremely healthy over the years and is based on a number of factors, not least because the printing systems are extremely reliable and efficient. In fact, the machines perform exactly as Océ says they will do.

 

“Our new Océ TCS500 printing, copying and scanning system is state of the art and was competitively priced. It is three times quicker than our former system and has given us the latest IT technology to meet the ever changing requirements of our clients.”

 

Steve Anderson, who has been Océ’s Key Account Manager from the first day of business with Hurd Rolland, said: “We’re extremely proud of the fact that it’s been a partnership based on trust and understanding. Hurd Rolland is a leader in its field and quite rightly expects a highly efficient digital printing system, one that is fully networked across all its offices.”

 

He added: “Companies such as Hurd Rolland recognise the benefits of going digital with a system, such as the Océ TCS500, which is the most productive and reliable in the marketplace. That’s why Océ has a growing leadership position in the Architects, Construction and Engineering (AEC) field.”

 

Further information from Colin Harding / Gary Gaskarth,
of Grayling Public Relations, Tel 0207 255 1100