Konica Minolta has announced that they are satisfied with their performance in  GCC in 2015, having established a market share of 14.3%. 

Kazuo Kobayashi, managing director of Konica Minolta said, “We are delighted to report that in addition to robust numbers in KSA, our Kuwait business maintains number one position with 25.9% in 2015, retaining its market leadership position for the second year running. Our long-term commitment to clients and partners is one of the main reasons for this success apart from the outstanding features and performance assurance of our products. Being the top rated brand in the biggest market of the region gives us great confidence going into 2016.”

In KSA, Konica Minolta grew from 9.7% in 2014 to 17.2% market share in 2015 for overall sales of A3 Office Multi-Functional printers – (the reports are confirmed by independent research agency IDC) while in Oman, the brand captured 17.6% market share as reported by IDC.

Kobayashi added: “If we add up sales figures from GCC for Konica Minolta, we gained 14.3%  market share in 2015 compared with 13.0%  in 2014. This is an outstanding outcome for the mono and colour printer market. Clearly Konica Minolta is a brand on the upward march and we aim to take over as a market leader in each of the markets in GCC.”

Konica Minolta Business Solutions Middle East FZE is based in Jebel Ali Dubai, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, Japan.