Velmex Distribution leading Large Format Printer distributor for Canon UK, welcomed Canon directors, senior management and partners for a showroom opening at their newly acquired premises in Mitcham, Surrey. The showroom is now thought to be the biggest Canon large format printer demonstration facility in the UK.
Velmex Distribution the leading distributor for Canon large format printers celebrated the opening of a showroom facility in their new premises on Willow Lane Industrial Park in Mitcham, Surrey. The premises comprises of a much larger office and warehousing space as well as an impressive 30ft demonstration suite and showroom, filled with Canon’s full range of printers, making it the largest Canon LFP showroom in the UK.
The showroom opening was attended by two Canon Directors; Mr Yuichi Miyano, Director LFP Solutions for Canon Europe as well as Matthew Seale, Director, Canon Partner Channel, Canon UK & Ireland.
By opening the showroom Velmex Distribution demonstrates a strong level of confidence in Canon’s products and market direction in a difficult financial climate. Velmex Distribution has worked closely with Canon since 2001, together developing the sales channel and improving the value proposition collectively offered. Matthew Searle Canon UK Directory said “Our partnership with Velmex over the last 8 years has been a model of how a vendor and distributor partnership should work”.
Mr Yuichi Miyano, Director LFP Solutions for Canon Europe visited Velmex Distribution for the first time at the opening. He was suitably impressed by the facilities and said “Velmex’s expertise is highly regarded by Canon and recognised as far a field as Canon Inc in Japan,”
The launch of the showroom coincides with Velmex Distribution’s recent Fogra certification for engineer, Daniel Judge, further proof of the service Velmex are intent on providing.
The impressive facilities are at the forefront of the move to Mitcham, “We desperately needed more space both for warehousing, office and showroom facilities. Says Mark Keeley, Managing Director for Velmex Distribution “The premises offers us all of this” The showroom is believed to be the largest Canon LFP showroom in the country and the only of its kind to offer all the Canon LFP line up as well as the C1+ a new light production printer in Velmex Distribution’s portfolio.
The showroom, filled with Canon’s range of Image PROGRAF printers and the Canon C1+, is smartly painted in slate grey, and provides a large boardroom table and presentation display system for meetings. The facilities offer customers the chance to see the products and have their own output printed before they invest. Shane Burchett, LFP Channel Development Manager said, “It’s wonderful to see a showroom with all our products so impressively displayed, it gives us a fantastic facility in the South East to showcase our printers and with Velmex’s technical expertise it provides our channel with an exceptional tool”
