WHAT WE DO

At some point in your lives, you would have all come across a product whose manufacturing life would’ve have included a Milford Astor printing system, a plate, a pad, inks or foil.

From marketing materials, to pharmaceutical products, cars and transportation, household goods, cosmetics, books, sports, you name it… Milford Astor has had a helping hand in it. With a rich history going back to 1954, spanning multiple continents and a lot of changes, a fact that has remained constant is that you can trust the expertise gathered within our teams of engineers, industrial chemists, graphic designers, sales representatives and technicians to help you with the best solution for your business. 

Printing is a fine art, and there is a lot of science behind plate and pad manufacturing, as well as the choice of inks for different mediums. So trust nothing less than the experts in the industry and contact us at Milford Astor to speak to one of our friendly staff about your business needs or with any other general enquiries you may have. 

Our Core Values

Customer

What we are here for; their satisfaction is how we measure our success.

Honesty

We will honour all our promises. We will always tell the truth. We will respect each other.

Quality & Excellence

Our company is R&D led. Our aim is to provide customers with the best quality products in our industry, that are rivalled only by our service excellence.

Ownership

We own the decisions we make. The outcomes we deliver are results driven to our customers. We are proud of what we do.

Our History

1949

Ronai Engineering Founded

1954

Milford Astor Founded in the UK

1955

Ronai Engineering purchased by Aldus Stockdale

1963

Milford Astor Australia purchased by Newman Family

1970

Ronai Engineering changes its name to Aldus Engineering

1983

Tronics builds its first applicator in a Melbourne garage

2000

Moore Family purchase Aldus Engineering

2001

Tronics acquires the Videojet distribution and opens New Zealand office

2003

Aldus Engineering purchase Graftek

2017

Aldus Engineering and Tronics merge forming Aldus Tronics

2018

Aldus Tronics purchases Paragon Inks Australia

2019

Aldus Tronics purchases Milford Astor/Foilmakers and the parent company becomes known as Aldus with Aldus Graphics, Tronics, Milford Astor, Foilmakers and Paragon Inks Australia trading under Aldus

2020

Aldus purchases API Foils Europe and API Foils Europe becomes API Foilmakers.