Woodblock printing 200, Movable type 1040, Printing press c1440, Etching c1515,Mezzotint 1642, Aquatint 1772, Lithography 1796, Chromolithography 1837,Rotary press 1843, Hectograph 1869, Offset Printing 1875,Hot metal typesetting 1884,Mimeograph 1886, Photostat Rectograph 1907,Screen Printing 1911, Spirit duplicator 1923, Dot matrix printing 1925,Xerography 1938,Phototypesetting 1949,Inkjet printing 1951,Dye-sublimation 1957,Laser Printing 1969, Thermal printing c1972,3D printing 1981,Solid Ink printing 1986,Digital printing...

Yup it’s nearly here again – don’t leave it to the last minute to sort out those Corporate Christmas cards and freebies.

We have a large collection of purely seasonal gifts or ones that can last the whole year – calendars of all shapes and sizes – so useful and such cost effective brand exposure. Use our range of promotional merchandise to not only thank...

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In the 17th century visiting cards were in use in Europe where the footmen of the aristocracy or royalty would present the cards to the servants at the home of a host to announce the impending arrival of a distinguished guest By the 19th century a visiting (or by this time “calling”) card was essential to the life of any upper or middle class lady or...

Pop up or pull up banners come in all sizes these days and even double sided. They are versatile as a permanent or temporary advertising space for your products and services. Their longevity means too that you have a good return on your investment – the design and the hardwear can last for years. Take them to exhibitions or use them at your place of...

For most products like business stationery, booklets, leaflets, posters etc full colour printing is the cheapest option. This is because the printing process is not only cheaper but also printers can ‘gang’ jobs up of a similar nature, so the presses aren’t tied up with just one job.

Spot colour printing still exists but nowadays we can convert the spot colours to full colour to bring...

Tube bosses recently were forced to destroy nearly half a million London Underground maps after they accidentally printed them with a tiny error. Transport for London noticed the mistake part of the way through the printing process – by which time 474,280 of the maps had been produced carrying the mistake – Morden, the last stop on the Northern line – was incorrectly placed in...