Birch Print

28/10/2026

Think about the best parcel you opened last Christmas 🎁

Coloured tissue, a branded sticker, a little thank-you note sitting on top. It felt like a present before you’d even seen what was inside.

That’s what good Christmas packaging does for your customers, and now’s the time to book it. Our latest blog covers what to order first, what to pop inside and how to get it all out of the door before the big day.

Read more https://www.birchprint.co.uk/christmas-packaging-uk-what-to-book-now-and-what-to-put-inside/

28/10/2026

Introducing From Brief to Doorstep 📦

Every Birch project passes through a lot of hands before it reaches yours. Over the next 8 weeks, we’re taking you behind the scenes of how an order moves through Birch, from the very first conversation to the parcel landing on your doorstep, and introducing the people who make each step happen.

Next week: it all starts with Andrea and a conversation ☕

22/10/2026

📖 Print Word of the Week: GSM

GSM stands for grams per square metre, and it's how we measure paper weight.

A rough guide:

📄 80–100gsm: everyday office paper
📰 130–170gsm: flyers and leaflets
📇 300–400gsm: business cards and postcards

Heavier stock feels more premium in the hand, so the GSM you choose says a lot about your brand before anyone reads a word.

15/10/2026

📖 Print Word of the Week: Bleed

Ever had a print come back with a slim white line round the edge? That's a missing bleed.

When we trim your printed sheets, the blade can shift by a fraction of a millimetre. Extending your background colours and images 3mm past the edge means any tiny movement just trims off extra design, not blank paper.

✅ Rule of thumb: add 3mm bleed on every edge.

12/10/2026

Is your business ready… for CHRISTMAS!? 🎄✨

From branded gift wrap and gingerbread to fizz, jumpers and advent calendars, we can put your brand on all things festive this year 🎁

Get your Christmas merch sorted. Chat to our team:
📧 [email protected]
📞 0115 951 2468
🌐 www.birchprint.co.uk

09/10/2026

Simple projects are often the best ones 💚

JP Dunn Construction needed around 75 brochures for their HQ. It was a short run, but one thing had to be perfect: their signature green.

🎨 Colour accuracy is integral to brand integrity, so we kept refining it until every page matched.

📘 We finished them with a matte finish and a perfect-bound spine for a premium feel.

The result? A very happy customer✨

See the full case study...
https://www.birchprint.co.uk/casestudies/promotional-brochure-for-a-construction-company/

02/10/2026

Ever wondered why a print job that takes five days in June can take so much longer in November? 🤔

It's not the printer being slow. In the last few months of the year, every stage of a job builds up its own queue: getting artwork approved, sourcing paper, press time, finishing and delivery. In quieter months those stages overlap nicely. In Q4, the queues stack up.

The good news is that most of the problems are avoidable if you plan now rather than later. A few things worth doing:

📄 Check your paper stock early, especially heavier boards, coloured or textured papers
✨ Book any foiling, die cutting or embossing in good time
📦 Get packaging, presentation boxes, display work and direct mail booked first
🔁 Think about reprints now, as topping up in December is much harder than printing in October
🗓️ Work backwards from the date your print needs to be doing its job, not just the delivery date

We've written a full guide covering all of this 👇
https://www.birchprint.co.uk/q4-print-lead-times-stock-and-what-to-book-early/

Why print lead times stretch through Q4, what to book early, and how to keep a Christmas campaign on schedule when everyone else is ordering too.

23/09/2026

Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes once you say "let's work together"? 👀

In our latest reel, we're pulling back the curtain on how our projects come together, from first hello to final result...

10/09/2026

Whatever you need branded - we'll make it work for you.

Sunflower seed packets. Socks. Bags. Packaging. Exhibition signage. Even the biggest lorries on the road. However you want your brand seen, there's no format too small or too big to get you noticed.

Take Dontel Roofing Supplies - we recently helped bring their vehicle to life, turning it into a moving billboard that puts their brand in front of thousands on every journey.

https://www.birchprint.co.uk/casestudies/large-vehicle-signage-installation/

07/09/2026

Signs you've outgrown packing your own orders 📦

Most ecommerce brands start the same way: founder, kitchen table, roll of tape. And it works - until it doesn't.

Here's how to know you've hit that point:

→ Packing and dispatch are eating hours out of your day
→ Stock is taking over your office, spare room, or garage
→ You've lost a clear, accurate view of what's actually in stock
→ Sales, launches, and Christmas turn into fulfilment fire drills
→ You want to expand your product range but packing time won't let you
→ You'd rather be marketing and growing than taping boxes

If two or more of these sound familiar, it's not a scaling problem you can pack your way out of. It's a sign the business has grown past the DIY stage.

Birch integrates directly with the platforms you're already using - Shopify, Magento, Etsy, WooCommerce - with setups tailored to how your business actually operates.

Read more in our latest blog...
https://www.birchprint.co.uk/shopify-order-fulfilment-hand-off-pick-pack-and-dispatch/