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Document Binding

We have a comprehensive range of in-house finishing services for punching, stitching, collating, numbering and booklet production to give your documents a professional look. The following range of binding and finishing options are available:

Comb Binding

Holes are punched in the spine and a black or white plastic spiral comb inserted with a card and/or acetate cover.

Wiro Binding

Holes are punched in the spine and a metal wire inserted. Choice of colours in black, white or silver with a card and/or acetate cover.

Saddle Stitching

Pages are folded in half then two staples are placed along the spine. Common for booklets and magazines.

Perfect Binding

Pages are glued on the spine and placed into a printed cover (paperback book style).

Square-back Binding

Pages are stitched into a deeper spine. Ideal for documents with many pages (up to 200 A4 pages on 80gsm paper).