Xerox and The Danwood Group Announce a Strategic Partnership for the UK and Ireland

Mon Jul 6, 2009 8:57am EDT
 
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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, 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. 



Media:
Xerox Europe
Robert Corbishley, +44 (0) 1895 843 239
robert.corbishley@xerox.com
or
The Danwood Group
Andy Brown, +44 (0) 1522 834 439
andy.brown@danwood.co.uk
or
Xerox Corporation
Carl Langsenkamp, +1-585-423-5782
carl.langsenkamp@xerox.com

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