The Dickinson Robinson Group or DRG was a British paper, printing, and packaging company founded in 1966 as a result of a merger of John Dickinson Stationery Ltd and E. S. & A. Robinson Ltd, creating one of the world's largest stationery and packaging companies. Products with a high public profile included Sellotape and Basildon Bond.
In 1978 DRG took over the Royal Sovereign group of companies which included well-known brand names such as Stephens inks, chalks and crayons; LePage's gums and adhesives; Seccotine adhesive; Patterson Blick; Vanguard stapling machines; and Speedry magic markers.
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MoreThe Dickinson Robinson Group or DRG was a British paper, printing, and packaging company founded in 1966 as a result of a merger of John Dickinson Stationery Ltd and E. S. & A. Robinson Ltd, creating one of the world's largest stationery and packaging companies. Products with a high public profile included Sellotape and Basildon Bond.
In 1978 DRG took over the Royal Sovereign group of companies which included well-known brand names such as Stephens inks, chalks and crayons; LePage's gums and adhesives; Seccotine adhesive; Patterson Blick; Vanguard stapling machines; and Speedry magic markers.
In 1989 Roland Franklin (Pembridge Associates) acquired DRG with a leveraged buyout worth £900 million and the assets of the company were stripped.
Subject ID: 29958
Subject ID: 29958