The origins of Billows Protocol date back to 1951 when the Production
Tooling Company Ltd was formed. The company concentrated on design,
with a large amount of work undertaken for the printing industry. The
offset litho process was becoming popular, with an increasing demand
for colour. Printers realised they could not operate efficiently without
a registration system, so the decision was taken to concentrate on
the manufacturing of registration equipment. With the introduction
of manufacturing facilities, the company’s name was changed to
Protocol.
After many
years of trading, Len Billows decided to
form a new company and Billows Ltd was established
in Milton Keynes. In the early 1980’s
the company was transferred from Len Billows
to his children. Colin was made responsible
for sales with Sandra looking after the manufacturing
and administration of the company.
One of the
biggest changes to affect the company was
when Protocol Engineering went into receivership
in late 1992 and was purchased by Billows
Ltd.
As Protocol
was a respected name in registration systems
throughout the world, the joining of Billows
and Protocol doubled the turnover of the
company.
One
of the most significant areas of expansion
has been in direct sales to manufacturers.
With most CTP manufacturers requiring punches
fitted into their machines, they contact
us for our expertise. This has resulted
in Billows Protocol now supplying more
than 1,500 punch units per annum, to several
of the best known names in the industry.
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