News Article

Milton Keynes UK, 14 August 2009
Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) Ltd has opened a major new centre in the northwest of England. The ihub Warrington occupies a 488 square metre site on the Gemini Business Park, strategically located on junction eight of the M62 corridor between Manchester and Liverpool.

This high-profile centre provides Konica Minolta with conference facilities, demonstration showrooms, meeting rooms and offices to serve the northwest region. The cutting edge demonstration facilities at the ihub Warrington allow customers to see the award winning range of bizhub printers, multifunctional devices and the best-selling bizhub PRO production print systems, together with the comprehensive Konica Minolta portfolio of software solutions for document imaging and management.

Konica Minolta has one of the most comprehensive product ranges in the market to meet every imaging need. The current bizhub line up ranges from an entry-level 5ppm (prints-per-minute) printer through to a 250 image-per-minute production print system. Konica Minolta is a leader in the market for colour multifunctionals with over ten models in the range. For black-and-white output Konica Minolta has over ten different bizhub printers and multifunctionals offering print speeds of 16 to 75ppm.

As well as demonstration areas, the ihub Warrington has conference suites and meeting rooms for customer consultations on services such as Managed Print Services. The service allows customers with print room facilities and large fleets of print devices to delegate management of these facilities to Konica Minolta.

Commenting on the opening of the ihub Warrington, Jos Kelly, Director of Strategic Business Operations for Konica Minolta said, “This exciting new centre provides us with state of the art facilities to serve our customers in the northwest. The opening of the ihub Warrington demonstrates Konica Minolta’s continued success and drive for growth. The outstanding bizhub range is in great demand and our new centre provides the ideal showcase.”

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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.

With a total workforce of 22,500 employees worldwide, Konica Minolta Business Technologies generated net sales of over £5.07 billion in fiscal 2007. Globally Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc. had a turnover £7.74 billion in fiscal 2007. 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.

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For further information contact:    
Sarah Crumpler
Marketing Communications Executive
Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) Ltd  
Tel: 01908 200400
Fax: 0871 2534864
E-mail: sarah.crumpler(at)konicaminolta.co.uk
Web: www.konicaminolta.co.uk

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