| Industry | Printing |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1839 |
| Defunct | 2005 |
| Fate | Acquired |
| Successor | Maxwell Communications Corporation and Polestar |
| Headquarters | London, UK |
Purnell and Sons started out as a small family printers based in Somerset which merged with other printers over the next 100 years to become one of the largest print groups in the UK and at one time a major publisher.