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Establishment of Universal Printing Works
Installation of multicolour Litho printing press
Universal Business Forms launched
Establishment of Universal Calendars
Moved from Rossburgh to Stanhope Place
First acquisition — Lithotone and formed Universal Printing
Entry into the Point-of-Sale market
Acquired Belmor Group and formed Universal Calendars & Diaries
Rugby World Cup programme printing contract
Universal Web formed
Sappi Magazine Printer of the Year - Gold Award
Awarded R500 million Telkom Directory Services contract
Awarded contract for election ballot papers
Installed advanced CAD system
Installed Drent Gazelle 6-colour Web Press installed
Installed Komori lithrone 5-colour sheet-fed offset press
Awarded contract to print SARS tax forms
Awarded "Report to the Nation" largest government tender of the year
Installed Uniset press for 5 year Telkom directory contract
Gold award in the magazine category for the Printer of the Year
Installed Creo Trendsetter computer-to-plate system
Awarded Ugandan election ballot papers contract
Acquired Flexoprint and formed Labels division
Installed Nilpeter flexographic press
Awarded Mauritian telephone directory contract
Sappi Printer of the Year - Bronze and Silver
Awarded Lesotho election ballot papers contract
R500m turnover - growth from R39m in 1996
Awarded Nigerian election registration forms contract
World Star packaging excellence award for Timotei labels
Awarded 3 year contract for Namibian telephone directories
Established the Cartons Division
Acquired assets of Everton Print
Installed Drent Vision 8-colour UV direct mail press
Sappi Printer of the Year - Silver
Standard Bank KZN Business Growth Award — Large Corporate category
KPMG / BusinessDay South African Non Listed Company Award — top 10 finalist
20% shareholding in the Group acquired by Kagiso Trust
Achieved Level Four Contributor BBBEE rating |
