Durham, N.C. – Bell and Howell, a leading provider of solutions and services for paper-based and digital messaging, has announced it has signed a service agreement with Royal Sovereign International, a worldwide leader in appliances, office products and graphic solutions. As a result, Bell and Howell will become the authorized service provider in the United States for wide-format laminators and trimmers made by Royal Sovereign.

Royal Sovereign has an installed base of more than 4,000 and generates more than $10.5 million in annual sales. Bell and Howell has more than 70 years of innovative service and support expertise to more than 50 manufacturers' product lines across North America. 

“Bell and Howell came highly recommended to us, and I have no doubt they will provide a high level of service including technical expertise, fast response time and wide coverage,” said Erik Apotheker, Vice President at Royal Sovereign.

“We are extremely pleased to be working with Royal Sovereign and are ready to deploy our service teams when and where needed,” said Peter Dutka, Executive Director, Business Development at Bell and Howell. “By extending our services to the graphics equipment market, Bell and Howell is poised to provide those customers service on wide-format printers, laminators, and many other ancillary items.”