Litho Supplies

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Litho Supplies plc
Type Public (LSE: LTS)
Founded January 1967 (as Blackall)
Headquarters Bristol, United Kingdom
Key people Bernard Clark, Chairman
Michael Hammond, Chief Executive
Area served United Kingdom
Industry Distribution
Products Wholesalers of printing, graphics arts materials and equipment
Revenue £ 44 million GBP (2005)
Employees 256 (2005)
Website www.litho.co.uk

Litho Supplies Plc is the largest independent supplier of analogue and digital printing and graphics arts products in the United Kingdom (UK).

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[edit] History

The company was founded in January 1967 by David Blackall 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. The company floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1993; the epic code is LTS.

[edit] 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]

[edit] Financial performance

Year ended Sales (£m) Profit/(loss) before tax (£m) Net profit/(loss) (£m) Basic eps (p)
31 December, 2005 44.05 1.44 n/a 4.95
31 December, 2004 45.04 0.77 n/a 1.83

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