Phoning around Pretoria for the right model at a fair price takes time. Send one request instead, with the make and model and how many, and we pass it to printer and equipment dealers who work in Pretoria and nearby areas of Gauteng.
Printers and Printing Machines in Pretoria
Looking for printer sales in Pretoria? Say what you print, roughly how many pages a month, how much is colour, the paper sizes and whether you need copy and scan. Ask Pretoria dealers to include installation, the cost per page and who services the machine locally.
The main printers page explains the methods, the materials and the costs in more detail.
What to know locally in Pretoria
Government buildings and Unisa's Muckleneuk offices run large fleets of rented multifunction printers, so contract terms, escalation and on-site service levels count. Toner and paper are often bought through RFQs with delivery to a specific floor and contact person. Home offices in Montana, Moreleta Park and Faerie Glen usually want compatible ink, a box of A4 copy paper and a repairer who can come out the same week.
Print, signs and branding in Pretoria
As the seat of national government, Pretoria buys print through RFQs and tenders more than any other city in the country. Departments, state entities and embassies around Arcadia, Brooklyn and the inner city order annual reports, branded folders, conference banners and promotional items, usually against a written specification and a closing date. Suppliers who quote here are used to compliance paperwork, so have your order number and delivery address ready. Outside the offices, the University of Pretoria, Tshwane University of Technology and Unisa feed a steady flow of student and academic printing, and the motor plants of Rosslyn need labels and safety signs. Summer brings sharp afternoon thunderstorms and hail, so outdoor signage needs solid fixings.
Typical printers requests in the area come from:
- Government and municipalities: printers bought against a tender, compared on cost per page and local service
- Companies and offices: a fleet of networked laser printers and multifunctions across floors and branches
- Schools, churches and NGOs: a robust mono laser for worksheets and an A3 colour printer for projects
Local tips for Pretoria
Common here: tender print, annual reports, conference banners and branded corporate gifts. Ask each printer or supplier about this: ask the supplier to quote against your RFQ specification line by line. Where they work from: the inner city, Arcadia, Hatfield, Silverton and the Rosslyn industrial area.
Requests range widely: one desktop printer to a fleet. Here, government and municipalities lead the requests, typically for printers bought against a tender, compared on cost per page and local service. One local point to raise: local print shops and couriers from Johannesburg, usually overnight.
Service area: Pretoria and surrounds
Printers and suppliers on our network work in Pretoria and surrounding areas, including Centurion, Hatfield, Waterkloof, Montana, Silver Lakes, Mooikloof, Akasia. Give the suburb and whether you will collect or need delivery or installation, so the quote can allow for it.