Ricoh Europe has announced its acquisition of Impromat CZ spol. s.r.o, and Impromat Slov spol. s.r.o. These companies are leading distributors of digital office solutions in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Ricoh is hoping to enhance the expertise it offers its clients and to grow its core business in new geographies. Customers in the two countries will benefit from Ricoh’s acquisition of Impromat. By having full access to the company’s portfolio of products and services, office clients can optimize their business critical document processes, increase productivity and improve client responsiveness and knowledge-sharing.

It will also create new and mutually beneficial opportunities for Ricoh and Impromat employees to become part of a larger network within the region and globally.

“I am excited about the opportunities this acquisition of Impromat offers to increase the value we offer to our customers in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, who will now have access to the full portfolio of Ricoh products and services,” says David Mills, CEO of Ricoh Europe. “We have a long-standing relationship with Impromat and the company has high standards of after-sales service, skilled technicians and in depth knowledge of Ricoh products. This means the transition for clients will be seamless and it will be business as usual for customers, albeit under the Ricoh brand.”

Ricoh’s acquisition of Impromat-Slov and Impromat CZ  was completed on July 7. Impromat will come under the Ricoh brand and Ivan Konecny, formerly business director of Impromat, will be appointed as CEO. The acquired operations comprise of more than 250 employees, with headquarters in Prague, Czech Republic and Bratislava, Slovakia.

This move builds on the recent acquisitions of IT services providers, Npo Sistemi in Italy in 2014 and Aventia in Spain in 2013 and supports Ricoh’s focus to expand its footprint to meet the evolving needs of its customers.