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The completist notebook
Customer Success Story: The Completist

We have been busy attending Top Drawer in London this week, where many of our clients were displaying the high quality notebooks that our skilled team manufacture for them. The...

17 01 2020 / Posted by halstan@music
Printed Books Market, Alive and Kicking (and Growing)
Printed Books Market, Alive and Kicking (and Growing)

The printed book market has had a fantastic couple of years. The UK market grew by a further 2% in 2018 to £1.63 billion (Nielsen BookScan TCM) and the volume...

16 12 2019 / Posted by halstan@music
Halstan Centenary Event Photo Blog

On November 1st 2019 we celebrated our 100-year anniversary at the beautiful Stationers Hall. Our photo gallery shows some highlights from the event. Thank you to all who came along.

19 11 2019 / Posted by halstan@music
Halstan celebrates its centenary anniversary with a rebrand and capital investment

This year, Halstan is celebrating the one-hundredth anniversary of its sheet music, book, journal and educational printing business. Established by Harold (Hal) and his brother Stanley Smith (Stan) in North...

30 10 2019 / Posted by halstan@music
Automated Thread sewing is now possible for short run lengths

Thread sewing is designed to make a book last a lifetime. Text sections are knitted together with thread resulting in an extremely strong book block that the cover is then...

10 10 2019 / Posted by halstan@music