KYOCERA Global

Located in Kyalami, Midrand, KYOCERA MITA South Africa is well-situated to serve the South African market. The company is a country-level subsidiary of document solutions company KYOCERA MITA Corporation, which has its headquarters in Osaka, Japan, and provides direct employment to 36 people.

KYOCERA MITA South Africa imports a comprehensive range of KYOCERA MITA products to South Africa from Japan, fully assembled. The products are then marketed and distributed throughout South Africa via a network of Authorized Dealers who have been trained to install, maintain and supply after-sales support on all KYOCERA MITA equipment.

As part of KYOCERA MITA’s operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”) region, KYOCERA MITA South Africa also benefits from access to international markets and expertise.

KYOCERA was founded in 1959 by Dr Kazuo Inamori under the name Kyoto Ceramic Co. Limited, as a specialist purveyor of fine ceramics. Today, the company is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of high-tech ceramics, electronic components, solar cells, mobile telephones and electronic office equipment. These corporate resources are devoted to three key areas:

• Information and Communications;
• Environmental Preservation; and
• Quality of Life
  

As a responsible corporate citizen, KYOCERA contributes substantial resources to upliftment of society through programmes such as the KYOCERA Museum of Art, the Children’s Travel Programme and the Kyoto Prize, which is awarded to people who have excelled in either Advanced Technology; Basic Sciences; or Arts and Philosophy. A commitment to ongoing innovation and the highest quality standards allows the corporation to remain at the leading edge of product development that not only meets evolving market needs but adds measurable value to business.

KYOCERA is head-quartered in Kyoto, Japan, and currently employs approximately 58 559 people in more than 20 countries.

KYOCERA MITA Corporation is the result of the January 2000 merger of KYOCERA Corporation and Mita Industrial Company – two of the most innovative companies in document management – thereby combining digital imaging and reproduction, cartridge-free long-life and low-cost page printing. The resultant acceleration in the convergence of networked document management systems has positioned KYOCERA MITA as a total solutions provider for any print, copy, scan or fax requirements.

A wide range of advanced, environmentally friendly products is manufactured and marketed by the company, all of which offer significantly low total cost of ownership (“TCO”) and high reliability.

The full range of KYOCERA MITA office automation devices are simple to both manage and use. Moreover, by incorporating an ECOSYS technology concept, KYOCERA MITA has developed and implemented long-life components throughout the device range. This technology delivers a number of benefits, notably improved reliability, reduced environmental impact and the lowest TCO in the industry. These hardware strengths, combined with the latest digital and network technologies, places KYOCERA MITA at the forefront of the office automation industry.

The proven KYOCERA controller and its unique intelligent programming language, PRESCRIBE, is also implemented in all KYOCERA MITA printers and multifunctional products (“MFPs”). By utilizing common components for printers and MFPs, KYOCERA MITA has greater purchasing power for parts, such that the final products are remarkably cost competitive.

End users also benefit from the capacity of KYOCERA MITA products to provide consistent solutions for printers and MFPs. In addition, KYOCERA'S proven technology – notably the amorphous silicon drum and other long-life components – has been incorporated in all KYOCERA MITA MFPs, yielding highly reliable products with longer service intervals and significantly lower TCO.

KYOCERA MITA Corporation currently has 12 160 employees worldwide.

Based in Hoofddorp, The Netherlands, KYOCERA MITA EUROPE is the European headquarters of KYOCERA MITA Corporation. The business works alongside subsidiary companies and authorised KYOCERA MITA distributors in over 60 countries throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa.