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The businesses and all stores were combined under a redesigned Ryman brand in October 2008, which presently comprises 210 stores with a turnover of more than £125m. In October 2016, the Theo Paphitis Retail Group purchased specialist stationery retailer London Graphics Centre, which was founded in 1973. [20]
The business was founded in 1711 by Henri de Portal (1690–1747), a Huguenot refugee from Poitiers in France, who had come to England as a child with his father. Before the arrival of the Huguenot immigrants, most of Britain's paper requirements had been imported, but in 1686 a paper mill was established at South Stoneham using Huguenot expertise, and Henri found employment there.
James Cropper plc is an English papermaking company based in Burneside, Kendal, Cumbria, England.The company was founded in 1845 by James Cropper (1823–1900), whose great-great-grandson James Cropper is the Honorary President of the company.
In 2017, the UK was the eleventh-largest goods exporter in the world [6] and the eighth-largest goods importer. [7] It also had the second-largest inward foreign direct investment, [8] and the third-largest outward foreign direct investment. [9] The UK left the European Union in 2019, but it remains the UK's largest trading partner.
In 2017, the UK was the eleventh-largest goods exporter in the world [6] and the eighth-largest goods importer. [7] It also had the second-largest inward foreign direct investment, [8] and the third-largest outward foreign direct investment. [9] The UK left the European Union in 2019, but it remains the UK's largest trading partner.
Paperchase was founded by two art students, Judith Cash and Eddie Pond, around 1968. The company went through various owners before receiving investment from W H Smith in 1985; it continued to expand and in 1996 became Paperchase Products Ltd., [2] having been bought by the existing management with investment from a venture capital fund.
Viking is an omni-channel [clarification needed] office supplies company selling a broad range of office supplies varying from stationery to furniture, breakroom and catering essentials. It has its European headquarters in Venlo, Netherlands, along with offices in Leicester, United Kingdom, and a service center in Cluj, Romania serving all ...
According to the 2023 Global Family Index published by EY and the University of St Gallen, The Rigby Group is one of the 500 largest family businesses globally. [ 21 ] In June 2024, the Rigby Group, in collaboration with Haatch and the West Midlands Co-Invest Fund, funded the ‘One to Win’ initiative, which aims to support tech start-ups in ...