Domino Printing Sciences

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Domino Printing Sciences PLC
Industry
  • Industrial printers
  • Coding
  • Marking serialisation
  • Traceability
Founded1978;47 years ago (1978)
FounderGraeme Minto
Headquarters Cambridge, United Kingdom
Key people
ProductsPALM (print and apply labelers), UV inkjet industrial printers, CIJ (continuous inkjet industrial printers), TIJ (thermal inkjet printers), CO2 laser coders, Piezo DOD (drop on demand) printers, fiber laser coders, coding automation software, QuickDesign production line controllers
Number of employees
Approx. 2,800 (2020)
Parent Brother Industries
Subsidiaries Citronix, Graph-Tech AG, Domino Print and Apply (Mectec Elektronik AB until 2016), PostJet Systems Ltd., Wiedenbach Apparatebau GmbH
Website domino-printing.com
Footnotes /references
[1] [2]

Domino Printing Sciences PLC is a British-based developer of industrial and commercial inkjet printing, thermal transfer printing, print and apply machines, digital printing presses and laser printing products. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange until it was acquired by Brother Industries in 2015.

History

The company was founded by Graeme Minto in 1978 to exploit continuous inkjet technology (CIJ). [3] By 1984 Domino had shipped its 1000th printer. It was first listed as DNO on the London Stock Exchange in 1985. In 1989 Domino moved to a new headquarters, located a few miles from Cambridge. [3] In 1994 it acquired Directed Energy, a small laser marking business based in California, United States. [3] In 2004 it acquired Wiedenbach, a supplier of ink jet printers, and Purex, a supplier of fume extractors for laser printers. [4] In 2005, it acquired Sator, a supplier of laser printers. In 2006 it acquired Enterprise Information Systems, an RFID specialist. [5]

In March 2015 Japan's Brother Industries announced it planned to buy Domino Printing Sciences PLC for £1.03 billion in cash ($1.55 billion). [6]

CEO Nigel Bond retired in March 2019 and was replaced by Robert Pulford, previously managing director of Domino’s Digital Printing Solutions Division. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Company information". Domino Printing Sciences. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Companies House Profile" . Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "Innovation Management" (PDF). palgrave.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Brussels lays golden eggs for Domino". The Daily Telegraph . 19 January 2005. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  5. ↑ "Domino Acquires RFID Specialist". Manufacturingtalk. 26 May 2006. Archived from the original on 22 May 2007.
  6. ↑ "Japan's Brother Industries to buy UK's Domino Printing for $1.55 billion". Reuters. 11 March 2015. Archived from the original on 11 March 2015.
  7. ↑ "Pulford takes up CEO mantle at Domino". Digital Labels & Packaging. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
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