# Managed print services in Launceston, Devonport and northern Tasmania Source: https://managedprinterservices.com/managed-print-services-launceston-tas/ Last updated: 2026-10-26 Operated by Global Document Solutions, ABN 89 567 852 183, Unit 1/8 Glasson Dr, Bethania QLD 4205. Phone 1300 873 460. ## Managed print services in Launceston, Devonport and northern Tasmania Branches from Launceston to Burnie, about 146 kilometres by road, on your mainland contract. One contract across the water, and one bill to check. - A Hobart office can come too. - How the whole island is serviced - Operated by Global Document Solutions. ### Launceston and the north coast in a single quote Put the mainland office first. The Tasmanian branches follow. Global Document Solutions runs managed print for Launceston and Devonport branches, on a Melbourne or Hobart agreement with 3 plans. ### Across Bass Strait on a single agreement According to Wikipedia, the North Esk and the South Esk meet at Launceston to form the Tamar. The river then runs about 70 kilometres north to Low Head on Bass Strait. A group with a Melbourne head office often has branches on both banks of that river. Each one can end up with its own copier contract. #### What does managed print mean for a northern Tasmanian branch? Managed print services in Launceston joins each Tasmanian branch to your mainland agreement. Every branch receives a printer matched to its volume. That printer carries a monthly plan, with a page report for the branch. See what a Tasmanian branch plan includes A branch still on a copier lease can compare a Tamar branch lease with a managed plan. Melbourne to Burnie One contract and one invoice, with a report for every branch. Printers are still chosen branch by branch. A busy Launceston practice and a two desk Burnie office need different machines. The same phone number covers both. Last updated 26 October 2026. ### Northern Tasmanian towns a branch list often holds Each name here is an example, because every Tasmanian address is serviced. Along the Tamar Launceston, at the head of the river. George Town near the mouth, and Beaconsfield in the West Tamar. Scottsdale and Deloraine lie inland to the east and west. The north west coast According to Wikipedia, Devonport lies at the mouth of the Mersey River. Ulverstone and Penguin between Devonport and Burnie. Burnie, then Wynyard further west. The south joins too, with a Hobart office planned beside the north. A northern town missing here Add it to the form. Its branch is booked through the same queue. ### What the water changes for a Tasmanian branch, and what it leaves alone According to Wikipedia, Launceston is Tasmania's second largest city. For service it still counts as a regional address. A technician is generally on site in Launceston, Devonport or Burnie the next business day. A Hobart office, being a capital city address, generally sees one within 4 hours. The agreement does not write either time down as a term. A replacement printer crosses to Tasmania by sea freight. The plan itself does not move with the water. A Devonport branch with 2,000 mono and 200 colour pages each month suits the Professional plan, just as a Melbourne branch would. A branch round the bay at Geelong takes those same three plans. From $160 + GST a month per printer. Standard plans, tailored to your fleet. Excess page rates are stated in your quote and are normally the same at every location. Paper, staples and pages above your agreed volume sit outside that figure. ### When a printer stops in Launceston or on the coast The branch rings us before anyone else. #### Who repairs a printer in Devonport or Burnie, and how soon? Who comes An authorised dealer or the manufacturer, booked by us. Burnie is booked through the queue that books Launceston. No repairer invoices the branch. The branch gives us the printer and the fault. Its plan stays as quoted. Melbourne and Hobart offices are handled in exactly the same way. How soon In the northern towns, generally the next business day. In Hobart and Melbourne, generally within 4 hours. Both describe how GDS works, never a clause in the contract. A Devonport receptionist dials the number the Melbourne office dials. We keep the fault open until the Devonport printer runs again. ### Why a Launceston clinic and a Burnie depot need different printers A health practice printing patient letters all day and a freight depot printing dockets have little in common. What to tell us about each branch | For each branch | What it decides | | --- | --- | | Monthly page count | Which of the 3 plans fits | | Colour or mono | Whether colour pages are included | | Staff sharing a printer | How fast the printer must be | | Private documents | Whether prints wait for a card or code | | Current lease end date | When that branch moves over | Pages each plan includes | Plan | Pages included | | --- | --- | | Starter | 2,000 mono pages monthly | | Professional | 2,000 mono plus 200 colour monthly | | Enterprise | 5,000 mono plus 500 colour monthly | Plans are tailored to the branch, and the quote names the rate for pages beyond the plan's allowance. Excess page rates are normally the same in Burnie as in Melbourne, GDS says. #### Bringing the Tasmanian branches across A cost review first We cost each branch before anything is agreed. Every branch gets its own figure. One lease at a time Branches move across as their current leases finish. A branch opened in Wynyard next year can join this agreement, and the monthly total changes. Printers you already own cannot join. Optional extras PaperCut holds a print until staff release it with a card or code. Skipping the print server, the computer that queues jobs, is optional too. That suits Microsoft 365 branches. A paid data wipe clears each printer's memory when the agreement ends. Each extra appears in the quote with its cost. ### Launceston and northern Tasmania questions, answered #### Can our Launceston and Devonport branches join a Melbourne agreement? Yes. Tasmanian branches join the agreement the mainland office holds. Each printer is quoted on its own plan. Every branch appears on the one invoice with its page report. #### How soon does a technician reach a Launceston or Burnie branch? Generally the next business day, as both are regional addresses. A Hobart or Melbourne office is generally reached within 4 hours. Neither time is promised in writing. #### Who repairs a printer at a Devonport branch? We book an authorised dealer or the manufacturer for the visit. The branch rings us, not a repairer. No repairer sends the branch an invoice. #### What decides the monthly price of a Tasmanian branch printer? Mostly its monthly pages, and how much is colour. Toner and parts are in the plan, with every service visit. The quote states excess page rates, which GDS says are normally the same at every location. #### Can a branch we open later in northern Tasmania be added? Yes. It joins this agreement when it opens. Its cost is added to the monthly figure. Your end date can be kept, or extended. ### Launceston out to the north west coast Melbourne and Hobart belong on this form too. ### The mainland office and every branch over the strait List the mainland office and each Tasmanian branch. You get a written answer for each: the printer, the plan, any charge for pages over the plan. Operated by Global Document Solutions, an authorised Kyocera partner. Keep reading - The full guide to managed print - Melbourne groups with Tasmanian branches - Other regions on the same agreement - A Tasmanian branch on the invoice - The cost review for each northern branch