Services

Beyond cardboard box/display manufacture...

We offer the following services in addition to our standard box/display manufacturing:

Corrugated board stockholders

We stock a wide range of sizes, thicknesses and liner (paper) types.

One-off specialist packaging

If you have a large or high value item that needs to be packed with care then call us.

Sample making

Using our CAD and sample table we make samples either from scratch or from your CAD drawings. We undertake both standard corrugated projects and special commissions.

Printing

Whether you need a simple identification mark on your packaging or you need to make a splash with a full colour display, we have the printing capabilities for your job.

Below you will find a brief introduction to our printing processes:

Digital

Our digital printing is on a large scale version of the ink jet printer that you may use in your office. We print directly onto the corrugated board in full colour. This system is great for relatively short runs because there are no plates, screens or stereos required. If you need, say, 10 display stands in full colour, this is the only cost-effective process.

Another feature is that if you are ordering a long print run by some other process, we have the ability to print a single sample for you so that you can see a close representation of the finished article before the job proceeds.

Simply provide us with a .JPG, EPS or .PDF file and we can print directly to the board. Few corrugated suppliers in the country can offer this service because most of the digital printers in the marketplace can print to paper only which is then stuck to the cardboard. This method is not only less attractive but costs more.

Screen

Screen printing offers high quality and flexibility particularly for P.O.S. work. You can choose 1, 2, or 3 spot colours or CMYK full colour for photo representation.

This process has higher setup costs than digital but for medium length runs it is the best option in terms of quality and price.

Once the first job has been done, a repeat run is simple, quick and cheaper to set up.

For extra impact, improved durability and a more luxurious feel we can add a varnish too.

Flexographic

This is a high speed but low cost printing process. It is ideal for medium to long runs and we print in up to two colours (the third can be the base colour - brown or white).

First we have to make flexible rubber printing plates (called stereos). One stereo is required for each colour. There will be some setup time but once the press is running, the actual cost per print is small. If you want basic printing of your logo, product instructions or carton contents then this is usually the printing process of choice.

Litho laminating

This is where we litho print your image in high resolution directly to paper and then mount that paper to corrugated board to give it strength. This process is particularly suited where very high quality printing is required but tends to be most cost-effective for medium to longer runs.