FAQs

Read our frequently asked questions below

Absolutely, we love to see our clients own work and bring it to life for you. If you have personal artwork you would like printed for frame, a t shirt or for your new favourite mug or copies to share with your friends and family we can make this a reality for you with the same personal touch you created it with.

Memories are precious and for those of us who are old enough to remember waiting in line to have photographs developed we know over the years and generations some can sadly lose their quality. However, our expert team of designers and printers take pleasure in restoring your moments captured like they were yesterday.

When deciding which option is best, consider the number you need produced in the specified time. If you want a smaller amount printed quickly, digital printing is the best option; and if you need to produce a large quantity of print, then litho printing is the better option.

What can’t you brand? The only limit is your imagination! At NPS we love for our clients to stand out and will go above and beyond to find that perfect piece of marketing that takes your brand to the next level.

Litho print (also known as Lithographic printing) is the king of the print market and ideal for most types of printing. Using wet ink and plates this takes longer to set up as the design has to be made on printing plates however when ready litho printing can produce 18,000 sheets per hour. This makes Litho much more suited for longer print runs of over 10,000 copies.

Digital printing needs very little set up time similar to your office printer offering impressive quality results on shorter runs up to 10,000 copies. Quick and easy. Once the print has begun, it can produce around 4,800 sheets per hour.

Anything above that is most suited to Litho printing and would be more cost effective for the customer.

Digital print is extremely cost effective of runs up to 10,000 copies offering high quality full colour prints with a quick turnaround.

Brochures are a classic marketing strategy to showcase your offerings to existing and potential clients, it can tell more about your brand then your words, how it looks, how it feels and how it is produced represents who you are as an organization. You know you need a brochure but with so many styles and possibilities what is the right style for you?

It all begins with your purpose and the objective you wish to achieve from your brochure; our experienced team work with a range of clients each producing marketing material for unique purposes and together we will find that right fit for you.

From stand out die cutting to perfect binding, embossing or foil blocking, together we will create and produce not only the brochure you need and want but the brochure your competitors wish they had.

It may seem bizarre the more you order the less it costs but sometimes this is true and can be much more cost effective to order more at one time rather than lots of smaller orders and this is simply because each time you print the machine needs to be set up which incurs costs every time.

As an example if you are looking to order new business cards for an event you are attending, perhaps consider ordering new business cards for the rest of the year as it will save you money in the long run.

Spot colour is a special premixed ink that requires its own printing plate on a printing press. The colours are produced without the use of screens or multicolour dots, and the colours or your design are applied individually in layers filling up every spot in your custom design. Usually spot colours are created through an ink system such as the Pantone Matching System, which can either provide a standard solid colour that can be purchased whole or mixed before printing.

In contrast, process colour is a way of mixing inks to create colours during the actual printing process itself. A process colour is printed using a combination of the four standard process inks: cyan, magenta, yellow and black (CMYK). This is commonly called 4-colour digital offset printing. Process colours are the more common method of printing. Although the amount of process colours through CMYK may seem endless, process colours actually provide a limited colour range. Digital printing is also done on our Iridesse production press which uses CMYK dry ink print stations + two specialty dry ink stations.

To export a print ready PDF from InDesign for either colour way (process/ spot): ensure the colours you require are already loaded into your colour palette. In that palette, use the drop down menu to ‘select all unused’ colours and delete them; this will leave you with ONLY the colour(s) you require in your document. When you export your file to a PDF, the colours you have in your document will automatically migrate when you create the PDF.

The Pantone colour system is a universal language of colour. Every shade of colour has it’s own unique code so your design and print colour is exact each and every time.

If for example we haven’t created your brand design, Pantone colours ensure we are able to produce the exact spec match to your brand guidelines to deliver that high quality product.

CMYK is an acronym and stands for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key.

These are the colours used in the printing process using varying quantities of dots of each to make up your image from these four colours.

‘Key’ actually means black. It’s called Key because it’s the main colour used to determine the image outcome providing depth and shading as the Cyan, Magenta, Yellow create different colours on the spectrum depending on how they are mixed.

Yes! NPS are empowered to be creative and have our in house designers who are eager to support and bring your vision to life, even if you don’t have a vision yet our team will work with you and provide a range of inspiring concepts the hardest part is picking just one.

PP simply means how many pages of print your product has. A 1pp leaflet would be only printed single sided with a blank reverse whereas a 2pp would be printed on both sides front and back.

Sheets of paper can be folded to create multiple pages so an A4 sheet of paper could be printed 1pp but also folded in half and printed as a 4pp document.

There is no limit to how many pages a document can have, however our experienced team will be able to advise on which paper stock is more suitable and which finish would be appropriate to complete your project.

Similar to weights paper also comes in many different stocks and finishes. Do you want it to be glossy and bright or matt and textured?

Paper can be coated or uncoated. Coated papers have a coating on them sealing the paper and giving a smoother surface to print meaning the ink remains on the top giving a crisper sharp image. Coated papers tend to have a glossier finish with a silk look and feel.

Uncoated paper can feel more textured and porous. When printing the ink is free to soak directly into the fibres of the paper and gives a more rustic look and feel to your project.

As with the paper weight your choice of stock is crucial to producing the perfect document for your brand.

Each paper type (substrate) comes with a different specification and these differences are what sets your project apart from the rest. Some sheets are soft and thin to the touch and others are thicker and matt. The higher the g for example 80g or 350g the thicker the substrate.

When deciding on your paper stock it is important to consider what the use of the finished product is, does it need to be sturdy or to fold easy? Is it a quick leaflet to flyer hand to hand or a corporate brochure which needs to impress and endure multiple people reading it keeping its quality.

We’d be happy to send you a sample book to highlight the impressive range available to you.

Yes absolutely we hope you love the first proof you won’t need to see another but we want you to also love the finished result and will ensure you are happy at every stage and we can discuss any changes or tweaks you would like to make along the way.

We will always send an electronic proof for you to check however some projects do require a physical proof and so we can arrange to deliver this to you to get a literal feel for it’s direction or even better bring it to you in person so we can discuss the next steps face to face!

Pixels have no set size, they just expand or contract to fill the space available.

The less pixels there are to fill a space the more they need to expand and therefore the blurrier the image will appear. An image with more pixels and a higher resolution packs the space giving a much fuller sharper image.

If you would like to supply artwork we would ask for this as a high resolution PDF with crop marks and bleed included.

This can be emailed directly to your Account Manager or using WeTransfer for larger files.

Once you have completed your masterpiece we would ask you add ‘crop marks’ and bleed’ for us to print it exactly how you would like.

This means that when you send a print ready file to us, an extra 3mm (or 5mm for large format designs) of colour or image is provided around the edge of your artwork (the ‘bleed’) and cutting markers (the crop marks) placed at each corner to show where the final piece should be cut down.

Adding bleed and crop marks is quick and easy.

On a PDF file simply make sure “Print to PDF” or “Save to PDF” is selected. Click the menu to select a printer and then click Advanced Output Settings. On the Marks and Bleeds tab, under Printer’s marks, select the Crop marks check box. Under Bleeds, select both Allow bleeds and Bleed marks.

If you would like to supply us with your ready to print artwork we would kindly ask this contains ‘crops and bleed’ for us to print and finish exactly how you would like.

Crop marks are also known as trim marks, these are simply lines printed in the corner of your artwork to show the printer where to cut once printed.

Bleed is artwork which goes beyond the dimensions of the finished artwork you have produced to avoid any of the white paper showing on the edges of your print when cut to size.

Yes! We all know what it’s like to have something pop up out the blue or we’ve been too busy and forgotten to place that order. Give us a call on 0191 238 6008 to discuss what you need and we’ll confirm if this is achievable on next day delivery for you.

We will instantly work together on your order to bring your brief to life. And once you make the difficult decision of which of the many incredible concepts to go with your order will be completed within 5 working days. However, we’re all human and if you are against a tight deadline or have an urgent turnaround we will work with you to achieve and get you out that pickle!

Some of our clients’ work is so vast and detailed it can require more time to complete the order but this will be communicated and timescale agreed at the time of enquiry.

We would love to make your thoughts a reality and bring your concept to life. To have a chat with one of our team about your needs, for some advice or to request a quote simply give us a call on 0191 238 6008 or drop us an email enquiries@nps-group.co.uk. Don’t worry if you don’t know what you want, that’s our job to help you decide!

When deciding which option is best, consider the number you need produced in the specified time. If you want a smaller amount printed quickly, digital printing is the best option; and if you need to produce a large quantity of print, then litho printing is the better option.

What can’t you brand? The only limit is your imagination! At NPS we love for our clients to stand out and will go above and beyond to find that perfect piece of marketing that takes your brand to the next level.

Litho print (also known as Lithographic printing) is the king of the print market and ideal for most types of printing. Using wet ink and plates this takes longer to set up as the design has to be made on printing plates however when ready litho printing can produce 18,000 sheets per hour. This makes Litho much more suited for longer print runs of over 10,000 copies.

Digital printing needs very little set up time similar to your office printer offering impressive quality results on shorter runs up to 10,000 copies. Quick and easy. Once the print has begun, it can produce around 4,800 sheets per hour.

Anything above that is most suited to Litho printing and would be more cost effective for the customer.

Brochures are a classic marketing strategy to showcase your offerings to existing and potential clients, it can tell more about your brand then your words, how it looks, how it feels and how it is produced represents who you are as an organization. You know you need a brochure but with so many styles and possibilities what is the right style for you?

It all begins with your purpose and the objective you wish to achieve from your brochure; our experienced team work with a range of clients each producing marketing material for unique purposes and together we will find that right fit for you.

From stand out die cutting to perfect binding, embossing or foil blocking, together we will create and produce not only the brochure you need and want but the brochure your competitors wish they had.

It may seem bizarre the more you order the less it costs but sometimes this is true and can be much more cost effective to order more at one time rather than lots of smaller orders and this is simply because each time you print the machine needs to be set up which incurs costs every time.

As an example if you are looking to order new business cards for an event you are attending, perhaps consider ordering new business cards for the rest of the year as it will save you money in the long run.

Spot colour is a special premixed ink that requires its own printing plate on a printing press. The colours are produced without the use of screens or multicolour dots, and the colours or your design are applied individually in layers filling up every spot in your custom design. Usually spot colours are created through an ink system such as the Pantone Matching System, which can either provide a standard solid colour that can be purchased whole or mixed before printing.

In contrast, process colour is a way of mixing inks to create colours during the actual printing process itself. A process colour is printed using a combination of the four standard process inks: cyan, magenta, yellow and black (CMYK). This is commonly called 4-colour digital offset printing. Process colours are the more common method of printing. Although the amount of process colours through CMYK may seem endless, process colours actually provide a limited colour range. Digital printing is also done on our Iridesse production press which uses CMYK dry ink print stations + two specialty dry ink stations.

To export a print ready PDF from InDesign for either colour way (process/ spot): ensure the colours you require are already loaded into your colour palette. In that palette, use the drop down menu to ‘select all unused’ colours and delete them; this will leave you with ONLY the colour(s) you require in your document. When you export your file to a PDF, the colours you have in your document will automatically migrate when you create the PDF.

The Pantone colour system is a universal language of colour. Every shade of colour has it’s own unique code so your design and print colour is exact each and every time.

If for example we haven’t created your brand design, Pantone colours ensure we are able to produce the exact spec match to your brand guidelines to deliver that high quality product.

CMYK is an acronym and stands for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key.

These are the colours used in the printing process using varying quantities of dots of each to make up your image from these four colours.

‘Key’ actually means black. It’s called Key because it’s the main colour used to determine the image outcome providing depth and shading as the Cyan, Magenta, Yellow create different colours on the spectrum depending on how they are mixed.

Yes! NPS are empowered to be creative and have our in house designers who are eager to support and bring your vision to life, even if you don’t have a vision yet our team will work with you and provide a range of inspiring concepts the hardest part is picking just one.

The Pantone colour system is a universal language of colour. Every shade of colour has it’s own unique code so your design and print colour is exact each and every time.

If for example we haven’t created your brand design, Pantone colours ensure we are able to produce the exact spec match to your brand guidelines to deliver that high quality product.

CMYK is an acronym and stands for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key.

These are the colours used in the printing process using varying quantities of dots of each to make up your image from these four colours.

‘Key’ actually means black. It’s called Key because it’s the main colour used to determine the image outcome providing depth and shading as the Cyan, Magenta, Yellow create different colours on the spectrum depending on how they are mixed.

Yes! NPS are empowered to be creative and have our in house designers who are eager to support and bring your vision to life, even if you don’t have a vision yet our team will work with you and provide a range of inspiring concepts the hardest part is picking just one.

PP simply means how many pages of print your product has. A 1pp leaflet would be only printed single sided with a blank reverse whereas a 2pp would be printed on both sides front and back.

Sheets of paper can be folded to create multiple pages so an A4 sheet of paper could be printed 1pp but also folded in half and printed as a 4pp document.

There is no limit to how many pages a document can have, however our experienced team will be able to advise on which paper stock is more suitable and which finish would be appropriate to complete your project.

Similar to weights paper also comes in many different stocks and finishes. Do you want it to be glossy and bright or matt and textured?

Paper can be coated or uncoated. Coated papers have a coating on them sealing the paper and giving a smoother surface to print meaning the ink remains on the top giving a crisper sharp image. Coated papers tend to have a glossier finish with a silk look and feel.

Uncoated paper can feel more textured and porous. When printing the ink is free to soak directly into the fibres of the paper and gives a more rustic look and feel to your project.

As with the paper weight your choice of stock is crucial to producing the perfect document for your brand.

Each paper type (substrate) comes with a different specification and these differences are what sets your project apart from the rest. Some sheets are soft and thin to the touch and others are thicker and matt. The higher the g for example 80g or 350g the thicker the substrate.

When deciding on your paper stock it is important to consider what the use of the finished product is, does it need to be sturdy or to fold easy? Is it a quick leaflet to flyer hand to hand or a corporate brochure which needs to impress and endure multiple people reading it keeping its quality.

We’d be happy to send you a sample book to highlight the impressive range available to you.

Yes absolutely we hope you love the first proof you won’t need to see another but we want you to also love the finished result and will ensure you are happy at every stage and we can discuss any changes or tweaks you would like to make along the way.

We will always send an electronic proof for you to check however some projects do require a physical proof and so we can arrange to deliver this to you to get a literal feel for it’s direction or even better bring it to you in person so we can discuss the next steps face to face!

Pixels have no set size, they just expand or contract to fill the space available.

The less pixels there are to fill a space the more they need to expand and therefore the blurrier the image will appear. An image with more pixels and a higher resolution packs the space giving a much fuller sharper image.

If you would like to supply artwork we would ask for this as a high resolution PDF with crop marks and bleed included.

This can be emailed directly to your Account Manager or using WeTransfer for larger files.

Once you have completed your masterpiece we would ask you add ‘crop marks’ and bleed’ for us to print it exactly how you would like.

This means that when you send a print ready file to us, an extra 3mm (or 5mm for large format designs) of colour or image is provided around the edge of your artwork (the ‘bleed’) and cutting markers (the crop marks) placed at each corner to show where the final piece should be cut down.

Adding bleed and crop marks is quick and easy.

On a PDF file simply make sure “Print to PDF” or “Save to PDF” is selected. Click the menu to select a printer and then click Advanced Output Settings. On the Marks and Bleeds tab, under Printer’s marks, select the Crop marks check box. Under Bleeds, select both Allow bleeds and Bleed marks.

If you would like to supply us with your ready to print artwork we would kindly ask this contains ‘crops and bleed’ for us to print and finish exactly how you would like.

Crop marks are also known as trim marks, these are simply lines printed in the corner of your artwork to show the printer where to cut once printed.

Bleed is artwork which goes beyond the dimensions of the finished artwork you have produced to avoid any of the white paper showing on the edges of your print when cut to size.

Yes! We all know what it’s like to have something pop up out the blue or we’ve been too busy and forgotten to place that order. Give us a call on 0191 238 6008 to discuss what you need and we’ll confirm if this is achievable on next day delivery for you.

We will instantly work together on your order to bring your brief to life. And once you make the difficult decision of which of the many incredible concepts to go with your order will be completed within 5 working days. However, we’re all human and if you are against a tight deadline or have an urgent turnaround we will work with you to achieve and get you out that pickle!

Some of our clients’ work is so vast and detailed it can require more time to complete the order but this will be communicated and timescale agreed at the time of enquiry.

We would love to make your thoughts a reality and bring your concept to life. To have a chat with one of our team about your needs, for some advice or to request a quote simply give us a call on 0191 238 6008 or drop us an email enquiries@nps-group.co.uk. Don’t worry if you don’t know what you want, that’s our job to help you decide!

It may seem bizarre the more you order the less it costs but sometimes this is true and can be much more cost effective to order more at one time rather than lots of smaller orders and this is simply because each time you print the machine needs to be set up which incurs costs every time.

As an example if you are looking to order new business cards for an event you are attending, perhaps consider ordering new business cards for the rest of the year as it will save you money in the long run.

Yes! We all know what it’s like to have something pop up out the blue or we’ve been too busy and forgotten to place that order. Give us a call on 0191 238 6008 to discuss what you need and we’ll confirm if this is achievable on next day delivery for you.

We will instantly work together on your order to bring your brief to life. And once you make the difficult decision of which of the many incredible concepts to go with your order will be completed within 5 working days. However, we’re all human and if you are against a tight deadline or have an urgent turnaround we will work with you to achieve and get you out that pickle!

Some of our clients’ work is so vast and detailed it can require more time to complete the order but this will be communicated and timescale agreed at the time of enquiry.

We would love to make your thoughts a reality and bring your concept to life. To have a chat with one of our team about your needs, for some advice or to request a quote simply give us a call on 0191 238 6008 or drop us an email enquiries@nps-group.co.uk. Don’t worry if you don’t know what you want, that’s our job to help you decide!

It may seem bizarre the more you order the less it costs but sometimes this is true and can be much more cost effective to order more at one time rather than lots of smaller orders and this is simply because each time you print the machine needs to be set up which incurs costs every time.

As an example if you are looking to order new business cards for an event you are attending, perhaps consider ordering new business cards for the rest of the year as it will save you money in the long run.

Spot colour is a special premixed ink that requires its own printing plate on a printing press. The colours are produced without the use of screens or multicolour dots, and the colours or your design are applied individually in layers filling up every spot in your custom design. Usually spot colours are created through an ink system such as the Pantone Matching System, which can either provide a standard solid colour that can be purchased whole or mixed before printing.

In contrast, process colour is a way of mixing inks to create colours during the actual printing process itself. A process colour is printed using a combination of the four standard process inks: cyan, magenta, yellow and black (CMYK). This is commonly called 4-colour digital offset printing. Process colours are the more common method of printing. Although the amount of process colours through CMYK may seem endless, process colours actually provide a limited colour range. Digital printing is also done on our Iridesse production press which uses CMYK dry ink print stations + two specialty dry ink stations.

To export a print ready PDF from InDesign for either colour way (process/ spot): ensure the colours you require are already loaded into your colour palette. In that palette, use the drop down menu to ‘select all unused’ colours and delete them; this will leave you with ONLY the colour(s) you require in your document. When you export your file to a PDF, the colours you have in your document will automatically migrate when you create the PDF.

The Pantone colour system is a universal language of colour. Every shade of colour has it’s own unique code so your design and print colour is exact each and every time.

If for example we haven’t created your brand design, Pantone colours ensure we are able to produce the exact spec match to your brand guidelines to deliver that high quality product.

CMYK is an acronym and stands for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key.

These are the colours used in the printing process using varying quantities of dots of each to make up your image from these four colours.

‘Key’ actually means black. It’s called Key because it’s the main colour used to determine the image outcome providing depth and shading as the Cyan, Magenta, Yellow create different colours on the spectrum depending on how they are mixed.

Yes! NPS are empowered to be creative and have our in house designers who are eager to support and bring your vision to life, even if you don’t have a vision yet our team will work with you and provide a range of inspiring concepts the hardest part is picking just one.

The Pantone colour system is a universal language of colour. Every shade of colour has it’s own unique code so your design and print colour is exact each and every time.

If for example we haven’t created your brand design, Pantone colours ensure we are able to produce the exact spec match to your brand guidelines to deliver that high quality product.

CMYK is an acronym and stands for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key.

These are the colours used in the printing process using varying quantities of dots of each to make up your image from these four colours.

‘Key’ actually means black. It’s called Key because it’s the main colour used to determine the image outcome providing depth and shading as the Cyan, Magenta, Yellow create different colours on the spectrum depending on how they are mixed.

Yes! NPS are empowered to be creative and have our in house designers who are eager to support and bring your vision to life, even if you don’t have a vision yet our team will work with you and provide a range of inspiring concepts the hardest part is picking just one.

PP simply means how many pages of print your product has. A 1pp leaflet would be only printed single sided with a blank reverse whereas a 2pp would be printed on both sides front and back.

Sheets of paper can be folded to create multiple pages so an A4 sheet of paper could be printed 1pp but also folded in half and printed as a 4pp document.

There is no limit to how many pages a document can have, however our experienced team will be able to advise on which paper stock is more suitable and which finish would be appropriate to complete your project.

Similar to weights paper also comes in many different stocks and finishes. Do you want it to be glossy and bright or matt and textured?

Paper can be coated or uncoated. Coated papers have a coating on them sealing the paper and giving a smoother surface to print meaning the ink remains on the top giving a crisper sharp image. Coated papers tend to have a glossier finish with a silk look and feel.

Uncoated paper can feel more textured and porous. When printing the ink is free to soak directly into the fibres of the paper and gives a more rustic look and feel to your project.

As with the paper weight your choice of stock is crucial to producing the perfect document for your brand.

Each paper type (substrate) comes with a different specification and these differences are what sets your project apart from the rest. Some sheets are soft and thin to the touch and others are thicker and matt. The higher the g for example 80g or 350g the thicker the substrate.

When deciding on your paper stock it is important to consider what the use of the finished product is, does it need to be sturdy or to fold easy? Is it a quick leaflet to flyer hand to hand or a corporate brochure which needs to impress and endure multiple people reading it keeping its quality.

We’d be happy to send you a sample book to highlight the impressive range available to you.

Yes absolutely we hope you love the first proof you won’t need to see another but we want you to also love the finished result and will ensure you are happy at every stage and we can discuss any changes or tweaks you would like to make along the way.

We will always send an electronic proof for you to check however some projects do require a physical proof and so we can arrange to deliver this to you to get a literal feel for it’s direction or even better bring it to you in person so we can discuss the next steps face to face!

Pixels have no set size, they just expand or contract to fill the space available.

The less pixels there are to fill a space the more they need to expand and therefore the blurrier the image will appear. An image with more pixels and a higher resolution packs the space giving a much fuller sharper image.

If you would like to supply artwork we would ask for this as a high resolution PDF with crop marks and bleed included.

This can be emailed directly to your Account Manager or using WeTransfer for larger files.

Once you have completed your masterpiece we would ask you add ‘crop marks’ and bleed’ for us to print it exactly how you would like.

This means that when you send a print ready file to us, an extra 3mm (or 5mm for large format designs) of colour or image is provided around the edge of your artwork (the ‘bleed’) and cutting markers (the crop marks) placed at each corner to show where the final piece should be cut down.

Adding bleed and crop marks is quick and easy.

On a PDF file simply make sure “Print to PDF” or “Save to PDF” is selected. Click the menu to select a printer and then click Advanced Output Settings. On the Marks and Bleeds tab, under Printer’s marks, select the Crop marks check box. Under Bleeds, select both Allow bleeds and Bleed marks.

If you would like to supply us with your ready to print artwork we would kindly ask this contains ‘crops and bleed’ for us to print and finish exactly how you would like.

Crop marks are also known as trim marks, these are simply lines printed in the corner of your artwork to show the printer where to cut once printed.

Bleed is artwork which goes beyond the dimensions of the finished artwork you have produced to avoid any of the white paper showing on the edges of your print when cut to size.

Yes! We all know what it’s like to have something pop up out the blue or we’ve been too busy and forgotten to place that order. Give us a call on 0191 238 6008 to discuss what you need and we’ll confirm if this is achievable on next day delivery for you.

We will instantly work together on your order to bring your brief to life. And once you make the difficult decision of which of the many incredible concepts to go with your order will be completed within 5 working days. However, we’re all human and if you are against a tight deadline or have an urgent turnaround we will work with you to achieve and get you out that pickle!

Some of our clients’ work is so vast and detailed it can require more time to complete the order but this will be communicated and timescale agreed at the time of enquiry.

We would love to make your thoughts a reality and bring your concept to life. To have a chat with one of our team about your needs, for some advice or to request a quote simply give us a call on 0191 238 6008 or drop us an email enquiries@nps-group.co.uk. Don’t worry if you don’t know what you want, that’s our job to help you decide!

Absolutely, we love to see our clients own work and bring it to life for you. If you have personal artwork you would like printed for frame, a t shirt or for your new favourite mug or copies to share with your friends and family we can make this a reality for you with the same personal touch you created it with.

Memories are precious and for those of us who are old enough to remember waiting in line to have photographs developed we know over the years and generations some can sadly lose their quality. However, our expert team of designers and printers take pleasure in restoring your moments captured like they were yesterday.

When deciding which option is best, consider the number you need produced in the specified time. If you want a smaller amount printed quickly, digital printing is the best option; and if you need to produce a large quantity of print, then litho printing is the better option.

Litho print (also known as Lithographic printing) is the king of the print market and ideal for most types of printing. Using wet ink and plates this takes longer to set up as the design has to be made on printing plates however when ready litho printing can produce 18,000 sheets per hour. This makes Litho much more suited for longer print runs of over 10,000 copies.

Digital printing needs very little set up time similar to your office printer offering impressive quality results on shorter runs up to 10,000 copies. Quick and easy. Once the print has begun, it can produce around 4,800 sheets per hour.

Anything above that is most suited to Litho printing and would be more cost effective for the customer.

Digital print is extremely cost effective of runs up to 10,000 copies offering high quality full colour prints with a quick turnaround.

Brochures are a classic marketing strategy to showcase your offerings to existing and potential clients, it can tell more about your brand then your words, how it looks, how it feels and how it is produced represents who you are as an organization. You know you need a brochure but with so many styles and possibilities what is the right style for you?

It all begins with your purpose and the objective you wish to achieve from your brochure; our experienced team work with a range of clients each producing marketing material for unique purposes and together we will find that right fit for you.

From stand out die cutting to perfect binding, embossing or foil blocking, together we will create and produce not only the brochure you need and want but the brochure your competitors wish they had.

Spot colour is a special premixed ink that requires its own printing plate on a printing press. The colours are produced without the use of screens or multicolour dots, and the colours or your design are applied individually in layers filling up every spot in your custom design. Usually spot colours are created through an ink system such as the Pantone Matching System, which can either provide a standard solid colour that can be purchased whole or mixed before printing.

In contrast, process colour is a way of mixing inks to create colours during the actual printing process itself. A process colour is printed using a combination of the four standard process inks: cyan, magenta, yellow and black (CMYK). This is commonly called 4-colour digital offset printing. Process colours are the more common method of printing. Although the amount of process colours through CMYK may seem endless, process colours actually provide a limited colour range. Digital printing is also done on our Iridesse production press which uses CMYK dry ink print stations + two specialty dry ink stations.

To export a print ready PDF from InDesign for either colour way (process/ spot): ensure the colours you require are already loaded into your colour palette. In that palette, use the drop down menu to ‘select all unused’ colours and delete them; this will leave you with ONLY the colour(s) you require in your document. When you export your file to a PDF, the colours you have in your document will automatically migrate when you create the PDF.

The Pantone colour system is a universal language of colour. Every shade of colour has it’s own unique code so your design and print colour is exact each and every time.

If for example we haven’t created your brand design, Pantone colours ensure we are able to produce the exact spec match to your brand guidelines to deliver that high quality product.

CMYK is an acronym and stands for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key.

These are the colours used in the printing process using varying quantities of dots of each to make up your image from these four colours.

‘Key’ actually means black. It’s called Key because it’s the main colour used to determine the image outcome providing depth and shading as the Cyan, Magenta, Yellow create different colours on the spectrum depending on how they are mixed.

PP simply means how many pages of print your product has. A 1pp leaflet would be only printed single sided with a blank reverse whereas a 2pp would be printed on both sides front and back.

Sheets of paper can be folded to create multiple pages so an A4 sheet of paper could be printed 1pp but also folded in half and printed as a 4pp document.

There is no limit to how many pages a document can have, however our experienced team will be able to advise on which paper stock is more suitable and which finish would be appropriate to complete your project.

Similar to weights paper also comes in many different stocks and finishes. Do you want it to be glossy and bright or matt and textured?

Paper can be coated or uncoated. Coated papers have a coating on them sealing the paper and giving a smoother surface to print meaning the ink remains on the top giving a crisper sharp image. Coated papers tend to have a glossier finish with a silk look and feel.

Uncoated paper can feel more textured and porous. When printing the ink is free to soak directly into the fibres of the paper and gives a more rustic look and feel to your project.

As with the paper weight your choice of stock is crucial to producing the perfect document for your brand.

Each paper type (substrate) comes with a different specification and these differences are what sets your project apart from the rest. Some sheets are soft and thin to the touch and others are thicker and matt. The higher the g for example 80g or 350g the thicker the substrate.

When deciding on your paper stock it is important to consider what the use of the finished product is, does it need to be sturdy or to fold easy? Is it a quick leaflet to flyer hand to hand or a corporate brochure which needs to impress and endure multiple people reading it keeping its quality.

We’d be happy to send you a sample book to highlight the impressive range available to you.

Yes absolutely we hope you love the first proof you won’t need to see another but we want you to also love the finished result and will ensure you are happy at every stage and we can discuss any changes or tweaks you would like to make along the way.

We will always send an electronic proof for you to check however some projects do require a physical proof and so we can arrange to deliver this to you to get a literal feel for it’s direction or even better bring it to you in person so we can discuss the next steps face to face!

Pixels have no set size, they just expand or contract to fill the space available.

The less pixels there are to fill a space the more they need to expand and therefore the blurrier the image will appear. An image with more pixels and a higher resolution packs the space giving a much fuller sharper image.

If you would like to supply artwork we would ask for this as a high resolution PDF with crop marks and bleed included.

This can be emailed directly to your Account Manager or using WeTransfer for larger files.

Once you have completed your masterpiece we would ask you add ‘crop marks’ and bleed’ for us to print it exactly how you would like.

This means that when you send a print ready file to us, an extra 3mm (or 5mm for large format designs) of colour or image is provided around the edge of your artwork (the ‘bleed’) and cutting markers (the crop marks) placed at each corner to show where the final piece should be cut down.

Adding bleed and crop marks is quick and easy.

On a PDF file simply make sure “Print to PDF” or “Save to PDF” is selected. Click the menu to select a printer and then click Advanced Output Settings. On the Marks and Bleeds tab, under Printer’s marks, select the Crop marks check box. Under Bleeds, select both Allow bleeds and Bleed marks.

If you would like to supply us with your ready to print artwork we would kindly ask this contains ‘crops and bleed’ for us to print and finish exactly how you would like.

Crop marks are also known as trim marks, these are simply lines printed in the corner of your artwork to show the printer where to cut once printed.

Bleed is artwork which goes beyond the dimensions of the finished artwork you have produced to avoid any of the white paper showing on the edges of your print when cut to size.

If you would like to supply artwork we would ask for this as a high resolution PDF with crop marks and bleed included.

This can be emailed directly to your Account Manager or using WeTransfer for larger files.

Once you have completed your masterpiece we would ask you add ‘crop marks’ and bleed’ for us to print it exactly how you would like.

This means that when you send a print ready file to us, an extra 3mm (or 5mm for large format designs) of colour or image is provided around the edge of your artwork (the ‘bleed’) and cutting markers (the crop marks) placed at each corner to show where the final piece should be cut down.

Adding bleed and crop marks is quick and easy.

On a PDF file simply make sure “Print to PDF” or “Save to PDF” is selected. Click the menu to select a printer and then click Advanced Output Settings. On the Marks and Bleeds tab, under Printer’s marks, select the Crop marks check box. Under Bleeds, select both Allow bleeds and Bleed marks.

If you would like to supply us with your ready to print artwork we would kindly ask this contains ‘crops and bleed’ for us to print and finish exactly how you would like.

Crop marks are also known as trim marks, these are simply lines printed in the corner of your artwork to show the printer where to cut once printed.

Bleed is artwork which goes beyond the dimensions of the finished artwork you have produced to avoid any of the white paper showing on the edges of your print when cut to size.

Yes! We all know what it’s like to have something pop up out the blue or we’ve been too busy and forgotten to place that order. Give us a call on 0191 238 6008 to discuss what you need and we’ll confirm if this is achievable on next day delivery for you.

We will instantly work together on your order to bring your brief to life. And once you make the difficult decision of which of the many incredible concepts to go with your order will be completed within 5 working days. However, we’re all human and if you are against a tight deadline or have an urgent turnaround we will work with you to achieve and get you out that pickle!

Some of our clients’ work is so vast and detailed it can require more time to complete the order but this will be communicated and timescale agreed at the time of enquiry.

We would love to make your thoughts a reality and bring your concept to life. To have a chat with one of our team about your needs, for some advice or to request a quote simply give us a call on 0191 238 6008 or drop us an email enquiries@nps-group.co.uk. Don’t worry if you don’t know what you want, that’s our job to help you decide!

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