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Who is good and who should be avoided?
I would like to have 10-15,000 flyers designed and printed.

Cheap, reliable and good quality is what I'm looking for. If I have to choose two from that, reliable and good quality is what I'm looking for.

Thanks.


 
Posted : 07/01/2013 10:06 pm
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I use Beyond Colour in York for all mine. They are excellent, they do all the design and are great with that side of things.
Also do the printing and can do everything via email/post.

Give them a ring and speak to Dave.

Www.beyondcolour.com

(Forgot to say, their printing prices are the cheapest I found too !)


 
Posted : 07/01/2013 10:13 pm
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I'd be happy to help you out with both the design and print if interested?


 
Posted : 07/01/2013 10:20 pm
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I'd like to think I can match all 3 of your criteria too.


 
Posted : 07/01/2013 10:21 pm
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I've used cheap print house - http://www.cheapprinthouse.co.uk/ and Hillingdon Green Print http://www.hillingdongreenprint.co.uk and circle services http://www.circleleafletprinting.co.uk and they are all pretty good, depends what you want from the printing and how much you want to pay generally (due to quality constraints genuinely cheap printing looks it - e.g. Rizo printing) (although I've never had design work done).


 
Posted : 07/01/2013 10:23 pm
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Graphicsandprint.com

Great quality, price & service 🙂


 
Posted : 07/01/2013 10:32 pm
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Thanks all, I'll work my way through those over the next couple of days.


 
Posted : 08/01/2013 7:22 am
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Be careful when judging on price as a lot of places downgrade the thickness and quality of the paper stock to reduce the overheads.

From a quick look at the link above that is exactly what cheapprinthouse.co.uk have done (and they're still not that cheap).

We use a local printer for most of our's but I do also use [url= http://www.facemediagroup.co.uk/ ]facemediagroup.co.uk/[/url] for some jobs. Can't comment on their design abilities as our's is all done in-house.


 
Posted : 08/01/2013 8:03 am
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Print bots in Birmingham are who I use. Cheap and very helpful bunch and quality is very good.


 
Posted : 08/01/2013 8:23 am
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Be careful when judging on price as a lot of places downgrade the thickness and quality of the paper stock to reduce the overheads.

Simple - specify what you want your job printing on beforehand then you get what you ask for.

What size/colours are you wanting? I will do a quick calculation using my printers' online quote system if you like.


 
Posted : 08/01/2013 9:28 am
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johndoh, I have a price from a local printer for 4 colours on 130gsm gloss, trimmed and delivered- 10,000 of the pesky blighters on A5.
Ta.


 
Posted : 08/01/2013 8:08 pm
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Hi seba. I'm a printer myself and currently run a 2 colour with experience on a 4 colour machine.

Do you mind if I ask how much you've been quoted for 10,000 delivered and with what sheet size and any other processes? Only because i'm curious.


 
Posted : 08/01/2013 8:12 pm
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This is the quote from today:

Title Flyer
Size A5
Pages 1pp
Printed 4 colour on 130gsm Gloss

Origination From artwork supplied
Proof PDF
Finishing Trim to finished size
Delivery to address above
Quantity 10.000


Prices have come in around the £200-240.00 mark


 
Posted : 08/01/2013 8:17 pm
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I've used a printer in Leeds for work stuff and the guy who runs it has always provided great service, company is Barflya - Leeds based.


 
Posted : 08/01/2013 8:18 pm
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I can wholeheartedly recommend Mike at Inksplodge - top guy, phenomenal designer and great price on print too.

http://www.inksplodge.co.uk/


 
Posted : 08/01/2013 8:29 pm
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Ok. That sounds quite cheap. I recently printed a job for a customer that was 2 colour ink (1 speciality ink which was a non-read ink, meaning that when viewed under a certain light it was no longer visibile and is £50 a tin) 1600 copies of A5 on 200gsm matt stock was about £500 so...seems you've got a relatively cheap deal there. But as always with print the longer run length the cheaper it gets.


 
Posted : 09/01/2013 2:43 pm
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Simple - specify what you want your job printing on beforehand then you get what you ask for.

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The point is most 'cheap' printing is a fixed deal and aimed at small business owners who don't have the knowledge to realise the differences.

For example those business cards from Vista Print that are about £5 but actually some random size not 85x55 as a business card should be.

The other thing is to advertise 'flyers' when you actually get 130gsm which is a leaflet to any real designer or printer.

oh and to the OP...
based on your spec above I've just saved you £50 or more... http://www.facemediagroup.co.uk/?page=budget-leaflets


 
Posted : 09/01/2013 3:06 pm
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Someone off here - can't remember who, put me onto http://www.jamjarprint.co.uk/flyer_printing.asp

Not the cheapest, but very good.


 
Posted : 09/01/2013 3:10 pm