Our History
A timeline of our success
We're a family business that has been creating Integrated Labels for over 20 years and selling packaging and labels online for more than 10. Because of this vast experience, our customers rely on us for great value, considered product advice, and truly exceptional customer service.
Priory Direct is now the UK and Europe's leading supplier of eCommerce essentials. We consistently receive 97% positive customer feedback; higher than any other business in our field. We're incredibly proud of that and the loyalty of our customers as it shows we’re getting it right for them. As with any business, it definitely hasn't been easy getting to where we are today and certainly hasn't been without diverse challenges as our Priory timeline below shows:
1989
11th December - Priory Business Forms Limited founded.
1991
14th August - Started Archive Management.
1996
First web-ordering portal 'PRISM' went live.
1998
5th February – Priory Business Print PLC founded.
2001
10th July - Sold our first box of plain Integrated Labels.
2003
Integratedlabels.net website created and began taking offline orders.
2007
2nd August - First true ecommerce sale.
2008
8th May – Priory Print Management, Priory Office Supplies, and Priory Storage were incorporated. 12th June Priory Business Print became Priory Business Group.
2009
13th October – Priory Direct was incorporated.
2010
31st August - Rebrand from Integratedlabels.net to Priory Direct.
2016
16th December - Mobile responsive website launched.
2017
18th January – Priory Digital was incorporated.
2018
30th April – Moved to new premises with state-of-the-art warehouse in Aylesford, Kent.
1st July – Josh Pitman became Managing Director, Nicholas Hunt became Commercial Director, Bob Pitman became CEO.
30th November – Priory Direct product count hits 2,000.