OUR HISTORY

About us
foto Stella 1972
1972
GRAFICHE STELLA WAS ESTABLISHED

Our story dates back to over 50 years ago when our
founder Gildo Stella, with a 25 year career in the art of printing, takes over the management of the printing company he worked at.

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1978
FIRST 1 COLOUR OFFSET
PRINTING MACHINE

Grafiche Stella is ready to take advantage from the latest bulk production technologies to continue the journey of growth.

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1986
SETUP OF THE PHOTOCOMPOSITION DEPARTMENT

Evolution in the world of print involves investments in new methods to simplify and speed up the pre-press phase.

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1990
MOVING TO A NEW PRODUCTION HEADQUARTER

Because of the increase in the production volume, the company moves to a bigger plant in San Pietro di Legnago.

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1991
FIRST 4 COLOUR OFFSET PRINTING MACHINE 50X70 CM

The number of customers increases and the production capacity as well. We can now print CMYK in one step reducing the production time.

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1995
FIRST 4 COLOUR OFFSET PRINTING MACHINE 70X100 CM

We can print in a larger size, becoming more competitive and offering a better service to our customers.

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1997
FOTOCOMPOSITION IMPROVES, ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FIRS CTP DEPARTMENT

Innovation never stops and the pre-press department has been disrupted to change the production system of plates.

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1998
FIRST 5 COLOUR OFFSET PRINTING MACHINE 70X100 CM

Customers’ needs have increased and Grafiche Stella lives up to its name by buying the first 5 colour press.

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2000
BUILDING OF A WAREHOUSE FOR THE STOCK OF PAPER

To have different kind of paper immediately available and to shorten the production time.

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2005
FIRST 10 COLOUR OFFSET PRINTING MACHINE 70X100 CM

First press set up not only in Grafiche Stella but in the Veneto Region as well.

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2016
SETUP OF 8 COLOUR HEIDELBERG XL106 WITH INLINE COATING UNIT

First press set up not only in Grafiche Stella but in the Veneto Region as well.

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2020
PURCHASE OF A 8 COLOR HEIDELBERG XL106 PRINTING MACHINE

First press set up not only in Grafiche Stella but in the Veneto Region as well.

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2021
CTP SUPRASETTER

The pre-press department is strengthened thanks to the new Heidelberg CTP Suprasetter, the only one in Italy to have a production of 55 plates per hour.

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A NEW PLANT AND A NEW MACHINE

Another revolution in Grafiche Stella’s history, a new 12000 sqm plant and a new Heidelber XL106 8PDL.