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As a family business, Ferroprint continues to follow the principles of its founding partners - the delivery of top-quality products, a commmitment to service and, above all, a passion for printing.
When Ferroprint was established as a small business in 1979 to keep Denis and Eve Ferrow occupied after retiring from their farm in the Drakensberg, the intrepid pair approached the new undertaking with the same degree of passion that had characterised their farming activities; and were soon printing their first jobs for some top companies, including Sasko, Pleasureland, Union Flour Mills, Walton's Stationery and Premier Milling. Specialising in printing tickets - roll tickets, movie tickets, admission and token tickets - they quickly established a reputation for quality and service.
This not only won the company a major share of the market, but also paved the way into areas of specialised printing when, in 1980, a tag machine was installed to handle the production of manila tags. The trend had been set, and the next 30 years chronicled Ferroprint's meteoric rise through the ranks to become one of South Africa's top printing businesses.
Undoubtedly, the highlight has been the company's foothold in the exacting field of flexographic printing and there's no disputing the fact that Ferroprint has played a key role in setting the pace in South Africa for this highly specialised technology.
And this is really the company's passion - perfection in flexographic printing.
Today, Ferroprint's beautifully-printed labels and shrink sleeves are seen on packs in the dairy and pharmaceutical industries, on food and beverage products, on personal care products, and on detergents, household cleaners and lubricants, among many others.
As a family business, now jointly managed by the Ferrow’s two sons David and Jeremy, and partner, Chris Singh, Ferroprint is still run on the principles espoused by its founding partners - namely, the delivery of quality, commitment to service and, above all, a passion for printing.
Flexographic printing comprises about 95% of Ferroprint's business reckons Jeremy Ferrow, who has seen considerable progress in the development of the local flexographic market over the years since Ferroprint bought its very first Nilpeter press some 16 years ago.
In the intervening years, Ferroprint has followed a strategy of continual investment in state-of-the-art equipment and facilities. Ferroprint is now probably the biggest converter of self-adhesive material in Southern Africa.
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