Offset Printers Association

Booth Number:W4/W4T32

Address: 2051, B-XX, Gobind Nagar, Civil Lines, Ludhiana 141001

Website: Offset Printers Association

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Offset Printers Association (OPA) Established in 1988 and formally registered under the Societies Act (Act XXI of 1860) on 27 March 1996 (Reg. No. 1694), Offset Printers Association (OPA) is a dynamic national body dedicated to serving the printing and packaging industry. Open to every printing and packaging company across India, OPA acts as a strong, inclusive voice for the community. Headquartered in South City, Ludhiana, it operates with a democratic structure: the President and General Secretary are elected every alternate year, while other office-bearers are nominated annually. Under the long-standing leadership of President Mr. Parveen Aggarwal, OPA has grown into a powerful platform that represents Indian printers on national and global stages. Notably, an OPA member became the first Indian and Asian President of the World Print & Communication Forum (WPCF), Belgium. OPA’s key initiatives include the bi-monthly journal Punjab Print (launched 1994); the annual Gutenberg Festival (OPA Carnival) on the eve of Holi; Print Yatra (since 2010), which has covered over 34,000 km across India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka and inspired 61 new associations; Print Chetna (reaching 60+ educational centres); Print Olympiad—the world’s largest printing talent hunt (started 2016); Capacity Building Fund grants of up to ₹11,000; Think Legal Be Safe software reimbursements; Print Luminaries Awards (highest honour for Indian printers); and the slogan “Proud to be a Printer.” Digital outreach includes the website opaindia.in, the free OPA India App, OPA TV (62+ hours of expert content), and a Telegram Print Buyer-Seller Group. Internationally, OPA has organised over 52 group visits to global trade shows (21 supported by the Ministry of MSME) and utilised ₹23 million in government grants—the only Indian association to do so. Through education awards, annual retreats, calendars, Digital Printing Day and Printers’ Unity Day, OPA continues to unite, educate and elevate the “People-in-Print.”