Fairfield Enterprises

Fairfiel Enterprises was a leading British-based machine distributor and supplier of tooling and support services to the printing and packaging industries.

The business was founded in London[1] in 1884 by the Jewish-German immigrant Oscar Friedheim (1858–1928),[2] at first trading in the supply of cardboard and paper.

[5] From there on Oscar Friedheim focused on building up its connections with overseas machine manufacturers in the paper and packaging industry (e. g. Bobst, Faber & Schleicher, Muller Martini and after the Second World War Winkler + Dünnebier).

[7] 1948 Oscar Friedheim Ltd. bought the engineers and sundries business of John Haddon & Co, a London based printing and advertising company.

The remaining parts of Fairfield, Friedheim International[16] and Lasercomb Group (including Palatine Engraving),[17] were sold to their management in 2005 and 2006 respectively.