We are a small family owned Artisan bindery, who specialise in making special one-off items that make a statement. Meticulously handcrafted in Britain

Shop by use.

Every product we make performs a specific job. It will have a specific use and hopefully for you solve a particular problem. This can be for personal use; a keepsake box, a wedding guest book, a portfolio book, car document binder, certificate binder, family history file etc. Or it can be for business use; binders or boxes for a presentation. Menus for a restaurant. Guest room or cabin binders etc.
It sometimes much easier to find what it is you are looking for by the job it is going to do either seeing previous examples or by looking at pages that serve the use or industry that you are in.
Find your use below to see how we can help you and what we have done for others.

    luxury custom made bid tender presentation box with 4 binders inside it with titles and names embossed on the cover

    Corporate Presentation

    High quality custom made, luxury personalised boxes and binders for business presentations that require impact.

    grey box containing two luxury ring binders, also grey but with red tags. the boxes have the E type jaguar badge and the words documents and restoration

    Car History Files

    Bespoke binders and boxes for classic (and future classic) car history and provenance documents. Custom made and bespoke to your car.

    brown luxury leather menu cover with embossed cover sitting on wooden top next to wine bottle and whisky glass

    Restaurants & Hotels

    Luxury menus and guest books for restaurants and hotels that require something a bit special and also in small numbers. 

    Hidden screw post photography portfolio book with images inside polyester page sleeves

    Photographers & Designers

    Portfolio books and portfolio boxes for Photographers, Graphic Designers and Architects. Personalised and highly bespoke.

    yacht bridge binders for logbooks

    Superyachts

    Luxury cabin binders, menus, guest books and gift albums. or the bridge, bespoke binders for everything from logs to reports.

    Coradine logten pilot logbook professional screw post binder sitting on antique wooden desk

    Pilot Logbooks

    Pilot logbook binders for users of electronic digital logbooks who want and need a physical hard copy of all the their flight details.

    light green personalised wedding keepsake box by hartnack and co

    Weddings

    Wedding keepsake box, guest books and binders for wedding albums, all custom made and in the colours of the special day.

    custom made personalised anniversary album in a clamshell box by hartnack and co

    Personal Projects

    From special albums for special events. Boxes to hold special memories and binders or just a custom made binder or box for a special project.

What we do

Hartnack & Company are a small artisan bindery that specialise in making high quality, one-off bespoke binders and boxes for a variety of customers and business's that are located in the U.K. and around the world.

Everything we make is hand crafted and made to order, bespoke to either a special individual, event, organisation or vehicle.

Importantly we don't make 100's of anything, we just concentrate on doing small quantities but very well. As such we specialise in 'the special'.

jackie and nick hartnack from hartnack and co

Who Are We

Hartnack & Company are a small family business and we are located in the rural and beautiful county of Devon in England.

Things began in 2014, in our spare room, when the need arose for a certificate binder for our daughter.

Since then things have moved on a bit and we have grown into what you see on these pages. As a family business, we take what we produce personally. We aim to deliver a superior, quality product surpassing the expectations of those who buy them, and hopefully making a few friends along the way.

Our Story

What our customers have to say about us.

Since 2014 we've been lucky enough to grow a long list of happy customers. One of the perks of our work is to receive letters of thanks from people once they have received their delivery.

Ocassionally we get reviews, some of which you see below.

More Reviews

"...From start to finish the procedure, craftsmanship and delivery is second to none. They show off my images so well and the portfolios look so good either on a coffee table or on shelves. An excellent company to deal with. You will not find better."

Brian I (U.K) | Professional Photographer GB

Custom made luxury Clamshell Box bespoke presentation box with strong double thick walls and custom sizing options by Hartnack & Co.

Bespoke Clamshell Box

"I will always cherish what they did for me. The extraordinary quality of the leather, the fantastic quality of the binder mechanisms themselves are all the best. I’ve yet to see anything like them sold anywhere and couldn’t imagine anyone with a better quality product. I couldn’t possibly be happier. I highly recommend them for anyone’s most important keepsakes. Worth every penny and more! You’ll never regret this quality purchase!."

Curtis C (USA) | Car Collector

black leather screw post binder in luxury veg tan leather by Hartnack & Co

Leather Screw Post Binder (Portfolio)

"Absolute top quality, I was not expecting anything amazing but then I got my order and realized these guys put out top quality products that will amaze you. Couldn’t recommend enough they are absolutely worth every penny."

Jacob S (U.S.A) | Corporate Presentation

Custom made luxury Box File custom made bespoke presentation binder with magnetic closure and custom ring binder mechanism by Hartnack and Company

Bespoke Drop Back Box File

"...Jackie and Nick were unbelievable in helping me create the most unforgettable folder for one of my directors who retired earlier this year. They worked above and beyond the call of duty to rectify these issues, and created the most incredible folder that brought my boss to tears when he opened it.

I would highly recommend this company time and time again, and as I said, their attention to detail is fantastic.."

Charlotte C (U.K) | Executive Assistant

Screw Post Binder luxury bespoke presentation binder with hidden posts and customizable cover options by Hartnack and Company.

Bespoke Hidden Screw Post Binder

Helpful tips & guides

Some quick answers to frequently asked questions are below. We also have an FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) page which you can get to by clicking the link to the right.

FAQ's
Ordering a binder, folder, presentaion box form hartnack and co

How do I order?

Unfortunately we aren't set up for taking payments over the phone, so everything is done online and via our product pages where, using lots of options, you can...

embossing a piece of leather with a hand blocking machine

How do I personalise?

There are a number of options. We can either set out a few lines of text in one of our house fonts, or you can send us finished artwork. This can either be stamped...

Delivery of custom made binders, presentation boxes and portfolio books by hartnack and company

Where do you ship?

All over the world! Nearly half of what we make travels internationally. Local deliveries within the UK are sent out via next day delivery. International deliveries are al...

black and brown veg tan leather hides draped over wooden hangers

Do you keep stock?

Unfortunately not (sorry).
Everything is made to order.

The only exception to this are the page protectors and hinge strips in the accessories collection.

Our Journal

Often there is a story behind the project we are creating but sometimes, it might just be showing how a presentation box is made. Either way if it deserves a few words, here is where you find it.

Bespoke luxury pilot logbook binder with 100 logten logbook pages

Pilot Logbook Binders: Home Printing Logten Pilot Pages

More and more pilots are using digital logbooks. One of the downsides to digital is keeping a hard copy up to date. Quite often pilots use professional printing services to do this, but actually with LogTen Pro, you can print them off on your home printer very easily and very effectively. Here's guide to show you how to do it.

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Custom made and personalised triple slipcase with 3 ring binders by Hartnack and Co

The Making Off: This Triple Slipcase

A triple slipcase like this is firstly sized around it's contents (the binders) which are also exactly sized around their contents (A4 and 8.5 x 11 pages sitting within plastic sleeves and dividers, that sit perfectly within the inner cover). The box itself consists of 24 boards a quarter of which are different sizes, 10 of which are lined. It is assembled with carefully glueing and careful assembly.

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luxury bespoke and personalised box file for classic Porsche 911 car

The Perfect Gift for the Car Collector Who Has Everything

Discover the perfect gift for the classic car enthusiast who has everything. Our handcrafted, bespoke, and personalised binders and box files keep every car document safe, organised, and beautifully presented. From original invoices to service records, these custom-made car history files celebrate a vehicle’s story, enhancing provenance and making a thoughtful, unexpected gift for any collector and definately something they do not already have.

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custom made box with a high quality stepped joint construction by Hartnack and Co

The Stepped Joint - Why we use it in making our boxes.

We often refer to "stepped joints". Why do we use it? Well according to the Library of Congress "The step joint is used for constructing corners of the majority of boxes because it is more rigid than a simple butt joint This stepped joint is also used to join the base to the wall (of the boxes) board. A further reference to the step jointed corner maybe found in Fragments of Bookbinding Technique by T. Harrison (1876 - 1955)"

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Luxury custom made A4 leather guest book in teal leather with gold foil personalisation

Guide to H&Co Custom Personalised Guest or Visitors Book

Custom, personalised guest books can be a bit of a nightmare to navigate simply because nothing is 'off the shelf'. This guide that helps to answers questions of what's available in terms of the type of product as well choices of leather or fabric, personalisation and what can be printed on pages.

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H&Co custom made Photography Portfolio book

The H&Co Guide To Buying a Photography Portfolio

A large part of our customer base are creatives - Photographers, Designers and Architects. What's the best format for a portfolio? Is it books or boxes? If books should the pages be bound directly, or hinge strips or are sleeves the answer to solve grubby fingers??
After many, (many!) conversations we decided to put together this brief guide to putting together a professional portfolio. 

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Luxury drawer box with leather binders

Black and Yellow Triple Slipcase Box

We pride ourselves on our bespoke products and our ability to create items to the highest quality. For example, this slipcase box with room for two leather binders and a drawer at the bottom.

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Luxury leather slip case for car documentation ring binders

Twin Ring Binders with a Leather Case

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Imperial foil blocking press

The Story of Our Imperial Press

How we got our Imperial Press and the odd detail that survived 160 years.

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Battersea power station bespoke luxury presentation box

Battersea Power Station Presentation Boxes

We were asked to create some wonderful bespoke presentation boxes celebrating the restoration of the Battersea Power Station control rooms.

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Documentation Boxes for McLaren F1 Cars

Documentation Boxes for McLaren F1 Cars

A distinctive project designing two documentation boxes for two legendary Formula One cars.

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Bookcase of Ring Binders and a Box File for Racing Car Documentation

Bookcase of Ring Binders and a Box File for Racing Car Documentation

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Luxury car documentation box with a drawer and binder with blue, black and red leather

Bespoke Documentation Box for Historic and Beloved Classic Car

Earlier this year we were tasked with creating a unique documentation box with binders and a drawer, for a much loved BMW 503 Cabriolet with a long and varied history.

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luxury presentation box covered in beige fabric with ammonite

Bespoke Clamshell Boxes for Yacht Maker, Amels

A clamshell box for a superyacht company, with the interesting detail of an ammonite inside the lid.

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Luxury leather menu cover holders

A Quick Guide on Choosing The Perfect Menu Folder

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A set of document boxes and binders for a very historic car

A set of document boxes and binders for a very historic car

As the Sotheby’s catalogue entry says “Accompanying the car is a truly immense file of documentation…” enough to fill two 65mm ring binders and two 100mm deep box files as it happens. A car with this much pedigree, history and provenance is going to come with a lot of paper work.

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