Sanford, NC, November 24, 2015 – Representatives from Static Control and Makkon, the official distributor for Static Control in the Ukraine, held a seminar for remanufacturers on November 10. Thirty companies from all over the Ukraine attended the event in Kiev at the Cosmopolite Hotel.
Static Control was represented by Juan Carlos Bonell, Vice President of Global Distributor Sales, and Sophie Lillie, the Distribution Manager for Eastern Europe, with Makkon’s General Manager Vadim Sergienko and Sales Department Manager Svetlana Bondarenko appearing for the distributor.
The seminar was opened by Sergienko, who paid tribute to remanufacturers’ efforts and proactivity during times of political and economic crisis in the Ukraine this year. He pointed out that Static Control managed to maintain its market share in the territory thanks to regional knowledge as well as the consistently high quality of Static Control products and the strength of its brand within the aftermarket.
Bonell spoke about global imaging market trends, in particular highlighting the principal difficulties and opportunities for those in the region. In spite of some negative effects of the country’s crises, the aftermarket share has developed due to lower demand for OEM products, causing a greater need for high quality components and solutions provided by Static Control. He also spoke of the merger this year between Static Control and Apex Microelectronics, stating: “The opportunities which this merger presents for Static Control customers around the world are unrivaled, as well as the broad range of new products and an increased speed-to-market.”
Lillie discussed recent new products from Static Control and products currently in development, as well as detailing some of the business opportunities the supplier makes available. “Static Control offers many unique solutions that can be implemented by remanufacturers to give their businesses the edge over their competitors,” Lillie said. “One such example is Static Control’s MPS solutions for extended high yield cartridges which will be a milestone for further growth in the Ukraine.”
Finally, Bondarenko gave a presentation about the broadening of Makkon’s product portfolio and demonstrated Static Control’s new universal toner bottled in the Ukraine, as well as Makkon’s own cartridges which will be available in December.
The seminar had overwhelmingly positive feedback from the participating companies and generated a lot of interest in new colour solutions, plus many of Static Control’s unique product offerings.
For details of further Static Control seminars next year, or if you believe a similar event would be beneficial in your region, please contact a Static Control Sales Representative.
Juan Carlos Bonell, Vice President of Global Distributor Sales for Static Control, speaks at the most recent seminar held by Static Control and Makkon, the official distributor for Static Control, in the Ukraine.
Sophie Lillie, Static Control’s Distribution Manager for Eastern Europe, addresses the 30 attendees at the seminar held in Kiev, Ukraine. Lillie discussed the latest products from Static Control along with upcoming product releases.
About Static Control
Static Control is the largest manufacturer of aftermarket imaging systems and components supporting genuine cartridge remanufacturers within the global laser and ink jet industry. Sales and distribution facilities are located worldwide. Research, development, engineering and manufacturing as well as global distribution are located at Static Control’s world headquarters in Sanford, North Carolina, USA. Static Control manufactures in-house more than 10,000 imaging products and offers a product catalog of more than 14,000 imaging products to the aftermarket industry.
