Industries

Spink & Thackray has been providing bookbinding services to businesses across many sectors for more than 148 years now, building a formidable reputation for its exemplary products.

Expert Bookbinders since 1872

In the early days we focussed solely on bookbinding, working with some of the most established and prestigious academic institutions, universities and libraries in the UK.

Over the years we have broadened our product offering, and the businesses we work with, to ensure we can meet all design, printing and binding needs

Combining Traditional Materials With Modern Techniques

​Today, we provide support to businesses and individuals in hospitality, corporate, retail, weddings and automotive, as well as to students and trade partners.

This includes hotels, restaurants, bars, department stores, fitness brands, prestige car dealers, super yachts and many more.

In addition, our bespoke division, Flamboyant Creations, is on hand to work with companies and individuals on unique projects that require a more tailored approach.

Regardless of whether an individual or business, or the industry you are in, we offer the same high-quality products and services including:

  • Book binding and rebinding
  • Presentation and solander boxes
  • Foil blocking and embossing
  • Singer sewing
  • Digitisation
  • Conservation and restoration
  • Bespoke

 

We are able to provide these products due to the incredibly talented craftsmen and craftswomen that work at Spink & Thackray, many of whom have been with us for more than ten years.

We combine the traditional techniques and methods they have mastered with modern materials and technologies to create products of distinction that stand the test of time.

JUST SOME INDUSTRIES WE HELP

Corporate

Spink & Thackray is all about providing that special feeling of holding something in your hand, whether that be stationary or annual accounts beautifully bound and covered.

Libraries

Over more than 148 years we have finessed the products we offer to libraries and librarians including our most popular services, library journal binding and book re-binding.

Hospitality

Whether you are a hotel, restaurant, bar, café or nightclub, the menu you provide your guests needs to be just as delicious as the food and drink that is described on it.

Universities

Spink & Thackray is a renowned university binding and restoration specialist, providing our binding, rebinding and conservation services to top academic institutions since our foundation in 1872.

Trade

Spink & Thackray works with a number of trade clients, providing them with services such as bookbinding, rebinding, printing and box products.

Students

Spink & Thackray has been offering bookbinding and rebinding services to students for many years now, providing scholars with beautifully bound thesis, dissertations and documents.

Celebrations

Life is all about celebrations and Spink & Thackray has a range of products and services to ensure that your party or occasion is one that everyone will remember.

Retail

Spink & Thackray works very closely with a range of retail businesses, providing shopping centres department stores, outlets and more with bookbinding, printing and design services.

Weddings

A wedding is often the best day in a person’s life and for the couple getting married they want to be able to look back on the occasion through the beautiful photographs taken.

Automotive

Prestige car dealerships understand that service is key to ensuring customers are happy, and the best go above and beyond when it comes to customer satisfaction.