Conservatree

Conservatree is a graphic design and print company based in Reading, England. With 16 employees, Conservatree has been designing and printing stationery, promotional literature, marketing collateral, books, reports, newsletters, posters, postcards, and leaflets for more than 14 years.

“We knew the Siemens system already, as we had been using it for five years. We looked at the NEC system, but we did not test it because once I had seen the ShoreTel system in action and tested it, I knew we had found a system that offered everything we wanted.
- Chris Goslar, Partner, Conservatree.

By 2006, Conservatree was ready to upgrade its voice communications system. The company had been leasing a system from 3Com for five years, but it was only as the contract reached the end of its life that Conservatree realised it would not own the telephone system at the end of the lease. Rather than renew with the vendor, the company decided to look elsewhere, as the cost of upgrading to IP using the same technology as their existing system would be prohibitive.

“ShoreTel’s IP telephony system is future-proofed, does not tie us into any upgrade plans, and allows people to work remotely or log on from anywhere in the office. I would definitely recommend it to others.”
- Chris Goslar, Partner, Conservatree.

As a reasonably priced IP-based communications system that scales and grows as needed, ShoreTel met Conservatree’s criteria. With the help of local reseller Link-Connect, who had also been a client of the design firm, ShoreTel’s IP phone system was installed within three weeks of the order being placed. Beyond a reliable phone system and intuitive unified communications tools that anyone can use, Conservatree will own the ShoreTel IP Phones at the end of the three-year lease, a benefit it did not enjoy under its last supplier’s contract. Other benefits include:

• Rapid rollout and intuitive, easy-to-use features assured that the new system could be deployed without a loss in productivity.
• An estimated return on investment (ROI) of two years is twice that of a traditional phone system.
• The system, which looks and behaves like a single, unified platform, scales with plug-and-play simplicity. As Conservatree grows, employees can communicate quickly and easily with each other regardless of their location.
• Enhanced productivity, as ShoreTel Call Manager enables mobile and off-site users to make and receive calls transparently as though they were at their desks.
• Significant time and cost savings achieved as IT staff can maintain the system with the Web-based interface of ShoreTel Director, making all moves, adds, and changes in-house, and in minutes.

“Another big benefit is that because the system is network-based, we have halved the number of network access points we need.”
- Chris Goslar, Partner, Conservatree.