our finishing services

guillotining Device that is used to cut or trim stacks of paper or card to the desired size.

folding & creasing The process by which a printed sheet is folded. There are a wide variety of folding options.

platening Device that is used to cut a bespoke shape into a printed item using a steel rule die in a punch press.

hand assembly & collating Create by putting components together & gathering or arranging printed sheets into the desired sequence, usually before binding.

binding Processes using glue, wire staples, thread or mechanical clasps to hold pages together.

perfing Short for perforation or perforating; punching tiny holes in a sheet of paper or card to ease in tearing along a specific line.

laminating Bonding clear plastic film by heat and pressure to a sheet of paper or card to protect the print and improve its appearance.

drilling Piercing of stacks of paper or card in a precision manner with round hollow drills.

eyeletting A process to insert a metal ring designed to reinforce a hole in paper or card.

stringing To insert and secure string on hanging cards, catalogues, tags and other items.

foiling The use of heated metallic foils, pressed onto paper or card for visual impact.

packing & delivery Wrapping material around printed items that serves to contain, identify, describe, protect and otherwise keep clean. The packaged items are then dispatched in one of a number of ways for receipt and use.