About Allsopps.

Bookbinding Specialists & Print Finishing Experts.

Our expert team offers a wide range of professional bookbinding and print finishing services to the trade & individuals. Our extensive plant includes; the latest high-speed sewing and binding machinery, good old-fashioned Singer Sewing equipment and antique brass type and finishing tools.

This means we can provide almost anything in-house including delivering the whole job printed bound and packaged. So from runs of thousands of catalogues to one-off commissions, book repairs and custom case binding, we have the capacity, skills and knowledge to meet your needs. Our Bespoke Album Company also offers a wide variety of beautiful handcrafted book products, personalised and made to order by our artisan bookbinders.

A truly exceptional service

Over 100 years of Bookbinding Heritage

We’re bookbinding and finishing specialists producing high-quality book products – fast, efficiently and at the right price – by combining modern technology with our wealth of experience.

Our up-to-date 28,000 sq. ft. site in Ilkeston is easily accessible from across the UK.

We bind 7.5 million books a year on average, using 1,200 miles of sewing thread and 11 tons of adhesive.

We recycle around 600 tons of paper each year – enough to produce nearly 6 million loo rolls and source cover materials and paper from reputable companies that produce products made from recycled materials.

FF Allsopp & Co Ltd is committed to preventing slavery and human trafficking in our business activities. 

Our skilled bookbinders and finishers have over 750 years of bookbinding experience between them. Let us help get your bookbinding project rolling→

Our Story…

Our history goes back to 1901 and some of our services, such as Singer sewing binding, are now almost lost arts that you’ll struggle to find anywhere else.

 Our history goes back through World War One to 1901→

meet some of Our Team…

  • Nick Smith - Managing Director

    Nick Smith

    MANAGING DIRECTOR

  • Ann Hall - Business Development Director Allsopp Bookbinders

    Ann Hall

    BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR

  • Charlie Hall - Accounts Allsopp Bookbinders

    Charlie Hall

    ACCOUNTS

  • Amanda Dixon-Smith - Web Sales Allsopp Bookbinders

    Amanda Dixon-Smith

    WEB SALES

  • I’ve just seen the samples of the Anderson’s books, they look great! Thank you for getting these done so quickly, it’s very much appreciated.

    Zoe - Culverlands Press Ltd

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  • Allsopp were brilliant in personalising our order and listening to our requirements. Their service was also very quick and efficient.

    Malina – St John`s Hospice

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  • Allsopp Bookbinders always deliver the finest quality book products for our customers including luxury brands such as Paul Smith and Bentley Motors. Whatever the job they’re completely reliable and deliver top quality finishing, on time, every time.

    Mark Wakefield - Excel Colour Print, Ilkeston Derbyshire

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  • Just passing on a note of thanks and appreciation from our client – and from me! I was more than a bit nervous about this book at every stage (not just the finishing) so I’m very pleased and relieved that in the end they are delighted with it.

    Rich - Hart & Clough Ltd

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  • The support, expert guidance and attention to detail offered by Allsopps was second to none. We are delighted with our books. Thank you.

    Karen Johnson - Facial Palsy UK

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  • Thanks for your help and support. The client is overwhelmed with the quality of what we both produced.

    Mark Hessey - Ruddocks, Lincoln

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  • Just a quick note to say thanks for all your help on the recent Blood, Guts and Glory book. The initial reaction from the client has been very positive.

    Malcolm Owen - Midland Regional Printers

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  • Just received a text from NTU who are in London for their main exhibition. They have said the books look great and thank everybody involved in getting them there on time.

    Steve Seddon - Hickling & Squires

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  • I have OCD when it comes to quality, I want everything to be perfect, not many companies we work with have the same standards that we have….but thankfully your company does.

    Ian Bryan - Thomas Dornan ( Printers ) Ltd

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  • Allsopps have been the primary supplier to Colourstream for all our binding requirements, be it perfect bound, PUR or case bound products, for the last 8 years, always supplying a quality product on time.

    Simon Sheffield - Colourstream Litho

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