For companies of all kinds, you can order your everyday printed stationery from us. At first, the company focused on printing and binding, later it was busy publishing legal forms and books. 2010 The sale of Shaw`s book publishing interests to Sweet & Maxwell, as well as the transfer of Forms on Disk to IRIS Software Group, allowed the company to focus on its traditional core businesses, namely paper and local government forms, specialty paper and services for these professions, and civic ceremonial products. During this period of change, Shaw`s strengthened its electoral activities and became the country`s leading supplier of election materials. Website: www.shaws.co.uk Website: Visit Website News Now 1988 The St Ives Group acquires the Excel Group and Shaw & Sons is sold to The Gordon Press – a private company. During this period, as part of a streamlining process, the company`s printing and stationery parts were transferred to The Gordon Press` premises in Croydon. Premises in Crayford, Kent were purchased to house the publishing company. Shaw`s is an expert in providing special legal papers that draw on our years of experience in this field and can produce customized products with company details in addition to standard items. Shaw`s has been providing law firms with their specific stationery needs for over 250 years and our current range of products specifically for the legal profession can be found here. 1750 Henry Shaw settles as a printer in the City of London after travelling from Nairn, Scotland. At first, the company focused on printing and binding, later it was busy publishing legal forms and books. In the 1930s, Shaw`s remained a family business, moving the city`s printing and binding operations to a purpose-built factory in Sydenham. The editorial office and office staff remained in the original Fetter Lane building during this period.
1950s The company eventually left the family property. 1960s The Fetter Lane complex was sold for renovation and the whole operation moved to Sydenham. 1970s The company became privately owned and became part of the Tridant Printing Group, which consisted mainly of local newspaper publishers and general printers. 1979 Shaw`s becomes part of Extel Group plc through its subsidiary, the Burrups Group. Premises in Crayford, Kent, were purchased to house the publishing company. 1997 Thanks to a management buy-out, the company changes hands again. A History of Shaw 2010 The sale of Shaw`s book publishing interests to Sweet & Maxwell, as well as the transfer of Forms on Disk to IRIS Software Group, allowed the company to focus on its traditional core businesses, namely paper and local government forms, specialty stationery and services for these professions, and civic ceremonial products. During this period of change, Shaw`s strengthened its electoral activities and became the country`s leading supplier of election materials. 2011 Shaw`s acquires Tutill Remembrance Items, a small company that provides high-quality commemorative products for the funeral profession and bereaved, as well as functional items for funeral directors. Due to the continued expansion of this business, Shaw`s Funeral Products was renamed in 2013. Throughout its long history, Shaw`s main markets have been the legal and municipal sectors.
This is still true today, and for the former, we provide a wide range of paper forms, legal issues and printing services. For local government, the same products and services are offered, as well as a special liaison service for registries and protocols, as well as a nice selection of bespoke civil ceremonial items. We also offer two special services related to legal stationery. We can customize standard products – for example, wallets, files and tablets – with your company data and logos. We also offer reliable and cost-effective solutions for all your printed stationery, from legal corners and letterheads to business cards and envelopes. Please click here for more details. As befits a company that has been in the printing business for centuries, Shaw`s can produce high-quality printed stationery, including letterheads, business cards and legal corners to high standards. Remember, you don`t need to order online. All items on this site can be ordered by phone (or fax or email for account holders) at the same prices.
Simply call 01322 621100 (fax 01322 550553, e-mail sales@shaws.co.uk). 2018 The ERS Group is acquired and becomes part of the Civica Group. As a member of Civica`s Democracy and Engagement Division, Shaw works seamlessly with colleagues to provide a full range of services, including election management of Civica`s election services; Xpress election management software; Civica Engagement Solutions and Modern.Gov, the leading meeting governance and management solution. In fact, the municipal ceremonial service provides a variety of items not only to local authorities, but also to municipal painting companies and professional institutions. These include citizen badges, illuminated addresses, honor rolls, respected guest books, heraldic plaques, and various certificates. Election materials have become the largest of Shaw & Sons` divisions, and we supply virtually everything (except ballots) needed to equip polling stations and count elections of all kinds in England and Wales, with a range of products for Scotland, Northern Ireland and overseas. 2001 Gordon Press was sold and all of Shaw`s operations moved to the Crayford office where it is now located. 1950s The company eventually left the family property.
1979 By acquisition, Shaw`s becomes part of Extel Group plc through its subsidiary, the Burrups Group. Shaw & Sons Limited is proud to be one of the oldest established companies in the world, founded in 1750 and in operation continuously since. 1960s The Fetter Lane complex was sold for renovation and the whole operation moved to Sydenham. Landline: 01322 6. Landline: 01322 6. Fax: 01322 550553 Finally, under the Shaw`s Funeral Products banner, we deliver a range of breathtakingly beautiful funeral urns, ash souvenir jewellery and condolence books for the bereaved, as well as a wide range of practical items for funeral directors. As such, Shaw & Sons continues to present a very diverse, yet largely interconnected, range of activities. What they all have in common is the high level of customer service and competence, which is the result of more than 260 years of experience.