Xaar plc

Xaar plc is a company supplying industrial inkjet printheads and is based in Cambridge. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange.

Xaar plc

Company type	Public
Traded as	LSE: XAR
Industry	Printheads
Founded	1990
Headquarters	Cambridge, UK
Key people	Andrew Herbert, (Chairman) John Mills, (CEO)
Revenue	£61.4 million (2024)[1]
Operating income	£0.7 million (2024)[1]
Net income	£(10.7) million (2024)[1]
Total assets	£80.7 million (2024)[1]
Total equity	£62.2 million (2024)[1]
Subsidiaries	EPS
Website	www.xaar.com

History

The company was established in 1990 as a result of an ink jet research project funded by AMI.^[2] Xaar became listed on the London Stock Exchange in October 1997^[2] and went on to win The Queen's Award for Innovation for the development of piezo-inkjet printheads in 2005.^[3]

Operations

Xaar have developed the technology behind the Xerox Colorgrafx wide-format printer.^[2]