Roneo-Neopost
of Victoria House, Southampton Row, London, WC1. Telephone: Holborn 4933. Cables: "Remosafe"
1924 British Neopost Ltd was incorporated for the purpose of marketing a single value postal franking machine.
1930 That company was acquired by Roneo. When the Neopost business was acquired, it was marketing three versions of its original machine which for the next 20 years or so formed the basis of the business.
1931 A new subsidiary, Roneo Neopost Ltd, was formed to carry on the postal franking machine part of Roneo's business.
1947 British Industries Fair Advert for Neopost Postal Franking Machines, Insurance Stamp Franking Machines, Cancelling and Counting Machines. Contractors to HM Postmaster General and licenced in British Colonies, Europe, South America and many foreign countries. (Office Appliances Section - Olympia, Ground Floor, Stand No. B.1463) [1]
During the 1950s and early 1960s a number of new machines were introduced.
1966 Roneo was acquired by Vickers Ltd.
In the late 1960s and the 1970s the range was extended further.
1980 In June, Vickers sold the business of its International Machines Division to Roneo Alcatel, a newly incorporated subsidiary of CIT Alcatel of France. At that time the business included reprographics as well as mailroom equipment.
See Also
- [1] Competition Commission
Sources of Information
- ↑ 1947 British Industries Fair Advert 376; and p235