Caxton and CTP Publishers and Printers

Caxton and CTP Publishers and Printers Limited ( Caxton / CTP) is a South African publishing company with head office in Johannesburg. One of the main areas of business is the publication of newspapers and magazines. By far the most famous newspaper under the laid tracks here is The Citizen, the radical is smaller local papers. With Farmers Weekly is the oldest magazine in South Africa appears. In addition to this area Caxton / CTP is also active in book printing, in packaging production and others.

The publisher employs approximately 5,000 employees and is one of the largest in South Africa. The share of Caxton / CTP is traded on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.

History

1902 founded the two businessmen Gindra William and Edward Green, a stationery shop and print shop in Pretoria under the name of Caxton. 1947 Caxton was purchased in 1961 by a stock company and "Eagle Press." At the same time was also the purchase of the first newspaper, the The South African Jewish Times. This was accompanied by the move to the district Doomfontein of Johannesburg. However, Caxton was listed on the stock market despite the acquisition under its old name.

1968 Caxton was sold to " Felstar Publications." 1971 was published with The Blackheath Times, the first free newspaper. 1985 took over Caxton as part of a reverse takeover, the printing "CTP (Cape and Transvaal Printers ) ". 1987 with the " Argus Newspaper Group " under the name " Newspaper Marketing Bureau ( NMB ) " a joint venture was established for ad sales, but this collaboration ended in January 1995 with the sale of the " Argus Newspaper Group " at the Irish company "Independent Newspapers ". July 1998 came the merger with Perskor so wandered the daily newspaper The Citizen in the assortment. Perskor had been Rapport also half owner of the large Afrikaans weekly newspaper, these shares were sold but the other owners " Naspers " in 1999.

Company data for the fiscal year 2007

  • CEO Terry Moolman
  • Revenue: 4.006 billion Rand
  • Profit: 830 million Rand
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