Get It Right the First Time: How Our Help Section Makes Perfect Prints Easy

Creating the perfect print can be incredibly rewarding—but it can also feel overwhelming. File formats, bleed, colour modes, resolution… it’s a lot to take in, especially if print isn’t your day to day world. That’s exactly why we’ve built our Tips and Guides Section: to assist you step by step, eliminate guesswork, and make sure your designs print exactly as you expect—every time.

Here’s how our Help Section helps you get it right from the start.

Retail Ready Cards, Menus, Flyers & Special Valentine Marketing Materials

Valentine’s Day may happen once a year, but for retailers, cafés, restaurants, and gift brands, it presents one of the top chances to increase sales. The secret to maximising this season? Arranging your Valentine printing well in advance. Whether you're advertising romantic dinners, highlighting a new greeting card collection, or just infusing some love-themed shine into your store, here’s how to stay ahead with your printing for Valentine’s season.

Now is a good time to refresh your marketing print

The start of a new year brings fresh goals, renewed energy, and a perfect opportunity to elevate your brand. While many businesses rush to update their digital presence, one powerful marketing channel is often overlooked: print. Your brochures, business cards, signage, and direct mail pieces play a crucial role in how customers perceive you—so why let them feel dated?

Start 2026 with a Commitment to the Environment

Today, both businesses and individuals are more conscious of their environmental footprint. Printing is frequently viewed as a resource-intensive activity, but with proper strategies, it can help address environmental issues instead of worsening them. Adopting eco-friendly printing methods allows you to not only minimise damage but also support a climate-positive future.

August is a great time to consider designing and printing your own Christmas cards; the perfect opportunity to showcase your unique creations while also potentially turning a profit. Whether you're a seasoned artist or just starting out, there's never been a better time to unleash your Christmas spirit and make your mark on this festive tradition.

First things first – before you head over to your online printer for some printed leaflets have an audience in mind and determine what it is that you want to say to them.

Your message is key but so are the essentials, such as your full contact details and an address if you have a physical presence. Next is to determine how and where you will find your audience. There is no point investing in some super leaflet printing if it doesn’t reach the right people!

Consider your target demographic. How old are they? Where do they live? Where do they shop, visit or spend their leisure time? When you have the answers to this type of question you can formulate your plan to get your new marketing leaflets in front of them.

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:

The Three R’s used to refer to Reading, Writing and Arithmetic but are now better know as Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. But there is a new interloper in town – Carbon Reduction – and it’s getting a lot of traction. Does this mean that we should forget about the three R’s and head in a different direction in order to reach our environmental goals and more importantly, which is more beneficial?

Currently Carbon is King in as much as less is definitely more. Taking steps to lower greenhouse gas emissions directly addresses global warming and in turn the frequency and severity of its consequences. But for many, taking steps towards lowering carbon emissions is a long, and potentially costly, exercise – particularly for small businesses. So how can this be achieved cost effectively?

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.