Print Finishing
We’re not just about the print! At WPG we understand that the finish is just as important, if not more so, to create the perfect finish that is right for your product. Every print finishing job is different, and we are proud to be able to offer a whole host of services that are perfectly matched to your requirements.
Print Finishing – Perfecting Every Detail
At WPG, we believe that great print finishing is just as important as the quality of the print itself. We understand that the right finish can elevate your product and create a lasting impression. That’s why we offer a wide range of print finishing services designed to give your print materials that final, polished touch.
Perfect for Any Project
- Business Materials: Add a luxurious touch to your business cards, letterheads, and presentation folders with finishes like spot UV or embossing.
- Marketing Collateral: Make your brochures, catalogs, and flyers shine with finishes like matte lamination, gloss finishes, or foil stamping.
- Packaging & Products: Elevate your product packaging with premium finishes that enhance the tactile experience and create a memorable impact.
Print Finishing Options We Offer
- Lamination: Protect and enhance your materials with a glossy or matte laminate finish.
- Foil Stamping: Add elegance and sophistication with metallic foil accents.
- Embossing/Debossing: Create raised or recessed designs for a unique tactile experience.
- Spot UV: Highlight specific areas of your design with a high-gloss finish for extra impact.
- Die Cutting: Create custom shapes for brochures, cards, and packaging.
Why Choose WPG for Your Print Finishing?
- Attention to Detail: We take pride in perfecting every detail of your print project. Whether it’s for business cards, brochures, or custom packaging, we ensure that the finishing touches enhance your design and bring it to life.
- Custom Finishes: From lamination and embossing to foil stamping and spot UV, we offer a variety of finishes that can make your prints stand out and capture attention.
- High-Quality Results: Our state-of-the-art finishing techniques provide a smooth, professional finish that complements the quality of your printed materials.
- Tailored to Your Needs: Every print project is unique, and we offer bespoke finishing options to meet your specific requirements and ensure the perfect final product.
How can we Print Finish?
Lamination
Is the process of applying a thin layer of plastic to paper or card sheets to enhance and protect the printed matter. Common types of laminate are gloss, matt and silk.
Spot UV Varnishing
(Ultraviolet) is a special print finishing technique that allows a gloss varnish to be applied to specific areas of a printed piece giving a shiny effect.
Embossing
Is the process of creating either raised or recessed relief images and designs in paper and other materials.
Foil Blocking
(Or hot foil stamping) is the process of applying metallic or pigment foil to paper or card, where a heated die is stamped onto the foil.
Die Cutting
Is a way to create unique shapes in printed material. It’s often used artistically on covers to cut windows into the book or on interior pages to create flaps.
Scoring
Is the process of making a crease in paper so it will fold easier, a paper score is a ridge that is indented into the paper where the fold line will occur.
Creasing
Is a process that prepares the paper for folding by creating two parallel folding points.
Perforating
Allows easy separation of two sections of the material, such as allowing paper to be torn easily along the line.
Numbering
Refers to printing numbers in sequential order on sets of forms or other printed pieces. Each form or piece gets a unique number and is printed in either ascending or descending numerical order.
Glueing
Print adhesives are used when two print pieces need to be attached or when a single piece is connected to itself.
Horseshoe Glueing
Re-moist gumming is a specialised type of gluing where adhesive gum is applied to an area of the sheet of paper to allow subsequent sealing by the end-user. The gum is normally moistened which makes it sticky and attached to another area of the product.
Shrink-Wrapping
Is a process that uses relatively soft polyolefin film in which a loose sheath of film is created around the product, sometimes sealed on two sides.
Print Finishing for Printing Trade
WPG offers a print finishing service to other print companies and print management providers across the UK. Our services include laminating, die-cutting, machine glueing, manual assembly, contract packing and storage services.
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