Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
J. Pillans & Sons
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Description area
Dates of existence
1775-1987
History
James Pillans, an apprentice of William Smellie, opened his own printing shop in Edinburgh in 1775. Soon afterwords, his son Hugh joined the company and it became J. Pillans & Son. In 1827, when another son John merged his company with J. Pillans & Son, it became H. & J. Pillans. In 1886, it became H. & J. Pillans & Wilson with the appointment of W. Scott Wilson as a partner. The company was bought by Colorgraphic PLC from England in 1987.