Alternative finishes for product sampling and sales tools are critical to the design of bespoke presentations, ensuring that they interesting and innovative to reflect the vision you have for your company and products.
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Print & covering material
Extensive variety of print and product finishes to fit your brand and product usage.
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Folders & presentations
Offering a fully bespoke service your presentation can be made in a variety of formats or completely designed for a specific use.
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Sampling material finishes
A wide variety of technology is used to cut different materials which enables us to offer different finishes for different materials in order to produce the best possible finish.
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Packaging & distribution
Bespoke boxes in a variety of colours, printed or unbranded, bulk or individually packed that can be delivered, stored or distributed.
Print & covering material
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Paper
A wide selection of papers and boards are available from our award winning FSC accredited suppliers to suite your product usage, required style and company livery.
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Fabric & book cloth
For a durable and luxurious finish we can provide or use your own fabric / book cloth to line your presentation with which can also be screen printed or foil blocked.
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Polyprop
Available in a variety of colours, also clear and clear frosted. Can be screen printed and thinner material can also be litho printed and UV dried
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Litho print
Based on the CYMK 4 colour system which provides around 70% colour spectrum litho provides cost effective volume print and spot / special colours can be added for colour critical areas.
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Digital print
Consistent advancements in quality and speed make this an interesting solution but still mainly used for low volumes, oversized presentations and printing on a variety of different surfaces.
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Laminates
A variety of film and liquid laminates are available such as standard gloss and matt, plus more technical finishes such as mark / scratch resist matt laminate, soft touch silk or velvet laminate and embossed.
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Centre board
Most product presentations used as sales and marketing tools are paper over board and this board tends to be a grey board although alternatives are available for really heavy products.
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Screen print & foil blocking
Traditional printing methods that work well with fabrics on their own or together with foil blocking providing a particularly good solution to metallic colours.
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Inserts
Can be added in various shapes and sizes such as this 8pp insert into a carpet sample / shade card which shows large room shots of a bespoke carpet design system.
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Eyelets
Metal eyelets secure areas that have been hole punched to protect the presentation from being damaged. Available in various shapes and sizes plus matt nickel, satin, shiny and brass colourings.
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PVC Welding
A large selection of gloss and matt PVC materials can be bonded together to produce a product sampling presentation, mixing colours and styles wrapped over a centreboard for strength.
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Affixed brochures
Brochures can be affixed permanently or be removable to help support your product sampling. Enabling more detailed specifications, descriptions and diverse product shots.
Folders & presentations
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Cut edge / Flush mounted
Print lined to the centre board and then die cut out, with holes if preferred to go in a ring binder. Cost effective and neat finish.
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Wrap / Turnover edge
Method in which the outer print is wrapped over the edge of the centre board, then the liner which is slightly smaller is applied on top. Benefit being that you can not see the centre board.
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Standard sample folders
Referring to folder that uses a standard format such as this 6pp folder which would have 3 pages or laps to view when open.
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Sample mailers
A product sample mailer in this case for a piece of carpet as an introduction to a new range released by the client to be sent out with an industry magazine and also direct to existing customers.
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Flip flop folders
An exceptional table top presentation design for larger ranges. In this case brochures are affixed on the top pages when open showing room shots where as the product is shown beneath.
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Swatches
Used to describe a collates set of swatches, usually bound together by post and screw, chain, or held together at the head of the swatch to provide a higher quality presentation.
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Slip case
Used to keep a collection of sample cards or presentations together, this item certainly helps increase shelf presence and can be produced with a lid or cover to improve the opening experience.
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Carry case
Important for when full ranges need to be transportable and kept together. This particular carry case contained a set of 5 large sample swatches and an edging folder for LVT vinyl samples.
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Corner protectors
Metal corner protectors are a nice addition to help with durability, especially to a product presentation finished a heavy fabric or book cloth.
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Handles
Available in a wide variety of styles and colours, carry handles are necessary for larger presentations to aide usage and transportability.
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Ring mechanisms
Can be riveted to any part of a product presentation allowing for a brochure or samples to be inserted. Many varieties and colours to suite.
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Finger rings
Can be inserted into a presentation for ease of movement or into the samples themselves for an elegant finish, possibly to go in a swatch ring or on a hanger.
Sampling material finishes
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Knife cut
Used for flat material such as paper or vinyl, a knife in this case a guillotine can be used to provide an accurate and sharp cut to material.
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Die cut
Die cut or overhead press machines are used with a custom tooling so material can be cut at any shape or size.
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Chamfered / bevelled
The process in which the edge of a cut piece of carpet is chamfered, with a choice of either straight or at an angle to give a neater presentation of the material.
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Whipped
A whipped carpet sample using a supplied, colour matched or contrasting yarn. In this case with a printed sash ribbon stitched in that can incorporate information.
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Overlocked
This technique can be used to prevent the fraying of material once it has been cut for sampling. The thread can be supplied, colour matched or even contrasting to give your preferred finish.
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Taped
Carpet and also fabric samples can be taped on the edges to prevent fraying and give a neat presentation. The tape can be heat sealed or in this case stitched with a decorative cotton.
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Labelled
All samples can be labelled although different materials are used to label different substrates. In this case a self adhesive label, for carpets usually a heat sealed label and vinyl’s a barrier label to ensure durability.
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Gimped / Pinked edges
Some material that is prone to fraying can be cut using a gimping / pinking knife or cutting form to prevent this from happening. A heated blade can also be used which further reduces fraying for synthetic fabrics.
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Staples – Traditional & Clinched
Affixing of material to your presentation can be done with a simple staple available in both traditional and clinched formats and variety of capacities.
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Flexible Braided Wire Ring
Traditional a security solution and often used in POS units the flexible braided wire security ring also makes a great solution for some swatch sets, providing a neat interchangeable system that is extremely durable.
Packaging & distribution
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Standard cartons
Usually a double wall corrugated card designed to bulk pack items into and have an effective yield on a pallet when stacked.
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Individual cartons
If your marketing products are to be despatched individually then this method can ensure that there is no damage en-route. These can also be packed in bulk cartons for delivery to your distribution centre.
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Printed cartons
Cartons can be bespoke printed by screen in spot colours or digitally in full colour so images can be included as well as logos and product information,
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Shipping and delivery
To suite your requirements from ex-works, pallet delivery, container shipping or distribution of individual items or cartons to multiple destinations.
