Ricoh South Africa
Company Profile
Ricoh South Africa, a wholly-owned operating company within the Ricoh Group, is a trusted technology leader specialising in the office solutions and production printing markets. Formerly known as NRG Gestetner South Africa, Ricoh South Africa changed its name in July 2009 as a part of Ricoh’s focus across EMEA to enhance consistency across the Group.
Still, the name change has not discounted the company’s long history in the country.
Ricoh South Africa began its operations in 1921, making it one of the country’s oldest office automation companies. It offers an innovative portfolio that includes hardware, software solutions, outsourcing and consultancy to help businesses manage an efficient and secure document workflow. Backed by award-winning research and development, its client base is assured of quality service and products.
Ideas through Innovation
Digital technologies are rapidly changing and with Ricoh South Africa’s diligent focus on new technologies, it continues to explore new fields to help deliver world-class solutions to its customers.
In recent years, Ricoh South Africa has made significant partnerships with software providers to help achieve its goal of adding value by improving business productivity, cost control and security. Scalable and cost-effective solutions allow Ricoh South Africa to stay on top of the local printing and document management industry.
Ricoh South Africa understands that a consistent and organised document management strategy is essential. With Ricoh you are ensured of seamless, integrated and state-of the-art hardware with an unrivalled service and support network, which together offer a powerful solution designed to help businesses of all sizes.
Sustainability and the environment
With a holistic approach to the way it does business, Ricoh South Africa combines economical, social and environmental strategies to ensure that it meets the needs of the market.
Ricoh’s products are designed to facilitate recycling while new consumer friendly recovery systems maximise the number of parts suitable for recycling. Since 1994, Ricoh has standardised the plastic materials it uses, which allows them to be sorted efficiently for recycling.
Ricoh South Africa is ISO 14001-certified, an international standard that defines the framework by which companies develop their environmental management systems. With ISO 14001 compliance, there is genuine assurance for customers that Ricoh SA, its partners, and suppliers are committed to protecting the environment.
Our people. Working together
As part of truly global company with operations in more than 150 countries, Ricoh South Africa offers an environment where employees can embrace diversity, create new value and have a sense of achievement and growth.
Headquartered in Johannesburg, Ricoh South Africa has a substantial footprint in South Africa through its regional offices and partners.
The company encourages a learning culture where people are able to share ideas, openly built on the three core values of the company – harmonising with the environment, simplifying life and work, and supporting knowledge management.
Today, Ricoh South Africa has an extensive network of dealers, consultants and service engineers who offer direct services and support throughout South Africa.
In 1998, Ricoh South Africa signed with Bula Enterprises as its empowerment partner, forming Bula Document Solutions. More recently, Ricoh South Africa was rated a Level 7 Contributor by empowerment verification agency, Empowerdex.
