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Exertis Micro-P launches Ricoh into retail
Exertis Micro-P is launching Ricoh into the retail market with mono laser and multifunction
printers at highly attractive and competitive price points. Targeting home users, the initiative
from Exertis Micro-P’s specialist print division will enable Ricoh to further extend its footprint
in the home user community, while increasing its brand awareness, driving market demand
and opening up new revenue streams through the retail channel.
Philip Miller, Exertis Micro-P Print Business Unit Manager, said: “Print still presents an excellent opportunity
for our valued retail partners. With Ricoh on board, we can help them to expand their print offering, enabling
them to increase their revenue channels by targeting the consumer market with Ricoh’s compelling product
offering.”
New generation of
Develop MFPs
DSales (UK) Ltd, the UK
distributor for the Develop range
of multifunctional document
imaging systems, has introduced
a new generation of Develop
mid-range mono systems with
output speeds of 22 to 55 prints
per minute.
All of the new ineo monochrome
multifunctionals devices, the ineo 224e,
ineo 284e, ineo 364e, ineo 454e and
ineo 554e, now share features and
functions with the ineo+ colour family.
This provides user benefits for large
companies, institutions or government
offices, because users will easily
recognise the shared features of the
operating panel on any Develop ineo
device.
BLI picks winners
Canon has received seven Winter
2014 ‘Pick of the Year’ awards,
three ‘Environmental Outstanding
Achievement’ and two ‘Energy
Efficiency’ awards from testing
and research organisation Buyers
Laboratory (BLI).
Konica Minolta Business Solutions was
awarded the BLI A3 MFP Line of the Year
for the fourth time in a row. The range
impressed the judges with its reliability,
image quality, ease of use and productivity.
In addition, the company scooped individual
BLI Pick of the Year Awards for the bizhub
C364e, bizhub C454e, bizhub 554e and the
Mono Printer for Mid-Size Workgroups for its
bizhub 4700P.
Kyocera renames its products
Kyocera Document Solutions UK Ltd has introduced a
new product naming convention designed to enable
simple recognition of product functionality and type,
from simply reading the model name and number.
Group Product Marketing Manager Steve Mitchell said:
“The ECOSYS brand will appear in front of our printers and
MFPs, highlighting our heritage in sustainable printing and
the low environmental impact and low cost of ownership
of our award-winning ECOSYS technology which are still
unique after over twenty years.”
The ECOSYS name stands for ECOlogy, ECOnomy and
SYStem printing.
Westcoast names new MD
A management reshuffle has led to Alex Tatham’s
promotion to Managing Director of Westcoast UK
and Ireland. Former Managing Director Duncan
Forsyth has been promoted to Managing Director of
the wider Westcoast Group.
In other moves, Neil Baker has been appointed as Director
of Westcoast’s Supplies business, Paul Hamilton has become
Director of Client Business and Paul Harman, Director of
Westcoast’s Solutions business. Channel veteran Gary Cove
steps into the Sales Director role vacated by Tatham.
Shortlisted for award
Robin Stanton-Gleaves, Balreed
Digitec’s Group Managing Director, has
been shortlisted for the Entrepreneur
of the Year award at this year’s Insider
Media South East Dealmaker Awards.
The Dealmaker Awards are unique events
for the corporate finance, banking and
legal professions, and all nominations and
winners are voted for by the industry. The
majority of awards are presented to teams
and individuals from the region’s professional
services firms but the Entrepreneur Of
The Year award is an exception in that it
recognises the business person the industry
most admires for their achievements in the
last 12 months.
“I’m very honoured to have been
nominated for the award,” said Stanton-
Gleaves. “2013 was a huge year for
Balreed. Not only did we achieve over 20%
organic growth but we also completed two
acquisitions. I am lucky to have such a strong
team and it’s a very pleasant surprise when
the professional services firms from across
the region recognise our achievements.”
BNP Paribas is lead
sponsor
BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions is
a lead sponsor of the IT Europa
European IT & Software Excellence
Awards 2014.
The awards recognise best practice in
customer solutions by system integrators,
solution value added resellers and
independent software vendors across
Europe. This is the second year running that
BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions has sponsored
the event. Other 2014 sponsors include
Microsoft, IBM, Oracle and Ingram Micro.
The technology market has been
identified by BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions
as a key area for growth and the repeated
sponsorship and attendance at this event
demonstrates a strong commitment
both to the industry and to increasing
the company’s brand in this market. The
awards will take place on 26 March in the
Lancaster Hotel, London.
