Sato Awards Codipack Premier Plus Business Partner Status

July 21, 2011 - PRLog -- as a Premier Plus Business Partner, the highest level in SATO’s Prestige Partner Programme.

Codipack, a SATO Business Partner for 20 years, has been recognised as a Premier Plus Business Partner, due to its depth of knowledge of the Auto ID and Data Handling market in the Benelux region and expert proficiency in providing sales and technical support for SATO products and solutions. For the past 15 years Codipack has been among the top three SATO Business Partners in terms of sales, providing labelling and coding solutions to multiple sectors, including the food, healthcare, transport and logistics and chemical industries.

After achieving SATO Premier Plus Business Partner status Managing Director of Codipack, Walter Imberechts, was keen to highlight the strength of the partnership between SATO and Codipack, saying: “For two decades we have partnered with SATO, in what has been a mutually beneficial relationship. I believe the combination of SATO’s innovative, reliable and easy to use printers and software and our sales expertise and knowledge of the Auto ID and Data Handling market has represented a win-win situation for both companies”.

The SATO Prestige Partner Program was recently launched across Europe, with the aim of reinforcing relationships with existing resellers. Following the launch of the programme, SATO is also calling for new business partners with specific expertise to strengthen its network of VAR partners across Europe. Codipack achieved the status of SATO Premier Plus Business Partner, the highest level available, after consistently demonstrating its expertise in selling and supporting SATO products and AIDC solutions. Premier Plus Partners are considered by SATO to be experts in the labelling and coding industry and full solution providers.

Commenting on the decision to award Codipack Premier Plus Business Partner status SATO International Europe’s managing director Brian Lang said: “We know through experience that Codipack has the necessary skills and experience to support our sales efforts throughout Europe. Our collaboration with Codipack in the past has brought added value to SATO’s sales operation in Europe, which is duly recognised in our decision to recognise Codipack as a Premier Plus Business Partner”.

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SATO is a pioneer and leading global provider of integrated Automatic Identification and Data Collection solutions that leverage barcode and RFID technologies. SATO manufactures innovative, reliable auto-identification systems and offers complete solutions to businesses by integrating hardware, software, media supplies and maintenance services. Customers rely on SATO for accuracy, labour and resource savings helping to preserve the environment.
Founded in 1940, SATO is publicly listed on the first section of Tokyo Stock Exchange in Japan. It has sales and support offices in over 20 countries and is represented globally through a world-class network of partners. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011, it reported revenues of JPY 78,368 million (US$ 914 million). More information about SATO Corporation can be found at www.sato.co.jp/english
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