Welcome to Bensons Bookbinding Ltd

With over 40 years experience in traditional bookbinding we are more than equipped to handle your binding needs whether it be repairs, restoration , fine binding or box making we know we can help

Founder Chris Narayan left his native Aberdeen to serve his apprenticeship in the very early 80s with the last remaining commercial bookbinder in the City of London at that time RG Scales…….based in the historic Inner Temple just off of Fleet Street specialising in Law work

Returning to Aberdeen Chris worked for the family firm of George Jolly before becoming head binder at Aberdeen University

in 2001 Chris went to work in Canada with Felton Bookbinding where he worked on the multi award winning Antarctica book and stayed for 12 years before returning to London helping set up various binderies before setting up Bensons in 2020

During his career Chris has been lucky enough to have won numerous awards for his work both home and abroad……..he also has his City and Guilds teaching certificate and has taught and given demonstrations to students and the general public

Chris has done work for numerous ad agencies, galleries, museums, universities, sportsmen, politicians, royalty, book collectors, and dealers, bibliophiles, musicians and actors

So please get in touch with any binding enquiries that you have and I’ll be more than happy to help…….everything handmade entirely inhouse to your exact specifications

cnarayan@talk21.com

07885564049

Bookbinding Bloke

noun.

Like a normal bloke but cooler