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Thermocopy (Thermocopy of Tennessee, Inc.) is the oldest and largest business technology company located in East Tennessee.〔Knoxville Book of Lists. ("Knoxville Book of Lists: Office Equipment Distributors/Suppliers" ), '' knoxvillebookoflists.com '', Knoxville, January 2009.〕 The Knoxville, Tennessee-based company was founded in the early 1960s as an office equipment dealer, later supplying information technology support, document management consultation, and printer fleet management services. The company’s core office products are multi-functional copiers, printers and fax machines made by Ricoh, and Kyocera. The company supports sustainable business practices, and helped to establish GoGreenET.com, the annual Business In The Green contest, and other environmental initiatives in the community. ''ImageSource Magazine'' named Thermocopy its 2006 Dealer of the Year with its national Perfect Image Award.〔Alicia Ellis. ("DEALER OF THE YEAR - Thermocopy Blazes the Way to Success" ), ''imageSource Magazine'', Davie, FL, 15 May 2006.〕 In March 2010 was designated a Kyocera Certified Managed Print Services Dealer.〔eSource. ("Thermocopy Earns Designation of Kyocera Certified Managed Print Services Dealer" ), ''imageSource Magazine'', Davie, FL, 11 March 2010.〕 Thermocopy is a ''vendor neutral'' managed service provider, with technicians trained to service equipment from many manufacturers. == History == On April 1, 1964, Randall Sumner, with two partners, formed a company to sell office paper with an initial investment of US$150 and a $3,000 note for operating capital. The company began as a dealer for NCR "ThermoCopy" paper. Later that year, they began selling NCR adding machines. They shifted their focus from paper sales to office equipment as copier use expanded. By the end of the 1970s, Thermocopy was the leading local dealer for color copiers, fax machines, and overhead projectors. The company changed locations within the Bearden area of Knoxville several times throughout the 1960s, until moving to their current location at 3505 Sutherland Avenue in 1971. Thermocopy experienced steady growth over the next several decades. In 1995 Steve Sumner purchased the company from its founder, Randall Sumner. In the mid-1990s Thermocopy increased its market share, and expanded its operations in 1998 with an office in Johnson City, Tennessee. Thermocopy's Mountain Empire Branch serves the Tri-Cities region of Northeast Tennessee and Southwestern Virginia. In 2014, Thermocopy marked five decades in business with its 50th anniversary celebrations. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thermocopy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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