STORY

SIXTEEN YEARS OF GROWTH, SIXTEEN YEARS OF SUCCESS!

Our company is proud of the story of its growth and is happy to bring to your attention a short outline of its major achievements.

1999

  • Our company was founded September 25, 1999. Distribution of the first print run: 124 000 labels (58mmX30mm). The Kirovsky and Frunzensky supermarkets were among our first customers.
  • Mark Andy 2200 4-colour flexo printing machine was the first in line of our production equipment. Purchase of the first rewinder.
  • Our company produced the first self-adhesive 6-colour labels, unusual for their time.
2000
  • Thermal tickets and tags production became a new focus of our activity. The movie theatres Orbita, Pobeda and Varshava in Moscow were among our first customers. They were later joined by other movie theatres, theatres, organizers of sporting events. Thanks to our team’s efforts, Neoprint still retains more than half of this market segment. Our company is nowadays entrusted with important tasks, such as printing tickets to Eurovision 2009, World Summer Universiade 2013, World Aquatics Championship 2015.
  • Two additional Mark Andy 200 flexo printing machines were acquired and later modernised. Purchase of a vacuum packaging machine.
  • In 2000, our company representatives visited, for the very first time, LABELEXPO, the biggest international expo in the label industry which is held alternately in Brussels, Belgium and Chicago, USA. We have since visited this expo annually.

2001

  • Acquisition of additional flexographic and ticket cutting equipment.
  • Additional production areas were constructed and commissioned.

2002

  • We organized a new space for production of printing forms, and, as a result, the production lead time significantly shortened.
2003
  • The building where our company is now located in Leningrad Oblast became the property of Neoprint on 27 January. The reconstruction of the building, premises re-planning and transfer of equipment started.
  • Acquisition of two more Mark Andy flexo printing machines.
  • A Macintosh colour management system was implemented, leading to better performance, predictability, general increase in the quality of printing production and printing time reduction.
  • Our company created its own Internet site: www.neoprint.ru.
  • Company management automation project was launched in cooperation with Corus Consulting. The Corporation information management system (AXAPTA) became fully operational and is now indispensable for every member of the Neoprint team.
  • Shuttle bus service for employees from St-Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast was initiated. In 2006 our company acquired two comfortable 45-seater buses, equipped with video and audio systems.
2004
  • Our company celebrated its 5th birthday. Our customers, partners and administration officials of Leningrad Oblast attended the celebration. During the event, the guests were shown the facilities and new production lines.
  • Upon completion of reconstruction works, a big printing department, a new cutting and packaging space and a new coloristics department supplied with up-to-date equipment opened. Printing plates were also arranged in a separate space. The workplace scheme was designed on the model of the technology of storage access to printing accessories, borrowed from one of the oldest printing shops in Great Britain.
  • Acquisition of new Omega equipment for film cutting and one more Mark Andy production machine for the purpose of creating technologically advanced full-colour production. Expansion of cutting equipment stock.Omega
  • Neoprint won the International Kanzan Quality Award 2004 for outstanding quality of print and design. (Duren, 5 October 2004). At the time, Neoprint was the only printing company in Russia to be awarded this distinction.
  • In 2004, our company ranked first in Europe for quality of ticket production, leaving behind 27 leading printing companies from 12 European countries.
  • Neoprint joined Soyuzupak, a non-profit Association of Non-bulk and Packaging Production Consumers’ Union.

2005

  • Neoprint acquired its own facility in Germany.
  • Neoprint moved into a new manufacturing site in Kaliningrad, specializing in technological label printing delivered everywhere in Russia.
  • Relief stamping and stacking were added to available techniques.
  • Acquisition of two offset printing machines and one flexo printing machine.
  • Neoprint became the first Russian company to implement multi-layer label production which later became an independent area of production.
  • Production models of highly protected fuel coupons earned our company an award in a competition
2006
  • Receiving inspection and quality control laboratory were created at Neoprint.
  • The Philanthropists of the Century International Charity Foundation of Russia, held in Moscow on 23 June 2006, awarded Neoprint with the National Heritage gold medal.
  • The jury of the Grand Etiquette 2006 label competition commended our promotional label awarding it with a silver medal.
  • Neoprint was offered a certificate at the Master of Printing Production open competition in the Technological Innovations category. The jury highly appreciated our promotional label commissioned by the company Orimi (the Jockey trademark).
  • Neoprint joined the Leningrad Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
  • Organization of the Neoprint Cup annual indoor soccer championship.
2007
  • New processing areas were commissioned in Vsevolozhsk. The reason for the construction was the increasing number of customers which led our company to expand production, buy more equipment and develop its own centre for label stock quality control.
  • Creation of the quality control department.
  • An agreement for student co-op and internship programs was signed between our company and Saint Petersburg State Polytechnic University.
  • Neoprint acted as one of major sponsors for the 80th anniversary of Leningrad Oblast.
  • Organization of the first volleyball tournament dedicated to the Press Day.

2008

  • Neoprint was awarded with an international certificate of excellence. Compliance to the ISO 9001:2000 standard demonstrates a highly efficient management control system. Certification was again confirmed in 2009.
  • Opening of a branch in Moscow.
  • Our company employees visited Drupa, the world’s largest printing equipment exhibition.
  • Participation in the X soccer tournament among Saint Petersburg graphic workers. Our team won all the qualifiers and qualified for the quarter-final.
  • Participation in the first Russian Business Regatta, organized by the RBK media holding.
  • Our company started to publish its own newspaper NeoNovosti.
2009
  • Our company celebrated its tenth anniversary.
  • Our company participated in the Rosupak Exhibition in Moscow attracting a number of new customers.
  • Our company participated in the 16th International Wine and Vodka Exhibition in Sochi, Russia.
  • The head of the Vsevolozhsk administration expressly mentioned Neoprint among companies that had made the largest profits in the past year despite the economic crisis.
  • The Audit commission of Russian Standard Corporation highly appreciated the quality of our products.
  • Neoprint announced the successful certification for compliance with the quality management system (QMS) of ISO 9001:2000 standard.
2010
  • Neoprint was among the first companies in Russia to successfully test and start using the innovative Think Range label stock, produced by the Finland-based UPM Raflatac company.
  • Our company launched the audio label, a brand new product based on leading-edge technology.
  • On February 11, based on 2009 results, the best employers were announced at the 4th annual HR Brand award ceremony. Neoprint became a winner in the Northern Capital category.
  • Neoprint won an award in the ProdExtraPack 2010 competition, held during the Prod Expo 2010. The jury highly appreciated the quality of the Yves Rocher promo label.
  • Our team members won the XII indoor soccer tournament among Saint Petersburg printing companies.
  • Neoprint participated in the 5th International ROSUPAK Exhibition in Moscow.
  • The national Grand Star of Russia competition jury duly appreciated the high quality of the promo label, created by the Neoprint team for the Jardin coffee brand.
2012
  • Our team came third in the Saint Petersburg Print Pro indoor soccer tournament.
  • A new multi-functional finishing installation came into operation, allowing us to better finish off any roll production, printed on our equipment.
2013
  • In December, our company gained the licence to produce protected printing products.
  • Neoprint is the first company in Russia to deal with production of forms for automated ticket sales systems. Our company printed tickets to the XXVII World Summer Universiade 2013.
2014
  • Our company celebrated its 15th anniversary.
  • The Russian branch of the International Bureau Veritas Group successfully re-audited Neoprint on the subject of compliance with international ISO 9001:2008 standard.
  • Reckitt Benckiser LLC performed a successful customer audit of Neoprint.
2015
  • Russian Standard Corporation, Mareven Food Central LLC and ZAO Buyer performed a successful annual customer audit of Neoprint.
  • Neoprint printed and embossed tickets to the 16th World Aquatics Championship held in Kazan, Russia.
  • Bureau Veritas Group carried out a supervisory audit for conformity to the quality management system (QMS) of ISO 9001:2008 standard.
  • Set up of a new marking and personalization system.
  • International audit company Intertek performed a successful customer audit of Neoprint.
  • A multifunctional page counting machine came into operation in our company.
  • Neoprint took part in the International Film Market.