NeoPost USA history

Friden's company managed to finish its first machine by 1934, winning the company its first order from the United States government.

- 1935 The Neopost brand name (United Kingdom) was created

Friden continued to develop new equipment, including the first fully automatic calculating machine, introduced in 1936.

From 1947 up to now, Neopost Australia has always been here to support your business.

In response, the company turned to a different market, that of postage meters, introducing its first metering machine in 1956.

- 1970 SMH-Adrex (France) acquired by C.G.E.

In 1976, the company posted losses of more than $3.5 million on sales of just $15 million.

- 1979 Friden (United States) acquired by C.G.E.

- 1980 Roneo and Hadewe (United Kingdom and Netherlands) acquired by C.G.E.

- 1981 Attached to Alcatel, subsidiary of C.G.E. (France)

Friden Alcatel extended its metering equipment into this new area, introducing its All-electronic Shipping & Mailing System in 1982.

By 1984, Friden Alcatel had become profitable, with sales of more than $60 million.

By 1986, Hadewe had developed a successor to the P14 using the latest in electronic technology, dubbing the product the Neopost System 7.

Friden Alcatel broke new ground in 1990 with one of the first attempts to link metering systems with telecommunications capacity.

By 1991, the company had rolled out its new product, Postage-On-Call, which allowed users--especially small and mid-sized businesses--to refill postage meters over the telephone.

1992 Creation of Neopost by a group of investors led by Fonds Partneraires.

In 1994, the company released its Windows-based integrated software package, WinLink.

In 1995, the United States Postal Service had laid out the guidelines for the development of the so-called "e-stamp"--that is, equipment capable of permitting the online purchase and onsite printing of stamps.

1997 Takeover by another group of investors advised by BC Partners in association with the management.

With its revenues nearing EUR 400 million at the end of 1998, Neopost made its move to go public early the next year, listing directly on the Euronext Paris main board.

The Internet remained at the center of Neopost's United States development in 2001, as the company reached an agreement with popular online auction site eBay to promote the Simply Postage package among its users.

- 2005 BTA Digital Works, software solutions, acquired

- 2007 PFE acquired, a worldwide supplier of high volume folder-inserter and Valipost systems, France's leading software solution supplier to companies sending out bulk mail shots.

- 2008 RENA acquired to boost Neopost's market presence in the addressing systems and NBG-ID, RFID technology integrator.

- 2009 Neopost enhanced its service offering with the acquisition of Satori Software, one of the world market leaders in postal address quality management tools

- 2011 GBC – Fordigraph acquired, the leading Australian distributor of document finishing and mailing solutions

- 2012 Neopost has Acquired GMC Software Technology, a leader in the Customer Communications Management (CCM) space.

2014 Acquisition of ProShip one of the largest providers of multi-carrier parcel shipping solutions in the United States.

2016 Acquisition of icon Systemhaus the German leader in customer communications management.