Printing Specialist North East England

Spot UV

SPOT UV – Simply Stunning Business Cards

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Spot UV business cards are proving to be more and more popular. Printed on superb quality 450gsm Silk stock, full colour, double or single sided then matt laminated to both sides. We then add the Spot UV Varnish to any part of your design; such as logo, pattern or name. This highlights aspects of your design and gives a truly luxury feel

What is SPOT UV ?

It is an area of Ultra Violet gloss coating that creates a glossy finish to a targeted areas on top of your printed job to make your business cards , postcards and flyers stand out from your competition.

SPOT UV works well on larger or smaller areas and as a pattern on a flat background. The varnish is applied using a process similar to screen printing,. We would advise that it is not suitable for small text as it can make it difficult to read. At Millfield Media  Print & Design we can help and guide you with your artwork to create a business  card that your customers wont forget.

Our advice for designers that would like us to print their design is that when you are supplying files for print you must also supply artwork for the spot UV itself.

The SPOT UV artwork should consist of solid black shapes – 100% K only and in the exact position on the page where the spot UV is required, ideally in vector as opposed to bitmap formula.

HELPFUL TIP: The Spot UV must be on a separate page and have the same dimensions and crop marks in the same position as the printed file. To do this firstly create a blank PDF that is 85 x 55mm, then insert it in one of the two following ways. Either combine your files using Acrobat Combine PDF function, or insert the blank page into the PDF by using Acrobat Insert Page function. Please then ensure that the page order is as described above.

If you would like to discuss your options and prices please drop us an email at sales@millfieldmedia.com

A Local Printing & Design Service in Northumberland

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Millfield Media are a local affordable, professional reliable Printing and Design Service in Northumberland.

We are a family business, with a friendly caring attitude and want to help you  to get the most out of your printed materials at an affordable cost without compromising on quality..

Although we are based near Alnwick in Northumberland we offer FREE UK delivery.

We provide a personal and professional B2B Printing and Design Service to clients across Blyth, Ashington, Bedlington and Cramlington  as well as UK wide. 

We have 43 years’ experience in the printing and design industry with a large product list.

We have the capabilities that enables us to supply either Lithographic or Digital Printing solutions and Wide Format machinery that is used for our Indoor or Outdoor Signage. 

It doesn’t matter how large or small your order we offer a 5* service to all our customers regardless of their spend.  

We offer advice and guidance to save you money, without compromising on quality.

All our orders are treated individually with a professional attitude and a smiley face and are printed using the latest technology.

We will ensure that your branding ethos of fonts and colours are not compromised.

Why work with us ?

✅ You will have the benefit of a dedicated account manager

✅We take the anxiety out of your printing needs 
✅ We will design all your printing collateral, signage into a print ready format.  
✅ Excellent quality products with an affordable price tag, so you get you more for your money 
✅ Our designer will make sure your branding is consistent, keeping colours and fonts throughout 
✅ We can create a website to suit your business needs and budget.
 
Branding packages are available to help you create a logo and all your social media infographics 
If you are an existing business we can help you to rebrand and refresh if you are moving in a different direction
If you are you a new business or start up trying to launch your new product or idea please contact us.
 

Lets have a conversation via zoom on how we can get your business branded and up and running.

This can be anything from logo design, branding, google my business training,  graphic design or website design at affordable costs 

✅ Your account manager will keep you updated every step of the way  and inform you when delivery will be. 

✅ We use only the latest print technology to ensure quality without a high price tag.

✅ We offer a FREE no obligation quotation with various printing solutions and finishes if required, and help you to choose a finish suitable for your product and budget.

✅ Business Stationery

Letterheads, Compliment Slips, Business Cards, NCR pads, Branded Envelopes, Diaries, Notebooks. Stickers and Labels, Posters

✅ NCR pads are available in various formats of carbonless pads, either (2/3/4 part) which are ideal to use as work forms, personalised invoice books, customised receipt books..

They can be supplied in duplicate or triplicate gummed books, full colour or black and white basically whatever you need to run a successful business.

✅ Exhibition Materials

Pop Up Banners

Outdoor Vinyl Banners

Tablecloths

Pens

A5 Flyers

Brochure Printing

✅ Banners and Signage

Indoor and Outdoor Signage

A Frames

Vinyl Banners

✅ Websites and Hosting

All our websites are built in house using wordpress. We have structured our pricing to help start ups or small businesses owners who need a web presence.

✅ We are registered providers for the North East Business Support Fund who can support projects such as a new website.

You could be eligible to access up to 35% funding for business improvement projects to encourage business resilience and change during this difficult time.

Funding is available for you to :-

Build a website 

Website improvements

Website Development

Re-branding and design

Design for any promotional material

If this is of interest to you and you want to create a website that includes a web hosting service please contact us to let us guide your small business and provide you direction, helping you with branding and content. 

WordPress Training 

As part of the service we provide when we create a new website for our customers we now provide a WordPress training course. This enables our customers to manage their own website content themselves.

Normally you would ask your website developer to make changes which all costs money. As a small business owner, this isn’t always cost effective so if your looking to control and edit your site we are here to help.

We offer WordPress Training for beginners. We want to help you understand the simple jargon, in a step by step process. 

We provide one-to-one virtual training bespoke to your website in a step by step stage so you learn and understand the  basics. 

We will help you to understand :

✅ How to change content

✅ How to optimise for search engines, and help you understand key words

✅ How to write your URLs that will improve your click through rate

✅ How to write a meta description in your content to improve ranking

✅ How to add a new page

✅ How to create a blog

Google My Business Virtual 1:1 Training 

All local business owners need to get their business in the Google search results.

There are loads of tactics to rank well as a local business but no magical solution it does take hard work and perseverance. 

One of the best ways to do this, is to optimise for local SEO and Google my Business is an ideal way to achieve this.

Getting the most out of LinkedIn 

Facebook for Business
Twitter for Business

 

Please get in touch if you would like to work with us 

Millfield Media Magazine Printing

Lithographic Printing or Digital Printing – What’s the difference ?

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Lithographic Printing explained

Lithographic Printing is a process using wet ink and printing plates.

It is more cost effective and suitable for larger print runs.

Why ? Because there is a lot of cost and time involved in making the printing plates and preparing the ‘spare’ material that is required for all the plate images to be processed and registered before the job can be run.

However, once this is done the cost per copy will be cheaper for bigger printing runs.

The turnaround time is longer with lithographic printing (usually at least 5 working days on average).

This is because time has to be allowed for the ink to completely dry before finishing. Longer run jobs have to be scheduled to run on the bigger presses.

Benefits of Lithographic Printing

📌Suitable for a wide range of surfaces including paper, card and plastics

📌The larger the order the cheaper it gets as the cost decreases as the quantity increases

📌Ability to cope with long runs with out losing quality

📌Special inks allow you to keep your brand consistency with your Pantone colours

Digital printing explained

Digital Printing  is a process that uses toners on a press and is more suitable and cost effective for shorter runs. 

This is because there is less initial set up involved making it a cheaper option for small businesses. 

Digital printing is what we call a four colour process reproduction method that uses electronic files (PDF artwork).

Dots of colour are used to produce an image using toner or ink.

(Unlike litho printing no printing plates are required)

This means there is less waste of the chemicals involved and paper because there is no need to make-ready.

Benefits of Digital Printing

📌 It is great for a quick turnaround as the job is produced in its finished format.

No additional drying time required.Its quick to set up so fast turn around of orders

📌Colours are bright, ideal for vibrant images on a vast range of materials

📌A much cheaper option for small volumes which makes it ideal for Small Business owners.

📌Personalisation is much easier as text and graphics can be changed on each item without stopping or slowing down the press

Although there are benefits for both options, it is also depending on the size of your business, your budget and your specific requirements.

Particularly if your brand colours are vibrant, and you want to keep the consistency of your Pantone colours.

Using a graphic designer will help you decide the best cost effective printing option for your business.

It will ensure that all your brand colours are consistent especially if you use business stationery so they should match specifically.

If you would like some further advice on brochures and leaflets, read our blog

If you would like any advice and guidance or a quote please contact us 

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