Kodak Alaris Appoints Kolok as Hardware Distributor

The document scanner specialist enters a new distribution agreement to expand its presence across the South African market.

Updated on Oct. 30, 2026 in People

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Kodak Alaris has officially appointed Kolok to distribute its document scanner hardware throughout South Africa. This strategic move aims to enhance product availability and expand the reach of the company's scanning solutions.

Why it matters

The partnership is designed to improve product availability and extend reseller coverage within the region. By leveraging this agreement, both companies intend to increase accessibility to their document scanning portfolio for customers.

Kolok currently manages a network of approximately 2 500 resellers across the country. Kodak Alaris previously maintained distribution agreements with 3 other companies in South Africa.

The players

Kodak Alaris

Kodak Alaris is a global technology company that provides document scanners and data capture software solutions to businesses.

Kolok

Kolok is a South African distributor specialising in the distribution of IT and document management hardware to an extensive reseller base.

The details

The collaboration encompasses joint sales and marketing efforts, reseller training programmes, and customer engagement initiatives. Both entities will work to identify priority industry sectors and support local resellers with applications for production and distributed scanning.

The appointment of Kolok as a distributor took effect on 30 October 2026.

Market Landscape

This partnership follows the documented trend of manufacturers centralising regional logistics through established, high-volume distributors to improve operational efficiency. It marks a shift to increase competitive positioning against other brands by scaling local channel reach.

Resellers and local businesses can expect improved access to Kodak Alaris hardware and enhanced technical training support through the Kolok network. Customers will likely benefit from more streamlined product availability and consistent customer engagement programmes.

The takeaway

Businesses looking to upgrade their digitisation infrastructure should monitor the expanded availability of these scanning solutions through new local channels. Organisations can now leverage more robust reseller training and support resources provided by this partnership.