Alfresco Books was founded in 1991 by Jen Darling, initially to publish her own walking books. Since then, she has also produced and distributed books by other authors on a variety of topics - wildlife and organic gardening, travel and adventure, and others for cat lovers and children.
Today she works closely with would-be authors, doing all the pre-press work then having their book printed. Recently she has worked on a poetry book, a novel, a book of golfing anecdotes, a biography, a memoir and an autobiography. She has also worked on a colour brochure for Altrincham Civic Society and has established close links with a local printer.