Caxton and CTP Publishers and Printers Limited
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Caxton and CTP Publishers and Printers Limited (Caxton/CTP) is a South Africa
n printing
and publishing
company. It publishes a large number of newspaper
s and magazine
s and is also the largest commercial printers in the country. In addition, it manufactures stationery
and packaging products.
for web presses. Caxton/CTP employs approximately 5,500 people throughout South Africa.
businessmen, William Gindra and Edward Green, who started a small stationery
and general printing factory
in Pretorius Street and named it Caxton. In 1947 Dr HJ van der Bijl became Chairman of the Board; he was the driving force behind the company going public the same year, as Caxton Ltd..
In 1961 Caxton was purchased by Eagle Press and at the same time acquired its first newspaper, the South African Jewish Times. During the same year Caxton moved its operations to Doornfontein in Johannesburg
. In 1968 Caxton again changed ownership, this time to Felstar Publications. During the same year The Germiston Eagle was introduced as a weekly supplement to the South African Jewish Times. This was the forerunner of all community newspapers in South Africa.
By 1978 Caxton were publishing the following newspapers either fortnightly, monthly or weekly: Sandton Chronicle, North Eastern Tribune, Northcliff and Blackheath Times, Randburg Sun, Southern Courier, Mayfair-Brixton, Newlands-Melville Telegraph, Rosebank Killarney Gazette and Roodepoort Record.
In 1985 Caxton acquired CTP (Cape and Transvaal Printers), a R100-million printing company. This enabled Caxton to meet the growing demand for the high speed, high quality printing of newspapers and magazines. Caxton/CTP (as the company became popularly known) later consolidated their various subsidiary companies under the CTP banner and, post-1994, formed a partnership with the National Empowerment Consortium (NEC).
Caxton and another publisher, Perskor, merged in July 1998, forming a company with a turnover in excess of ZAR
2 billion
a year. As a result of the merger The Citizen, a daily newspaper, was also acquired.
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n printing
Printing
Printing is a process for reproducing text and image, typically with ink on paper using a printing press. It is often carried out as a large-scale industrial process, and is an essential part of publishing and transaction printing....
and publishing
Publishing
Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of literature or information—the activity of making information available to the general public...
company. It publishes a large number of newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
s and magazine
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
s and is also the largest commercial printers in the country. In addition, it manufactures stationery
Stationery
Stationery has historically meant a wide gamut of materials: paper and office supplies, writing implements, greeting cards, glue, pencil case etc.-History of stationery:...
and packaging products.
Profile
As of 2006, Caxton/CTP is the largest publisher and printer of books, magazines, newspapers and commercial print in South Africa. It also manufactures stationery, packaging, labels and inkInk
Ink is a liquid or paste that contains pigments and/or dyes and is used to color a surface to produce an image, text, or design. Ink is used for drawing and/or writing with a pen, brush, or quill...
for web presses. Caxton/CTP employs approximately 5,500 people throughout South Africa.
Newspapers
Caxton/CTP's newspaper division either owns or co-owns 88 titles, although a significant number of these are free community newspapers. The division's newspapers operate from fifty offices in eight of South Africa's nine provinces and have a combined print run of over 2 million copies.Magazines
Caxton/CTP's magazine division publishes fifteen titles in the following sectors: family magazines, women's magazines, home, lifestyle and decor, lifestyle and entertainment, religion and farming.History
The company was founded in 1902 by two PretoriaPretoria
Pretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. It is one of the country's three capital cities, serving as the executive and de facto national capital; the others are Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital.Pretoria is...
businessmen, William Gindra and Edward Green, who started a small stationery
Stationery
Stationery has historically meant a wide gamut of materials: paper and office supplies, writing implements, greeting cards, glue, pencil case etc.-History of stationery:...
and general printing factory
Factory
A factory or manufacturing plant is an industrial building where laborers manufacture goods or supervise machines processing one product into another. Most modern factories have large warehouses or warehouse-like facilities that contain heavy equipment used for assembly line production...
in Pretorius Street and named it Caxton. In 1947 Dr HJ van der Bijl became Chairman of the Board; he was the driving force behind the company going public the same year, as Caxton Ltd..
In 1961 Caxton was purchased by Eagle Press and at the same time acquired its first newspaper, the South African Jewish Times. During the same year Caxton moved its operations to Doornfontein in Johannesburg
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
. In 1968 Caxton again changed ownership, this time to Felstar Publications. During the same year The Germiston Eagle was introduced as a weekly supplement to the South African Jewish Times. This was the forerunner of all community newspapers in South Africa.
By 1978 Caxton were publishing the following newspapers either fortnightly, monthly or weekly: Sandton Chronicle, North Eastern Tribune, Northcliff and Blackheath Times, Randburg Sun, Southern Courier, Mayfair-Brixton, Newlands-Melville Telegraph, Rosebank Killarney Gazette and Roodepoort Record.
In 1985 Caxton acquired CTP (Cape and Transvaal Printers), a R100-million printing company. This enabled Caxton to meet the growing demand for the high speed, high quality printing of newspapers and magazines. Caxton/CTP (as the company became popularly known) later consolidated their various subsidiary companies under the CTP banner and, post-1994, formed a partnership with the National Empowerment Consortium (NEC).
Caxton and another publisher, Perskor, merged in July 1998, forming a company with a turnover in excess of ZAR
ZAR
ZAR may refer to:* South African rand, ISO 4217 currency code* South African Republic, * Zairean Airlines, Democratic Republic of the Congo ICAO code...
2 billion
1000000000 (number)
1,000,000,000 is the natural number following 999,999,999 and preceding 1,000,000,001.In scientific notation, it is written as 109....
a year. As a result of the merger The Citizen, a daily newspaper, was also acquired.
See also
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- Style (magazine)Style (magazine)Style was an iconic South African women's magazine that was founded in the 1980s and published by Caxton and CTP Publishers and Printers Limited. In late 2006, it was announced that the magazine would be discontinued. The magazine has often been associated with a Kugel readership....