Ricoh Europe: copiers, photocopiers, printers, gelsprinters, multifunctional printers

London, December 2007 – Ricoh, a leading provider of digital office equipment, is pleased to announce that it received the Buyers Lab Inc's (BLI) most prestigious printer “Pick” award for 2007. Presented once each year, BLI’s “Outstanding Printer Line of the Year” award recognizes the vendor whose product line has proven to be the best. The selection is made by BLI’s highly experienced staff of test technicians and editors after subjecting scores of office printers of all types (from monochrome and colour personal printers to large workgroup models) from every major vendor to BLI’s unique battery of laboratory tests. Among the many factors considered by BLI in selecting a “Line of the Year” recipient are the reliability, overall economy, print quality, ease of use, productivity and administrative utilities offered by the models in its line.

This year, BLI’s extensive lab tests have clearly shown that the outstanding performance of its printers has earned Ricoh BLI’s award for “Most Outstanding Printer Line of the Year.”

In commenting on Ricoh’s line, BLI Senior Printer Analyst Marlene Orr noted, “Ricoh offers printers in every segment of the market, from small workgroup to departmental printers, designed to meet the diverse needs of business users. It has taken top honours for its colour printers two years running and, now, after submitting its line of monochrome printers to BLI testing, Ricoh has proven to be the clear choice for this honour, receiving more Highly Recommended ratings and ‘Picks’ than any other vendor. In fact, BLI tested eight single-function printers from Ricoh, ranging from small workgroup to departmental offerings, including GelSprinter™ ink-based products and colour and monochrome laser printers and seven earned Highly Recommended ratings, while five garnered Pick awards.”

BLI’s European Lab and Research Manager David Sweetnam added, “Ricoh printers are very easy to set up and manage on the network and offer excellent feedback to users, thanks to Ricoh’s outstanding utilities. Not only do Ricoh printers offer flawless reliability, commendable productivity and admirable output quality, but they also offer higher than average toner yields, which translate to decreased downtime and lower cost per page.”

"For the past seven years, Ricoh has been dedicated to developing a full, feature-rich printer product line with unique capabilities and customer value," said Bert de Greeff, Manager Printer Marketing for Ricoh Europe. "Being the recipient of BLI's 2007 'Printer Line of the Year' award for both colour and black-and-white products confirms that businesses can count on Ricoh products and solutions to streamline document workflow and boost office performance and efficiency. We are grateful for this honour and will continue to provide exceptional customer service, products and experiences in all that we do."

Ricoh wins prestigious printer awards from the Buyers Laboratory