Ricoh
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The Ricoh Company, Ltd. (/ˈriːkoʊ/) (株式会社リコー, Kabushiki-gaisha Rikō) is a Japanese multinational imaging and electronics company. It was founded by the now-defunct commercial division of the Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (Riken) known as the Riken Concern, on 6 February 1936 as Riken Sensitized Paper (理研感光紙, Riken Kankōshi). Ricoh's headquarters are located in Ota, Tokyo.[1]
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 Headquarters of Ricoh | |
Native name | 株式会社リコー |
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Romanized name | Kabushiki gaisha Rikō |
| Type | Public KK |
| TYO: 7752 | |
| Industry | Electronics, Imaging |
| Founded | February 6, 1936; 87 years ago (1936-02-06) |
| Headquarters | Ota, Tokyo, Japan |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Akira Oyama (President & CEO) |
| Products | Copiers (such as plain paper copiers (PPCs)), printers (multi-functional printers (MFPs), laser printers), production printing products and facsimile machines. |
| Revenue | ¥2.063 trillion (Year ended March 31, 2018) |
| ¥2,008.5 billion (Year ended March 31, 2020) | |
Number of employees | 90,141 (on consolidated basis, as of March 31, 2020) |
| Website | www |
Ricoh produces electronic products, primarily cameras and office equipment such as printers, photocopiers, fax machines, offers Software as a Service (SaaS) document management applications such as DocumentMall, RicohDocs, GlobalScan, Print&Share,[2] MakeLeaps and also offers Projectors. In the late 1990s through early 2000s, the company grew to become the largest copier manufacturer in the world. During this time, Ricoh acquired Savin, Gestetner, Lanier, Rex-Rotary, Monroe, Nashuatec, IKON and most recently IBM Printing Systems Division / Infoprint Solutions Company. Although the Monroe brand was discontinued, products continue to be marketed worldwide under the remaining brand names. In 2006, Ricoh acquired the European operations of Danka for $210 million. These operations continue as a stand-alone business unit, under the Infotec brand.[3]