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Ricoh Strengthens Managed Services with Acquisition of PPI

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Business Honor
08 January, 2026

Acquisition enhances digital workplace solutions and AV integration capabilities across North America.

Ricoh has recently acquired Presentation Products Inc. (PPI), which is a prominent New York-based audiovisual integrator. PPI has been known for its exceptional skills in managed services. With this move, Ricoh has strengthened its digital services arm in North America. The company thus continues to execute its vision of building intelligent workplaces.

Established in 1994, PPI expands with a 100-strong team of specialists proficient in the areas of AV, engineering, design, and technology integration. Serving large-scale corporate customers from the finance, legal, media, and other high-end industries, the company is now a better fit with Ricoh offering enhanced the workplace experience, integrate AV and IT, collaboration tools, and managed services.

"This acquisition follows on the success of our existing AV services provider company, Cenero. It reflects our commitment to offering scalable and integrated workplace solutions. The employees of PPI will be integrated into our expanding company and will have access to new opportunities for development."

"The expertise and reputation that PPI has cultivated and enjoys in the New York market, which remains the biggest AV market in North America, will certainly accelerate our ability to deliver on a large scale and with high impact,” Bob Lamendola, Chief Digital Services and Delivery Officer at Ricoh North America, explained. Founder and CEO at PPI, Orin Knopp, stated that through the deal, they are able to bring scale and innovation to their business while still being true to their culture.

The company has acquired similar companies worldwide, such as Cenero in the United States, DataVision, Pure AV, AVC in EMEA, Videocorp, and Go2neXt in Latin America, thus widening its reach in the managed services/AV integration market.

This acquisition is an important step in Ricoh's long-term plan to make significant investments in high-growth digital services that provide assistance to global organizations in transforming their workplaces.