|  | Ricoh wins at BERTL’s Best Awards |
| | London, 13 December 2010 – Ricoh, a specialist in office solutions, managed document services and production printing, has been recognised by the Business Equipment Research and Test Laboratories (BERTL) for the value, performance and security of its printers and Multi-Function Printers (MFPs). |
‘BERTL’s Best Fall 2010 Awards’ are judged based on a product or software’s features, functionality, performance, and overall business process value. Winners are selected by expert analysts after rigorous examination. Ricoh was recognised in four categories of the Fall 2010 Awards, winning the following:
- Best Value for Cost InkJet Colour Printer – Ricoh GX e5550N
- Best Secure Feature Rich Colour Printer – Ricoh Aficio SP C431DN
- Best A3-ledger Monochrome Printer – Ricoh Aficio SP 6330N
- Best Overall High Performance Large Workgroup Monochrome MFP Range –Ricoh Aficio MP 5001/ MP 4001
InfoPrint Solutions, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ricoh, was also recognised in the Light/Mid Production Awards category for the InfoPrint 1357EX – awarded Best Monochrome Print Production Series.
“Receiving awards in such a variety of categories demonstrates Ricoh’s breadth of expertise and ability to provide a wide range of printers suitable for any size or type of office,” said Bert de Greeff, Manager, Printer Marketing at Ricoh Europe (Netherlands) B.V.
“Respected accolades such as BERTL's ‘Best’ awards recognise Ricoh’s ongoing commitment to customer-driven innovation resulting in world class products that add real value to a business,” said Harald List, Manager, MFP Department at Ricoh Europe (Netherlands) B.V.
For a complete list of the awards visit www.BERTL.com
About Ricoh
Ricoh Company, Ltd (“Ricoh Company”) is a global technology leader, specialising in the office and production printing markets. Ricoh works with organisations around the world to modernise work environments and optimise document efficiency.
With over 108,500 employees worldwide, it operates in Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacific, China and Japan. Ricoh Europe Holdings Plc is a public limited company and the EMEA headquarters of Ricoh Company with operations located in London, United Kingdom and Amstelveen, the Netherlands. In the fiscal year ended 31 March 2010, revenues from Ricoh's EMEA operations totalled over YEN 458.5 billion ($4.5 bn) Ricoh Company's worldwide sales totalled over YEN 2,016 billion ($21bn) during the year ended 31 March 2010.
About BERTL, Inc.
The Business Equipment Research and Test Laboratories (BERTL) Inc., is an independent testing laboratory whose purpose is to provide objective, independent, product evaluation reports and comparative analyses on imaging devices and software solutions. BERTL prohibits any manufacturer-control over its product evaluations, and bases its opinions, ratings and awards on a combination of rigorous analysis and worldwide customer satisfaction research across 11 testing criteria: Build Quality, Network Administration, Security, Workflow, Finish, Ease of Use, Media Handling, Printing, Image Quality, Features, and Price.
At all times, BERTL's primary focus is the end user. BERTL's evaluation reports, customer satisfaction research, awards and product ratings are undertaken entirely at BERTL's expense for the benefit of its worldwide subscriber base. Covering all major digital imaging manufacturers, BERTL publishes the world's most extensive Web site evaluation reports, comparisons data, vertical market research, news and more on copiers, printers, MFPs, production and workgroup scanners, fax machines, color and production equipment, wide format devices, and document workflow solutions. BERTL reports, research and other industry information services are available in a range of specialized subscription services. To learn more about BERTL, visitwww.BERTL.com or telephone 1.973.882.0200.
For further information, please contact:
Ricoh Europe PLC
Janice Gibson
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7465 1153
E-mail: press@ricoh-europe.com
Homepage: www.ricoh-europe.com
Register for the Ricoh media centre at: www.ricoh-europe.com/press |
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