Epson Philippines Celebrate 20 Years of Leading the Show

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Epson Philippines Corporation (EPC) celebrated today its 20th year anniversary at the Grand Ballroom of the Grand Hyatt Hotel in BGC, Taguig City.

On its 20^th anniversary celebration, Epson Philippines expressed its commitment to strengthen its presence in the business and office segments in the country. Eduardo Bonoan, marketing director for Epson Philippines, shares that customers can only expect greater things from the brand for 2018.

“We boldly predict a strong 19 percent growth by the end of the fiscal year 2018 and, we are confident in achieving this because of the continued support of our partners,” added Bonoan. “We aim to enable more partners from even bigger segments by bringing the right products and solutions to the right market.”

20 years on, Epson continues to dominate in the highly competitive inkjet printer and projector industry. In the first half of 2018, Epson’s inkjet printers posted a market share of 55%, as reflected in the latest Hardcopy Peripherals Report of marketing intelligence firm International Data Corporation (IDC). On the projector business, the latest FutureSource Projector Report showed that Epson continued to lead with a 55% market share in the 2^nd quarter of 2018.

To sustain this growth, Epson Philippines continues to launch inspired innovations for customers, starting with the branding of its flagship L-series printers to Epson EcoTank printers. The EcoTank brand successfully aligns Epson Philippines with the rest of the Epson markets around the world, and carries the brand’s same inkjet legacy of offering quality printouts with more value for money in a refillable tank printer. Along with the branding of its L-series inkjet printers, Epson Philippines also introducedits new high-speed T-series large-format printers available as desktop or floor-standing models, marking Epson’s entry into the low-to-mid range CAD plotter market.

As the company marks another milestone, Epson Philippines dedicated its celebration, dubbed as20 years Leading the Show, to express its gratitude to customers, trade partners, employees, and stakeholders for their continued support over the past two decades.

Among the highlights of the celebration was the recognition of Epson’s extensive partner network which includes its sales and service partners, as well as business support service providers who have worked with Epson for 20 years. Epson employees, who have been in service for five, 10, 15, and 20 years, were also given awards and recognition during the event.

“We started as a modest Representative Office here in the country, which eventually grew into a full-fledged marketing and sales arm known as Epson Philippines Corporation in 1998,” said Toshimitsu Tanaka, Managing Director (SE Asia), Epson Singapore and President & Country Manager, Epson Philippines. “From then on, we have grown, rapidly, due to the hard work and creativity of our dedicated employees, as well as the strong support of our trade partners and colleagues, who have journeyed with us through the years.”

Since its inception, EPC has introduced various products, services, and solutions to the Philippine market. With its obsession to detail and ability to create new products and technologies from the ground up, it has become a trusted company that offers the latest cutting-edge printers and projectors for various market segments.

The company has also expanded its presence nationwide, especially with the opening of its solutions offices in Cebu and Davao. It also has an extensive network of 137 Authorized Service Centers, 465 dealers and 875 stores across the country.

“The story of Epson Philippines is a testament to how a humble beginning can reach great heights, through the hard work and creativity of our dedicated employees, and the strong support of our partners and colleagues,” said Tanaka. “We hope to achieve bigger milestones in the coming years as we press on in bringing innovations that can make a difference to our customers' lives.”

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From L-R: Cris Sanchez, EPC Sales Director; Juliet Real, EPC Business Support Director; Eduardo Bonoan, EPC Marketing Director; Toshimitsu Tanaka, ESP Managing Director and EPC President and Country Manager; Akifumi Takei, Epson Precision Philippines, Inc. (EPPI) President and Hideto Nakamura, Epson Vietnam General Director and former EPC President lead the toast during Epson Philippines 20th anniversary celebration at the Grand Hyatt in BGC.

Epson PH Unveils Innovations that Dominate

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Epson Philippines unveiled its latest innovations to its trade partners and the media as it holds this year’s ‘Grand Launch: Innovations that Dominate’ at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in BGC, Taguig City.

The introduction of the new models of Epson’s business laser projectors, SureColor T-series of technical printers, as well as EcoTank printers, the new brand name for Epson Ink Tank printers, marks the company’s full force commitment into penetrating the corporate market while maintaining its consumer base presence.

“As a tech company, we are dedicated to delivering the precision and performance that companies need to achieve their business goals. The launch of our new inkjet printers and projectors is our way of strengthening our efforts to further enable our customers in exceeding their vision,” said Christopher Sanchez, Sales Director, Epson Philippines.

Business Laser Projectors

Starting from the new business laser projectors, the EB-L510U, EB-L610U, and EB-L610W deliver bright and true-to-life colors thanks to Epson’s 3LCD technology. This series of laser projectors have a brightness range of 5,000 to 6,000 lumens. They also come with the WUXGA feature, which has a display resolution of up to 1920x1200 pixels perfect for larger screens.

The new projectors also have a laser light source technology of up to 20,000 hours and flexible lens shift with center lens position, providing virtually maintenance-free experience for the users.

These new laser projectors are also compatible with a wide range of external devices. The additional ports, which now include HDMI and HDBaseT™ Connectivity, are ideal for large venues, may it be in large classrooms or meeting rooms.

The HDBaseT™ can transmit Full HD video, audio, and control at low cost through a single cat 5e/6 cables or higher, up to 100 meters. These features provide a better and more efficient viewing experience for the users through its seamless connectivity and usability.

Entry EcoTank L-Series Printers

Meanwhile, the newest additions to Epson’s Entry EcoTank L-Series printers are the L3110 and L3150, which feature key specs improvements.

These printers are also among the first set of units that were unveiled after the recent branding of Epson Ink Tank printers as EcoTank printers, featuring the revolutionary ultra-high-capacity ink tank system, which replaces cartridges.

The Epson L3110 and L3150 printers have an integrated ink tank design that comes with a spill and error-free ink refilling process and produces a smaller carbon footprint compared to its predecessors, L405, L360and L80 models. They are also more compact while boasting an ultra-high page yield of up to 7,500 pages of color printouts, as well as up to 4,500 pages of black printouts. The L3110 and L3150 printers also have borderless printing of photos of up to 4R size.

Furthermore, the new L3150 can connect to up to eight devices, making it easier for users to print and scan directly from their mobile devices.

Mono EcoTank M-Series Printers

Meanwhile, Epson brings three new models to its EcoTank Monochrome series printers, namely M1100, M1120, and M2140. The flagship M2140 printer now incorporates the PrecisionCore print head, bringing improved nozzle technology with increased print resolutions at 1200 x 2400 dpi and water-resistant printouts with sharper texts. These printers boast of their pigment ink, suitable for printing business-quality documents.

The new Monochrome series printers also have a print speed ranging from 15ipm and 20ipm, which is on par with entry laser printer models. As compared to laser printer models that use heat technology, the Monochrome series produces lower power consumption, which translates to a lower electricity bill and less carbon footprint.

Other key specs of the new models include integrated ink tank design; shorter initialization time; easy, spill-proof, and error-free design; and Barcode Printing Mode, which allows them to print using a barcode.

SureColor T-Series Technical Printers

Lastly, Epson also expands its Technical Printer product line, the SureColor T-Series, to the entry-to-mid-range printer market with four new models all under a 3-year warranty.

The new printers – Surecolor T3130 / T3130N 24”, SureColor T5130 36”, SureColor T3430 24”, and SureColor T5430 36” – feature PrecisionCore Micro TFP Print, along with the UltraChrome XD2, a four-color all pigment ink that deliver prints with vibrant colors and lines for corporate product and CAD/GIS print.

In this series of printers, users will see a combination of features, including 4.3” LCD Color touchscreen, versatile media handling, and anti-dust design. The new printer models also have integrated connectivity (WiFi Connect, AirPrint, USB direct print), allowing users to be virtually connected anywhere with the capability of connecting to any of Epson’s A3 scanners for a more seamless printing.  

“Innovation has always been at the forefront of everything we do. With our obsession with ‘verticality’ and details, we ensure to bring cutting-edge technologies to our customers. We hope that this launch will prove to be memorable to everyone as we turn our big ideas into reality,” said Toshimitsu Tanaka, Managing Director (SE Asia), Epson Singapore and President and Country Manager, Epson Philippines.

foodpanda Joins #AyokoNgPlastik Movement of WWF for their #GoGreen Campaign

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As the world continues to veer away from the use of plastics in exchange for more eco-friendly alternatives, foodpanda, the on-demand food delivery service in the Philippines, continues its #GoGreen initiative by partnering with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Philippines, the 26th national organization of the WWF network, for its #AyokoNgPlastik movement. The movement aims to combat the over usage of single-use plastics in the day to day lives of people by encouraging the use of more sustainable materials. 

 
Starting next month, everyone has the option to join the movement when opting out for plastic cutlery and choosing to donate Php 1.00 or Php 5.00 per order to help WWF-Philippines in their battle against plastic waste.

“We, at foodpanda, believe that the partnership with the WWF-Philippines strengthens our vision for the #GoGreen campaign. I am excited for this collaboration, as we are talking about two pandas colliding and joining forces to help decrease the use of plastic,” says CEO for foodpanda Philippines, Iacopo Rovere.

To date, foodpanda has almost 10% of their restaurant partners participating in the opt in/out cutlery across its three key cities: Metro Manila, Metro Cebu and Davao. By partnering with WWF-Philippines, foodpanda will be able to increase the reach and impact of its #GoGreen campaign. , Not just for the environment, but for the businesses involved as well.as it allows restaurant partners to save money from cutlery costs.

”This partnership with foodpanda against the use of single-use plastics - the first food delivery service to join us in protecting the environment. Together with foodpanda, we will continue to paint the world green (and pink),” shares President of WWF-Philippines, Jose Angelito Palma.

With this partnership, foodpanda hopes to make a difference in the way plastic waste is perceived and reduce the overall environmental impact of food packaging waste. If you already have easy access to cutlery or if you do not need it for your meal, foodpanda encourages you to consider opting-out from cutlery to help reduce plastic usage and help WWF-Philippines’ movement.