H. Charlesworth & Co. Ltd was founded by members of the Charlesworth family in 1928. Originally, the company's primary function was the printing of sport related material.
While still family owned, Charlesworth has evolved into one of the world's leading providers of typesetting, printing and binding to the learned publishing industry, producing journals, books and other publications both in print and electronically.
The Group is currently chaired by L Neil Charlesworth, son of the founder.
A subsidiary company, Charlesworth (Beijing) Information Services Co Ltd (CBIS), was established in 1999 to complement the services offered by those in the UK. Charlesworth's Chinese operations have doubled in size over successive years, allowing greatly increased capacity for low cost, high quality typesetting and data services. CBIS is now more widely known as Charlesworth China.
Expansion in China continued and at the end of 2003 the company relocated to larger premises in Beijing.
The Group's core activities focus mainly on providing quality services to publishers. During the Summer of 2004 print operations relocated to a more environmentally friendly single site alongside Hammonds, the Group's Bindery Division in Wakefield, streamlining production in the UK, improving customer service and creating cost efficiencies. The Group continues to offer comprehensive trade binding services through Hammonds.
Also in 2004, the Group established a sales office based in Philadelphia, USA, promoting services offered through Charlesworth China. In 2006 this became a legal entity under the name The Charlesworth Group (USA), Inc.
Most recently, Charlesworth has achieved ISO 9001:2000 accreditation for both UK and Beijing operations, demonstrating our continued commitment to quality. The Group is now working towards the ISO 14001 environmental standard.
Today, The Charlesworth Group is looking better than ever, offering a wide range of solutions to publishers - from typesetting and print to the sale of rights in China. All in all, there really has never been a better time to work with Charlesworth.
While still family owned, Charlesworth has evolved into one of the world's leading providers of typesetting, printing and binding to the learned publishing industry, producing journals, books and other publications both in print and electronically.
The Group is currently chaired by L Neil Charlesworth, son of the founder.
A subsidiary company, Charlesworth (Beijing) Information Services Co Ltd (CBIS), was established in 1999 to complement the services offered by those in the UK. Charlesworth's Chinese operations have doubled in size over successive years, allowing greatly increased capacity for low cost, high quality typesetting and data services. CBIS is now more widely known as Charlesworth China.
Expansion in China continued and at the end of 2003 the company relocated to larger premises in Beijing.
The Group's core activities focus mainly on providing quality services to publishers. During the Summer of 2004 print operations relocated to a more environmentally friendly single site alongside Hammonds, the Group's Bindery Division in Wakefield, streamlining production in the UK, improving customer service and creating cost efficiencies. The Group continues to offer comprehensive trade binding services through Hammonds.
Also in 2004, the Group established a sales office based in Philadelphia, USA, promoting services offered through Charlesworth China. In 2006 this became a legal entity under the name The Charlesworth Group (USA), Inc.
Most recently, Charlesworth has achieved ISO 9001:2000 accreditation for both UK and Beijing operations, demonstrating our continued commitment to quality. The Group is now working towards the ISO 14001 environmental standard.
Today, The Charlesworth Group is looking better than ever, offering a wide range of solutions to publishers - from typesetting and print to the sale of rights in China. All in all, there really has never been a better time to work with Charlesworth.
