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Overview Action Data & Prole
History
Ricoh Group Sustainability Report 2014 98
imagio MF200
DC-1
The digital revolution
In1987,RicohpioneeredMFPswiththeIMAGIO320.In1996,ithelpedpopularizedigitalmodelsbylaunching
the imagio MF200, a compact and highly affordable MFP. The company subsequently released networked and
color offerings.
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thatdenestheGroup’sconservation
policy.
1993 Ricoh UK Products Ltd. is the rst 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
chlorouorocarbon-freerecyclingsystem.
1995 Launches its rst digital camera, DC-1.
Acquires Gestetner Corporation (U.K.) and Savin
Corporation (U.S.).
1996 Ricoh Corporation receives the rst of ve 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.
1999
Ricoh awarded Minister of International Trade and
IndustryPrizeineighthannualGlobalEnvironment
Awards from Japan Industrial Journal.
RicohreceivesJapanQualityAward.
2000 ReceivesthefirstEcoMarkforanMFP.
RICOH Pro C900
A Global Company
Ricoh’soverseasexpansionbeganintheearly1970s,whentheCompanybegansellingonanoriginalequipment
manufacturer basis. The Company has actively pursued global expansion through the establishment of a global
sales support structure, a process kick-started in 1995 when U.K.-based Gestetner became part of the Ricoh
Group. The Company has steadily extended the scope of its operations, including entry into the production
printing market and efforts to reinforce the solutions business.
2001 imagioNeo350serieswinstheEnergy
Conservation Grand Prize from the Ministry of
Economy,TradeandIndustry.
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).
Signs 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Certication
Organization (also in 2006).
Given the world’s highest ranking for corporate
social responsibility by oekom research AG (also in
2005 and 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 RICOH Pro C900 color
production printer.
Acquires IKON Ofce Solutions, Inc. (U.S.).
2009 Releases its rst reconditioned color MFP, the MP
C3500RC/C2500RC series, in Japan.
Produces the world’s rst commercial biomass
toner, used in the MP 6001GP MFP.
EstablishesRicohManufacturing(Thailand)Ltd.
San-Ai Dream Center