Ricoh Europe today announced it has won five awards for its product lines in the Buyers Laboratory LLC (BLI) 2015 Summer Pick Awards, including the awards for Outstanding Personal Printer, Outstanding Budget/Economy Printer for Small Workgroups, Outstanding Printer for Mid-Size Workgroups and Outstanding Achievement in Energy Efficiency for two devices. Judged by BLI’s highly experienced staff of technicians and editors, these awards recognise the models chosen for delivering outstanding performance during BLI’s rigorous lab testing within their respective categories.
“Twice a year with our ‘Pick’ awards, BLI gives special recognition to the products that gave outstanding performances in BLI’s uniquely rigorous lab-based evaluations,” explained David Sweetnam, Director of EMEA Research and Lab Services, BLI. “The awards recognize the strength in depth of the Ricoh product portfolio, with outstanding products focused on the needs of specific markets and class-leading energy efficiency being the hallmarks that make Ricoh such a highly respected brand.”
“We’re extremely proud to receive these awards for our A3 and A4 devices from BLI and they underline how Ricoh continues to be a leader in developing technology to support innovation in the workplace, whether that’s through our focus on developing energy efficient models or the continuous improvement of our product portfolio to meet customer needs,” said Olivier Vriesendorp, Vice President, Product Marketing, Ricoh Europe.
Building on the 16 2015 BLI Winter Pick awards won earlier in the year, Ricoh was awarded the following BLI Summer Pick awards:
Hardware Awards:
Ricoh SP 213Nw
Outstanding Personal Printer
Ricoh SP 3600DN
Outstanding Budget/Economy Printer for Small Workgroups
Ricoh SP 4510DN
Outstanding Printer for Mid-Size Workgroups
Environmental Awards:
Ricoh MP C6003
Outstanding Achievement in Energy Efficiency
(Its energy consumption at the time of testing was about 48% lower than the competitive average.)
Ricoh MP C401SR
Outstanding Achievement in Energy Efficiency
(Its energy consumption at the time of testing was about 41% lower than the competitive average.)
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| About Ricoh |
Ricoh is a global technology company specializing in office imaging equipment, production print solutions, document management systems and IT services. Headquartered in Tokyo, Ricoh Group operates in about 200 countries and regions. In the financial year ending March 2014, Ricoh Group had worldwide sales of 2,195 billion yen based on the IFRS accounting standard (approx. 21.3 billion USD).
The majority of the company´s revenue comes from products, solutions and services that improve the interaction between people and information. Ricoh also produces award-winning digital cameras and specialized industrial products. It is known for the quality of its technology, the exceptional standard of its customer service and sustainability initiatives.
Under its corporate tagline, imagine. change. Ricoh helps companies transform the way they work and harness the collective imagination of their employees.
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About Buyers Laboratory LLC
Buyers Laboratory LLC (BLI) is the world´s leading independent provider of analytical information and services to the digital imaging and document management industry. For over 50 years, buyers have relied on BLI to help them differentiate products’ strengths and weaknesses and make the best purchasing decisions, while industry sales, marketing and product professionals have turned to BLI for insightful competitive intelligence and valued guidance on product development, competitive positioning and sales channel and marketing support. Using BLI’s web-based bliQ and Solutions Center services, 40,000 professionals worldwide create extensive side-by-side comparisons of hardware and software solutions for over 15,000 products globally, including comprehensive specifications and the performance results and ratings from BLI’s unparalleled Lab, Solutions and Environmental Test Reports, the result of months of hands-on evaluation in its US and UK labs. The services, also available via mobile devices, include a comprehensive library of BLI’s test reports, an image gallery, hard to find manufacturers’ literature and valuable tools for configuring products, calculating total cost of ownership (TCO) and annual power usage. BLI also offers consulting and private, for-hire testing services that help manufacturers develop and market better products and consumables.
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