What Stevenson does

Stevensons (Advertising Plastics) Ltd, trading as Stevensons and Co, is a UK-based, family-run screen printing and high frequency welding company founded in 1967 and headquartered in Kirkham, Preston, Lancashire. Its factory produces PVC promotional merchandise — including tax disc holders, screen-printed stickers (window, decal, number plate and cut-to-shape), motor trade wallets and MOT certificate holders, promotional wallets in 16 PVC colours, PVC-covered pads and diaries, coasters, key fobs, easel calendars, luggage tags, and an eco-products line using reclaimed PVC, post-consumer recycled board and recyclable polypropylene. Manufacturing is fully in-house from raw material to finished product, utilising state-of-the-art screen process printing for fine detail, halftone work and four-colour process reproduction, high frequency welding for PVC construction, Pantone colour matching, and a design and reprographic studio. Approximately 90% of factory waste is recycled or sent for special treatment, and the company uses PVC free of heavy-metal compounds and UV inks free of ozone-depleting chemicals.

The business operates on a strictly trade-only basis, serving distributors and re-sellers in the promotional products, motor trade and corporate sectors rather than end customers. Run sizes span from 250 items to hundreds of thousands, with no screen charges on any product, an optional express service for tight lead times, plain-wrapper delivery (no mention of Stevenson & Co on outbound packaging) to protect reseller identities, and a bespoke product design service for custom shapes and unusual materials. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; the firm offers a horizontal product range sold through a single-channel B2B reseller network with no disclosed customers, partnerships, M&A activity, external funding, or geographic expansion beyond the UK domestic market.

A 57-year operating history, established trade relationships, vertical integration and Pantone-accurate colour reproduction form the basis of a defensible niche manufacturing position. However, the absence of disclosed revenue, capital structure data, recent product launches, leadership changes, or geographic expansion limits visibility into current scale and momentum.

Name

Stevenson

Legal name

Stevensons (Advertising Plastics) Ltd

Website

https://stevensons-print.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stevensons (Advertising Plastics) Ltd is a UK family-run screen printing and high frequency welding manufacturer producing PVC promotional merchandise — tax disc holders, stickers, motor trade wallets, promotional wallets and eco products — exclusively for distributors and re-sellers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Preston

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Printed Promotional Products: One-time product sales of screen printed PVC promotional items including tax disc holders, stickers, motor trade wallets, promotional wallets, pads and diaries, coasters, and document holders. Wide variety of print and finishing equipment allowing for runs from 250 items to hundreds of thousands. Bespoke product design also available.
2. Bespoke Product Design: Custom product design services for items not listed in standard range. Sourcing of unusual and exciting materials subject to minimum order quantities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Stevensons is a screen printing and high frequency welding manufacturer that produces a comprehensive range of PVC promotional items in-house from raw material to finished product. The product portfolio includes tax disc holders, stickers, motor trade wallets, promotional wallets, pads and diaries, coasters, key fobs, luggage tags, and a dedicated eco-friendly product line, all sold on a strictly trade-only basis to distributors and resellers.

Product overview

Stevensons is a screen printing and high frequency welding company established in 1967, operating on a strictly trade-only basis. The company produces a comprehensive portfolio of PVC promotional products manufactured entirely in-house. The product range centres on printed promotional items across seven main categories: Tax Disc Holders (T401-T607 series), Stickers (S501-507 series), Motor Trade Wallets (W601-605 series), Promotional Items (C101-C102, A201, E301, L301), Pads and Diaries (N301-304), Promotional Wallets (W606-619 series), and Eco Products (eco variants of coasters, pads, stickers, and document holders). All products feature screen process printing with Pantone colour matching and four colour process printing capabilities, with runs ranging from 250 items to hundreds of thousands. The company also offers bespoke product design services for custom shapes and specifications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tax Disc Holders A range of vehicle tax disc holders manufactured in PVC in various shapes (round, shield, square, mini shield, pocket) with self-cling or self-adhesive application, designed for holding tax discs and permits for the motor trade.
• Stickers

Quantifiable outcome

• ~90% of factory waste recycled or sent for special treatment

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Brand Addition: UK-based promotional merchandise supplier offering bespoke and stock printed products to corporate clients. Comparable product mix (printed wallets, coasters, document holders) and similar target audience of corporate brand marketers.
• Sticker Mule: Specialist custom sticker and label printer operating primarily online. Directly comparable on screen-printed sticker products (window stickers, decals, number plate stickers) that overlap with Stevensons' stickers product line.
• Durable Hunke & Jochheim: Manufacturer of office and document organization products including printed document holders, wallets, and identification accessories. Comparable on PVC document wallet manufacturing for trade and corporate channels across Europe.
• Senator Group: European promotional products manufacturer and distributor with UK presence. Overlapping catalogue of printed PVC wallets, lanyards, document holders, and branded merchandise targeted at corporate resellers and end buyers.
• StickerGiant: US-based custom screen and digitally printed sticker specialist serving businesses and resellers. Directly comparable on cut-to-shape, decal, and window stickers with B2B trade focus.
• 4imprint Group plc: UK-listed direct distributor of promotional products including printed stationery, stickers, wallets, and document holders. Closely comparable as both companies serve the same UK corporate/motor trade promotional merchandise market, though 4imprint is significantly larger and direct-to-end-customer rather than trade-only.

Emerging players

• Midland Regional Printers / Generic UK Trade Printers: Small to mid-sized UK trade screen printers offering bespoke PVC and printed promotional items on a white-label basis. Closest functional peers to Stevensons in terms of scale, channel, and product mix though individual identity varies across the fragmented UK trade printing sector.

Broad incumbents

• Avery Dennison Corporation: Global leader in pressure-sensitive labels, specialty tapes, and graphic materials. Comparable on the self-adhesive sticker/label side of Stevensons' catalogue, but operates at vastly greater scale and breadth.
• CCL Industries: World's largest label and specialty packaging manufacturer with a healthcare, consumer, and promotional product presence. Overlaps on printed labels, stickers, and branded promotional items but serves much broader end-markets.

Others

• Helmar: Manufacturer of screen printing inks and supplies for the screen printing industry. Comparable as an enabling supplier rather than competitor — Stevensons is a potential downstream customer of Helmar's UV inks and printing consumables.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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