Printing companies Cape Town 2021
Printing companies in Cape Town form a decent part of the over 1,500 printing companies in South Africa which collectively employ well over 50,000 people. These companies range in size from large companies like Novus Holdings and CTP Print which prints books, diaries, magazines, and a range of other commercial products including catalogues, magazine inserts, and annual reports.
Over 1,000 printing companies are small to medium-sized businesses (SMME’s) that generally specialise in a particular type of printed product such as office stationery, brochures, packaging, corporate gifts, banners, and flags. Some specialise in short runs and others in long runs. Some only offer litho printing services, others only digital printing services, and some a combination of the two.
Complete Print works with many different printing companies in Cape Town and the rest of the country because we specialise in finding the best print company for your printing job and for your budget. Below are some of the printing companies in Cape Town.
Shumani/RSA Litho
These two great printing companies have now merged to form a big player in the market. Some really serious rolling power with a reputation for quality and speed to market. Their quoting speed is one of the best in the market!
Good for: Quality 4 colour sheetfed and digital book work.
Fineline Print Solutions
Great setup and very well run. This is the place to go if you want promotional products produced! They can supply from clothing (+caps and headbands) to coffee mugs and printed stationery. Very nice people and very helpful.
Print-4-U
Based in Bellville, this small but well-run company will do anything from business cards to doming and work wear.
Owned and run by Brenda Cronk known for her previous print shop “Cronkie’s”. This well-run print shop offers a wide range of smaller-run products. From Annual reports to fridge magnets. It is well run and delivery times are strictly adhered to.
Good for: Agency-type work that does not require standard sheetfed printing
Novus Print
Novus Print is one of the most well-known printing companies in Cape Town and is a division of Novus Holdings and is a giant in the South African printing industry. They have a national network of specialised plants equipped with state-of-the-art technology that enables them to deliver almost any form of printing service.
Constantly investing in technology and, as such, are industry leaders. Established about 100 years ago they are also one of the oldest printing companies in South Africa. Novus Print has the fastest gravure printing press in Africa which can print 2,5 million A4 pages per hour and their web offset printers can push out a 65,000 magazine print run in an hour.
Proud of offering a printing service that caters to all the possible printing requirements of their customers so they are also able to produce smaller “print-on-demand” runs with their digital printing service. Novus Print’s turnkey services also include post-print services like inserting and collating and even distribution and logistics. Their head office is in Cape Town but they do have branches in most major cities in South Africa.
CTP Printers Cape Town
CTP Printers is one of the biggest printing companies in Cape Town part of the Caxton Group which was founded in 1902 and is best known for producing weekly community newspapers across South Africa. They are a highly professional printing company that use the latest printing technology to deliver publications of the highest quality.
Their investment into digital pre-press systems, collaborative online web-enabled proofing solutions, and printing and bindery equipment is a prerequisite to offering their clients the most competitive and cost-effective solutions.
The first printer in Africa to have achieved the Fogra Press Standard Offset (PSO) certification. Continual investment into the latest print production facilities in all their branches has put them in the position of being one of the largest and most advanced printing companies not only in South Africa but in the world.
Tandym Print
Quite possibly the most technologically advanced, privately owned print company in South Africa.
The use of top-level presses, finishing and folding equipment, and packaging machinery as well as having systems in place to ensure efficient workflow and quality management helps them to deliver the exceptional quality standards that they have become known for. Tandym makes a point of staying up to speed with the world’s newest technology printing trends.
Has always been a strong family business. Established over 20 years ago by the late Basil Morkel, his wife Cecelia, and their son Jerome it has built up a good history of dedication and success.
Rev Print
A great little setup that provides on-the-spot results for your printing requirements.
Mostly small print work, but they can do a lot of amazing stuff. The only moan is that they are not open on a Saturday. They can be found in Claremont and Tokai.
Wizard Print
Since 1992, Wizard has established a reputation for fast, efficient digital printing solutions and super friendly service.
They have invested in the latest digital printing technology to ensure that we can continually provide the quality of product and service our cool customers have come to expect. The advancements in high-speed high definition printers has resulted in stunning print quality, with their equipment supplier claiming “lithographic quality at digital turnaround times”.
Advances in Digital Printing allow for Print on Demand solutions!
Print exactly what you need, quantities ranging from just 1 to 1,000s!
Epic Print & Design
Cadar Printers – Port Elizabeth
Cadar started in Port Elizabeth in 1959. It is still being run by the same family.
Apart from being a standard commercial printing company they also offer digital printing, desktop publishing, and silk-screening.
Good for: Medical package inserts
Boland Printers
Who does not love Wellington?? Just North of Paarl.
This Great company was founded in 1966 and is now part of the CTP family. They have a great range of packaging-specific equipment and supply the whole Boland region.
A fit, clean set up and if you need packaging and are in the Western Cape, give them a call!
Trident
From Banners to Flyers, from menus to bookwork this setup is geared to help a wide range of print requests.
Quick turnaround, they have been around for a long time and have a good reputation in the market!
Orms:
Orms is well known in Cape Town for doing a wide variety of pre-press work. Situated on Roland street they will help you with anything from scanning to photo-books and frame mounting. So if you need any digital work done on a very small scale they will be able to help. Also known for very high quality.
Paperjet Print:
For small, wide, and large format digital print. Their products include Business cards, booklets, wallpaper, and pull-up banners. They print a massive range of products. Check out their website to see this amazing range of print.
Stickermix
StickerMix offers small to large print runs of a wide range of Custom Made products such as large format printing, wall decals, vehicle decals, domed nameplates, domed shirt name badges, button badges, key rings, bumper stickers, license disc stickers; vinyl stickers & labels.
They have a total of over 30 years of experience in the print industry which includes in-house designers and a very experienced technical team backing them up. They offer a fast, friendly service with the support of a professional sales team.
Printing digitally, in full colour, with high-quality, environment-friendly equipment on a wide variety of media. Their equipment is regularly serviced and upgraded to ensure the best quality reproduction.
