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Ricoh Ireland/UK Ltd was established in London in 1980. It markets copiers, printers, scanners, facsimile and office equipment through a network of dealers and distributors. A brief history of Ricoh UK Limited:

1980

1980:  Ricoh UK Ltd was established in London 
1984:  Saw the opening of sales offices in Wilmslow in Cheshire and Craven House in Ealing
1987:  Ricoh UK Ltd moved to new prestige headquarters in Feltham, Middlesex incorporating all sites under one roof. 

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1990

1990:  Ricoh celebrated 10 years in UK.
1992:  Ricoh sponsor the Olympic games held in Barcelona.
1993:  Ricoh announced development of Microsoft at Work Facsimile.
1994:  Ricoh launched first product in range of digital Multifunctional Equipment.
1995:  Ricoh Launched World’s fastest colour copier, the NC811. New showroom opens in April at Telford.
1996:  Ricoh Launched a range of Aficio products, digital black and white, or colour copiers, on to which other functions, such as facsimile and printing modules can be added. 
1997:  Ricoh UK Ltd advertised on TV for the first time.
1999:  Launch of Aficio mono and colour laser Printers.

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2000

2000:  Ricoh celebrated 20 years in UK / Ireland
2000:  Ricoh confirmed as UK’s No.1 manufacturer of black and white copiers
2001:  Ricoh  opened new paperless office in City of London
2002:  Ricoh opened new showroom and Call Centre at Wellingborough
2003:  Ricoh launches first black - to - colour digital photocopier and promotes on Sky TV
2004:  Ricoh becomes market leader in digital office colour
2005:  Ricoh celebrates 25 years in UK / Ireland

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