COMPANY OVERVIEW Roach-Reid Business Systems, Inc. is the oldest distributors of office automation equipment in the United States. The company was started in 1906 by Robert Roach, and J. Herbert Reid, who were personal friends of Thomas A. Edison. They became the original and first distributor for the Edison wax cylinder dictation/transcription machine. Today, Roach-Reid Business Systems, Inc. is a Toledo, Ohio company that specializes in the sales and support of Voice logging for 911 and financial call centers. Crescendo dictating and transcription equipment, Philips, and Olympus recording/Transcribing equipment, along with Medquist/Lanier voice products, and includes, sales and support of telephone and voice mail systems manufactured by Toshiba and Comdial/Verticle. Our primary corporate goal is to meet or exceed our customers expectations, and have insured that we have the proper training and service staff to offer you. This allows us to offer you the fastest possible response time on service calls and professional training to ensure that customers use the equipment purchased from Roach-Reid Business Systems, Inc. to its ultimate potential.       More... From 1906 to 1971, The Roach-Reid Company represented Thomas A. Edison Industries, Division of McGraw-Edison Company, as distributor for Edison Voice writer Dictation Equipment in Northern Ohio and SW Michigan. In 1972, The Roach-Reid Company became the exclusive distributor for Lanier Business Products in Northern Ohio. And since have grown into a multifacet audio recording and telecommunications business company. Roach-Reid is an authorized agent also for Toshiba and an authorized dealer for Comdial, whose telephone systems are manufactured in Virginia.