Times Printers

What Times Printers does

Times Printers is an integrated commercial printing and packaging solutions provider headquartered in Singapore, operating three manufacturing plants in Singapore, Malaysia, and China alongside a sales office in Hong Kong. Founded more than 50 years ago and now employing over 1,400 people, the company delivers a one-stop solution spanning design, pre-press, offset and digital printing, sustainable folding-carton packaging, creative services, large-format printing, fulfilment, and mail management for publishing, consumer-products, and corporate-marketing clients.

The technology stack is anchored in traditional sheetfed and web offset presses for medium-to-large runs, supplemented by an extensive digital print operation with print-on-demand, variable data printing, and dedicated bindery enabling short-run and time-sensitive work. An integrated in-house pre-press-to-press workflow is positioned to deliver speed, cost, and reliability benefits. Operations are underpinned by a heavy certification footprint including ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, PSO-ISO 12647 process control, FSSC 22000 food-safety certification, FSC and PEFC chain-of-custody, and bizSafe Star, supporting quality-sensitive publishing and food-adjacent packaging customers.

The business model is project-driven and quote-based, with no publicly disclosed standard pricing; revenue is generated across Traditional Printing, Packaging Solutions, and Creative/Other Services streams primarily through direct enterprise sales. Go-to-market is sales-led, relying on dedicated account service teams, an international sales network across nine or more countries (USA, UK, Europe, Chile, Mexico, Canada, Australia), and a website-based Request for Quotation channel. The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Times Publishing Limited, itself owned by Fraser and Neave, Limited, operating within a diversified conglomerate structure with no evidence of external venture or private equity ownership.

Name

Times Printers

Legal name

Times Printers Pte. Ltd.

Website

https://timesprinters.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Times Printers is a Singapore-based integrated printing solutions provider operating three plants in Singapore, Malaysia, and China, with 1,400+ employees and 50+ years of experience. It delivers offset, digital, packaging, and creative print services to publishing, consumer-products, and corporate clients across nine-plus countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Printing Services

NAICS

Printing and Related Support Activities (323), Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) (323111), Other Paperboard Container Manufacturing (322219)

SIC

Commercial Printing (2750), Book Printing (2732), Paperboard Containers & Boxes (2650)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial & Offset Printing (Sheetfed/Web) (MPAJALAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Digital Printing (Short-Run, Variable Data) (MPAJALAC), Folding Carton & Paperboard Packaging Printing (IMALAKAH)

Keywords

• Commercial printing services
• Offset printing
• Digital printing
• Sustainable packaging
• Print-on-demand

Headquarters

HQ city

Singapore

HQ country

Singapore

HQ region

Asia

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Print Solutions: Traditional and digital printing services for magazines, books, catalogues, brochures, and marketing collaterals. Services are quote-based and project-driven, with pricing customized to print quantity, specifications, and project requirements.
2. Packaging Solutions: Sustainable folding carton and packaging solutions for various industries, customized to client budget and branding requirements.
3. Creative and Other Services: Creative services including design, layout, illustration, website design, large format printing, fulfilment, and mail management. Services are customizable to client budget and deadlines.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Times Printers offers a one-stop integrated printing solution encompassing traditional offset printing (sheetfed and web press) for medium to large runs and digital printing for low-quantity print-on-demand needs. The company additionally provides sustainable folding carton packaging, creative design and layout services, large format printing, fulfilment, and mail management, serving publishing, consumer products, and corporate marketing clients globally from three manufacturing plants.

Product overview

Times Printers offers a one-stop integrated printing solution platform encompassing both core printing products and complementary service modules. The core products include Traditional Printing (offset and web press for medium to large print runs) and Digital Printing (flexible, low-quantity print-on-demand services). These are supported by a suite of service modules including Packaging (sustainable folding cartons), Creative Services (design and layout), Large Format printing, Fulfilment, and Mail Management. The integrated approach provides seamless pre-press to printing press process along with post-production finishing solutions, enabling customers to manage the entire print production value chain through a single provider.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Traditional Printing

Quantifiable outcome

• Year after year, Times Printers has maintained their record of raking up numerous print awards for excellence in printing
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Stora Enso: European renewable packaging and biomaterials company with growing consumer paperboard packaging operations. Relevant peer for Times Printers' sustainable folding carton business and for upstream paperboard supply dynamics.
• Mondi Group: European packaging and paper group with a strong sustainable paperboard and corrugated packaging portfolio. Comparable for benchmarking in sustainable packaging solutions where Times Printers competes.

Direct peers

• C&C Offset Printing: Asia-based (Hong Kong/China) commercial printer specializing in high-quality offset printing for books, magazines, catalogues and art books. Highly comparable on technology, customer mix (publishers) and cross-border production model.
• SNP (Singapore National Printers): Singapore-based commercial printing group offering offset, digital and packaging services to publishers and enterprises. Closest like-for-like competitor to Times Printers in the same Singapore home market with overlapping customer segments.
• Kyodo Printing: Japanese commercial and book printing specialist serving publishers, educational institutions and corporations with offset and digital production. Directly comparable on magazine, book and catalogue printing services.

Broad incumbents

• Dai Nippon Printing: Major Japanese printing conglomerate offering commercial printing, packaging, decorative materials and information media. Comparable in offset/packaging capabilities and customer base (publishers, brand owners) but with a far broader product portfolio.
• Toppan Printing: Large Japanese diversified printing and information communications group with significant offset, digital, packaging and security printing operations across Asia. Overlaps with Times Printers on commercial and packaging printing but operates at much larger global scale.
• Quad/Graphics: US-headquartered commercial printing and integrated marketing services company serving publishers, retailers and brand owners. Comparable on magazine/catalogue printing and one-stop marketing execution, though primarily North America focused.

Others

• Packaging Press (Asia): Regional folding carton and packaging converters in Southeast Asia. Representative of the fragmented local packaging competitors that Times Printers' packaging division faces in the consumer products segment.

Regional players

• Ho Printing & Packaging: Malaysian printing and packaging company with offset, digital and folding carton capabilities. Directly comparable in product scope and acts as a near-neighbour competitor for Times Offset (Malaysia) operations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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