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EVERYTHING YOU NEED UNDER ONE ROOF The first time you choose Bishops Printers it may be because of our high quality print and competitive prices. We hope the reason you continue working with us is because you love the service we give you.
TOP REASONS why clients choose to work with us:
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We make your job easier By managing your entire design, print and mailing project, we take the stress out of organising your marketing campaigns and give you back time.
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Results that delight every time Perfectly reproduced and consistent images courtesy of our colour accurate Inpress Control technology and triple coated house stock. Same stock. Same feel. Same great results.
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More creative options Textured print, fluorescent colours, interesting paper stocks and one-offs! Our growing HP Indigo digital print division offers you so much more.
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Print that doesn’t cost the earth We keep our prices competitively low and with our mailing house located just around the corner, we can reduce your carbon footprint. All our paper is FSC certified stock and we produce our own solar powered electricity.
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Trusted by the trade 70% of our customers are trade professionals. We’re tried, tested and relied upon by other printers, marketing agencies and print brokers, who trust us with their reputation. Consistently competitive prices you can rely on, regardless of how busy we are.
All this wrapped up with personalised account management just the way you like it, giving you all the advice and support you need.
THE ‘WE CREATE, WE PRINT, WE DELIVER’ PROCESS
FSC Certified Forest
Buy with confidence that you are helping to ensure forests are around for generations to come.
Paper Mill
Delivered to Bishops
Bishops Printers Consistent Paper Stock
Delivery
Your Account Manager
Our/your design agency
Prepress
The Graphic Design House
Artwork quality check
Plate Room
Litho Print Room
YOU
Digital Printing Superior HP Indigo colour quality
Folding Our Mailing House
Binding
Saddle stitch & perfect bound
The Mailing People
Free Delivery
Direct Mail
Delivered Happy customer
Trimming
Specialist Print Finishing
ALL YOU NEED IS THE IDEA, AND WE’LL DO THE REST… No fuss, no hassle, just great looking design, print and mailing.
WE CREATE Specialists in design for print, our sister company The Graphic Design House has 25 design and branding experts at your disposal. You won’t believe how quick and easy it is to make design changes using their online proofing tool, and close collaboration with our production team and mailing house means they can create fully integrated campaigns that are unique, eye-catching, and deliver exceptional results. WE PRINT Bishops Printers is a 270-strong family-run business where the personal touch still matters and no job is too small. We thrive on using our specialist expertise to help and advise you on how to get the most from your digital and litho print without blowing your budget. Here 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, we strive to give you fast turnarounds, flexible service and reliable delivery on everything from business stationery and leaflets to glossy magazines and high quality brochures. WE DELIVER From simple mailshots of a few hundred letters to complex variable data campaigns and fulfilment, we provide everything you need to create a successful direct mail campaign. You can enjoy peace of mind with our ISO 27001 certified sister company, The Mailing People, and a free data cleansing health check. We’ll even deliver your print to them for free! |T| 023 9233 4900 |E| enquiries@bishops.co.uk |W| bishops.co.uk
Just had a call from Mark in your artwork department querying something, I like that as it shows that you care...’ JEFF THOM A S
I can’t thank you enough for your help. The final prints look excellent and you really dug me out of a hole with the last minute amendments’ M UR R AY W RI GH T
Why pay more to have your print delivered to another mailing house when we’ll deliver it to our own ISO 27001 certified mailing house for free?
LOOKING AFTER YOUR MESSAGE It can be a little daunting embarking on your first direct mail project or switching between providers, but your account manager and our team of talented direct mail gurus make everything easy for you.
Top 5 reasons clients choose us expert advice on print, 1 Free fulfilment, packing and cost options, so you achieve better results for less.
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Money-saving postage solutions to make your budget go further.
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Free data health check supplied as standard. We won’t let bad data ruin your campaign.
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Peace of mind! We’re ISO 27001 certified which means your data is safe, secure and GDPR compliant.
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First class customer service with tailored solutions that deliver and delight!
Postage l Save up to 50% off the price of a stamp or 30% off franking rates. l We can access Royal Mail’s cheapest
rates using Mailmark. l We’ll compare prices and delivery times
across a wide range of service providers (including UK Mail, Whistl, The Delivery Group and One Post) to secure you the best possible savings every time.
W E C R E AT E | W E P R I N T | W E D E L I V E R Bishops Printers | Walton Road | Farlington | Portsmouth | Hampshire | PO6 1TR |T| 023 9233 4900 |E| enquiries@bishops.co.uk |W| bishops.co.uk
Personalisation We’ll help you deliver highly personalised campaigns combining variable data and image personalisation, at no extra cost. When done well, it’s a sure-fire way to improve your ROI. Data cleansing Good data is critical to the success of any campaign, which is why we give you a free data health check every time. Data security Whether sending, receiving, processing or storing data our systematic procedures, processes and staff training have all been rigorously and independently assessed – so that’s one less thing to worry about. Fulfilment With solutions tailored to your campaign budget, aims and deadline – machine tabbing, envelope enclosing, biodegradable polywrapping, bespoke hand fulfilment… whatever you need, it’s all here.
If you’re looking for a fresh take on your marketing, we’d like to introduce you to our sister company, The Graphic Design House…
WHY THE GRAPHIC DESIGN HOUSE? The simple answer? Because they understand what makes people sit up, switch on and take notice. And by bringing together a team of fun, energised and inquisitive designers, they have made great design their trademark. Because TGDH live just next door they have unprecedented access to knowledge about all things print. It means they can push boundaries, break rules and test out ideas and designs before budgets are committed. It’s all here... Digital Marketing | Animation | Integrated Digital & Print Campaigns | Branding | Strategy… If you’re tired of seeing the same old same old and long for something else, take a look at tgdh.co.uk/client-stories. If you like what you see, then get in touch and together we’ll bring your ideas to life!
“Tessa and I both agreed that you are one of the best design agencies we have ever worked with – you gave a lot of thought to AIM and came up with some really fab designs.” Sarah, PR and Communication Manager Anaphylaxis Campaign
W E C R E AT E | W E P R I N T | W E D E L I V E R Bishops Printers | Walton Road | Farlington | Portsmouth | Hampshire | PO6 1TR |T| 023 9233 4900 |E| enquiries@bishops.co.uk |W| bishops.co.uk
Bishops Printers is a family run business with the next generation in mind.
PRINT THAT DOESN’T COST THE EARTH We will always do what we can to reduce our impact on the environment and support the ethical choices of our customers.
All our paper is sourced from sustainable forestry.
Our house paper supplier plants more trees than they harvest!
We’ve chosen to introduce a chemical free plating process.
We’ve cut our makeready paper waste by a 1/3 with Inpress Control technology.
We can produce your print using carbon balanced paper facilitated by the World Land Trust and associated paper suppliers.
European forests grow by 1,500 football pitches per day, with the support of the print and paper industry.
124 Solar Panels on our roof + LED Lighting = 3,305 tonnes of carbon cut per year.
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W E C R E AT E | W E P R I N T | W E D E L I V E R Bishops Printers | Walton Road | Farlington | Portsmouth | Hampshire | PO6 1TR |T| 023 9233 4900 |E| enquiries@bishops.co.uk |W| bishops.co.uk Printed on 100% recycled paper; 250gsm Revive 100 Offset.
VOCs reduced by 50% using vegetablebased inks for litho printing.
We recycle everything; aluminium plates, ink tins, ink cartridges, the ink itself, paper, cardboard, plastic wrapping and even the wood from our pallets.
WHAT DOES A YEAR AT BISHOPS PRINTERS LOOK LIKE IN FIGURES?
Find out what lies behind the Bishops way of printing.
Last year, we invested £5.1 million in the quality and speed of service that you receive. That wasn’t easy for us to do, but we did it because your print and mailing projects are important to us. Our 24/7 operation is built on the reliability and superior colour quality of industry-leading Heidelberg presses and HP Indigo printers, supported by one of the most substantial finishing departments of any printers in the south.
EVERYTHING YOU NEED, 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK, ALL UNDER ONE ROOF Prepress Magazine editors and publishers rely on the sharp eyes and technical skills of our expert team. Screen PTR 8900 Z MAL B1 platesetter for computer-to-plate output (x2) Heidelberg Prinect v18 Printready JDF workflow system Enfocus Pitstop server Enfocus Switch Apple iMac (x9 terminals) Apple Mac Mini (x4) IBM compatible PC Epson Stylus 9900 Pro Heidelberg Cool Tool v18 Konica Minolta Bizhub Laser Printers (x4) Secure FTP site
Litho Print On-going, heavy investment in our production means unrivalled print quality and capacity combined with environmentally sensitive processes. Heidelberg B2 Speedmaster XL75 10-colour 5/5 perfector with AutoPlate Change and Inpress Control (2019) Heidelberg B2 Speedmaster XL75 10-colour 5/5 perfector with AutoPlate Change and Inpress Control (2017) Heidelberg B2 Speedmaster XL75 10-colour 5/5 perfector with AutoPlate Change and Inpress Control (2015) Heidelberg B2 Speedmaster XL75 10-colour 5/5 perfector with AutoPlate Change and Inpress Control (2014) Heidelberg B2 Speedmaster XL75 10-colour 5/5 perfector with AutoPlate Change (2013) Heidelberg B2 Speedmaster XL75 8-colour 4/4 perfector with AutoPlate Change and Inpress Control (2019) Heidelberg B2 Speedmaster SX74 5-colour straight (2015) Heidelberg B2 SX 74 6-colour 1/5 perfector (2012)
Digital Print Additional digital print capability is also available via our sister company, The Mailing People. HP Indigo 12000 B2 digital press (7 colours) HP Indigo 7800 B3 digital press (7 colours) HP Latex 360 Printer with 8-inch touchscreen and 64-inch roll width Foliant Vega 400a laminator Horizon CRF-362 creaser/ folder Flexa Miura II fully automated wide format trimmer Duplo DBMI Saddle System with Duplo DSC 10-60i collator
Finishing Ultra-fast machines deliver quality finishes, fast turn-around times and help us to keep costs down.
Moll Sprint Capacity System for capacity/non-capacity folder assembly (x2)
Kolbus KM 610.C 16-station perfect binder
Autobond Mini 74 THS SAS lamination machine – double sided
Wohlenberg City e 16-station perfect binder
SMIPACK FP560A shrink wrapping machine
MĂźller Martini Primera MC 8-station stitcher (x2)
Plus: domino numbering, perforating, drilling, collating and hand finishing.
Heidelberg ST 450 5-station stitcher and cover feeder Polar 115/115xt programmatic guillotine with stack lifts (transmat and jogger) (x4) Heidelberg Stahlfolders with VSA presser stackers: CH66 (x2) TH82 round pile feeder (x5) TH66 (x2) TI-52 (x1) KH82 (x2) KH66 (x3) BOBST SP76-E B2 forme-cutter and creaser Heidelberg Cylinder forme-cutter and creaser (x2)
Moll Versa-Fold STP Model for gluing, forming pockets and paper turning
Dispatch Delivering direct using our own fleet of 10 vehicles (ranging from transit vans to 7.5 and 18 tonne trucks) to UK addresses throughout the South of England, and via courier for further afield.
OUR MAILING HOUSE Digital Printing Our mailing house can print up to SRA3 in full colour on both sides, including variable personalisation throughout on paper stocks (including offset, silk and gloss) ranging from 80 gsm – 350 gsm. Xerox Nuvera 314. Up to 314 ppm, mono printing up to SRA3; high capacity feeder, high capacity output finishers; 70 gsm – 300 gsm duplex, silk, gloss, offset
Folding Morgana UFO1 Endorse Folder; Heidelberg Post press + SA-52; Trimming and Cutting Paper, paperboard, chipboard and plastic foils cut fast, up to a cutting length of 78 cm Polar MOHR 78E featuring digital programmatic FFM light guards, side tables, 2 knives. Size range up to 95 cm
Xerox Nuvera 144. Up to 144 ppm, mono printing up to SRA3; high capacity feeder, high capacity output finishers; 70 gsm – 300 gsm duplex, silk, gloss, offset
Videojet 4320 Graphics Inkjet Printer Up to 15000 sheets per hour; print resolution up to 600 dpi; 2” to 8” print head configurations (x2)
Xerox Versant 3100. Up to 100 ppm, colour printing up to 330 x 660 mm. 52 gsm – 350gsm duplex, silk, gloss, offset. Booklet finisher; inner booklet trimmer; staple finisher
Astrojet 2800 Inkjet Printer. Up to 15000 sheets per hour; print resolution up to 600 dpi; 4” print head configuration
Xerox Versant 2100. Up to 100 ppm, colour printing up to 330 x 660 mm. 52 gsm – 350gsm duplex, silk, gloss, offset Machine Tabbing Clear, frosted, opaque, coloured, circular or square tabs swiftly applied to folded mail pieces up to 4.7 mm thick
Sitma C80-750 Polywrapper – encloses up to 7 items including a carrier sheet and 1 shuttle feeder. Nesting inside front or rear cover
ATS-12 Tabbing machine, capable of up to 7,000 mailings/hour (1 tab per mail piece) (x2)
Sitma W1005 Polywrapper – encloses up to 10 items including a carrier sheet and 1 shuttle feeder. Nesting insider front or rear cover
Kirk Rudy – KR540 Tabbing System, capable of up to 30,000 items/hour (multiple tabs per item) – tabs closed or gate fold configurations Polywrapping We can handle everything from chunky catalogues through to single newsletter mailings and offer bespoke hand insertion to cope with odd sizes, promotional items and give-aways.
Pack size: min 400 x 300 mm; max 150 x 100 mm; Pack thickness: min 1mm; max 60mm; Pack weight: min 10g; max 200g; Film thickness: min 30 microns; max 50 microns; Film width: min 200 mm; max 700 mm
W E C R E AT E | W E P R I N T | W E D E L I V E R Bishops Printers | Walton Road | Farlington | Portsmouth | Hampshire | PO6 1TR |T| 023 9233 4900 |E| enquiries@bishops.co.uk |W| bishops.co.uk