Ricoh, E-wis Peripherals unveil world-class office equipment

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By Sarah Hannan The partnership between E-wis Peripherals Ltd. and Ricoh Company Ltd. heralds a new era in office equipment and related business solutions in Sri Lanka. The technological superiority of Ricoh perfectly complements the service excellence and island wide presence of E-wis. To corporates and business enterprises throughout Sri Lanka, this means increased productivity, reduced costs, as well as improved morale and efficiency of staff members.

At a media briefing held on 16 July at Hilton Colombo the two companies announced the partnership and also took the opportunity to introduce the wide range of products which will be made available under the Ricoh brand. Addressing the gathering EWIS Peripherals Ltd. Deputy General Manager Chanaka Hapuarachchi stated, “We have currently achieved annual revenues in excess of US$ 15 million and serve as a marketing and service provider for ITC products, peripherals and accessories. Our partnership with Ricoh Company Ltd. will allow us to enhance our product and service portfolio in providing cutting-edge ICT solutions.” EWIS established in 1986 has a firmly established reputation as a pioneer and innovator in Information Communications Technology. Their product and service portfolio ranges from manufacturing laptops and PCs at their own plant, to representing leading international brands in hardware, network infrastructure, peripherals, accessories, software, web applications, security and training.

“We believe that the partnership with EWIS will allow us to further penetrate the market in Sri Lanka and in return we can maintain the best standards in service for Ricoh products. The products we are introducing to the market today focuses on three key points; productivity, energy efficiency and quality. Based on the Ricoh way, we consistently delight and inspire our customers through the increased value we create as we bring them Ricoh brand benefits through processes to provide products and services and co-create value,” Ricoh Company Ltd. Senior General Manager Asia-Pacific Kyoji Tokuhiro (Ken san) noted. Headquartered in Japan Ricoh Company Ltd. had its origins in 1936 as Riken Kankoshi Co. Ltd. and was renamed Ricoh Company Ltd. in 1963. Having entered the business machines field in 1955, Ricoh is today, one of the world’s leading names in office equipment and business solutions, offering innovative and technologically advanced products across the world. Recognised as a Fortune 500 global company, Ricoh Company Ltd. is the industry leader in document management, and reported worldwide sales of US$ 22.4 billion at the end of March 2014. The Ricoh range will comprise of Multifunctionals, Printers, Facsimiles, Digital Duplicators, Wide Format , Production printing, Projectors, Unified Communication Systems and Interactive Whiteboards. Apart from the document management devices Ricoh also markets Digital Cameras, Electronic Devices and Thermal Media as well.