Print quote request: write it like a job sheet and get a price first time

Send a print quote request when the job will not fit a product page: a size beyond its limits, more than the biggest quantity step, a finish that is not in the options, a bundle of different items, or delivery to an area we quote. Everything else is priced live on the page, and that price is the price. When you do ask, write it like a job sheet (what, how big, how many, where it goes, when you need it, and your postcode) and the reply can be a price rather than a list of questions.

First, check you actually need one #

Many jobs that feel custom are not. Plenty of products take any size you type in, within limits:

Product	Smallest side	Largest size
PVC banners	300 mm	16 ft 5 in × 9 ft 10 in (5000 × 3000 mm)
Correx boards	100 mm	2440 × 1220 mm
Custom vinyl stickers	50 mm	5000 × 1300 mm

Type your size in and the price appears. Bulk pricing is built in too: on many products the price each drops as the quantity rises, and how print pricing works explains the steps.

Five jobs that call for a print quote request #

Too big for the page

A banner wider than 5 m, a board beyond 2440 × 1220 mm, or an unusual shape needs pricing by hand. So does anything built from several panels that must line up, like a long hoarding run or a wide backdrop. Our large mesh banners and scaffold banners are common starting points for this.

More than the top quantity

Each product has a highest step: 99 for PVC banners, 1,000 for Correx boards and 5,000 for business cards. Need more, or a large run split across several designs? Ask.

A finish or material you cannot see

If the options do not show what you have in mind, ask rather than assume. We will say plainly whether we can make it.

A whole kit

Fitting out an event, a shop opening or a site? One quote for the banners, signs and stationery is easier to compare and sign off than a pile of separate baskets.

A quoted delivery area

Northern Ireland, the Scottish islands, the Isle of Man, the Channel Islands, the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight are priced before ordering. With one of those postcodes, the basket shows a Get a delivery quote button that fills the form in for you. More in Scottish Highlands delivery.

The eight details every print quote request needs #

The get a quote form has four short steps. Between them, cover these:

1. What it is. The product type, which sets the material and process.
2. Size, with the unit. The form takes mm, cm, m, ft or in. Say whether it is the size of the space or of the finished item.
3. How many. Quantity changes the price each.
4. Material and finishing. Hems, eyelets, drilled holes, one side or both.
5. Where it will live. Indoors or out, sheltered or exposed, and for how long. It helps us suggest the right material.
6. Artwork status. Ready, needs design help, or not started.
7. The deadline. And whether it is fixed (an opening, a match) or flexible.
8. The full delivery postcode. Not just the town; it decides delivery and how oversize items travel.

A worked example: vague versus clear #

Vague: “Need some big banners for a building, how much?” That gets a reply full of questions, and the clock runs while you answer them.

Clear: “Mesh banner for scaffolding, 19 ft 8 in × 6 ft 7 in (6000 × 2000 mm), quantity 3, one per side of the building. Hemmed with eyelets. Exposed site, up for about six months. Logo attached as a PDF, wording in the notes. Needed on site by 30 November, date fixed. Postcode in full.”

The second version can be priced as it stands. It also tells us the size is above the 5 m banner limit, so it is a genuine custom job, and that mesh is the sensible material on an exposed scaffold. Measuring well matters here; see measuring up for a banner. A photo of the wall, fence or window helps too.

Attaching artwork #

Tell the form where you stand on artwork: files ready, help wanted, or nothing yet because you only want a number. Ready files can go straight in, five at most and 25 MB apiece. Our favourite format is a PDF with 3 mm of bleed on every edge, though we also take AI, EPS, SVG, PNG, JPG, TIFF, PSD, Word documents and ZIP folders. If you want us to design it, type the exact words you want printed into the notes box, spelled as you want them. Whatever you attach, a person looks it over for free before anything is printed, and we come back to you if a file will not print well at the size you asked for.

After you press send #

• You see a reference number straight away. Tick the box on the form if you want your print quote request emailed back to you as a record.
• A real person works through it. Gaps get a question, not a guess.
• Your price arrives the way you asked: by email or by phone.

There is no fixed reply time, since some jobs have to be checked with production before a price is safe to give. If your date is close, say so in the request, and use your reference number if you need to chase.

Small print that helps #

• List each different size on its own line instead of writing “various”.
• If a stock product nearly fits, mention it; a listed size may do the job for less.
• Add a quick phone photo of the space. It shows fixing points, obstacles and light in a way a tape measure cannot.
• There is no minimum order. Single items are quoted as happily as big runs.

Once you accept the price, the order runs like any other and your usual consumer protection rights apply. A tidy print quote request is the quickest route from idea to price.