Released by Konica Corporation and Minolta Co. Ltd:
Konica and Minolta combine to form a powerful new force in imaging
On 5 August 2003, Konica Corporation and Minolta Co. Ltd. in Japan merged to form a new, integrated holding company, Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.
A further stage in this historic merger is nearing completion with the integration of Konica and Minolta subsidiaries in Europe. The merger celebrates the natural synergy between the two companies. It is designed to strengthen brand competitiveness, enhance product development and provide added value to customers, helping the Company to position itself as one of the foremost companies in its main business areas.
In the UK this means that Konica UK Ltd. and Minolta (UK) Limited merge on 1 October 2003 to form a unified photographic imaging, medical imaging and advanced sensing company.
This newly integrated company has been legally registered as Konica Minolta Photo Imaging (UK) Ltd and is responsible for photo imaging, camera, medical imaging and instrument systems business.
Konica and Minolta have both played a key role in shaping the imaging industry as we know it today with a series of world firsts across digital, SLR and compact cameras, films, papers, minilabs and chemistry.
The new Company will take its place among the top UK photographic companies, providing an unequalled range of optical, digital and medical products for both the consumer and business-to- business markets.
Digital cameras now account for the most explosive area of growth in the industry and the new company has set itself the target of achieving a major share of the market. This determination has already been demonstrated by an array of leading edge products that have been, and will be, launched by the end of 2003. Since the Konica Minolta group is in the business of image capture and output, the company also plans further developments in its digital minilab business to help promote a new imaging culture.
The new company’s headquarters will be established at Feltham, Middlesex with Mr. Akihiko Nezu as Managing Director. He looks forward to taking up his new post there in the near future.
HEADQUARTERS ADDRESS
Konica Minolta Photo Imaging (UK) Ltd.
Plane Tree Crescent
Feltham
Middlesex
TW13 7HD
REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBERS
Registered in England No.1857586
VAT No. GB 224 9337 60
The new logo has been designed to achieve global recognition. It reflects the new Company’s objective to maintain a reputation of innovation and leadership in the global marketplace, recognised by its customers as a source of reliable and constantly evolving products in the field of imaging and communication.
Konica Minolta is set to be a global market leader in the field of advanced image-making technology and a valued Corporation held in high regard worldwide.
www.konicaminolta.com
