Amazingly, the north west (not London) is currently hosting the largest exhibit of the terracotta army outside of China…

This is major coupe for the World Museum in Liverpool and the UK in general. Karen Bradley, Secretary of State for Culture, Media & Sport said. “The terracotta army represents 1 of the most significant archaeological excavations of the 20th century, and I am delighted that a selection of the warriors will be coming to Liverpool”.

For those that don’t know. Qin Shi Huang was the first emperor of China and it was for him, the Terracotta Army was constructed. He came to the throne at the age of just 13 in the year 246 BC. Some time into his reign he began to prepare a mausoleum in which to house his body when he died, which took 11 years to complete. Among the treasures he wished to have with him in the afterlife was a model representation of the army that overcame all others to form a united China.

Some 2,200 years after emperor Qin Shi Huang was buried, local farmers discovered the army in 1974 while digging a well in some fields. To begin with, it was unclear just how significant and extensive the find would become. But when archaeologists took over the excavations, thousands of individually carved warriors were discovered.

As well as the soldiers, horses and chariots decked out for battle were also created to accompany them. In total, the collection consists of more than 7,000 pieces. It was believed at the time that statues buried alongside important people (such as the emperor) would become animated in the afterlife. And at some stage, there thinking was, the emperor may require his army.

Now we’re not saying, the team is going to bury us with 7,000 photocopiers, so we can service our customers in the afterlife. But we do some-what liken our own army of photocopiers to the terracotta army, not in numbers (can’t fit 7,000 in our warehouse) but in their purpose.

The terracotta army wasn’t a trophy or a sign of money & power. They were made in the belief that 1 day (in the afterlife) the emperor, may require his army to keep China unified.

And unification is exactly what we try and achieve with our photocopier technology…

We make sure our customers have a unified approach to printing, scanning and copying across their business landscape. We achieve this, by providing access to function rich photocopier technology for a fair and reasonable price, whilst providing a written guarantee, never to increase your agreement price.