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Truth be known, there never was a
Mr. Anden.
Back in 1975, Carl Kunzler purchased a
small company in it's infancy from his friend Mr. Don Anderson.
Anderson combined his name with the name of his product at the
time - strictly Dennison copiers - to make Anden Business
Systems.
In those days, only large corporations sold
office equipment, like Xerox, IBM, 3M, Pitney Bowes to name a
few. The customers generally leased all their equipment.
Competitive copiers which were replaced by another company's
equipment were smashed to pieces on a Friday night pizza and
beer ritual conducted by the sales force. This was the
answer for eliminating competition...make sure the machine
doesn't get out in the market place by smashing it to bits!!
There was a time when only large
corporations provided office equipment. The customer leased all
copiers. Coming off leases, the machines would be smashed to
pieces on a Friday night ritual conducted by the sales force.
In 1978 when Dennison went out of the copier
business, there were many machines coming off lease available to
Anden.
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Anden
completely overhauled and reconditioned these machines from
top to bottom.
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These machines came with 90-day "new" machine warranty
but were sold at "used" prices.
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Anden
also offered the needed supplies and parts to keep these
machines up and running.
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These
policies have continued to this day.
Paper pushing became common place in the
80s. At that time Anden became a sales and service dealer
with Swingline, which evolved to the Martin Yale Co.
Anden, with that valuable service experience, was literally
tabbed by Tab to handle all their forms equipment service in
South Eastern Wisconsin. Although this business has
changed dramatically, Anden still does a significant amount of
business across the country as a parts and machine replacement
specialist. Our website has been the key for this national
exposure.
At the same time Anden began selling new
furniture. Anden has helped many different corporations and
private companies liquidate their overstocked office furnishings.
This gave Anden an opportunity of competing with a line of new
or used
furniture to satisfy each customer's budget.
The 90s
introduced a volatile aspect to the traditional big business
model. Small businesses became big in statue but still
remained small in size. There were telecommuters and many
professionals working out of their home offices. A great
need arose for home office equipment and Anden started making
house calls.
The new
millennium has been very profitable for Anden. A strong
client base, a select few large clients and the need for
specialty items through the world wide web have made Anden what it is today.
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