Milton Keynes UK, 4 September 2007

Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) Ltd has opened a new showroom and offices to serve the North Wales region at the St Asaph Business Park in St Asaph (Llanelwy), Denbighshire. The new showroom provides over 2,000 square feet of display area for the Konica Minolta range of bizhub multifunctional imaging systems.

Previously Konica Minolta Business Solutions had two sales offices in North Wales but little showroom facility. The new building provides a more central location in the region and will be the base of operations for five sales staff, ten service engineers, a service manager and an office administrator.

Konica Minolta is the only manufacturer of printer and multifunctional devices to have direct sales and service representation based in North Wales.

The current Konica Minolta bizhub product line up ranges from an entry-level 13ppm (print per minute) multifunctional system through to a 105ppm production print system for high speed commercial print applications.

The new showroom will serve Konica Minolta’s existing customer base, which includes several local authorities, North Wales NHS Trusts and many commercial organisations. It will also allow prospective customers to view the bizhub range and to see demonstrations.

Konica Minolta Business Solutions has a strong market presence in Wales with offices and showrooms throughout the principality including Aberystwyth, Cardiff, and Swansea. Commenting on the showroom opening, branch manager Peter Ryan said, “The opening of this showroom facility in a new building at the St Asaph Business Park demonstrates Konica Minolta’s commitment to its customers in North Wales. Konica Minolta is now the number one manufacturer and distributor of true colour systems in Europe* and the new showrooms will allow us to show prospective customers the bizhub range of systems in an environment with all the modern facilities”.

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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 £120 million, placing the company fifth in the digital copier market with a 8.6 per cent share of the black and white market and a market leading 34.9 per cent share of the colour market (not including colour capable systems) according to Infosource.

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 £6.1 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.

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

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