CORPORATE LITERATURE — PRINTED & FINISHED IN STOCKPORT

Corporate literature, printed and finished in Stockport.

Brochures, look-books, annual reports, capability decks, sales literature, presenter folders — printed on the B1 5-colour press and finished on the same line as our premium cartons, at our 40,000 sq ft Stockport factory.

Hero image placeholder — replace with a premium brochure or annual report cover with foil-blocked brand mark and UV spot detail, produced at the b2b1 Stockport factory

Corporate literature, made in Stockport.

Brochures, look-books, annual reports, capability decks, sales literature, single-sheet items, presenter folders — printed brand collateral that doesn’t fold into a carton. Same B1 5-colour press, same finishing line, same Stockport factory that runs our bespoke folding cartons. Colour-critical brand work on the show face, premium finishes on the cover (UV spot, foil, emboss, soft-touch lamination), one quote across the whole job. For boardroom-tier covers on heavier card, see Litho-Lamination.

  • 01B1 5-colour litho on the show face — colour-critical brand work, in-line UV coating, accelerated drying.
  • 02Carton-grade finishing line on flat-print — UV spot, foil, emboss, soft-touch lamination, die-cut where needed.
  • 03One factory, one quote — printed, finished, packed, despatched without a third-party hop.

THE SPEC

Capabilities & specifications.

A baseline of what we routinely print and finish for corporate literature — the spec list buyers compare against when shortlisting a premium brochure printer. Press time and finishing line are the same that runs our cartons; the difference is the output is flat-print, not a 3D structure. Anything outside this range, ask.

  • Output formatsBrochures · look-books · annual reports · capability decks · sales literature · single-sheet items · folded leaflets · presenter folders [TBC]
  • Trim sizesA4 / A5 / A3 / DL / square / bespoke trim · B1 sheet (700×1000mm) sets the imposition maximum
  • Print formatB1 sheet — 700×1000mm
  • Print colours5 process + spot colour (Pantone-matched)
  • StocksUncoated · silk · gloss · matt coated · recycled · [TBC — confirm typical paper weight range, e.g. 90–350gsm cover and text stocks]
  • Cover finishesWater-based emulsion · UV gloss · high-gloss UV lacquer · UV spot · [TBC — soft-touch lamination, foil block, emboss/deboss, drip-off varnish]
  • FoldsHalf-fold · gate-fold · Z-fold · roll-fold · tri-fold · [TBC — confirm fold range and folder/gluer scope]
  • Binding[TBC — saddle-stitch, perfect-bind, PUR-bind, wire-bind. In-house, trade-bound, or both?]
  • Die-cuttingBobst inline for non-rectangular trims · hand-fed for short runs / awkward shapes
  • In-line embossingBrand emboss / deboss on covers — same Bobst line as cartons
  • Run lengths[TBC — short-run min for boardroom-tier decks through to multi-thousand mass marketing runs]
  • Lead time[TBC — typical brief-to-despatch; flat-print runs faster than bound work]

END-TO-END, IN-HOUSE

Under one roof.

Corporate literature runs through two production stages, both in the same building. The B1 press lays down the show face — colour-critical, in-line UV coating, accelerated drying. The finishing line then takes the printed sheets through UV spot, foil, emboss, lacquer, or die-cut as the cover spec calls for. Same press, same line, same Stockport factory as our cartons.

From our floor.

A cross-section of recent corporate literature work — brochures, look-books, annual reports, capability decks, presenter folders, single-sheet items, across Pharmaceutical, Automotive, and Giftware sectors.

Corporate literature job 1 placeholder — replace, e.g. premium brochure cover with foil-blocked brand mark for automotive sales literature
Corporate literature job 2 placeholder — replace, e.g. look-book cover with soft-touch lamination and UV spot detail for giftware seasonal range
Corporate literature job 3 placeholder — replace, e.g. annual report cover with embossed brand mark for pharmaceutical brand
Corporate literature job 4 placeholder — replace, e.g. capability deck with high-gloss UV lacquer cover for personal grooming brand
Corporate literature job 5 placeholder — replace, e.g. presenter folder with slot-and-glue pockets for a corporate sales kit
Corporate literature job 6 placeholder — replace, e.g. single-sheet premium leaflet with UV spot and emboss for catering trade-show

BUILT FOR

Industries we print for.

Pharmaceutical & HealthcareAutomotiveGiftware & HousewarePersonal GroomingCatering & Foodstuffs

Corporate literature supports brand and marketing teams across these sectors — capability decks, sales brochures, annual reports, look-books, retail-trade literature, dealership material.

The production journey.

01

Brief

Share the format, page count, trim size, stock, finish, and run quantity. We come back with a quote, a sample timeline, and a press slot.

02

Sample

Printed proof on the chosen stock with a finish swatch on the cover — for sign-off before plate. No structural prototype on flat-print work.

03

Production

Print, 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; flat-print runs faster than bound work].

Trusted brands.

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“[ Testimonial placeholder — typically 30–60 words from a brand or marketing manager who commissioned a corporate literature run: what they ordered (brochure, look-book, annual report, capability deck, presenter folder), what made it harder than usual (colour-critical brand match, foil/emboss specification, short-run premium cover, multi-page binding), what we delivered, what they took away. Aim for a quote that names a measurable outcome (cover finish held the brand, board-meeting deadline hit, multi-region rollout) rather than a generic ‘great service’. ]”

— [Name], [Role], [Company]

Common questions.

What kinds of corporate literature do you print?
We print brochures, look-books, annual reports, capability decks, sales literature, single-sheet items, folded leaflets, and presenter folders — printed brand collateral that doesn’t fold into a carton. Every job runs on the same B1 5-colour press and finishing line that produces our premium cartons, in our 40,000 sq ft Stockport factory.
Do you bind multi-page brochures and reports in-house?
[TBC — confirm in-house binding scope: saddle-stitch, perfect-bind, PUR-bind, wire-bind. If we run any of these in-house, name them; for the rest, frame as trade-bound through long-standing partner binders so the buyer still gets a single quote, single timeline, single point of contact. Update this answer once Gordon confirms the scope.]
What cover finishes can you apply?
Same finishing line as our premium cartons — UV spot, high-gloss UV lacquer, water-based emulsion, in-line embossing and debossing, foil [TBC]. Soft-touch lamination, drip-off varnish, and other premium covers [TBC — confirm full finish range]. Cover finish is where corporate literature earns its premium tier; we’ll spec to the brand brief.
What's the minimum order quantity for a corporate literature run?
[TBC — corporate literature is typically lower-MOQ than carton runs; boardroom-tier capability decks (~25–100 copies), sales-team brochures (~250–1000), and mass-market literature (multi-thousand) are all routinely handled. Confirm typical MOQ tiers per format once Gordon supplies the figures.]
What's a typical lead time from brief to despatch?
Flat-print corporate literature runs faster than bound work — most jobs move from approved artwork and stock to plate within [X] working days, then into print, finish, and pack scheduling. Total brief-to-despatch timeline depends on run quantity, cover finish, binding (if any), and current press scheduling — we share a timeline with every quote.

Need a brochure that holds the brand on the cover?

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

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