Alden Prepress Services

Alden was founded in 1832 by Henry Alden, a devout Baptist; he used the Press to publish his own anti-slavery pamphlets. In the 1920s the company established a reputation as a book printer, forming a close relationship with the publishers Jonathan Cape. The company later added academic journals and commercial colour work to its list of specialist capabilities, whilst investing in new technologies along the way.In 1974 Alden opened a second office in Northampton to build a dedicated technical typesetting operation for medical and scientific journals. This business formed the basis of Alden Prepress Services which is now one of the largest technical typesetters in the world.Seeing the economical and service benefits of India, Alden established a typesetting, data capture and editorial operation in Chennai, Southern India. Alden Prepress Services started in Mylapore, Chennai in late 1998 with less than 20 staff but quickly grew, moving a year later to its present offices in T. Nagar where it now employs more than 500 staff. Alden now processes over half a million pages a year.