It all began with the Bombay Presidency Printers and Lithographers' Association. That was the time when a group of entrepreneurs and innovators from the printing industry came together and forged an association for the betterment of the fraternity.

In 1956, the name - the Bombay Presidency Printers and Lithographers' Association - was transformed to The Bombay Master Printers' Association. In 1971 the BMPA was legally incorporated under The Companies Act 1956.

From those days in the past, the BMPA has grown to its present stature. And today, it comprises of more than four hundred members from and around Mumbai (Bombay). These include top-end players of the graphic arts industry.

The BMPA is also an integral part of the All India Federation of Master Printers, New Delhi (AIFMP). The AIFMP is an apex organisation that represents printers on an all India basis. Some 42 regional association's come under this umbrella organisation.

In this age of inter-technology exchange and the absence of formal stratification, the BMPA realising the essence of business relationships and their growing inter-dependence has moved towards a broad membership base. The membership comprises of print providers, manufacturers and traders from pre-press, press, post-press and converting segments of the printing industries.

Industrial Visits
In order to provide a deeper understanding of the print and related processes, the BMPA periodically organises industrial visits for its members'. Such visits also facilitate better cooperation between users of commodity/technology and their suppliers. Some of the recent plant visits conducted by us include :

Seminars
Further pursuing the policy of keeping our members posted with the latest technological trends, the BMPA regularly organises seminars where experts from the industry make insightful and in-depth presentations. The topics we cover, range from Print - Technology & Production, Taxation, Modern Managerial practices to Stress management and more. The focus is towards updating and developing the self in entirety.

Events
PRINTVISION / BMPA PRINTAWARDS
In order to create a synergy between print providers, manufacturers, suppliers the BMPA conceptualised PRINTVISION - an exhibition for the print buyer and print provider.
PRINTVISION premiered in 1997 and was followed by successful shows in 1998 and 2000. It will be held, once again, in January 2003. Work on the project has already begun.

PAMEX: In 1987 the BMPA, in collaboration with All India Federation of Master Printers, organised PAMEX (Print & Allied Machinery Exhibition), which is considered to be the biggest print industries exhibition in India where vendors from across the world participated to showcase their wares. The next PAMEX in 2004 will be also be co-hosted and organised by the BMPA in Mumbai.

PRINTVISION INDIA
This Graphics and Communications monthly has been serving the print industry since 1982 both in terms of providing a platform to the advertisers to launch their products and to keep our members' and subscribers' abreast with industry developments. The new Editorial Committee is working towards enlarging the scope of the editorial content in terms of making PRINTVISION INDIA not merely the mouthpiece of Mumbai's Printing Industry … but also the Indian Print Industry.

DRUPA 95, 2000 & IPEX 2002
BMPA in collaboration with Travel Corporation of India (TCI) succeeded in securing a value-loaded, customised package for its members during DRUPA '95, 2000 and also IPEX 2002. The deals offered through the BMPA beats every other deal circulating in the market. They are free of all deceptions that are generally associated with packaged deals. The BMPA delivers on the basis of "What You See Is What You Get".