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Can print still be tangible?
As we evolve to living a life where we are afraid to touch something, we have to adapt our process in print and rethink how can we make print still be as tangible as before. Last autumn, as the hospitality sector started to open up, throw away menus appeared to be the...
£1,000,000 – 249,000 Trees – 46 Tonnes
A new year with new resolutions for us all at Print4UK. Paper is at the heart of almost everything we do, and global warming is a serious issue. We are proud to have teamed up with Premier Paper and the Woodland Trust to demonstrate our values and corporate...
Premium washable and reusable face coverings
First impressions count and well-groomed appearances can be maintained – even when wearing face masks. Leading firms, aware of the importance of protecting their corporate image, are now managing face coverings as part of their uniform policy. Businesses realise the...
What the Printers say
The latest measures announced by the Prime Minister to control the coronavirus have hit some businesses much harder than others. The hospitality, leisure and events industry has been hit particularly hard, and so have the businesses that depend on them – including...
Introducing… Branded4UK
So, what has Print4UK being doing during these most challenging of times for businesses? We’ve built Branded4UK! It gives us immense pleasure to announce the birth of our new sister company while in lockdown, Branded4UK, now part of the Print4UK Group. Already...
What’s on the menu?
What's on the menu? Menus and table coasters with an anti-bacterial coating provide your customers with the reassurance of feeling safe and with ever-increasing eco options, protect the environment in the process. Branded with the option to add other messaging, these...
How history is driving new opportunities…
How history is driving new opportunities... ...I had just come out of my weekly B2B Expo catch-up with my team when the email came through confirming what I’d been fearing for a few weeks now… Due to the impact of the coroner virus, the B2B Marketing Expo at London’s...
Digital Printer – Print4UK brings perfect binding in-house with Horizon
Digital Printer - Print4UK brings perfect binding in-house with Horizon Print4UK has brought perfect binding inhouse with a Horizon BQ-270V single clamp perfect binder, supplied by Intelligent Finishing Systems. ‘We wanted the flexibility to be able to bind just one...
Digital Printer Mag – Featured Case Study
In an environment where print is a commodity, a focus on creativity and quality can still pay. That’s the message that Michael Walker took away from an Enfield printer. Print4UK is a fast-growing print house based in north London that counts a number of blue-chip...
Silver Ink – a better alternative to foiling?
The wait is over – the future is here The highly anticipated arrival of HP’s Indigo ElectroInk Silver has landed. The specialist parts have been installed in our state-of-the-art HP Indigo 7900 digital press. The ink has arrived. And the results are dazzling! What...
Print4UK 2020 Client Party: Winners Announcement
The wait is finally over. The news is out. The winners are being announced. We would like to thank everyone who attended our best to date annual client party. It was an excellent evening of entertainment, socialising and the pleasure of putting faces to names as well...
5 things you didn’t know about FSC®
What is FSC? The Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC) is a global, not-for-profit organisation dedicated to the promotion of responsible forest management worldwide. It enables businesses and consumers to make informed choices about the forest products they buy and...
Printweek: Print4UK Celebrates Anniversary
Chris Brady co-founded Print4UK in 2008The digital print operation based in Enfield was founded by Chris Brady and business partner Adrian Ford in October 2008, and it has grown from a two-man scheme into a full-fledged operation taking in 13 members of staff as well...
Happy New Year
Happy New Year to all our clients, friends and suppliers, we can’t thank you enough for your support throughout the last decade and we look forward to working with you throughout the next! About the authorAs Digital Marketing Assistant at Print4UK, Lewis helps...
#MyChineseMoneyPlant
The Print4UK #mychinesemoneyplant campaign is our way of raising awareness of just one way one to help slow down climate change. Have fun and share your success. Chinese Money Plant This plant has only just come to the UK’s attention although some gardeners appear to...
Cutting to the chase with die cutting
Die-cutting is a very easy way to take your marketing campaign to the next level, it adds a touch of creativity and the only limit when it comes to what shapes you can die cut is your imagination.
It’s shiny, It’s metallic… Its Silver Ink
It's shiny, It's metallic... Its Silver Ink Coming soon to Print4UK! The HP Indigo 7900 digital press is a spectacular, state-of-art press producing truly stunning quality print – and it’s just about to get even better, with the introduction of Silver Ink. What can...
Substrates… making your print look awesome
Picking the right substrate for your printed marketing is almost as important as the design itself. The feel and texture of a substrate is often overlooked, and in this vlog we help answer a few questions on the subject. About the authorAs Digital Marketing...
Clear ink… it’s more than meets the eye
Clear Ink is an exclusive feature to the HP Indigo Digital Press series, it is an ink that when printed on a substrate will produce a gloss effect. In this video, we explain the capacities and limitations of the ink. About the authorAs Digital Marketing...
Digital Printer Awards 2019 Finalists
Digital Printer Awards 2019 Finalists Print4UK Finalists at the Digital Printer 2019 awards. A fabulous acknowledgement of the hard work from the whole team. Congratulations to fellow finalists and all the winners. A wonderful occasion showcasing all that is good in...
What is foil printing?
What is foil printing? Foiling printing also know known as foil stamping is a process that involves a foil (think ink) and a metal dye which will have the image to be printed etched into it. To transfer the image from the dye to the substrate being printed in the foil...
Digital Printer Awards 2019 finalist at our first attempt!
Digital Printer Awards 2019 finalist at our first attempt! Print4UK has been nominated in the Self-promotional print category with our “Feed your creativity” campaign – an icebreaker designed to wow prospective clients. How? By pushing the boundaries of digital print...
Case Study – CACI Boarding Passes – Direct Mail and Fulfilment
First class tickets – now boarding Transforming a brilliant idea into a marketing product takes more than just good intentions. An effective campaign requires knowledge of the business, creative talent, product know-how and specialist input. This typically requires...
Picking the wrong fight? Direct mail v Email
When it comes to digital or postal marketing the choice of 'weapon' is not simply a question of what would win in a fight - email or direct mail. According to Royal Mail, around 13.8 billion letters are sent every year in the UK compared with around 74 trillion...
Brexit – Time to rebrand?
Brexit - Time to rebrand? The uncertainty over whether the UK will ease out or crash out of the European Union – or even leave at all – is impacting on businesses - some more than others. It has become increasingly difficult to predict what impact this will have on...
Print, Design and Marketing Awards – FINALISTS
Print, Design and Marketing Awards – FINALISTS We would like to congratulate fellow finalists in the 2019 Print, Design and Marketing Awards. Our campaign, ‘Have a slice of creativity on us’ was described as inventive, unique and a very clever way of demonstrating a...
Our Project, Your Prospectus
The print is the key factor in what makes a prospectus great, along with the design and content. We can do as much or as little as you want, all the way to designing and printing your prospectus or just the print if that is all you need.
Practically perfect – folders that look good and last – Case Study
Practically perfect – folders that look good and last A folder is an easily overlooked marketing opportunity. Yet, for those important documents – whether it’s a proposal, legal document for signing, or a piece of research – it can act as a platform to promote your...
Picking the wrong fight: Direct mail or Email
It's not always about which is better direct mail or email, sometimes it's about how to do it smarter and we are here to tell you how.
We’ve been nominated for a Print, Design and Marketing Award – Again!
‘Have a slice of creativity on us’ The Print, Design & Marketing Awards 2019 The category we’ve been nominated in is ‘Best marketing campaign’ and we are delighted. We don’t like to boast but being able to show-off exactly what we can do for clients - current and...