▁machines ▁made ▁by ▁Ric oh , ▁and ▁Ky oc era . ▁The ▁company ▁supports ▁sust ain able ▁business ▁practices , ▁and ▁helped ▁to ▁establish ▁Go Green ET . com , ▁the ▁annual ▁Business ▁In ▁The ▁Green ▁contest , ▁and ▁other ▁environmental ▁initi atives ▁in ▁the ▁community . ▁ ▁Image Source ▁Magazine ▁named ▁Th erm oc opy ▁its ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁De aler ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁with ▁its ▁national ▁Per fect ▁Image ▁Award . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁was ▁designated ▁a ▁Ky oc era ▁Cert ified ▁Man aged ▁Print ▁Services ▁De aler . ▁Th erm oc opy ▁is ▁a ▁vendor ▁neutral ▁managed ▁service ▁provider , ▁with ▁techn icians ▁trained ▁to ▁service ▁equipment ▁from ▁many ▁manufact ur ers . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁Rand all ▁Sum ner , ▁with ▁two ▁partners , ▁formed ▁a ▁company ▁to ▁sell ▁office ▁paper ▁with ▁an ▁initial ▁invest ment ▁of ▁US $ 1 5 0 ▁and ▁a ▁$ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁note ▁for ▁operating ▁capital . ▁The ▁company ▁began ▁as ▁a ▁deal er ▁for ▁N CR ▁" Th ermo Copy " ▁paper . ▁Later ▁that ▁year , ▁they ▁began ▁s elling ▁N CR ▁adding ▁machines . ▁ ▁They ▁shift ed ▁their ▁focus ▁from ▁paper ▁sales ▁to ▁office ▁equipment ▁as ▁cop ier ▁use ▁expanded . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁Th erm oc opy ▁was ▁the ▁leading ▁local ▁deal er ▁for ▁color ▁cop iers , ▁f