South Africa— ZA

Printing companies in South Africa — browse 8.4K records

Browse 8,392 printing companies in South Africa — registry-sourced from CIPC, scoped to NACE 181. Each record carries up to 500 firmographic attributes — from Registration Number and registered address to revenue, headcount and corporate group structure. The largest by revenue are GOVERNMENT PRINTING WORKS ($966M), BIDVEST PAPERPLUS (PTY) LTD ($368M) and CREDA COMMUNICATIONS (PTY) LTD ($90M).

8.4K

Printing companies

NACE codes

161

Group-linked records

Top companies

Largest printing companies in South Africa (2026)

The largest printing companies in South Africa by revenue are GOVERNMENT PRINTING WORKS ($966M), BIDVEST PAPERPLUS (PTY) LTD ($368M) and CREDA COMMUNICATIONS (PTY) LTD ($90M). The directory below ranks them — sort any column, or filter by sub-sector, company size and region.

Last updated June 2026.

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Other printing	Pretoria	BOSMAN ST 149	4,551	$966M	1900	4220102869	Not available	Not available
Other printing	Johannesburg	CRES DR 18	3,000	$368M	1971	197100297107	Corporation	5
Other printing	Cape Town	WESTLAKE DR	122	$90M	1997	199700393407	Corporation	3
Other printing	Johannesburg	BOOYSENS RD	201	$55M	2006	200603426507	Corporation	7
Other printing	Johannesburg	COLEEN RD 1504	250	$53M	2015	201531810807	Corporation	2
Other printing	Cape Town	MAIN RD 28	250	$53M	1999	199902365507	Corporation	3
Other printing	Johannesburg	STINKWOOD CLOSE	9	$48M	2018	201800282507	Corporation	Not available
Other printing	Johannesburg	JAN SMUTS AV 368	37	$40M	2016	201649599907	Corporation	32
Other printing	Pretoria	SOUTHDOWNS RIDGE OFFIC	8	$30M	2005	200518498223	Corporation	Not available
Other printing	Cape Town	FREEDOM WAY 10	200	$26M	1994	199401001407	Corporation	3
Pre-press and pre-media services	Koffiefontein	32	200	$26M	1982	198200475007	Corporation	2
Pre-press and pre-media services	Bhisho	BRAEMER RD 23	114	$20M	2005	200503028707	Corporation	Not available
Other printing	Johannesburg	OAK AV 275	28	$19M	1972	197200517107	Corporation	5
Other printing	Durban	TOTTUM RD 22	800	$19M	1997	199700176707	Corporation	6
Other printing	Johannesburg	SCOTT ST 21	6	$19M	1980	198000644907	Corporation	Not available
Pre-press and pre-media services	Durban	SYDNEY RD 276	160	$15M	1998	199801837107	Corporation	3
Pre-press and pre-media services	Tzaneen	FOBENI STAND NO 271	42	$14M	2018	201841926307	Corporation	Not available
Other printing	Johannesburg	SMAL ST 5	100	$13M	1962	200300513523	Corporation	Not available
Other printing	Durban	INTERSITE AV 17	185	$12M	2012	201220037507	Corporation	Not available
Other printing	Cape Town	6 SPURWING PARK 4	82	$12M	1991	199100142507	Corporation	453
Other printing	Cape Town	BOFORS CIRCLE 118	115	$12M	1937	193701017307	Corporation	2
Other printing	Durban	HILLHEAD DRIVE 4	32	$11M	2003	200301675107	Corporation	3
Other printing	Vereeniging	CRES DR 18	90	$11M	2007	200703412807	Corporation	3
Other printing	Hlabisa	DAISY ST 147	9	$11M	2007	200724654723	Corporation	3
Other printing	Pietermaritzburg	OLDFIELD BUSINESS PARK 88	17	$11M	2009	200915314423	Corporation	2

This is a sample. The full database holds 8,392 South African printing companies, each with every attribute in the dictionary below.

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Database overview

Printing companies in South Africa — database overview

Distributions across all 8,392 printing companies in South Africa — registry-sourced from CIPC and refreshed daily.

Company size (by employee band)

1–9
10%
10–49
87%
50–199
3%
200–999
0%
1,000+
0%

Sub-sector breakdown (NACE)

Other printing62%
Pre-press and pre-media services37%
Binding and related services0%

Regional distribution

Gauteng
48%
Western Cape
14%
KwaZulu-Natal
13%
Limpopo
7%
Eastern Cape
5%
Mpumalanga
5%
Other
9%

Revenue (USD)

Less than $100K
2%
$100K – $1M
31%
$1M – $10M
67%
$10M – $100M
0%
$100M+
0%

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These distributions are computed from the full South African printing companies database, not the sample above.

Data coverage

What data is available on printing companies in South Africa

South Africa business database

Firmographics

Legal name, registered address, NACE sub-sector, legal form, founding year and website. Every record is keyed to its Registration Number — the stable CIPC identifier that survives name changes and rebrands, making it the most reliable CRM deduplication key for South Africa data.

Points of interest

Each company is geocoded to GPS coordinates covering its registered seat and operating locations across South Africa, with a precision level on every point — useful for territory planning and proximity targeting.

Tax IDs

Records carry the Registration Number and, where applicable, the VAT registration number, with a flag for when the two coincide. These are the cleanest match keys for enriching lists and cross-referencing against the national tax authority and your CRM.

Group structure

InfobelPRO resolves the corporate hierarchy — parent, subsidiaries and the size of the worldwide corporate family — so sales and compliance teams can see who controls an entity before engaging or onboarding it.

Financials

Annual revenue in local currency, EUR and USD, employee headcount and founding year, with multi-year history where filed. Figures are sourced from CIPC filings and carry an Actual-or-Modeled reliability flag.

Data dictionary

Every attribute in the South African printing companies dataset

The full field catalogue behind each record. Contact data (email, phone, executives) is part of the licensed dataset but is never displayed on this page.

Identity

companyName: Registered legal name.
businessName: Trading / commercial name where it differs from the legal name.
tradeName: Additional registered trade name.
nationalID: Registration Number — the official CIPC company identifier.
nationalIDIsVat: Flag indicating whether the national ID doubles as the VAT number.

Location

addressStreet: Registered street address.
postCode: Postal code.
city: City / locality.
province: Region / province / county.
country: Country (ISO).
longitude / latitude: Geocoded coordinates of the location.
geoLevel: Precision level of the geocode.

Web

website: Primary corporate URL.
webDomain: Normalised root domain.
websiteStatusFlag: Live / dead / redirect status from the last crawl.
websiteCrawlDate: Date the website was last checked.

Activity

altInternationalCode01–06: Up to six NACE Rev. 2 activity codes plus labels.
internationalCode: US SIC code.
localCode: National activity code.
infobelCode: Proprietary Infobel activity code.

Size

employeesHere: Headcount at this location.
employeesTotal: Total headcount across the entity (with Actual / Modeled flag).

Financials

salesVolume: Annual revenue in local currency.
salesVolumeEuros: Annual revenue converted to EUR.
salesVolumeDollars: Annual revenue converted to USD — shown in the table.
currency: Reporting currency.
yearStarted: Year the company was founded.
financialHistory: Multi-year revenue history where filed.

Status & legal

statusCodeName: HQ, branch or single-location indicator.
legalStatusCodeDescription: Legal form (e.g. limited company / corporation).

Group structure

familyMembers: Number of entities in the worldwide corporate family.
subsidiaryIndicator: Whether the entity is a subsidiary.
parentLinkage: Link to the parent company.
domesticLinkage / globalLinkage: Domestic and global ownership links.
hierarchyCode: Position within the corporate hierarchy.

Source comparison

CIPC vs InfobelPRO

CIPC gives you legal registration data. InfobelPRO adds the commercial intelligence sales, marketing and compliance teams actually need.

Attribute	CIPCFree official registry	InfobelPRO
Registration Number	Yes	Yes — on 99.9% of records
Legal name & registered address	Yes	Yes
Company status (HQ / branch)	Yes	Yes — daily sync
NACE sub-sector classification	Yes	Yes — up to 6 codes
Annual revenue (local / EUR / USD)	Filings only	Yes — multi-currency
Employee count	No	Yes
Decision-maker contacts	No	Yes — licensed
Geocoded coordinates	No	Yes
Corporate group structure	Filings only	Yes — full hierarchy
API access	No	Yes — REST API
Bulk export (CSV / JSON / Parquet)	No	Yes
Update frequency	Periodic (filings)	Daily sync

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

By the revenue shown in the directory above, the largest printing companies in South Africa include GOVERNMENT PRINTING WORKS ($966M), BIDVEST PAPERPLUS (PTY) LTD ($368M) and CREDA COMMUNICATIONS (PTY) LTD ($90M). Sort the Revenue column or filter by sub-sector, size and region to explore the full ranking.

InfobelPRO lists 8,392 printing companies registered in South Africa, classified under NACE 181, sourced from CIPC. The directory covers all registered entities in scope, not a sampled subset.

Gauteng holds the largest share with 48% of South Africa's printing companies, followed by Western Cape (14%) and KwaZulu-Natal (13%). The region chart above shows the full distribution.

Printing companies in South Africa are classified under NACE 181 — 3 sub-sector codes appear in this segment. Each record can carry up to six NACE Rev. 2 activity codes, plus a US SIC code and the national activity code.

Core firmographics come directly from CIPC and are refreshed daily — new incorporations, address changes and status updates flow through within 24 hours of publication. Revenue and employee figures track annual report filings and carry an Actual-or-Modeled reliability flag.

Yes. InfobelPRO combines registry-sourced firmographics with licensed contact data, processed under GDPR Article 6(1)(f) — legitimate interest. Individual opt-outs are honoured and compliance documentation is available on request.

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See all company directories in South Africa, explore the full South Africa business database In the US classification, related SIC codes include SIC 2396 — Automotive Trimmings, Apparel Findings, and Related Products and SIC 2789 — Bookbinding and Related Work. The closest NAICS industry is NAICS 32311 — Printing, or see how South Africa fits into the wider Africa business database.