LITHO-LAMINATION — MADE IN STOCKPORT

Litho print on heavy-duty board.

Litho-printed paper laminated to corrugated, microflute, or solid board — then die-cut and finished in-house at our 40,000 sq ft Stockport factory. Premium print quality on retail-strength packaging structures.

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Litho-lamination, made in Stockport.

Litho-lamination is a substrate technique: a litho-printed sheet — fine halftones, photographic imagery, Pantone-matched colour, premium coatings — bonded to a heavier board the press can’t print directly. The result is retail-strength packaging with print quality that wouldn’t survive a direct hit from the press. We print the show face on the B1 5-colour press, laminate it to your chosen substrate, then die-cut and finish on the same Bobst line that runs our folding cartons. One factory. Every step.

01Premium litho-quality print — fine halftones, photographic imagery, Pantone-matched spot colour, UV gloss and beyond.
02Laminated to the substrate that fits — E-flute, B-flute, microflute corrugated; solid board; greyboard.
03Print, laminate, die-cut, finish — every step in the same building, no outsourced lamination hop.

THE SPEC

Capabilities & specifications.

A baseline of what we routinely print, laminate, and cut — the spec list buyers compare against when shortlisting a litho-laminated supplier. Anything outside this range, ask: bespoke is the default, not the exception. Specs to enquire against:

FormatB1 sheet — 700×1000mm — sets the maximum laminated panel from a single piece
Print stock[TBC — typical 130–170gsm coated paper; uncoated stock on request]
SubstratesE-flute · B-flute · microflute corrugated · solid board · greyboard · honeycomb [TBC]
Print colours5 process + spot colour (Pantone-matched)
Show-face finishesWater-based emulsion · UV gloss · high-gloss UV lacquer · [TBC — soft-touch, foil, emboss?]
Die-cuttingBobst inline · hand-fed for short runs / awkward shapes
Run lengths[TBC — short-run min to high-volume max]
Lead time[TBC — typical artwork-to-despatch window]
Output formatsPremium gift boxes · large-format retail cartons · POS · presentation packs · shelf-ready trays · retail shippers

END-TO-END, IN-HOUSE

Under one roof.

Every litho-laminated job moves through four stages without leaving the building. The B1 press lays down ink and coating on the show-face stock. We laminate the printed sheet to the substrate the brief calls for. Bobst die-cutting and finishing take the laminated panel to formed blanks. No outsourced lamination, no third-party finishing — just two production lines and a lamination step between them.

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Printing

B1 5-colour litho with in-line UV coating — the same press that runs our folding cartons.

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[ Finishing ]

Finishing

Bobst die cutting and creasing on the laminated panel — inline embossing, hand-fed for short runs.

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From our floor.

A cross-section of recent litho-laminated jobs — premium gift boxes, large-format retail cartons, presentation packs, point-of-sale. Every example was printed, laminated, and cut at the Stockport factory.

Litho-laminated job 1 placeholder — replace, e.g. premium giftware presentation box with litho-printed show face on E-flute

Litho-laminated job 2 placeholder — replace, e.g. luxury skincare gift pack with high-gloss UV lacquer laminated to microflute

Litho-laminated job 3 placeholder — replace, e.g. large-format retail carton with photographic show face on solid board

Litho-laminated job 4 placeholder — replace, e.g. counter-top POS structure with litho-laminated front panel

Litho-laminated job 5 placeholder — replace, e.g. pharmaceutical launch box with embossed show face on greyboard

Litho-laminated job 6 placeholder — replace, e.g. automotive accessory presentation case with foil-blocked show face

BUILT FOR

Industries we print for.

Giftware & HousewarePersonal GroomingCatering & FoodstuffsPharmaceutical & HealthcareAutomotive

Litho-lamination sits at the heart of premium retail presentation — wherever print quality has to survive on a structure heavier than a press can print direct.

The production journey.

01

Brief

Share dimensions, finished pack format, print stock, substrate, and quantity. We come back with a quote and a sample timeline.

02

Sample

Laminated mockup or printed proof, depending on the job. Sign-off before we go to plate.

03

Production

Print, laminate, die-cut, finish, pack. Despatched on the agreed date — every job tracked from press to dock.

Typical lead time: [TBC — X working days from approved artwork to despatch].

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“[ Testimonial placeholder — typically 30–60 words from a procurement or marketing buyer who commissioned a litho-laminated job: what they ordered (premium gift box, retail carton, POS structure), what made it harder than usual (colour-critical print, substrate fit, scale), what we delivered, what they took away. Aim for a quote that names a measurable outcome rather than a generic ‘great service’. ]”

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Common questions.

What's litho-lamination, and when do I need it?

Litho-lamination bonds a litho-printed sheet — the show face — to a heavier board the press can’t print directly. You need it when the brief calls for premium print quality (fine halftones, photographic imagery, Pantone-matched colour, premium coatings) on a structure that’s too thick, too rigid, or too absorbent for a direct hit from the press. Premium gift boxes, large-format retail cartons, point-of-sale, and presentation packs are the typical outputs.

What substrates can you laminate to?

[TBC — typical substrate range, e.g. E-flute, B-flute, and microflute corrugated; solid board; greyboard; honeycomb; gsm/thickness range to confirm.] If you have a specific substrate in mind — graded for its rigidity, its weight, or its compliance with food-contact rules — we’ll laminate to it. Material chain-of-custody is FSC-certified through to despatch.

What's the largest sheet you can laminate?

Our press runs B1 sheets — 700×1000mm — which sets the maximum laminated panel we can produce from a single piece. Larger finished structures are built from multiple laminated panels die-cut and assembled. If your finished pack is bigger than B1, share dimensions and we’ll plan the panel layout.

Do you handle die-cutting and finishing on the laminated panel?

Yes. The same Bobst line that die-cuts our folding cartons also cuts and creases laminated panels — inline embossing, stripping, and hand-fed die cutting for short runs or awkward shapes. The laminated job moves from the press through the lamination step to the Bobst without leaving the building.

What's a typical lead time for a litho-laminated job?

Most jobs move from approved artwork to plate within [X] working days, with print, lamination, and die-cutting scheduled on a timeline we share with each quote. End-to-end production in one factory removes the supply-chain hops that add days to a typical lead time.

Need premium print on a heavy-duty pack?

Send us a brief, an artwork file, or just dimensions and a substrate in mind. We’ll come back with a quote, a sample timeline, and a press slot.

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