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18 the hub 01/2013<br />
A C H I E V E M E N T S<br />
<strong>Konica</strong> <strong>Minolta</strong> South Africa<br />
sprints ahead of the competition<br />
>>> <strong>Konica</strong> <strong>Minolta</strong> South Africa (KMSA) has successfully defended its title as the<br />
number one supplier of multifunctional printers (MFPs) in the local market, in both<br />
colour and black & white product sales. This is according to an industry sales survey<br />
by market data specialist infoSource, which shows MFP sales in the first half of 2012<br />
According to Marianna Gdanis business unit manager at<br />
<strong>Konica</strong> <strong>Minolta</strong> South Africa, total placements grew by<br />
an astonishing 17% when comparing the first half of<br />
2011 to the first six months of 2012. The black & white<br />
placements grew by 13.4%, which is significant as this is<br />
typically considered a mature market within the industry and<br />
the colour placements grew by an incredible 24.8% during the<br />
same period.<br />
She adds that these figures are due to the company’s<br />
sophisticated <strong>bizhub</strong> devices that provide the best value for<br />
money for medium to large businesses in South Africa.<br />
KMSA has proven its strong legacy and brand reputation in<br />
the market and the continuous focus on client satisfaction has<br />
paid off. The product and capabilities of the company’s<br />
products and services, have propelled KMSA into an<br />
unparalleled market position in terms of the ability to integrate<br />
and customise business specific solutions, such as the<br />
in-house developed Microsoft SharePoint connector that<br />
embeds <strong>bizhub</strong> devices directly into SharePoint for a<br />
tailor-made and automated workflow optimisation solution<br />
– a market first.<br />
The company is extremely pleased with the results and<br />
regard the efforts and hard work from all employees highly.<br />
Their energy and passion for the product, combined with<br />
state-of-the-art devices that are underlined by tangible<br />
sustainability technology are proving to be a winning concept<br />
in this competitive market. Clients can be confident that they<br />
are dealing with the leaders in both colour and black & white<br />
technology.<br />
During the first half of this year, KMSA was also awarded the<br />
international <strong>Konica</strong> <strong>Minolta</strong> Distributor of the Year Award,<br />
surpassing other territories across the globe (with the<br />
exception of the US and Europe). It is the seventh year in<br />
succession that KMSA has won this prestigious award,<br />
outperforming more economically developed countries.<br />
KMSA continuously investigates more areas where it can add<br />
efficiency to a business and enhance the working<br />
environments of its clients.
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