Plate sharing saves our customers money by reducing the costs of printing plates and make-ready. How do we do it? By printing up to 16 different A6 flyers on one sheet.

Swing tag printing is a growing market as people realise that you can use a swing tag just as well as a larger piece of print. Compact but full of design opportunities our swing tag printing comes in all shapes and sizes - have a look at this one for a simple but effective design.

Printed wrapping paper is such a simple product but has the ability to brighten everyone's day. Have a look at this one, just magical!

If you have lots of beautiful images our multi sorts Greeting Card Printing is just what you need. See what we did here..

Why Switching to Sustainable Packaging Matters — And How We Can Help

As environmental awareness grows, businesses and consumers alike are rethinking the materials they use daily. Packaging, once designed solely for protection and shelf appeal, is now under scrutiny for its environmental impact. Switching to sustainable packaging is no longer just a trend—it’s becoming a business imperative.

The Rising Need for Sustainable Packaging

Traditional packaging—especially single-use plastics and non-recyclable composites—has long contributed to environmental challenges, including landfill waste, ocean pollution, and carbon emissions. With tightening regulations and growing consumer demand for greener alternatives, companies are being pushed to rethink their approach.

There is a significant shift from plastic to paper packaging which is gaining momentum driven by environmental concerns, consumer demand and regulatory pressures. Paper packaging has notable environmental advantages over plastic, making it a preferred choice for many businesses and consumers. In a nutshell, eco-friendly paper packaging offers numerous benefits for both businesses and the environment. Here are some key advantages:

Eco foil, also known as eco-friendly foil or sustainable foil, refers to a more environmentally friendly alternative to traditional foil used in various applications, including greeting cards.

Traditional foil is typically made from metallic materials, such as aluminium, and often involves resource-intensive and environmentally harmful processes.

Eco foil, on the other hand, is produced using sustainable materials or methods that have a reduced impact on the environment.

However, there remains a misconception that items that have had foil applied cannot enter the recycling stream. However, paper or board with foil applied to it can be re-pulped and therefore recycled. Similarly, paper or board with foil applied can be composted under commercial conditions.

Earth Day is a time to focus on our planet's health and celebrate the steps we can all take towards a more sustainable future.

We’ve been championing Eco print for a long time!

When we launched our online eco-print platform in 2006 we were the only UK printer offing a 100% eco-printing option. As such we were called upon by the paper merchants and ink manufacturers to trial and test their products and consequently we were the first print company in the UK to switch to vegetable-oil based inks and to run all of our products on 100% recycled paper.

At ALP we think crackers are not just for Christmas, but for anytime. Our 'fill your own' crackers make a memorable and fun packaging product and with two sizes currently available they are big enough to be stuffed with socks, soaps, sweet treats and all manner of other things!

Any business, no matter the size, has a responsibility to find the right packaging for its products. With a strong customer driven focus to move away from plastics, excess packaging and costly materials, eco-friendly packaging is rightly becoming the packaging of choice.

Leading the way on adopting eco-packaging are the small businesses and we are here to help make that process as easy as possible.