ACTION BUSINESS SYSTEMS NAMED DEALER OF THE YEAR BY TOSHIBA AMERICA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS
Maryland Dealer Awarded Top Honor at Toshiba's Annual Sales Meeting
IRVINE , California ( Aug 29, 2003 ) :
Toshiba America Business Solutions, Inc. (TABS) named Action Business Systems (ABS) "Dealer of the Year" at the company's annual National Dealer Meeting in Carlsbad, Calif., on July 13-16. This esteemed award recognizes a dealer who represents continued sales success, technical service expertise and outstanding customer service and satisfaction throughout 2002.
"We are truly honored by this award," said Bill Wallace, president and CEO, ABS. "To have been recognized amongst nearly 400 other Toshiba dealers was truly an unbelievable experience. This award validates the 25 years of hard work provided by ABS and our employees who have dedicated themselves to providing our customers with uncompromising service."
Founded in 1979 by Bill Wallace, ABS is the exclusive Baltimore-Washington distributor of Toshiba office products with six dealership locations and more than 100 employees.
ABS offers a full line of Toshiba copiers, network printers and facsimile products with "Star Award"-winning technicians trained to service all products sold. ABS was also honored with Toshiba's ProMasters Service Award recognizing the highest level of customer support.
"We were thrilled to honor ABS with this award and congratulate them on their success this past year," said Larry White, vice president, sales, TABS. "This dealership has demonstrated the kind of exemplary service, customer satisfaction and sales success of true leaders. We personally want to thank each and every person at ABS for their continued support and dedication to Toshiba."
For further information about ABS or to obtain additional product information please call 410-933-3333 or visit the company's Web site at www.abscare.com
About Toshiba America Business Solutions
Toshiba America Business Solutions, Inc. (TABS) manages product planning, marketing, sales, service support and distribution of copiers, facsimiles, multifunction printing products, network controllers and toner products throughout the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean. Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., TABS comprises four divisions: the Electronic Imaging Division, Toner Products Division, Document Solutions Engineering Division and TBS, a subsidiary which operates a network of acquired office equipment dealers.
Named the most favored manufacturer in seven of the past eight years by the Business Technology Association (BTA), Toshiba's entire product line, customer support and marketing distribution policies are a marker for the industry. Among the many other awards garnered in recent years, Toshiba was named the "Copier Manufacturer of the Year" by the Marketing Research Consultants (MRC) in 1997, 1998, 2001 and 2002 and received the CIO Web Business award for its leading edge intranet site in 1998, 1999 and 2000.
TABS is an independent operating company of Toshiba Corporation, the sixth largest electronics/electrical equipment company and the world's 62nd largest company in terms of sales. Toshiba Corporation is a world leader in high technology products with more than 300 major subsidiaries and affiliates worldwide. Fiscal year revenue in 2002 was approximately $47 billion.
For more information on Toshiba copier, facsimile, multifunction printing products, network controllers and toner products, or for a dealer in your area, call 1 800 GO TOSHIBA or visit the TABS Web site at www.copiers.toshiba.com.