Bidvest company Konica Minolta South Africa has for the fifth consecutive year won the international Konica Minolta Distributor of the Year award, thereby outperforming more economically developed countries.
The annual award is presented by Konica Minolta Business Technologies Japan and is based on total number of unit sales in addition to the size of the territories involved.
“The award recognises a company's performance by measuring market share per country and we believe that our success in the South African market is owing to our distinct focus on developing the bizhub brand locally. That is, instead of placing our efforts on individual product advertising, we have built the bizhub brand to the point where it is now a household name in our country - a distinct differentiator from other Konica Minolta distributors,” says Konica Minolta South Africa MD Alan Griffith, who accepted the award with business unit manager, Marianna Gdanis, in Kyoto.
According to Griffith, the award is especially encouraging for Konica Minolta South Africa as it illustrates great accomplishment in the midst of a severe economic downturn. “Our employees are extremely proud and justifiably even more motivated to continue this performance going forward. We would also like to think that this award gives current and new clients even greater security in the knowledge that they are dealing with the best supplier in the market. Of course, winning the award in 2010 - a year when all that is South Africa is broadcast globally - makes this award a further proudly South African achievement for all our country's citizens,” says Griffith.
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Konica Minolta South Africa
Konica Minolta South Africa, wholly owned by the Bidvest Group, stands at the forefront of business solution providers as the principal importer and distributor of the innovative and award winning Konica Minolta range of bizhub digital multifunctional colour and black & white devices, laser printers, fax machines and business solutions, into South Africa as well as Namibia, Malawi, Botswana and Swaziland. Konica Minolta South Africa's head office is based in Johannesburg and its distribution network is supported by 14 branches and 43 dealerships. With an operational stance of consultative business partnering, the group provides clients with holistic document management solutions: through pre-sales analysis, audits to sales, installation, ongoing onsite technical and software management as well as the supply of spare parts and consumables.
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