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golfing success
Print.IT Reseller
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Flagship office
equipment golf event
a huge success
The event took place at the
Welcombe Championship Golf Club
in Stratford-Upon-Avon. Widely
acknowledged in the industry as
the networking event of the year,
the tournament was attended by
senior business leaders from key
manufacturers and independent
dealers such as Ricoh (UK), Konica
Minolta Business Solutions, Balreed
Digitec UK, Sharp Business Systems,
Kyocera Document Solutions, Canon
(UK) and The Danwood Group.
Participants were organised into eight
teams and, for a change, were graced
with good weather. The day featured an
appearance from Alison Nicholas MBE –
former US Open Champion and captain
of the European golf team. Alison was on
hand to offer coaching tips to participants
throughout the day.
BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions recently hosted some of the biggest names in the
UK print sector at its annual golf event – the Masters Team Challenge.
To foster a spirit of competition and
healthy rivalry, there were trophies
for the following categories:
•
Winning Team
(
Winners: Ricoh (UK
))
•
Runner up Team
(
Winners: Team
2 – Stuart Craig, Kyocera Document
Solutions; Paul Moses, Ricoh (UK);
Shaun Wilkinson, Utax (UK) Ltd and
Mark Knowles, Canon (UK) Ltd
)
•
Nearest the Pin
(
Winner: Steve Algeo,
Balreed Digitec UK
)
•
Longest Drive
(
Winner: Bill Todd,
Karlson UK Ltd
)
•
Highest Placed Individual
(
Winners:
Paul Derry, Automated Systems Group
Ltd and Jeremy Brown, The Danwood
Group
)
•
Pink Ball
(
Winners: Dave McCullock,
Insight Systems plc; Andrew Crucefix,
Direct-Tec Solutions Ltd; Colin Hayes,
Konica Minolta Business Solutions; and
Wes Mulligan, The Danwood Group Ltd
)
BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions’ Office
Equipment Sales Director Chris Cowell,
said: “Now into its eighth year, this event
provides the perfect environment for
manufacturers and vendors alike to meet in
a competitive yet convivial atmosphere.
“It helps us to engage and interact with
industry leaders and discuss how we can
support our partners with their business
strategies.
“It’s as a result of our sponsorship
of such networking events that BNP
Paribas Leasing Solutions has developed
an enviable range of innovative finance
solutions for the print market. Our most
recent introduction, ‘We Manage Print’,
was developed with direct input from some
of the industry’s leading minds. We’re very
proud of our close ties with key suppliers.”
The feedback from attendees suggests
the event was a huge success – Marcus
I’Anson, CEO of Sharp UK, said: “The
weather was kind to us, the hospitality
from BNP Paribas Leasing Solution was
fantastic – the only thing that was terrible
was my golf! The team put in a lot of work
beforehand and on the day to ensure
everyone was well looked after.”
Colin Hayes, Indirect Channel Manager
at Konica Minolta, said: “Everything about
the day was superb, despite losing our
coveted crown as ‘champions’ and my
much heralded ‘Nearest the Pin’ award,
only to become winner of the ‘Pink Ball’!
“But this did not detract in any way
from having a great time. Hopefully we
can do it all over again next year and try to
win back our crown. Another outstanding
golf day.”
The day was capped off at the
clubhouse with a three course dinner,
awards ceremony and an inspiring after
dinner speech from Alison Nicholas.
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for the print
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