Canon Middle East along with its partner in Qatar, Salam Technology, has opened its first business solutions Demo Centre and Showroom in the country.The opening represents a move by the company to consolidate market share of the Qatar printing industry, which is estimated to be worth around $100mn.Designed to meet the growing needs of B2B and industrial sectors in Qatar, the new showroom will be a central hub for all commercial digital printing requirements. The showroom will display end-to-end business solutions such as large format printers (LFP), document and imaging management systems (Dims) as well as its industry-leading range of office and professional printers.With the opening of the Demo Centre and showroom, Canon’s focus will be on helping local partners to see the bigger picture by providing them insight into what is important to their customers, through its unmatched portfolio of solutions and personalised consultancy services.Canon Middle East deputy managing director Naoshi Yamada said: “The digital print market has evolved tremendously and has reached a point where the industry needs to look at customer relationships and businesses need to look for opportunities to deepen these. For example, inspiring and supporting their customers with value added services that will have a positive impact on their business. The opening of a dedicated business solutions showroom which showcases all the possible opportunities within the sector is testament to this.”Salam Technology managing director Mahmoud el-Deeb said: “With the opening of a dedicated business solutions showroom in the region, we are affirming our commitment to the printing business in Qatar. We have seen how it has grown, despite challenging business conditions, and we will support its continued development with Canon’s cutting-edge business print solutions.” He mentioned that customers will now have access to the launch of new products and live customer demonstrations saying: “We are on a mission to provide best value for Canon customers by offering training and seminars on Canon’s latest printing products.”Canon is committed to providing the highest standards of support in the industry, with a customer focused approach to both sales and service. The opening of the showroom also serves as the right platform to serve the many customers who have invested in Canon’s technology.More information on the showroom can be had at
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