By Eef de Ridder, Vice President, Graphic Communications Group, Ricoh Europe
COP26 and the far reaching discussions on climate change may well have focused the world’s attention on the topic but it was already high on the agenda of European business leaders as new research has found.
In fact, 67% believe corporations have a responsibility to respond proactively to global challenges, according to a Ricoh Europe commissioned poll of 1,500 decision makers conducted by Opinion Matters. The same figure say that their employees care more about how environmentally sustainable the company is now compared to five years ago.

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By Sander Sondaal, Director, Commercial Print Sales, Graphic Communications Group, Ricoh Europe

As we look all forward to 2022, and we hope a more predictable and stable operational climate, Ricoh has been considering the strategic priorities that will shape the future for print service providers (PSPs) in the graphics arts sector.

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By Sander Sondaal, Director, Commercial Print Sales, Graphic Communications Group, Ricoh Europe
Many of us will have been disappointed by the recent news that the next Hunkeler innovationdays show, which was scheduled for February next year, has been postponed by a year. As well as a long-awaited opportunity to introduce some new, exciting offerings to the market face to face, we were looking forward to meeting up with clients and industry colleagues. While we fully understand the organisers’ decision, given the uncertainty about how the pandemic will unfold over the next few months, it should be remembered that there are still many ways to explore, test and compare (and ultimately invest in) high speed inkjet technology.

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As workplaces continue to rapidly transform for a digital age, here are the key trends to watch in 2022

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By Erwin Busselot, Business Innovations & Solutions Director, Graphic Communications Group, Ricoh Europe

Often in films, there are key scenes when we see a box discovered in an attic, dusted off, tentatively opened, and printed items carefully removed as important life moments are remembered.

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Digital printing is gaining in importance and increasingly relegating conventional printing methods to the bench. In the new episode of the Blue Couch Series, Sappi and the Durst Group, two seasoned industry leaders, explain what is behind the success of this printing method and which markets offer the greatest future potential for digital printing.

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By Erwin Busselot, Business Innovations & Solutions Director, Graphic Communications Group, Ricoh Europe
Often in films, there are key scenes when we see a box discovered in an attic, dusted off, tentatively opened, and printed items carefully removed as important life moments are remembered.
Tickets to a sports event, programmes, photographs, records in their sleeves, books, etc…

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Today’s college students have grown up in a digital world, so one might expect that most of them would prefer e-textbooks to print on paper, but that’s not the case according to a new survey conducted by Direct Textbook, a free textbook price comparison service. The survey reports that 62% of college students prefer print textbooks to e-textbooks.

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By Craig Lewis, Head of Enterprise Printing, Ricoh Europe
While it is no surprise that the Coronavirus has been a catalyst for change in print rooms – in fact I spoke more about that here – what is especially interesting is how they have adapted to provide new and critical services.

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By Craig Lewis, Head of Enterprise Printing, Ricoh Europe

The increase in employees working from home is one of the consequences of the pandemic that has been most talked about. Sometimes celebrated, sometimes criticised. But, inescapably, a hugely prominent corporate phenomenon of the last 18 months.

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