Looking for distinctive, vivid shiny printing

 that gets you noticed?

Unlike most online printers who offer

  foiling as an additional service, but in limited colours

we can offer a wide range of colours to suit all tastes and requirements

We are specialist HOT FOIL PRINTERS based in Plymouth, in the beautiful county of Devon, England

 but have customers from all parts of the UK .  

As a professional print business we offer friendly, personal service to all our customers.

With experience in this form of printing  going back  to the 80's, we can produce quality, traditional foil printing

  on a wide selection of products from business cards to A3 sheets.

So, if you require printing that needs to look a bit different, stylish and eye-catching, consider using us!

If your unsure exactly what hot foil printing is, the next time you are in a supermarket, check out the shiny effect

 on product packaging, especially on  pharmaceuticals items etc.

 So whether its business cards  or perhaps Golden Wedding invites

for your parents special day, we can supply quality foil printing at competitive prices.

We are able to access a wide range of substrates including paper and card, all with different textures and finishes

which when used in conjunction with foil colours, can produce stunning effects.

Gold, Silver, Copper, Rose Gold foils are currently the most popular colours,

 but we can access a wide range of colourful metallic, holographic and rainbow foils for any application.

In addition there are gloss, satin and matt foils available.

Printed samples are available on request.

TRADE HOT FOIL PRINTING SERVICE

Our TRADE foiling service is available to

 printers,  print buyers, graphic designers, marketing and advertising cOMPANIES

 throughout the UK who are seeking a reliable, professional

 quality foil printing CONTACT at competitive prices.

 We can take sheet sizes up to A2, but our foiling area is reduced to A5/A4 in one pass

depending on the job requirements.

We can foil to A4 for certificates etc., but only in relatively small quantities

  using our manual laser foil machines.

 So whether you are seeking total foil printING or SPOT foil added to pre-printed

stationery, please consider us.

We have the capacity to cater for small runs of less than 100 or larger runs of thousands.

SAMPLES ON REQUEST

Why Use Hot Foil Printing!

The simple answer is that it adds a classy, stylish look to what can be ordinary looking digital or litho printing

 and at relatively minimal extra cost. So whether its a Gold logo, a Silver line or just part of the design,

 or text it can have a striking effect. Hot foil printing also referred to as gold blocking, foil blocking

 or hot foil stamping, is a dry printing process which uses rolls of coloured foil in place of ink.

The process involves having a metal plate (block or die), in negative made of the artwork, heating it up

and running the foil between this and the substrate surface to be printed. 

The rolls of foil have 3 layers; the clear carrier film, the colour and finally, the all important glue layer.

This varies according to the substrate the foil is being applied to.

By a mixture of dwell (time spent when foil, die and substrate are in contact), pressure and temperature

 (around 80-120 deg.C.) the foil will adhere to the surface of the product. It is possible to achieve

 striking finishes on paper, card, board, plastics, PVC, vinyl, silk and even some woods.

Hot foil printing as certain advantages over many other types of printing. It can be used to produce true

 'reflective metal' printing and other effects impossible with digital or lithographic print systems,

 with conventional print the intensity of the print can vary, especially with litho.

Foil 'runs' are stronger and will remain consistent in colour.

 As a result, foil printing can be used to enhance and add special effects to conventional stationery,

 greetings cards, certificates etc. It is used extensively in the retail sector in the production of packaging

for food and pharmaceutical products. Keep an 'eye open' when shopping next in the supermarket,

you might be surprised at the amount of foiling being used. Being a dry process, printed goods can be

handled immediately. The foil printed image is 100% opaque with most foils.

Adding foil to your BUSINESS printing can be beneficial to your visibility to customers



ARTWORK     ARTWORK     ARTWORK

When it comes to creating artwork for foil printing jobs, there are some basic things to remember.

Firstly, any image which you want foiling needs to be either in outline or solid or a mixture of both,

with no half tones or gradients, It must be set at 300dpi and turned to black and then saved as a PDF file.

 Alternatively, we can create the artwork for you, according to your specifications, at a cost.

If you are a 'trade' customer you will presumably be submitting artwork which is 'printer friendly'!

 Whatever the source of the artwork, it needs to be turned to colour black, at 300dpi and saved as a PDF file

 ideally but, if its a 'stand alone' image, a file saved as a JPEG will suffice. If your wanting us to do all the printing

 for a job,that is foiling and litho/, then we require the artwork to be on separate PDF files.

From the completed artwork, the printing plate (block/die) is produced (in negative).

Generally made of Magnesium, but 'dies' can be made of steel, brass or copper. 

Delivery & Shipping

Depending on how busy we are at any particular time, print  jobs can take up to 14 days

 from placement of order to completion. Should there be any significant delay beyond 14 days, we will inform you.

Small orders will be dispatched by Royal Mail, either by 1st Class or by Royal Mail Special Delivery.

Larger orders, usually over 2kg in weight will be sent by courier. We use various UK companies, but

mainly APC and DPD.

If the delivery address is within Plymouth

 we can deliver at no extra charge, or you can always collect.