About Piccolo Press
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Piccolo Press is proud to be the ONLY firm in Scotland with the necessary skills and diestamping presses to produce real engraved stationery. We are the ONLY stationer in Scotland (and only one of the very few in the UK) able to undertake all printing and production of wedding stationery in-house. Our business is built around our many customers who return to us again and again and our market has steadily grown through personal recommendation since we are a small company offering personal and cheerful service. We operate as a family business which ensures that your order receives special attention from every member of the Piccolo Team. We maintain the highest standards and provide you with a quick turnaround of your order at a competitive price. We provide engraved stationery for both the British and Foreign diplomatic corps. We are approved suppliers to Royal Warrant Holders and are recommended in Debrett's Guide to Correspondence. A glance at our client list shows you just a selection of the prestigious customers who appreciate our craftsmanship.
Tim Honnor is Chairman of the British Engraved Stationery Association as well as being a lecturer to the British Printing Society.
Why choose Piccolo?
- We have special in house skills not widely available. We will give you honest advice and good service. We give you value for money and timely delivery. We enjoy our 'trade' and the satisfaction that goes with producing a quality job.
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We offer personal and cheerful service for all your stationery requirements!
Staff outside Piccolo Press
Taken by Tim Honnor on his digital camera. He only just made being in the picture!! (far right)
Tim Honnor, Margaret Hendry and Team outside their premises in Nairn, Scotland
Tim outside Piccolo Press
Tim Honnor is the Managing Director. He established Piccolo Press after he left the Royal Navy in 1984, having spent most of the previous 25 years serving in submarines.
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Margaret Hendry
Margaret outside the main entrance to the Press. Margaret is on-site Manager, Director and the lynch pin of the company. |
John Sinclair
John is Co-Director and the Print Shop Manager and possibly the most experienced
letterpress printer within the UK.
Paul White
Paul is our Chief Designer. His screen saver is a picture of his ducks that he keeps at home!
Zoe Hay
Zoe is one of our two designers and has a great eye for good typography and layout.
Gordon Gordie
Gordon is chief diestamper and is seen here by his diestamping press!
Shaun Watson
Shaun is a litho printer. Seen here by his Heidelberg GTO Press
Arie Fernhault
Arie is our most recent team member and is from Holland. Seen here by his GTO Litho Press.
Alan Duncan
Alan is a letterpress printer and is seen here operating the Heidelberg Cylinder Press.
The clyinder is a wonderful press for making envelopes and cutting out folders.
Janice Willox in quality control
Janice with her team checks for quality, make and line envelopes, ribbon cards and do a
host of other print finishing jobs. They are absolutely vital to Piccolo and as you can
see are always cheerful!
Lesley Anne Macpherson
Lesley Anne is our general assistant and is seen here lining envelopes.
She has recently left school and this is her first job.
General View of the Printshop
The two presses on the left are diestamping presses (for engraved work) followed by
three Heidelberg Letterpress 'Windmills' On the right is a thermography
machine and part of a litho press.
Alan oils the bank of Windmill Heidelbergs
Piccolo has four 10"x15" Heidelberg Platens
