START-UPS & AND SMALL BUSINESSES

‘A big business starts small’ - Richard Branson

We support businesses to build a brand they’re passionate about

We realise that there are so many factors to consider when starting your business. This is why we’re able to offer different levels of service to help support your business printing needs, wherever you are on your entrepreneurial journey. You may have daydreamed about what your brand would look like, but need more help and advice on how to turn those thoughts into reality. Our Birch Bespoke offering is an ideal service to suit you. From initial consultation, design, artwork creation and print, we can help you to position your brand at the top of the leader board.

Do you have a clear idea of what you want but you’ve no idea where to go to create your branded artwork? We’ll take your idea and transform it into a visual format ready for you to visit our online shop*. Once your artwork is ready and you’re happy with it, all you need to do is hop over to our online shop*, browse our products selection, upload your artwork, add to the basket and you’re away! It really is that simple.

We don’t want to exclude any start-up or small business from our service offering, so if you’ve read the above and it’s not ticking your boxes, it’s probably because you’ve already got your brand sussed, your artwork is produced and all you need now is to get those business cards flying off the desk! Our online shop* is the place to be to get your printed products produced in no time. Have a browse and choose which items take your fancy, select your printing spec, quantity, and delivery service, upload your artwork and you’re good to go.

If you need any advice on printing specs and materials, please don’t hesitate to give the Birch team a call and we’ll be glad to help.

Can I customise promotional items with event-specific details?

Our world may be about print management, but our focus is on you and what you need from print. Our goal is to collaborate with you however much or as little as you need. We don’t often blow our own trumpet, but our biggest successes are our ability to adapt to change, our intuitive ideas and our authentic appreciation of both staff and customers alike.

Case Studies

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FAQ’s

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Do you charge for proofs?

We don’t charge for standard PDF proofs. If you require an Epsom proof, via a digital press or a ‘WET’ proof (A proof that is ran through an actual printing press which requires ink, and plate/screen setup) this will be chargeable.

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What type of files can you accept?
We can use a number of file formats. These include pdf, InDesign files (.indd), Illustrator files (.ai) and Photoshop files (.psd). We can also process Word and Excel files if need be. To make a file print ready make sure that all the fonts used have been embedded or outlined and that you have included 3mm bleed and crop marks on your pdf, these are settings that can be ticked when you save a pdf.
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Whats the best way to supply artwork?
A print ready pdf file or native files (all the files you used to create the artwork with e.g. InDesign file with all the linked images and fonts).
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What design programmes do you use?
We use the Adobe Creative Suite for design and processing artwork. We have the latest creative cloud artwork so have no problems processing InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop and pdf files with ease. We no longer support QuarkXpress but a print ready file can be output from this program.