Ricoh EPMMC UK Press Release 12/11/04

Ricoh EPMMC UK is proud to announce the appointment of Sangers Group Ltd. to distribute Ricoh’s award-winning range of digital cameras and media products. The Personal MultiMedia Centre of Ricoh Europe B.V. is based in the UK and Germany and is one of the leading suppliers of DVD+RW/+R, drives, DVD media and digital cameras in the Pan-European market.

Simon Blackburn, Managing Director of the Sangers Group remarked: “The Sangers Group has a long history of dealing with leading manufacturers of premium brands across a number of markets. Ricoh has a very strong pedigree in 35mm camera production and - more recently - in the digital camera market place. We, therefore, feel that now is the right time to go into partnership with Ricoh, and are looking forward to working with them in the coming months.”

Continued growth in the PC market has led to a buoyant rise in the demand for digital cameras worldwide. Proving its commitment to research and development, Ricoh EPMMC has recently introduced several ground-breaking innovations include Ricoh?s wide-angle lens technology, the world?s fastest shutter response time and fast start-up times and an incredible 1cm macro with auto-focus allowing the photographer to pan around an image up close in order to find the desired focus point.

The latest products to come from the Ricoh stable are the award-winning Caplio R1 and the Caplio GX.

The Caplio R1 is a powerful 4.0 megapixel digital camera featuring an innovative lens retracting system that allows an incredible 4.8x optical zoom lens with 28mm wide-angle shooting capability to be stored in an aluminium body just 25mm deep. A super-fast shutter action, 1cm ?wide? macro mode and with a price tag of just ?199.99p inc VAT sets the Ricoh Caplio R1 ahead of its rivals.

The Caplio GX is a superbly built 5.0 megapixel, 28-85mm wide-angle zooms lens digital camera guaranteed to be on the ?must-have list? of professional photographers and enthusiasts alike. Amongst the impressive array of features, the large 3x optical plus 4x digital lens structure that includes a unique configuration of 9 glass elements in 7 groups - produces exquisite images of up to 2592 x 1944 pixels - large enough to print A3-size high resolution photos.

About Sangers Group Ltd:
Dating back to 1809, when John Sangers opened his first chemist’s shop in London’s Oxford Street, the Sangers Group has developed over the centuries into a specialist distribution company of image-related products. In today’s increasingly competitive environment, manufacturers, retailers and end users are looking for partners that will provide them with the most cost-effective processes, whilst not compromising on quality. The Sangers Group achieves this in many different channels, including Photographic Retail, IT and Office, Supermarkets, e-commerce, consumer electronics and catalogue and mail order.

For further details on the Sangers Group Ltd.:
Dan Howells, Brand Manager
Telephone: 0121 335 8217
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.sangersgroup.co.uk

About Ricoh EPMMC:
The Ricoh European Personal Multi Media Company (EPMMC) was founded in 1995 and with its Headquarters in Germany, is part of Ricoh Europe BV. EPMMC originally dealt with media and drives only, but merged in September 2001 with the Digital Camera Division. EPMMC?s product range now includes: CD-R/RW & DVD+RW/+R drives, media and digital cameras & accessories.