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Ricoh Group Sustainability Report 2012 86
Top Message About Us Our Activities
Sponsoring Sports
Excellence
Data
The digital revolution
In 1987, we pioneered MFPs with the
IMAGIO 320. In 1996, we helped popularize
digital models by launching the imagio MF200,
a compact and highly affordable MFP. We
thereafter released networkable and color
offerings.
A global company
Ricoh’s overseas expansion began in the 1970s, when the Company
began selling on an original equipment manufacturer basis. UK-based
Gestetner became part of the Group in the late 1990s as part of efforts to
build a global sales support structure. We have expanded our operational
scope, entering the production printing market and reinforcing our
solutions business while deploying network appliances linked to cloud
services.
imagio MF200
1985 Receives the Ohkochi Memorial Production Prize for developing
a multi-product production system for MFPs.
Develops speech recognition and optical character recognition
technology.
1986 Adopts a new corporate logo in celebration of its 50th
anniversary.
1987 The OHP313R overhead projector wins the Good Design Grand
Award.
Establishes Ricoh Industrie France S.A., a manufacturing subsidiary.
1989 Signs a Worldwide Sponsorship contract in the facsimile machine
category for the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games.
1991 The Ricoh California Research Center develops the world’s
fastest color imaging compression algorithm.
Establishes Ricoh Asia Industry (Shenzhen) Ltd., a manufacturing
subsidiary in China.
1992 Implements the Ricoh General Principles on the Environment to
spell out the Group’s conservation stance.
1993 Ricoh UK Products Ltd. is the first recipient of the Queen’s
Award for Environmental Achievement.
Establishes GR Advanced Materials, Ltd., a manufacturing
subsidiary in the U.K.
1994 Ricoh UK Products Ltd. receives a Highly Recommended prize
from the European Better Environment Awards for Industry for
its chlorofluorocarbon-free recycling system.
1995 Launches its first digital camera,
DC-1.
Acquires Gestetner
Corporation (U.K.) and Savin
Corporation (U.S.).
1996 Ricoh Corporation receives the first
of five straight ENERGY STAR awards
from the Environmental Protection
Agency of the U.S.
Establishes Ricoh Asia Pacific Pte Ltd., a sales subsidiary
in Singapore.
1997 Establishes Ricoh Silicon Valley, Inc. an R&D facility in the U.S.
2000 Obtains the Eco Mark certification for copiers, marking a first
for the industry.
2001 Acquires Lanier Worldwide, Inc. (U.S.).
2002 Given the world’s highest ranking for corporate social
responsibility by oekom Research AG (also in 2005 and 2006).
Joins the United Nations Global Compact.
2003 The Ricoh Group receives a Gold Medal from the World
Environment Center.
Establishes Ricoh China Co., Ltd.
2004 Acquires Hitachi Printing Solutions, Ltd., which is renamed Ricoh
Printing Systems.
2005 Given highest (AAA) evaluation in the environmental ranking
organized by Deloitte Tohmatsu Evaluation and Certification
Organization (also in 2006).
Given the world’s highest ranking for corporate social responsibility
by oekom Research AG (also in 2006).
2006 Lights up a major billboard atop the
San-Ai Dream Center in Ginza, Tokyo.
2007 InfoPrint Solutions Company,
a Ricoh-IBM joint venture, starts
operation.
2008 Introduces the Pro C900 color
production printer.
Acquires IKON Office Solutions,
Inc. (U.S.).
2009 Releases its first reconditioned color
MFP MP C3500RC/C2500RC
series in Japan.
Produces the world’s first biomass toner, used in the MP 6001GP
MFP. Establishes Ricoh Manufacturing (Thailand).
2010 Sets up a 100% eco-powered billboard in New York’s Times Square.
Launches the Projection System business.
2011 Launches the Unified Communication System business to
efficiently integrate video, voice and other information data.
Establishes PENTAX Ricoh Imaging Company, Ltd.
Receives the Award of Director-General of the Industrial Science
And Technology Policy and Environment Bureau, Ministry of
Economy, Trade and Industry for its dry washing technology that
removes residue without solvents or water.
DC-1
ENERGY STAR logo