TOKYO, October 18, 2024 – Ricoh Company, Ltd. today announced the establishment of a new company, Ricoh Printing Solutions Europe Limited. (RPSE, headquartered in Telford, UK), which will oversee its industrial printing business in Europe. RPSE will consolidate key functions related to industrial printing and begin business operations in April 2025. Through this, Ricoh is committed to providing customers with high-value-added solutions and to further grow its industrial inkjet business.

RPSE, which will report directly to the Ricoh Graphic Communications (RGC) Business Unit of Ricoh Company, Ltd., will consolidate functions such as sales, engineering support, and evaluation of industrial inkjet printing business in Europe, including industrial inkjet heads and textile printers, to provide consistent and specialized support to customers. RPSE will also leverage its collaboration with Ricoh's headquarters R&D and other regional locations to enhance its expertise and develop next-generation inkjet technology, thereby providing new value to customers.

In the printing industry, the need to address increasingly complex management and environmental issues faced by customers is growing. Digital printing has many advantages over analog printing, including lower costs, energy savings, and on-demand capabilities, and the demand for these continues to rise. With the establishment of RPSE, Ricoh will consolidate and strengthen its management functions across regions and build a stable global business structure. By providing high-quality, highly reliable products and services worldwide, Ricoh will promote the digitization of printing sites.