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learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message neopost s.a. type soci t anonyme traded as euronext neo industry manufacturing technology founded 1924 headquarters bagneux france key people denis thiery chairman and ceo products postage meters franking machines folder inserters printing solutions incoming systems software and online services document control revenue 1.096 billion 2013 1 operating income 262.5 million 2013 1 profit 164 million 2013 1 total assets 2.579 billion end 2013 1 total equity 769.6 million end 2013 1 number of employees 6 000 end 2013 1 website official corporate usa canada uk ireland australia neopost is a manufacturer of postage meter and mailroom equipment . neopost was founded in 1924 as a manufacturer of postage meters . neopost has acquired several leading software development companies in the fields of customer communications management ccm data address quality and multi carrier shipping solutions . 2 it is quoted on euronext paris and is a constituent of the cac mid 60 stock market index . contents 1 history 2 core business 3 research and development 4 sustainable development 4.1 environmental regulations 4.2 eco design 4.3 eco label 4.4 open innovation 5 see also 6 references 7 external links history edit 1924 founding of neopost limited united kingdom 1929 founding of smh soci t des machines havas france 1930 acquisition of neopost by roneo united kingdom 1935 creation of neopost brand name united kingdom 1970 acquisition by c.g.e. of smh adrex france 1979 acquisition by c.g.e. of friden united states 1980 acquisition by c.g.e. of roneo and hadewe united kingdom and netherlands 1981 attached to alcatel subsidiary of c.g.e. france 1992 foundation of neopost group 1997 a group of investors advised by bc partners and in association with management took control of neopost 1999 neopost was floated on the premier march of euronext paris on 23 february at a price of 15 per share 2002 acquisition of stielow and hasler germany and switzerland 2005 acquisition of bta digital works software solutions 2003 neopost completed the integration of companies acquired in 2002 sold stielow s non core label printing and print finishing businesses and strengthened its operating structures 2006 to enhance its international profile the group adopted a new visual identity and tagline we value your mail at the beginning of 2006 . 2007 acquisition of pfe worldwide supplier of high volume folder inserters and valipost 2008 acquisition of rena addressing systems supplier and nbg id integrator of rfid solution 2009 neopost enhanced its service offering with the acquisition of satori software one of the world market leaders in postal address quality management tools 2009 neopost enhanced its position in scandinavia with the acquisition of kontur documents systems su de and scani denmark 2011 acquisition of gbc fordigraph the leading australian distributor of document finishing and mailing solutions 2012 acquisition of gmc software technology a swiss based leading provider of customer communication management solutions 3 2012 acquisition of human inference a dutch provider of contact data quality solutions 4 2013 acquisition of dmti spatial a canadian provider of location based data quality solutions 5 2014 acquisition of data capture solutions ltd document management business 6 which was faciliated by acuity advisors limited in the uk . core business edit postage meters franking machines folder inserters printing solutions incoming systems software and online services document management system research and development edit neopost dedicates between 4 and 5 % of its revenue to research and development every year . more than 300 people who come from various cultures and fields of expertise work on future generations of systems software infrastructures and networks linked to mail management . citation needed sustainable development edit environmental regulations edit during the past decade environmental regulations have been tightened in many areas particularly for all manufacturers of electrical and electronic equipment such as neopost . these regulations include restrictions on the use of hazardous substances rohs controls on the use of chemical substances reach reduction in the consumption of energy energy star and erp proper control over products and their waste at the end of their service life weee eco design edit all production sites and distribution subsidiaries have iso 14001 certification with respect to environmental performance and ohsas 18001 with respect to health and safety . citation needed neopost has created an eco design guide that lays out rules for environmentally friendly design for every new project by all its research and development entities . the is mailing systems range is the first resulting from this new scheme . its performance has been improved substantially compared with the previous generation 10 % reduction in materials used in production 40 % reduction in machine weight and 50 % reduction in electricity usage in standby mode . citation needed eco label edit the eco label specification defines environmental performance standard for neopost hardware products including document systems postage meters address printers and any other hardware products sold by neopost . the eco label specification includes key concepts to achieve reduction or elimination of environmental impacts . this includes the use of environmentally sensitive material material selection and raw material consideration weight reduction packaging energy conservation life cycle extension also called remanufacturing end of life management . open innovation edit neopost labs has been created in 2014 by philippe boulanger the chief technology officer of neopost to support the open innovation strategy of neopost group . citation needed neopost labs is in connection with the entire startups ecosystem including accelerators incubators and investment funds . see also edit neopost web enabled stamps postage meters franking references edit a b c d e f annual report 2013 about neopost . retrieved february 2 2015 . neopost acquires gmc software technology a leader in the field of customer communication management . retrieved 2015 08 18 . dead link neopost acquires human inference one of the european leaders in data quality . retrieved 2015 08 18 . dead link neopost acquires canadian data services provider dmti spatial . retrieved 2015 08 18 . acuity advisors dcs press release external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title neopost & oldid 729767785 categories office supply companiespostal systemcompanies established in 1924multinational companies headquartered in francecompanies based in bagneuxelectronics companiesfrench brandssoftware companiescompanies listed on the euronext parishidden categories all articles with dead external linksarticles with dead external links from 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