Dickinson Robinson Group
1966 John Dickinson merged with E. S. and A. Robinson (Holdings) to form Dickinson Robinson Group Ltd (DRG), one of the largest Stationery and Packaging companies in the world.
1967 Purchased Beasley, French and Co[1]
1973 E. S and A Robinson was renamed DRG Packaging (but this was to so became a dormant company).
1974 DRG acquired Papeteries de La Couronne (Gouronne?), J. Arthur Dixon, and Green and Son of London[2]
1976 Acquired Royal Sovereign Group bringing stationery, office requisites, books, toys, toiletries and fancy goods into the group, in addition to the existing paper making, packaging, printing and stationery[3]
By 1979 had also acquired John Heath.
1982 DRG (UK) Ltd. of Nash Mills, Hemel Hempstead, had subsidiary companies:
- DRG Cartons & Printing (trading as DRG Packaging Ltd), Filwood Road, Fishponds, Bristol.
- DRG Envelopes, Basildon Works, Broad Lane, London N. 15, and 1 Apsley, Hemel Hempstead.
- DRG Merton Containers Ltd. Christchurch Road London S.W.19.
- DRG Plastics of Hereford, and Peterchurch, Herts, and Bristol.
1989 Pembridge Investments acquired DRG[4]
1990 DRG Stationery was sold to Biber Holdings of Switzerland. Its name was changed to John Dickinson Stationery Limited.
1992 Bowater acquired DRG Packaging from Pembridge[5]