Milton Keynes UK, 9 April 2008
Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) Ltd has formed a strategic partnership with KIP UK Ltd, a leading innovator in wide format printing and image capture technology. This partnership enables Konica Minolta to offer customers a comprehensive document imaging range extending from a desk-top printer to a high speed print production system, and now including wide format KIP printers.

KIP UK is the British subsidiary of the Katsuragawa Corporation of Japan, one of the reprographic industry's most renowned innovators in digital scanning and printing systems. KIP is an acknowledged leader in wide format production, from engine and scanner production through to integrated software solutions.

KIP High Definition Print Technology provides the ability to reproduce the full spectrum of technical, engineering and architectural documents accurately at speeds up to 14 metres per minute. KIP's new generation of wide format multifunction solutions such as the KIP3000, are satisfying today's demanding markets. The colour enabled KIP3000 provides high definition black-and-white copying, printing and colour scanning, together with colour copying to existing inkjet devices.  All KIP printing systems are 100% toner efficient negating to need to dispose of waste toner.

Commenting on the partnership agreement, Grainger Hill, Director of KIP UK Ltd said, "This strategic partnership between Konica Minolta and KIP is to the mutual benefit of both companies and customers. The KIP range of HDP printers have been designed to deliver unrivalled performance and value to meet the ever increasing demand for fast, high quality and cost effective wide format document reproduction."

For Konica Minolta Business Solutions, John Howard, Head of UK Marketing said, "With the addition of the KIP wide format printer range, Konica Minolta is able to offer customers a total solution package extending from our bizhub printers and multifunctionals, right through to wide format printers. We believe that with the addition of wide format, the Konica Minolta document imaging portfolio provides a one stop shop for all customer print needs".

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About Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) Ltd

Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) Ltd markets business machines manufactured by Konica Minolta Business Technologies Inc, in the United Kingdom through a direct sales force and a network of independent dealerships. Konica Minolta digital imaging systems are manufactured in Japan and China. All are ISO9002 accredited for quality procedures. 

UK turnover for Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) Ltd is in excess of £150 million, placing the company fifth in the digital copier market with a 6.8 per cent share of the black and white market and a dominant 30.5 per cent share of the colour market (not including colour capable systems) according to InfoSource.

In Europe overall, Konica Minolta occupies the number 1 market position in true colour.

With a total workforce of 19,800 employees world wide, Konica Minolta Business Technologies generated net sales of over £3.15 billion in fiscal 2005/2006. Globally Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc. has a turnover £5.07 billion. Building on its strong core of optical technologies developed over many years, Konica Minolta Business Technologies aims to be a corporation offering products and services that are essential to all areas of digital imaging.
 

About KIP UK Ltd

KIP UK is the UK subsidiary of the Katsuragawa Corporation Japan, one of the reprographic industry's most renowned innovators in digital scanning and printing systems.

The UK company was formed in 1988 to specialise in the area of wide-format image capture, storage and retrieval solutions. The KIP product range now covers everything from low volume budget priced analogue copiers through to fully integrated and networked digital scan-to-file and print systems.

KIP UK is the only major supplier of digital reprographics systems in the UK dedicated entirely to the wide format market.  This gives them a unique focus on wide format technology. 
www.kipuk.com

Suggested picture caption: Konica Minolta has formed a strategic partnership with KIP UK to market wide format KIP printers including the colour enabled KIP3000.

For further information contact:    
John Howard
Head of Marketing
Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) Ltd  
Tel: 01908 200400
Fax: 08701 321751
E-mail: John.Howardkonicaminolta.co.uk
Web: www.konicaminolta.co.uk

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