Quality you can feel.
Colour, texture and finish, considered together. Materials chosen to look beautiful and perform in the hands of printers, bookbinders and makers.
For books, packaging and premium applications.
Make amaterialdifference.
Exceptional bookcloth, papers and covering materials. For ideas you can feel.
Five generations of expertise.Discover what’s possible
In remarkable company.
01 / The collection
Considered in every detail.Good ideas deserve
exceptional materials.
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Materialin focus. ↗
02 / A surface for your imagination
Windsor
Offset.
The feel of cloth.
The freedom of print.
A premium white bookcloth for offset litho printing. Bring colour, detail and character to book covers, portfolios and luxury cases.
Offset lithoFoil blockingEmbossing700 × 1000mm
03 / The Ratchford difference
Since 1889. Still looking forward.A feel for materials.
A mind for what’s next.
Five generations of specialist knowledge. One enduring belief: the right material makes all the difference.
Considered choices.
We work with FSC-certified suppliers and can help you check the environmental and compliance information for your chosen material.
People who know.
Real material knowledge, shared freely. From a first sample to a demanding specification, our team helps you find the right place to start.
1889Five generations.
04 / Let’s make something
Based in Stockport. Thinking beyond.Your next idea.
Our kind of conversation.
A colour to match. A finish to find. A question to ask.
We’d love to help you make it happen.
a sample.
Call the team+44 (0) 161 480 8484
Opening hours
Mon–Thu, 9am–5pm
Friday, 9am–4pm
Find us
Stockport, England
Closed weekends & bank holidays
Beyond the book.
Meet Norvatex.
Digitally printable wallcovering substrates.
For ideas on a different scale.