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- Control Print Limited Control Print Limited manufactures coding and marking equipment and consumables for manufacturing industries including food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, plywood, and fast-moving consumer goods; its core products encompass continuous inkjet printers, large character printers, hot roll coders, thermal transfer overprinters, laser marking systems, batch coding machines, date printing machines, and related consumables such as fluid inks, ink ribbons, and cartridges; the company also provides maintenance services, spare parts, and track-and-trace solutions to enhance supply chain transparency and combat counterfeiting. Founded in 1991 and headquartered in Mumbai, India, Control Print Limited operates 11 branches across India with additional offices in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Oman; it maintains state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Nalagarh, Himachal Pradesh, and Guwahati, Assam, supported by over 500 employees including more than 300 factory-trained service engineers. In recent developments, the company acquired an 85% stake in Netherlands-based MarkPrint B.V. in July 2022 to bolster its digital printing capabilities and European market presence, increasing its holding to 90% in October 2025 through its wholly owned subsidiary for strategic technology access; it purchased a majority 50.49% stake in UK-based Codeology Group Ltd. in March 2024 for £1 million to expand print-and-apply systems and enter the UK market; additionally, Control Print partnered with Italy-based V-Shapes S.r.l. to integrate single-serve packaging machinery with its coding technology, launched The Mask Lab in 2020 for certified personal protective equipment under brands like EyeFence, EarFence, Glovance, and OSHGuard, and continues investing in innovative solutions for diverse industries.