September 26, 2019

When analyzing the scope and availability of potential acquisitions at his disposal, Rick Bastinelli—the president of Centric Business Systems of Owings Mills, Maryland—likes to keep an open-but-analytical mind. After all, there’s ample reason for Bastinelli to target the Read More

In a world where the subject of speeds and feeds was everything, the ability to venture away from the topic of MFPs with a client or prospect has become the more-popular approach for office technology dealers. Printers and copiers will always serve as the baseline offering; after Read More

The ability to expand wider and deeper into relationships has been a hallmark of success in the office technology universe, but it’s by no means relegated to the dealer space. One manufacturer that continues to leverage its relationship with enterprise-level clients is Read More

The fear of the unknown can be most gripping. But business goes on, and the highest-performing dealerships are always prepared to turn on a dime when market forces evolve. The same could be said for the online retailer’s role in the office technology industry. This week we wrap Read More

This week’s transactional activity included moves made by a prominent dealer—Gordon Flesch Company (GFC)—which picked up Advanced Systems Inc. (ASI), while manufacturer HP annexed security start-up Bromium. GFC signed an agreement to acquire ASI, an independent office Read More

Take care of your customers or someone else will! How many times have you heard that one? Yet, how many times do we fail at taking care of our customers in the way they want to be taken care of? Successful leaders know in order to grow sales you must take care of your customers. Read More

Long Beach, CA (Sept. 26, 2019) — Epson today announced its SureColor F6370 dye-sublimation printer has won the SGIA 2019 Product of the Year Award in the “Roll-to-Roll Dye-Sublimation on Metal” category, marking Epson’s fourth consecutive year receiving the prestigious award in Read More

Fremont, CA (Sept. 25, 2019) — Advanced Graphics, a Layton, Utah-based manufacturer of standees, wall graphics, displays and more, has purchased an EFI Nozomi C18000 direct-to-corrugated, single-pass LED inkjet printer from Electronics For Imaging, Inc. Founded in 1984, Advanced Read More

Nashville, TN (Sept. 23, 2019) — A Department of Defense Patriotic Employer Award was presented to members of RJ Young in Nashville, Tennessee on September 9. Chip Crunk, Curt Gross, Doug Montgomery, and Phillip Woolery were nominated by Sergeant Edward Gathman, of the National Read More

Norwalk, CT (Sept. 24, 2019) — Xerox announces two new optional capabilities for the iGen 5: the extra-long sheet (XLS) and Fluorescent Yellow Dry Ink. “These enhancements are designed to increase the versatility, productivity and scalability of our clients’ existing investment Read More

Washington, DC (Sept. 26, 2019) — The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s (ELFA) Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25), which reports economic activity from 25 companies representing a cross section of the $1 trillion equipment finance sector, showed their overall Read More

Philadelphia (Sept. 26, 2019) — LEAF Commercial Capital, Inc. (“LEAF”), a leading U.S. equipment leasing and finance company and subsidiary of People’s United Bank, N.A., and People’s United Bank, today announced the launch of a new Women in Leadership Chapter (“WIL”) in Read More

Exton, PA (Sept. 24, 2019) — Acknowledging a long-standing commitment to hiring and supporting veterans, Ricoh USA, Inc.’s own employee veterans will be featured on Military Makeover: Operation Career airing on Lifetime TV this fall. The segment tells the stories of how Read More

Lake Forest, CA (Sept. 25, 2019) — Toshiba America Business Solutions is proud to announce that Maegan Lujan has been selected as a 2019 Woman Influencer by The Cannata Report. Lujan, who is currently director of solutions and services marketing at Toshiba, was also previously Read More

Phoenix (Sept. 22, 2019) — Flex Technology Group (FTG) has recently opened 4 new offices to support their intensive growth initiatives. Expanding rapidly since its inception in 2015, FTG’s portfolio of office technology companies now includes fifteen partner dealerships: Read More