MVS (Record Pressing) Ltd.

Independent vinyl pressing plant, located in London, UK. Incorporated in August 1978 as Pierkarn Ltd. (as a music broker) by Nicholas Charles Flower, Jeffrey Trendell and engineer Ronald William Havell. Renamed to MVS (Record Pressing) Ltd. in January 1981 (incorporated in February 1981). MVS stands for Music and Video Services. Factory Records (among others) granted a £10.000 shares stake in the manufacturer, allowing to buy assets from Samea Records (Pressing) Limited in October 1982 (three 12" presses, a boiler, two oil tanks and a Ford Transit). The company now operated 3 Lened 7" automatic presses and 3 Toolex Alpha AD 1202 12" automatic presses and Europa Film Matrix equipment. All of the manufacturing was relocated to Cubitt Street in 1982. Went into voluntary creditor's winding up in November 1984 following the collapse of Ronco and two other major customers. Finally dissolved in September 1991. Can be identified by its vinyl inscriptions MVS or MVSS. Also existing was MVS (Cassette Duplication) Ltd., incorporated in February 1983, after taking over Echoshire Ltd., to duplicate videos.