What started as a small family-run business over a century ago is now a JSE-listed company, and one of the largest printing, publishing and manufacturing operations in Southern Africa.
Our excellent reputation has been built on an unwavering focus on customer service and exceptional quality standards. We adhere to ethical processes and environmentally responsible business practices, as demonstrated by our international accolades.
Novus Holdings services customers in the country, and across sub-Saharan Africa through its print and packaging production of an extensive and diverse range of print and flexible packaging products and solutions, as well as educational content and resources to educators and learners throughout their learning journey.

Novus Print.
As a leader in commercial printing, our plants are equipped with the most advanced print technology. From book printing to flyers, brochure printing to magazines, our highly efficient and fully automated production processes deliver best-in-industry results for customers continent-wide.

Novus Packaging.
From luxury foiled, embossed or die-cut labels to specialised labels featuring security holograms or back printing, we have the printing technology to make it happen. A wide range of flexible plastic packaging solutions for the FMCG sector completes our offering.

Novus Tissue.
With a rich history stretching back over a hundred years, Novus Holdings is one of southern Africa’s largest print production and manufacturing operations. Our extensive capability extends from short, medium and long-run requirements of all printed material – magazines, retail inserts, catalogues, books, newspapers, educational materials or security products – as well as packaging in the form of flexible plastic packaging and security products, labels and sustainable paper packaging products – with the addition of jumbo wadding from the Group’s Tissue division

Novus Education
As the newly acquired subsidiary of the Group, Maskew Miller Learning Proprietary Limited prides itself on being the leading South African provider of innovative, trusted and quality educational content and resources to schools, Technical and vocational education and training (“TVET”) and higher education institutions.