Industry Distribution Website www.litho.co.uk Founded January 1967 Type of business Public company | Area served United Kingdom Headquarters Ilkeston, United Kingdom Number of employees 290 (2014) | |
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Key people Bernard Clark, Chairman
John Hall, Chief Executive Products Wholesalers of printing, graphics arts materials and equipment Revenue £ 44 million GBP (2014) Subsidiaries Ladenburg Thalmann, TRIAD ADVISORS, INC. Profiles | ||
Litho Supplies Plc is the largest independent supplier of analogue and digital printing and graphics arts products in the United Kingdom (UK). Agfa BV acquired 100% of the share capital of Litho Supplies in February 2011, it's unlikely therefore they would stock plates, other than Agfa.
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History
The company was founded in January 1967 by John Hall and Barry Barrett as a division of their office equipment business. In 1980, the company was acquired by Dickinson Robinson Group (DRG) PLC, a multi-national paper company based in Bristol and became DRG Litho Supplies, a division of DRG. DRG was taken over by Pembridge Investments in 1989 and the management team bought out the company with help from 3i and the Bank of Scotland in 1990. In 2007, co founder John Hall bought out the company for an undisclosed fee.
Acquisitions
Litho Supplies have made many acquisitions.... more information needed.
On February 7, 2005, Litho Supplies acquired Systems Builders and Internet (SBI). SBI supplies computer and electronic equipment.[1]
On March 15, 2005, Litho Supplies acquired United Graphics Limited; a company that also supplies graphics arts materials and equipment.[2]