With the move from Guildford complete, we open our new head office at 24 Rollesby Road.

Introduction of computer to plate (CTP) technology.

The new millennium sees the launch of our website, to communicate with customers and contacts via the internet.

We are still maintaining our reputation as a first-class book manufacturing company, and continue to invest in people and equipment to provide a quality service to our customers.

We become part of the W & G Baird Group of companies, a large and growing player in the national printing arena.

The King's Lynn bindery is enlarged.

Newdigate Bindery in Dorking, Surrey, is acquired and then sold in 1984.

We make more technological advancements by installing the Japanese plate projection system at Woodbridge Park.

We relocate some of our print activities to a modern factory and office building at Woodbridge Park, Guildford. We also introduce web offset printing (printing by roll instead of the single sheet), resulting in much faster and cheaper print production.

The premises in Martyr Road remain as a paper warehouse and stationery shop but are sold in the early 80s.

A paperback and hardback binding plant is acquired in King's Lynn, Norfolk.

We abandon the set type cast in hot metal process, a trend witnessed throughout the printing industry. A new process — 'cold-composition' — and offset lithography, replaces it.

Still specialising in complex page make-up and book impositions, our printing work goes from strength to strength.

The new decade sees the start of a programme of re-positioning and resourcing to focus on book publishers' work. We update our machinery, bringing the factory into line with the very latest techniques and processes.

As part of the new programme, we introduce our logo — chosen because the name Biddle is derived from 'Beadle', the name once given to the Town Crier.

The book and stationery business is closed.

We sell the bookshop premises to Austin Reed and relocate our book and stationery concerns to the ground floor of our printing works at Martyr Road.

In the mid 60s, we make the transition to photolitho processes and begin producing short-run publishers' book reprints, as well as commercial work.

Leonard Biddle dies, aged 79.

The Second World War temporarily halts our progress as half of the Martyr Road factory is commandeered by the Air Ministry to make air-filters for British aircraft. After the War, normal conditions are eventually restored and we continue to produce a wide range of commercial products and magazines.

The printing works in Martyr Road is extended to five floors, and we install an additional lift and sprinkler system. Leonard Biddle retires the same year, but remains Chairman of the Board.

The stationery shop is moved to larger premises at 12 High Street, Guildford. We also open other departments, including a bookshop, typewriter showroom and a lending library.

Our first publicity leaflet is published.

Our printing business is expanded and relocated to a purpose-built factory in Martyr Road, Guildford. Because the local power supply is unreliable, we build a specially constructed engine house, producing enough energy to light the whole factory, power 60 machines and run the lifts between all four floors.

In the mid 20s we install the Heidelberg, making us one of the first printers in the UK to utilise such modern typesetting machinery.

We open a separate stationery shop at 22 High Street, Guildford.

Leonard Biddle reduces staff working hours to 48 hours per week and introduces one week's paid holiday. We are officially registered as Biddle & Sons the same year.

About 30 staff work at the company by the time the First World War begins and, like most companies, we suffer staff losses and a shortage of raw materials during the War years (1914-18).

Charles A. Biddle retires, leaving Leonard and his three sons to run Biddle & Son.

Move to new purpose-built premises at 22 Haydon Place, Guildford.