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The easiest and quickest way to obtain a quote is to give us a call on 01952 455007 and speak with one of our customer services team. This will ensure that we have all the necessary information to provide an accurate price, and we will aim to get the quote over that same day.
Yes! In essence, the more copies you have of anything printed, the better value for money it becomes per unit. As an example, if you ordered 250 prints of an item, it would cost far less per unit than if you ordered just 50, because while the job is ‘set up’ on the machine, running an extra 200 prints wouldn’t cost five times more, but around two to three times as much (particularly with lithographic printing).
Once we have received your order in writing usually in an email, we will schedule it in and start it as soon as possible. If you require us to design and print your job, we will get on it at our earliest convenience and send PDF Proofs for you to check carefully, this is where you can make any alterations and we will send additional Proofs until you are happy for us to proceed to Print. If you have supplied the PDF artwork, we will get the job in print queue that day.
Yes. CLH Design and Print has over 35 years’ experience in the printing trade and we are more than happy to advise you.
Yes, we always send a proof via email in a PDF format for you to check carefully and we include as many proofs as is necessary to get the design exactly as you want it. Once you are happy, you will be asked to copy and paste a disclaimer back to CLH Design and Print stating that you are happy for us to proceed and send the job to print. Once this is signed, no more changes can be made and if any subsequent artwork or text amends are spotted, either during the print process or once printed, then any additional costs will be the responsibility of the client.
A high resolution PDF (Portable Document Format), ideally in a CMYK format, is generally considered the universal file for printing, as it is compatible with all professional printing and digital print devices, and design packages including Quarkxpress, InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop and Canva all convert to a PDF format.
CMYK stands for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black, and is the industry standard for colour printing across the world in both digital and offset printing methods.
At CLH Design and Print, all our digital printing methods use CMYK, which is the same method used by offset or lithographic printing.
RGB stands for Red, Green and Blue and they are the primary colours from which all other colours are made. Fundamentally whilst CMYK is used for printing, RGB is used online, and that’s why it’s important that files which are going to be printed are supplied in CMYK format, to ensure that you have an accurate reproduction of your design and colours when your document is printed.
Litho printing uses plates and are generally bigger, noisy printing machines, whereas digital printing is done on printing machines that look like photocopiers.
As you might expect, every job is different. Some jobs can be printed in a matter of hours, whilst others may take a number of days to complete. In general, litho printing takes slightly longer than digital printing, and additional time must be factored in for the ink to dry properly (with digital printing the ink fuses to the paper or card and dries instantly), or if the specification requires folding, collating, binding or numbering, a specific or unusual paper stock which has to be specially ordered, or additional plates are required for a spot UV varnish or similar.
Ultimately, we will always aim to deliver within the designated time frame on the quotation, and frequently exceed the anticipated delivery date.
If you are based ‘locally’ (within 10 mile radius of Telford, Shropshire) we will most probably hand deliver, but if you are further afield, the job will probably be sent to you by courier. We only use reputable national couriers like DPD, DHL, Parcelforce and Fedex, and the cost to deliver is included in all our competitive quotations.
For all new clients we will require payment with the first order, then subsequent orders will be payment upon delivery. Most of our clients choose to pay via bank transfer (BACS) but we also accept cash or cheques if you have previously been a client.
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I asked CLH Design & Print with help printing wedding invitations for my own wedding. I think I was a super fussy client, demanding to see paper then rejecting it and wanting to get it printed on something else altogether. In spite of that CLH were polite and professional, and when they arrived they looked amazing! Great service - I can highly recommend CLH Design & Print.
Anne Forster - Elysian Creative - Wolverhampton
I wanted to say a huge thank you for the recent order of business cards. Carl contacted me regarding my order straight away and even kept me updated over the weekend, just to keep me in the loop with my order. Regarding delivery, Carl also sent me many updates, to let us know when to expect the delivery, this was very much appreciated. I would be happy to recommend you to many of our clients/contacts and will continue to do so moving forwards.
Karen Eyke, Recruit123
I have known Carl from CLH Design & Print for many years and I would wholeheartedly recommend their services. For a recent print job (Leaflets) not only did they turn these around in days, but he personally delivered them to me, so I had them quickly. He has also done excellent C4 Printed Envelopes for me.
Helen Esslemont, Shropshire Wills - Newport
I used CLH Design & Print to publish my first book of poetry and illustrations and I was very happy with the result. My customers also commented on the quality of the print. Great communication with CLH Design & Print.
Anna von Crayon, Artist & Poet - Telford
We have used CLH Design & Print for the last five years and have always found them to be of great quality. cost effective and super-efficient.
Kate, GN Groundworks Ltd - Telford
Big thanks to Carl and the team at CLH Design & Print. I recently placed an order for 100 personalised Christmas cards from Carl, I received these the following week and am so impressed with the quality of the cards and exceptional print. I've never had such fabulous cards ordered and printed before for my business. They are extremely reasonably priced too, if not on the lower side!
I wouldn't hesitate recommending Carl and CLH Design & Print.
Chloe Hawkins, C H Accounting Solutions - Staffordshire
I have been using CLH Design & Print for a good while now, so glad I found them! A reliable printer with an eye for detail. Great service, very approachable and lots of experience (which shows). Give them a try, I'm sure you'll be glad you did!
Dawn Fallon, Fallon Creative - Wolverhampton
CLH have published and printed Leaflets and calendars for our community group. The prices were very competitive and the finished products of a very high standard. Carl communicated with us throughout the processes to ensure wording and graphics were perfect. I would definitely recommend CLH.
Linda Hardman, Broseley In Bloom - Shropshire
SYA is a charity that supports children and young people, we approached CLH Design & Print to print a booklet for us. Carl's quotes were the most competitive, the turnaround was swift, but most importantly he didn't just print the booklet, he came back to us with layout observations and suggestions to improve the product, he then helped my staff to improve it. We are delighted with the finished product and will be using CLH again.
Richard Parkes CEO, SYA Charity, Shrewsbury.
CLH supplies a good quality product, on time and at an excellent price. Carl goes the extra mile to make sure we got what we needed. Used for several recent projects and pleased every time.
Charlie Garratt, Broseley & Much Wenlock Labour Party
We have used CLH Design & Print for a couple of years to Design & Print our Newsletters. We deal with Carl and he comes to our office where we go through roughly how we want each page to look on paper. He then goes away and designs the pages and emails proofs where we make amendments until we are happy with the job. They then Print 5000 copies and delivered them to us in a timely manner.
I would have no hesitation in recommending them.
Simon Eccleston - Clerk / Chief Officer Great Dawley Town Council - Telford
I have known Carl from CLH Design & Print for several years through Networking events. Every print job he has done for me thus far has been excellent. His prices are very competitive and I know I am going to get a quality product and great service. On the 2022 All About Newport Christmas Magazine, the magazines were even delivered to my house personally by Carl. Which made distribution easier for me.
I would have no hesitation in recommending Carl's services to anyone.
Karen Woodcock - All About Newport Ltd - Director
I met Carl from the company at a Networking Meeting and listened to his presentation and we had a brief chat after and exchanged Business Cards. Then several months later when we needed some Brochures doing I contacted Carl and his prices were very competitive, so I placed the Order for 10,000 copies of 2 types of Brochure. It was a quick turnaround and we were very pleased with them and will be using them again in the future.
Sharon Petford - Director - MSD Law Limited, Telford.