Hartnack & Company Ltd.

General information

Hartnack and Company is a husband and wife partnership that was started in September/October last year (not the marriage, that was started 18 years ago).

Like every good partnership the roles of the business are split. Jackie is the talented crafts person who makes everything and Nick (who strictly speaking shouldn’t be allowed near scissors and glue) handles the debossing and hot stamping.

What is our background? Why did we start this business? Well, it wasn't bookbinding. We started, like most businesses, because a need arose.

Our youngest daughter is a bit of an over achiever, or more fairly, she likes doing a lot of what life has to offer. This tends to bring with it a lot of paper work in the way certificates and other memorabilia (programmes and photos).

It got to the stage though, where she/we were losing important paper work; in this particular case, a certificate that we needed for her to apply to go on to the next stage of a competition.

During one of our epic searches, it was decided what that she needed was a file (nay portfolio) to keep everything in, safe and ready for the next course, but also a place she and Grandparents could occasionally take time to view and admire her work and achievements. We could find very little in the market that suited, particularly of the bespoke nature, so we made our own!

Along with the certificate holder (or book of life) came other requirements. Another "childrens album". A memorial box for Nick’s late Dad - a place to keep his 'stuff' which wasn't the Tesco bag on top of the wardrobe! A family history album for Mother, shortly after that, a classic car folder for the story of the restoration of a Morris car, followed quickly by a photographer who wanted a leather photography portfolio. After that? Well take a look at our facebook page, there's more here, but basically, this is what we do now.