Over the decades, our print brokering team has gained experience and formed relationships with an array of print, bindery, paper/substrate and specialty technique sources.
The range of products we can provide is extensive, including:
Marketing materials (brochures, flyers, folders, booklets, catalogs, stationery sets)
Direct mailers and postcards
Publications (magazines, books)
Signs, banners and posters
Labels, stickers, decals and tape
Boxes, bags and pouches
Invitation sets
Apparel
Promotional items
Vehicle wraps
Office forms, calendars, pads, badges and stamps
Trade show supplies
… and just about anything else you can think of!
Offset printing
Digital printing
Flexographic printing
Rotogravure printing
Letterpress printing
Screen printing
Large format printing
Trimming and die-cutting
Scoring, perforating and folding
Gluing
Saddle-stitch binding
Spiral binding
Wire-O binding
Perfect binding
Case binding
Foiling (hot stamp and cold)
Embossing and debossing
Coating and laminating
Consecutive numbering
Variable data imprinting
Print Materials Tip:
Any printed layout that includes imagery that will touch the edge of the finished piece will require “bleed”. Bleed is an area of artwork that extends beyond the trim size of the printed piece.
A good commercial printing broker will discuss a project with you, draft a list of specifications, and then go to work finding the best equipped and most economical vendors. Some printers will specialize in offset printing, digital printing, large-format printing, or even letterpress. Then, it’s important to find several vendors specializing in the specific kinds of work you need, distribute the project specifications, solicit pricing, and vet the vendors to create a team that will make the job happen on budget and on time.
The broker should be able to provide not only pricing but also samples and relevant technical info from the vendors to justify one choice over another. A printing broker’s long history of working with various commercial printing suppliers is their greatest asset at this point.
