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Xerox and The Danwood Group Announce a Strategic Partnership for the UK and Ireland
UXBRIDGE & LINCOLN, United Kingdom --(Business Wire)--
Xerox (UK) Limited and The Danwood Group Limited today announced the creation of a strategic partnership with The Danwood Group appointed as a nationwide authorized reseller and service provider of the Xerox range of industry-leading products and solutions. The Danwood Group, with 34 sales offices located throughout the UK, Ireland and the Channel Islands, is the largest independent supplier of digital imaging and printing solutions in Europe.
"Appointing The Danwood Group as a nationwide channel partner is a major opportunity for Xerox to access many more potential customers with Xerox technology and business solutions. We believe this will be a long-term strategic alliance that will bring mutual benefits," said Alan Charnley, managing director, Xerox UK and Ireland. "Channel expansion is central to our strategy and this move is a key step in that direction. Danwood, which has a particularly strong presence in the corporate and public sectors, will complement our existing channels and enable us to achieve significant incremental sales coverage. The agreement is for Danwood progressively to add the full range of Xerox office, production products and supplies, including all Phaser® and WorkCentre® printers and multifunction systems that print, copy, fax and scan, Xerox Nuvera® and DocuColor® devices, to their product portfolio."
"We see the addition of the Xerox office and production products and solutions as a significant enabler to the continued dynamic growth of The Danwood Group, allowing us to offer an even broader range of services to our customers across UK, Ireland and the Channel Islands," said Graham Reeve, managing director for Business Development and Strategy of Danwood. "The addition of Xerox to our portfolio reinforces our status as the leading multi-vendor supplier of document and imaging solutions and is in perfect harmony with our strategy of offering our customers the best solutions, from the world's leading technology manufacturers, supported and enhanced by Danwood's service and value proposition. We are delighted that Xerox has chosen Danwood to be a significant part of its growth plans."
About Xerox UK
Xerox UK, the UK operation of Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX), markets a comprehensive range of Xerox products, solutions and services, as well as associated supplies and software. Its offerings are focused on three main areas: offices from small to large, production print and graphic arts environments, and services that include consulting, systems design and management, and document outsourcing.
About The Danwood Group
The Danwood Group is Europe's largest independent supplier of office printing equipment and document management solutions. The company is the UK's number-one independent partner for Sharp, Panasonic (News - Alert), Samsung and Konica Minolta imaging and printing businesses.
The Danwood Group has annual revenue of $240 million, and employs over 1,200 staff nationwide, including 300 engineers who support 74,000 machines in the field. For further information visit, http://www.danwood.co.uk.
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Xerox®, Phaser®, WorkCentre®, Xerox Nuvera®, and the sphere of connectivity design are trademarks of Xerox Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. DocuColor® is used under license.
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