Wilsons Group Services (Established c1860)
Dates
- Existence: Established c1860 - 1861
Biography
Wilsons is a family printing company. The business started in the furniture making sector, however, Wilson soon started to make printing blocks for the advertising industry. The company established itself within the lucrative world of music hall and cinema and by the early twentieth century they had become one of the leading advertising printers in the country for this sector. Wilsons' complimented the busines by running their own billboard posting business, until legislation on billboard advertising changed in the 1950s.
In the early 1960s, the business was split into Willsons Printers Leicester, which continued printing posters and Willsons Printers Nottingham, which moved into the commercial market. The Nottingham business expanded, acquiring several other print firms and creating two new locations: Willsons Printers (Newark) and Willsons Printers (Grimsby). In the early 1980's production at Nottingham was consolidated into Newark.
The company continues operating today.
Found in 21 Collections and/or Records:
Wilson's Trade Sheet, 1957
Wilson’s Printers printed trade dart sheets. Leicester, 2p.p with illustrations.
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