Catalogue Printing UK: Product Catalogues, Stapled or PUR Bound

No. We print a single catalogue for a sales meeting, 20 for a trade show team or 2,000 for a mail out. Between one and 20 copies, our calculator gives an instant price; anything larger is quoted by email, normally the same working day.

For example, 100 A5 stapled catalogues of 28 pages cost £166, 100 A5 PUR bound catalogues (64pp) come to £323, and 100 A4 PUR bound catalogues (100pp) to £828, all delivered in the UK with no VAT. The table further up this page shows the same specs at 250 and 500 copies. Send us the exact size, extent, paper and run length for a firm price.

Under 32 pages in total it has to be stapled, because there is not enough thickness to glue a spine. Between 32 and 72 pages you can choose: staples open flatter and cost less, a PUR spine looks more substantial and can carry a printed title. Over 72 pages, perfect binding is the only option. Page counts for stapling must divide by four.

Sign off the proof on Monday and stapled catalogues ship on Thursday; PUR bound ones follow two days later. Litho runs over 500 copies and extras such as foil blocking need more time, so give us your deadline when you enquire and we will confirm a delivery date before you order.

In the UK, bound printed matter such as catalogues, booklets and brochures is zero rated, so our quote has no VAT added. Loose items like postcards and stickers attract 20% VAT, shown as a separate line.

Yes. Every job gets a free online PDF proof. If you want a physical copy, we can print a bound proof at cost alongside your order so the buying team can check paper, colour and feel before the main run starts. Free paper samples are available at any stage.

Yes. Tell us how many go where and how they should be packed. Victoria Eggs have had runs split between two UK addresses and others sent on to a museum shop abroad. UK delivery to multiple addresses is arranged at quote stage; overseas delivery is priced on request.

One print ready PDF with single pages in running order, bleed of 3mm on each edge, images at 300dpi and fonts embedded. For PUR binding, supply the cover as a separate spread built on the spine template we send you. Our artwork hub has export settings for InDesign, Affinity Publisher and Canva.

Anything from A6 up to A3 portrait, 297 x 297mm square or A4 landscape, including custom sizes in between. A5 and A4 are the most economical because they cut cleanly from the sheet; 210 x 210mm square and 240 x 170mm are popular when a brand wants a shape of its own.

That is most of what we do for catalogue customers. We keep the spec, the papers and the previous proofs, so a reprint or a new edition is quoted from the same recipe. If the page count changes we recalculate the spine and send a fresh cover template before you finish the artwork.

Yes. Loose price lists, folded order forms, A6 product cards and postcards can be printed on matching stocks and delivered with the catalogues. Castrads ordered 50 different product cards to sit alongside their lookbooks; Victoria Eggs pack postcards in sets of 24 for their retailers.

A catalogue lists a range so people can choose and order from it: product codes, variants, prices. A brochure makes the case for the company or a single product and is usually shorter and more image led. The print specs overlap, but catalogues tend to run longer and live longer, which pushes them towards PUR binding and a laminated cover. Our catalogue vs brochure guide covers it in full.