FINISHING
At first glance, printing might seem straightforward—putting ink on paper. But the true art of print lies in what happens next. Print finishing transforms ordinary printed materials into exceptional marketing tools, memorable publications, and irresistible products. Explore our finishing capabilities below and discover how each technique can elevate your next project.
Binding: Holding It All Together
Saddle-Stitching: Sleek Simplicity
Imagine your publication lying perfectly flat, pages seamlessly flowing into one another. Saddle-stitching uses strategically placed staples along the fold to create this clean, professional look. Perfect for catalogs, magazines, and booklets under 80 pages, this cost-effective binding method creates a polished final product without breaking your budget. Customers appreciate the easy reading experience, and you'll appreciate the increased engagement with your content.
Perfect Binding: Bookstore Quality
When you want your publication to stand alongside bestsellers on a shelf, perfect binding delivers. Using specialised PUR adhesive, we create that distinctive flat, square spine associated with premium publications. Your annual reports, catalogs, and manuals instantly communicate professionalism and permanence. Studies show perfect-bound materials are kept significantly longer than other formats, extending your brand presence in customers' homes and offices.
Wire Binding: Functional Flexibility
Some documents need to work as hard as your team does. Wire binding creates publications that open completely flat or fold a full 360° for hands-free reference. Instruction manuals, cookbooks, presentation materials, and planning documents become more functional and user-friendly. The professional appearance combined with practical usability makes these materials more likely to be kept and referenced repeatedly, maximising your return on investment.
Folding: Classic Versatility
Transform flat sheets into dynamic, multi-panel communications with precision folding techniques. From simple half-folds to complex accordion, gate, and roll folds, these transformations organise information logically while creating a natural sequence for your messaging. Marketing collateral, maps, instructional materials and direct mail pieces become more engaging and digestible when information is thoughtfully compartmentalised. Well-executed folds not only enhance usability but can significantly reduce postage costs for direct mail campaigns by conforming to standard postal dimensions.
Surface Enhancements: Beyond the Visual
Matt and Gloss Lamination: Protection with Purpose
Your stunning visuals deserve protection that enhances rather than merely preserves. Our lamination options add both practical protection and visual distinction. Gloss lamination intensifies colors, making images leap off the page—ideal for showcasing products, food, or vibrant photography. Matt lamination provides sophisticated elegance with a non-reflective finish that's easier to read and handle. Both options dramatically extend the life of your printed materials, ensuring they continue impressing long after delivery.
Soft Touch Lamination: The Irresistible Finish
Some experiences simply must be felt to be understood. Soft touch lamination creates an almost velvety surface that practically begs to be touched. This tactile experience creates a powerful sensory connection with your brand that digital media simply cannot replicate. Premium packaging, business cards, and high-end brochures transformed with soft touch create memorable impressions that linger long after the initial interaction. When you want prospects to literally keep your brand in hand, soft touch delivers.
Anti-Scuff Lamination: Enduring Excellence
For materials destined for heavy handling, anti-scuff lamination provides superior resistance to scratches, fingerprints, and everyday wear. This specialized finish maintains the pristine appearance of your printed pieces despite frequent use, ensuring your brand always presents at its best. Restaurant menus, retail catalogs, and frequently referenced materials maintain their professional appearance significantly longer, extending their useful life and maximizing your printing investment while consistently delivering positive brand impressions.
Biodegradable Matt Lamination: Sustainable Sophistication
Make a statement about your brand values without saying a word. Our biodegradable lamination provides the same premium protection and appearance as traditional options while aligning with your sustainability commitments. The film breaks down naturally under composting conditions without leaving harmful microplastics behind. Environmentally conscious consumers increasingly favor brands that demonstrate real commitment to sustainability—your printed materials can now become tangible proof of your environmental responsibility.
Accent Techniques: Creating Focus
Spot UV Varnish: Strategic Brilliance
Direct attention precisely where you want it with the dramatic contrast of spot UV varnish. This technique applies a high-gloss coating to specific elements while leaving surrounding areas untreated. The resulting visual and tactile contrast draws the eye and finger to logos, images or key messaging. Business cards, book covers and premium packaging treated with spot UV create that crucial moment of distinction when prospects are deciding which brand deserves their attention.
Embossing & Debossing: Dimensional Distinction
In a flat digital world, dimension creates distinction. Embossing raises elements above the surface, while debossing recesses them below, creating tactile features that engage another sense entirely. These techniques can be applied with ink (printed emboss) or without (blind emboss) for different aesthetic effects. Business cards, certificates and luxury packaging featuring these dimensional elements create memorable brand interactions that flat printing simply cannot match, making your materials stand out in today's cluttered marketing landscape
Foiling: Metallic Magnificence
Nothing communicates premium quality quite like the gleam of foil catching the light. This process applies metallic or pigmented foil to targeted areas, creating accents that simply cannot be ignored. Available in traditional metallics like gold and silver or in holographic and custom colours, foiling elevates any printed piece from ordinary to extraordinary. Sales materials, invitations and packaging enhanced with foiling command higher perceived value, supporting premium pricing strategies and enhancing conversion rates.
Specialty Techniques: Making Statements
Die-Cutting: Breaking Boundaries
Why settle for rectangular when your brand is anything but standard? Die-cutting uses custom-shaped blades to create precise cutouts, unique edges, or reveal windows that transform ordinary prints into interactive experiences. Product catalogues with shaped edges, brochures with revealing windows or presentation folders with integrated business card cut-outs demonstrate attention to detail and creative thinking. These distinctive shapes and interactive elements significantly increase engagement and memorability, ensuring your materials stand apart from competitors.