Newbon, described by colleagues as a printing legend, joined the industry as an apprentice compositor in 1959 at the age of 16.
He joined Tinsley Robors largest plant, James Upton, in 1978 and became chief executive of the group in 1994, overseeing its flotation and eventual acquisition by MeadWestvaco.
Some 200 customers and colleagues attended a golf day last month to mark Newbons retirement and to present him with a book of his life.
Have your say in the Printweek Poll
Related stories
Latest comments
""longer run litho work had “now returned to the Far East”?
Is this happening a lot?"
"Thanks Jo, look forward to reading it in due course. Administrators generally argue that they need to act with lightning speed in order to protect the business/jobs, thereby overlooking the fact that..."
"Hello Keith,
The details will be in the administrators' report but that's not available yet. I will write a follow-up piece when that's filed.
Best regards,
Jo"
Up next...
All roles retained
Pureprint snaps up Ashford Colour Press
Machines arrived in early November
OPG doubles capacity with Latex and Zünd install
'A major step forward'
JICMail and Origin conduct mail measurement pilot study
Three year extension