Hazell, Watson and Viney

He bought a new Hopkinson & Cope press, modernised the plant by introducing steam power and considerably expanding the enterprise, initially printing the temperance magazine "Band of Hope Review".

To these were added "Eclectic and Congregational Review", "Alexandra Magazine", "Woman's Social and Industrial Advocate" and "Family Mirror".

A merger with Ford and Tilt of Long Acre Street, London in 1884, saw the firm changed its name again, this time to Hazell, Watson and Viney, Ltd, valued at £138,000.

The legal and commercial printing division was located in Long Acre Street while books were mainly produced at Aylesbury.

He was also the Liberal Member of Parliament for Leicester between 1894 and 1900, and was instrumental in introducing an employees' sick fund in 1874, one of many such welfare schemes that marked the firm as progressive.