Kyocera Coveted Service Award Grows In Popularity
08 May 2014
Kyocera Document Solutions, one of the world’s leading document solutions companies, announces the winners of its 6th prestigious global service award. The award is given to service professionals dedicated to providing outstanding customer service and establishing Kyocera as an 'excellent service company'.
The Kyocera Service Award showcases the work of dedicated engineers who go through several rigorous tests to show their skills and knowledge. The 6th competition saw 2094 participants from 26 countries across Europe, South Africa, the Americas and Australia; an amazing 137% increase in comparison to last year. The competition is open to all Kyocera partner engineers.
Since its conception by Kyocera Mita Germany in 2003, the Service Award has grown rapidly from 187 participants limited to a single country in the first year to a global award expecting over 2500 participants for the current round.
The winners from Europe were joined by winners from Argentina, Brasil, Canada and the USA on a week-long trip to Japan and China. The trip gave them the chance to see MFP and printer production lines and meet senior management from the headquarters, giving them greater insight into the workings and philosophy of Kyocera.
First row from the left to the right:
Andy Lei, Jean Szymanski, Jonathan Hureau, Leonardo Javier Crudo, Katsumi Komaguchi, Juan Pablo Lopez Gomez, Robert Lee, Edgar Teixeira Da Cunha Baretto, Simon Peter Roberts
Second row from the left to the right:
Kengo Kariya, Sho Taniguchi, Norbert Wolter, Björn Olaf Lange, Takashi Kuki, Razvan Nanciu, Scott Davidson, Hendra Djuhari, Keiji Itsukushima, Jusuke Shimamura, Masahiro Watashi
The European winners were:
1st place: Oliver Niklas of SBT Dusseldorf (Germany)
2nd place: Jean Szymanski of Data Service (Belgium)
3rd place: Jonathon Hureau of Touiller Organisation (France)
Norbert Wolter, Senior General Manager of the Service Department at Kyocera confirmed the company’s commitment to the award saying, "I am pleased that so many engineers now enter the competition and standards increase each year making competition very fierce. Service awards are a simple and public way of acknowledging the contribution that our partners make to our overall business model. Our business is transforming into a document solution company, so providing the best after-care to customers is paramount to showing the Kyocera promise is delivered at all stages. Having the right people locally to provide first class service is key to giving our customers the service they expect."
About Kyocera Document Solutions Europe B.V.
Kyocera Document Solutions headquartered in Osaka, Japan is a leading manufacturer of document imaging solutions and document management systems, including colour and monochrome multifunctional products and printers and wide format devices. Kyocera’s products are renowned for their unique long-life imaging components that provide greater reliability, less waste - resulting in a lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) over the life of the product.
The Kyocera Document Solutions portfolio does not stop at hardware. A full suite of business applications and consultative services allow customers to optimize and manage their document workflow, unleashing the full potential of their hardware investment. Kyocera Document Solutions is a core company of Kyocera Corporation, the world's leading developer and manufacturer of advanced ceramics and associated products, including telecommunications equipment, semiconductor packages and electronic components.