Pillans and Wilson was an Edinburgh printers operating from the Scottish Enlightenment onwards, with a number of well-known clients.
It began in a tenement in Edinburgh's South Side but moved to Hastie's Close soon after.
This building was destroyed by fire in 1857 but they found alternative premises on James Court and stayed there until 1877 when they moved to 18 Thistle Street[3] in the New Town.
In the 20th century, the firm passed to Robert Wilson FRSE (1876–1952) who was also President of the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce from 1932 to 1934.
[10] Sadly this expansion was short-lived, as it timed with a shrinking in publishing due to the internet, and the company closed in 2006 with the loss of 240 jobs.