Anyone still print catalogues?

[VEIGHT]

We produce a catalogue every other year which which unfortunately is key for certain customers we supply.

Does anyone have any cost effective printer recommendations, we have been using same one for a while and pricing is crazy - just want to check the market and save some money.

200ish pages, spot uv to cover, tabs cut out through whole catalogue.

Thanks!

[Sebring440]

Do some homework! The print business is very competitive. Do a bit of research. Get some quotes. Plenty of printers out there.

[RicksAlfas]

The main supplier of tabbing has retired. I'm not sure anyone else still does it in the UK.
If you can take that element out of the job you will be able to get more economical prices as it will be a straight forward bound catalogue.

[StevieBee]

What's the quantity?

Do you know if it's printed Litho or Web?

Paper Prices peaked significantly in 2022/23 which is when you would have last printed the catalogues. They've reduced quite a bit since and as Sebring says, it's a very competitive field at the moment.

I use Kingfisher in Suffolk for a lot of stuff: https://www.kingfisher-press.com

If the run is particularly large, you could use a print broker. I've used Nexus previously for this: https://nexuscpp.co.uk

[boyse7en]

Plenty of catalogue printers out there. I tend to use Stephens & George in South Wales for the ones i do for various clients.

Catalogues are still popular as it is much easier to show a customer 20 different colour/style options leafing through a catalogue than it is to scroll through a website.

[Samuel978]

A couple of business owners I know also use Kingfisher, haven't heard any complaints. And yes, catalogues are still a thing.