NORTH MALABAR OFFSET PRINTERS CONSORTIUM PRIVATE LIMITED
About
The printing cluster of Kannur is spread across the 4 taluks of Kannur and produces a variety of single and two colour jobs. The cluster comprises over 37 offset printers, 90 printing and 25 digital printers and 1500 DTP units. The cluster provides employment to 1500 persons and including digital printers and DTP units provides employment to over 8,000 persons. Cluster firms basically undertake single or two colour jobs. Multi-colour jobs are usually outsourced to locations like Bangalore and Sivakasi. Resource limitations and skilled manpower constraints have been affecting performance. In this context, cluster firms have implemented a common facility centre named PRINTING CLUSTER KANNUR, involving: Design and computer to plate facility, Training facility comprising different multi and single color web offset and sheet fed printing presses, Quality finishing facility. Assistance is being explored under public-private partnership schemes of the Govt. of India in this context.