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In January 1794, the 41-year-old printer Niels Lund opened a Royal Charter printing house in Aarhus called Aarhus Stiftsbogtrykkerie. Niels Lund applied for the Royal Charter for two reasons. First, to establish a diocesan printing house and address office in the town of Aarhus to be used for the printing of publications from his own publishing house and any publications others asked him to print. Second, to publish a newspaper once a week containing foreign and domestic news, Royal Decrees, promotions, and any notices and publications Lund was asked to include <ref>{{cite book|last=Jørgensen|first=Jens Chr.|title=A Royal Charter|year=1994|publisher=Aarhuus Stiftsbogtrykkerie|isbn=87-98 5023-1-1|page=19|ignore-isbn-error=true}}</ref> |
In January 1794, the 41-year-old printer Niels Lund opened a Royal Charter printing house in Aarhus called Aarhus Stiftsbogtrykkerie. Niels Lund applied for the Royal Charter for two reasons. First, to establish a diocesan printing house and address office in the town of Aarhus to be used for the printing of publications from his own publishing house and any publications others asked him to print. Second, to publish a newspaper once a week containing foreign and domestic news, Royal Decrees, promotions, and any notices and publications Lund was asked to include <ref>{{cite book|last=Jørgensen|first=Jens Chr.|title=A Royal Charter|year=1994|publisher=Aarhuus Stiftsbogtrykkerie|isbn=87-98 5023-1-1|page=19|ignore-isbn-error=true}}</ref>. |
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| ⚫ | The Royal Charter meant that Aarhus Stiftsbogtrykkerie was obliged to print various official announcements free of charge. Although this was a financial burden, it kept the wheels of production turning. The printing house produced a regular flow of books and small publications – 136 of which are still in existence today, an estimated half of the total amount produced. |
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On 3rd January 1794 the first issue of “The Aarhuus Diocesan Address Office Newspaper, by Royal Charter” was printed. <ref>{{cite book|last=Jørgensen|first=Jens Chr.|title=A Royal Charter|year=1994|publisher=Aarhus Stiftsbogtrykkerie|isbn=87-98 5023-1-1|page=27 |ignore-isbn-error=true}}</ref> |
On 3rd January 1794 the first issue of “The Aarhuus Diocesan Address Office Newspaper, by Royal Charter” was printed. <ref>{{cite book|last=Jørgensen|first=Jens Chr.|title=A Royal Charter|year=1994|publisher=Aarhus Stiftsbogtrykkerie|isbn=87-98 5023-1-1|page=27 |ignore-isbn-error=true}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | The Royal Charter meant that Aarhus Stiftsbogtrykkerie was obliged to print various official announcements free of charge. Although this was a financial burden, it kept the wheels of production turning. The printing house produced a regular flow of books and small publications – 136 of which are still in existence today, an estimated half of the total amount produced. |
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Niels Lund died in 1825. |
Niels Lund died in 1825. |
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Revision as of 08:56, 21 August 2013
| Company type | Technology |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1794 |
| Headquarters | Århus, Denmark |
Number of employees | 650 employees |
| Website | http://www.stibo.com |
The Stibo Group was founded in 1794 by Niels Lund as a printing company. Today, The Stibo Group provides information management and print technology software for business operations. It is headquartered in Aarhus, Denmark. They operate internationally through their subsidiaries in Europe, North America and Asia. The company is wholly owned by The Stibo-Foundation.
History
Stibo was founded in 1794. The company has grown from a traditional local printing house into an international company focusing on graphic processes, production and software.
1794: Early years of printing
In January 1794, the 41-year-old printer Niels Lund opened a Royal Charter printing house in Aarhus called Aarhus Stiftsbogtrykkerie. Niels Lund applied for the Royal Charter for two reasons. First, to establish a diocesan printing house and address office in the town of Aarhus to be used for the printing of publications from his own publishing house and any publications others asked him to print. Second, to publish a newspaper once a week containing foreign and domestic news, Royal Decrees, promotions, and any notices and publications Lund was asked to include [1].
On 3rd January 1794 the first issue of “The Aarhuus Diocesan Address Office Newspaper, by Royal Charter” was printed. [2]
The Royal Charter meant that Aarhus Stiftsbogtrykkerie was obliged to print various official announcements free of charge. Although this was a financial burden, it kept the wheels of production turning. The printing house produced a regular flow of books and small publications – 136 of which are still in existence today, an estimated half of the total amount produced.
Niels Lund died in 1825.
1890: A growing business
By the 1880s, income from commercial printing was as low as DKK 1.000-1.200 per annum. Then 30-year-old Funch Thomson took over managing the company by the 1890s and he played an important part for Aarhuus Stiftsbogtrykkerie and the printing house.
The turnover was when Danish State Railways became a customer, ordering timetables, traffic lists, posters, brochures etc. The income from this customer alone amounted to DKK 30.000-40.000 per annum.
The newspaper’s revenue increased from advertisements and improved numbers of subscriptions. Thomson helped grow the number of printing orders each year, increasing from zero in 1890 to 500 in 1909. Aarhuus Stiftsbogtrykkerie made big investments in new technologies, for example when the printing house purchased a 16-page Augsburg web press in 1916. [3]
In 1920, Funch Thomsen decided to split the company into two halves, dividing the company between newspaper operations and the printing house.
Company divisions today
The Stibo Group
All company divisions are now part of The Stibo Group. Stibo today provides international information management and print technology solutions for business operations especially on the area of customer service. The group consists of four divisions:
- Stibo Systems produces enterprise software solutions so companies can gather, manage and share master data across the information supply chain. Their customers are mostly manufacturers, distributors, retailers and service providers.
- Stibo Graphic creates publishing solutions for print and electronic publishing. The company caters to European publishers of telephone directories, catalogues, periodicals and magazines.
- CCI Europe makes editorial, advertising and archiving systems to newspaper publishers all over the world.
- magPeople designs software solutions that are specific for the magazine industry.
- ^ Jørgensen, Jens Chr. (1994). A Royal Charter. Aarhuus Stiftsbogtrykkerie. p. 19. ISBN 87-98 5023-1-1.
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{{cite book}}: Check|isbn=value: checksum (help); Unknown parameter|ignore-isbn-error=ignored (|isbn=suggested) (help) - ^ Jørgensen, Jens Chr. (1994). A Royal Charter. Aarhuus Stiftsbogtrykkerie. p. 67. ISBN 87-98 5023-1-1.
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