Malvern, PA, September 30, 2013 – Ricoh Americas Corporation today announced that TGI Office Automation has been officially confirmed as a Ricoh Certified Production Printing Professional Services Provider through Ricoh’s CHAMPS program for dealer transformation.

Screen Shot 2013-10-01 at 1.33.24 PMCHAMPS is Ricoh’s innovative program designed to help dealers transform their business model to meet customers’ most pressing information management needs. The program qualifies dealers to analyze customer business challenges and prescribe custom services drawing from Ricoh’s Business Information Solutions expertise. The CHAMPS certification program confirms that a dealer has successfully completed all Ricoh Services certification requirements for a particular specialized service or solution offering.

TGI Office Automation’s professionals have successfully completed expert training on delivering Ricoh’s Production Printing Professional Services. Several of the dealer’s employees passed a rigorous certification examination that followed intensive training through the Ricoh Learning Institute, the company’s comprehensive training organization.

Screen Shot 2013-10-01 at 1.35.12 PM“Congratulations to TGI Office Automation and its newly certified staff,” said Jim Coriddi, Vice President, Dealer Division, Ricoh U.S. “This certification arises from a unique and transformative program in our industry. The overall goal is to enable our dealers to do more to address their clients’ most pressing business problems. We remain committed to supporting our dealers with programs that allow them stand out as the best source for information management in their region.”

About CHAMPS
Screen Shot 2013-10-01 at 1.35.53 PMRicoh’s CHAMPS program is designed to help dealers transform their business model to meet customers’ most pressing information management needs. The program combines a proven methodology, best-in-class resources and Ricoh’s industry-leading services to create custom solutions that improve customer business performance. The program makes it easier for the Ricoh family group of dealers to leverage what they need, when they need it, while lowering their document-related capital investment and helping accelerate profit generation opportunities.

| About TGI Office Automation |
TGI Office Automation, founded in 1963, is an award winning leader in office technology. TGI is locally owned and operated with a national reputation for excellence. TGI is an authorized dealer for Lanier, providing sales, solutions support, service, and supplies for multifunction and stand-alone copiers, fax machines, scanners, and printers. In addition, TGI offers print and document management solutions. From copiers and supplies to document and business process management, our solutions are designed to help organizations integrate the flow of information more effectively. TGI is committed to improving document workflow, controlling costs, meeting compliancy requirements and reducing waste.

Over the last 50 years, TGI has matured to become an indispensable business partner by providing our clients with solutions to their most pressing business problems. We have identified through our experiences that most companies are looking for guidance on issues such as increasing efficiency, improving security, lowering their environmental impact and becoming more profitable. By implementing strategies within our value propositions, TGI can help our customers realize a significant, positive impact to their bottom line.

For more information, visit http://w3.tgioa.com.

| About Ricoh |
Ricoh is a global technology company specializing in office imaging equipment, production print solutions, document management systems and IT services. Headquartered in Tokyo, Ricoh Group operates in about 200 countries and regions. In the financial year ending March 2013, Ricoh Group had worldwide sales of 1,924 billion yen (approx. 20 billion USD).

The majority of the company’s revenue comes from products, solutions and services that improve the interaction between people and information. Ricoh also produces award-winning digital cameras and specialized industrial products. It is known for the quality of its technology, the exceptional standard of its customer service and sustainability initiatives.

Under its corporate tagline, imagine. change. Ricoh helps companies transform the way they work and harness the collective imagination of their employees.

For further information, please visit www.ricoh.com/about/.

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