Motivated by a desire to establish a single platform for the Printers to share and care and espouse the common cause, a group of top notch printers of Chennai with a breadth of vision got together in 1952 and founded The Madras Printers’ & Lithographers’ Association (MPLA).

Over a period of time, MPLA not only enlarged its membership base but also brought into its fold manufacturers of printing and allied equipment. There was a manifold increase in the services rendered to the printing community besides serving as a representative body.

Within a short period after MPLA came into existence, it also felt the need for an apex institution which could guide and direct the activities of the regional associations spread across the country and established The All India Federation of Master Printers (AIFMP) at Chennai then Madras in 1953 which now functions at New Delhi.

Fairs and Exhibitions play a significant role in bringing the state of art to the printers and also serve a meeting ground not only for the captains of the industry across the country but also delegations from abroad.