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Triplex Business Card Printing

from £46.91

As low as 35.6p each 5,000 for £1,779.84, Saver

Triplex business card printing on 810gsm board: three layers bonded together, with a coloured core that shows as a stripe round every edge. Pick white or kraft outers, one of 11 core colours, 85 × 55 mm or 55 × 55 mm, and 50 to 5,000 cards, made to order and dispatched from the UK.

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Price is final, no surprises at checkout. UK delivery £7.95, free over £49.99 this week. Scottish Highlands +£10; islands and NI quoted.

Price per itemAs low as 35.6p each at 5,000

QuantityTotalEach
50£46.9193.8p
100£71.8471.8p
250£110.1244.0p
500£203.9240.8p
1,000£382.6838.3p
2,000£746.1237.3p
5,000£1,779.84as low as35.6p

For 85 × 55 mm, 810gsm triplex, white outer layers, White, Front only, Matt, both sides, Saver. Tap a row to choose that quantity.

Free online designer

Design your business card online

Add your company name, phone and logo to a ready-made layout, move things around and see exactly how it will print. What you see is what we print. No design fee. Only need the file? Buy the print-ready PDF for £9.99.

Artwork

Design fees are fixed, shown as their own line in your basket, and cover the whole quantity of this item. You can also upload later: we email you after you order.

Charity, school, club or place of worship? up to 10% off every orderBusiness? up to 5% off your first order

  • Free UK delivery over £49.99 this week
  • Dispatch from 4 working days
  • Printed in the UK

Overview

Triplex business card printing at FatPrint, in short: hand someone a triplex card and they notice the weight before they read a word. Three sheets are pressed into one 810gsm board, and the middle sheet is coloured, so a thin stripe of colour runs round all four edges.

Match the edge to your brand

The core colour is the fun bit. Choose from white, black, red, orange, yellow, green, pastel green, turquoise, blue, purple or pink. A cocktail bar might go black core with white outers; a florist might pick pastel green inside kraft. Pull one colour from your logo and the edge ties it all together.

Triplex business card printing: outers, size and finish

  • Outer layers. White gives clean, bright print. Kraft is brown and natural, and colours print softer on it, so keep the design bold and simple.
  • Size. 85 × 55 mm for a normal wallet card, or 55 × 55 mm square for something that stands out on a counter.
  • Printing. Full colour on the front only or on both sides.
  • Lamination. None, or matt, gloss or soft touch on both sides. Skip it if you want the raw feel of the board or plan to write on the card.

How many

Packs come in 50, 100, 250, 500, 1,000, 2,000 or 5,000. Fifty is a nice test run for a new brand; a restaurant leaving cards on every table will want more. Each card costs less as the pack gets bigger.

Artwork and getting it to you

Upload a print-ready PDF with 3 mm bleed on every edge, design one in the free online designer, or use the paid artwork service. Every uploaded file is checked by a person for free. The artwork guidelines explain bleed and safe areas.

Triplex business card printing is made to order and dispatched from the UK. Express is from 4 working days to dispatch, Standard from 6 and Saver from 8, once your order and artwork are confirmed. UK mainland delivery is £7.95, free on orders of £100 or more after discounts; see delivery. Thinner and cheaper cards are in business cards.

Specs

Materials, sizes and finishing.

Size85 × 55 mm or 55 × 55 mm
Card810gsm triplex, white or kraft outer layers
Core colourWhite, black, red, orange, yellow, green, pastel green, turquoise, blue, purple or pink
PrintingFront only or both sides
LaminationNone, or matt, gloss or soft touch on both sides
Quantities50 to 5,000
TurnaroundSaver from 8, Standard from 6, Express from 4 working days to dispatch
Made byMade to order and dispatched from the UK
SKUFP-STA-011
PriceFinal price shown in the configurator. No surprises at checkout.
DeliveryUK mainland £7.95 per order, free over £49.99 this week. Scottish Highlands +£10; islands and NI quoted.
Artwork checkFree file check on uploaded artwork (resolution, size and bleed). Designs made online: you see exactly what you will get.

Questions

Quick answers about triplex business card printing.

What is the turnaround on my triplex business card order?

Express gets it out in 4 working days, Standard ships after 6 working days and Saver, the lowest price, after 8 working days. The clock starts once your order is placed and the file is confirmed. Spend £100 on goods (design fees are not counted) and UK mainland delivery is free; otherwise it is £7.95 once. Northern Ireland and island addresses get a delivery quote first, and the mainland Highlands add £10.

How do I prepare my artwork for my triplex business card order?

Set it up as a print-ready PDF at the size you choose with 3 mm bleed round every edge, and keep text 3 mm or more inside the trim. Paid help is there too: a clean layout from your text and logo (£15), a design from your brief (£35) or a logo redraw (£30), each with one first draft and two rounds of changes.

Will you tell me if something is wrong with my file?

We will. Every upload for your triplex business card order is checked by a person for resolution, size and bleed, and you hear from us before anything is printed. In the online designer, what you see is what we print.

I have seen cards with a coloured edge. Is that what triplex is?

Yes. Three sheets of card are bonded into one 810gsm card, and the centre sheet is coloured, which gives you that coloured stripe around the edge.

How do I choose a core colour for triplex business cards?

Match it to your logo or brand colours. There are 11 in total: plain black or white, warm red, orange, yellow and pink, then green, a pastel green, turquoise, blue and purple.

Should I pick white or kraft outer layers?

White gives bright, crisp printing. Kraft is brown and natural looking, so colours come out darker, which suits bold designs.

Asked by buyers

How cheaply can I get hold of Triplex Business Cards?

Picked the way the page first loads, with 85 × 55 mm, 810gsm triplex, white outer layers and white, Triplex Business Cards come to £39.09. Any other mix of options, a faster turnaround included, gets its own price the moment you choose it, and that figure is what you pay at checkout. Only delivery is left to add. On its own the opening price of £39.09 would add £7.95 for mainland delivery; reach £100 of goods and that goes to zero.

Is delivery extra on top of the price of Triplex Business Cards?

Send it to a UK mainland address for a flat £7.95, or for free when the goods in the basket add up to £100 or more after discounts; artwork and design charges do not count towards that. An order of just this at the opening price of £39.09 is under £100, so it pays the £7.95. We price delivery first for Northern Ireland and for the Isle of Wight, the Channel Islands, Scilly, the Scottish islands and the Isle of Man; Highland addresses on the mainland just pay £10 extra, one time per order.

Which turnaround speeds can I choose for Triplex Business Cards?

Allow 8 working days on Saver, 6 on Standard or 4 on Express before Triplex Business Cards are handed to the courier, based on the options the page opens with. Weekends and bank holidays are not counted, and nothing starts until the order is paid and the artwork is confirmed. Pick another size or material and the days beside each speed update, sometimes by a day. After it leaves us, the courier normally delivers in one to three working days and you get the tracking link by email.

Which artwork services are offered with Triplex Business Cards?

Several routes, all chosen under Artwork on this page. Send your own finished file (no charge), we set your words and logo on a tidy layout, called typesetting (£15), we design it from your brief (£35), we redraw a blurry or low quality logo as sharp vector art (£30) or we create a brand new logo (£50). Typesetting and design from a brief each come with one first draft and two rounds of changes. The fee is the same whatever quantity you order and shows separately in the basket. There is also a free online designer if you want to build it yourself. For reference, these cards measure 85 × 55 mm.

Is the online designer free, and how do I use it?

Pick a starting layout, swap in your own words, logo and pictures, and move things around until it looks right. While you work, the tool flags sample text you forgot to change, small text, items outside the safe area and blurry images, before you can finish. It is free to use and the on-screen watermark does not print. What you see is what we print. Make the artwork for these cards the same size as the one you order, such as 85 × 55 mm.

How big is each finished card, and how should my file be set up?

Trimmed size: 85 × 55 mm / 55 × 55 mm. Allow 3 mm of bleed all round. Hold text back at least 3 mm from the cut line so none of it is trimmed away, and stretch any background colour or photo right out into the bleed. Designing online? The designer handles the size and bleed automatically.

How big are Triplex Business Cards?

It measures 85 × 55 mm and costs from £39.09. If that is not quite right for your space, the Square Business Cards or the Textured Business Cards may fit better. Spend £100 on goods and mainland delivery is free; below that it is £7.95. Other settings on the page, such as quantity, adjust the total as you go.

How many Triplex Business Cards can I buy at one time?

Anything from 50 to 5000. The quantity choices on the page run 50, 100, 250, 500, 1000, 2000 and 5000. The figure shown is for the whole batch, not for one, so divide it by the number you picked to see the cost of each. If you need more than 5000, send the size, number and date through our Get a quote page. For reference, these cards measure 85 × 55 mm.

Is there a minimum quantity for Triplex Business Cards?

Yes. You can start at 50, with 100, 250, 500 and 1000 as the next steps. Each price is the total for that quantity, so divide it to compare the cost of one item across a few options before deciding. For an amount outside the list, ask for a quote. Before delivery, these cards cost from £39.09.

I am never sure how many to print. How many cards is sensible?

Start from how many you will really hand out before your details or offer change. This page goes from 50 up to 5,000, and the price per card usually falls as the number rises, so compare a couple of amounts. For a one-off campaign, a modest first order is a cheap way to test the design. For reference, these cards measure 85 × 55 mm.

Could the total go up after I reach the checkout?

No surprises: what the page shows for these cards is the goods figure you pay at checkout. Delivery is the one extra, £7.95 to a UK mainland address, and it drops away when the goods reach £100 after discounts. Paid artwork help shows up as its own basket line, so you can check each amount before paying. For reference, these cards measure 85 × 55 mm. Nothing is printed ahead of time: each card is made to order for you.

Our event is close. Can Triplex Business Cards be rushed?

Yes. Choose Express and Triplex Business Cards can be on the way in 4 working days on the opening option, for £45.26, where Saver is £39.09 and takes 8 days. Then give the courier one to three working days, and send the artwork with the order, because the clock does not run until the file is sorted. If the date is really tight, message us on the Contact page before paying and we will tell you honestly.

Do you send to Northern Ireland or the islands?

Yes, anywhere in the UK, though the price differs by area. A Highlands postcode on the mainland pays the usual rate plus a single £10 for the order, and that £10 still applies when the rest of the delivery is free. Northern Ireland gets a price worked out first, as do the Isle of Wight, the Channel Islands, Scilly, the Scottish islands and the Isle of Man: send your postcode through our Get a quote page or the Contact page. We cannot send anything outside the UK. Before delivery, these cards cost from £39.09.

How many pixels does a photo need to print well on these cards?

Close-up items need about 300 dpi at full size. So an 85 × 55 mm layout wants about 1,004 by 650 pixels. Keep lettering and logos as vectors if you can. An image copied off a web page or a social post rarely has enough pixels; if yours looks likely to print soft, our file check flags it. If you have no file, you can build the design for these cards in our free online designer and check every detail before ordering.

Will anyone look at my file before it is printed?

Yes, a real person on our team opens every uploaded file and checks the size, the bleed and the resolution. If something is off, you hear from us before anything is made. Designs made in the online designer are printed exactly as they looked on screen. We print what you send, though, so read the spelling, numbers and dates yourself as well. Making starts when the order and the file are both confirmed. Make the artwork for these cards the same size as the one you order, such as 85 × 55 mm.

Can I send a Word or Canva file for Triplex Business Cards?

Word, PowerPoint and Canva are a fair place to start, but export a high quality PDF from them before uploading. Our first choice is always a PDF at the ordered size with fonts embedded or outlined, followed by AI, EPS or SVG, then high resolution JPG, PNG or TIFF. You can add three files, each up to 25 MB, on this page, or upload them after ordering from the email we send. For reference, these cards measure 85 × 55 mm.

Someone else is putting our file together. How does it reach you?

Easiest route: they send the finished file to whoever placed the order, and it gets uploaded after ordering. Up to 3 files of 25 MB each are fine. They can also reach us through the Contact page, as long as they quote your order number so it lands on the right job. Production waits for the checked file, so a late file means a later dispatch date. Make the artwork for these cards the same size as the one you order, such as 85 × 55 mm.

I am not a designer. What if the file I send turns out to be unusable?

That is why a person looks at every upload before anything is printed. Typical snags are a document at the wrong size, missing bleed, blurry photos and words sitting too near the trim. If we spot one, we explain what to change and you send a fresh file. Or hand it over to us: for £15 our typesetting places your wording and logo on a neat layout, with one first draft and two rounds of changes. Make the artwork for these cards the same size as the one you order, such as 85 × 55 mm.

Once I finish designing these cards online, is the file mine to keep?

Two ways. Buy the file on its own: finish your design and pay £9.99 for the print-ready PDF, though you give up the right to cancel as soon as you start downloading it. Or order printing, and a full resolution PDF of the design travels with the order, waiting for you in your confirmation email and under My Account once you have paid. Make the artwork for these cards the same size as the one you order, such as 85 × 55 mm.

Can you explain the core colour setting for Triplex Business Cards?

Triplex card has a coloured layer sandwiched in the middle, which shows as a thin stripe around the edge. For Triplex Business Cards the list runs purple, blue, turquoise, pastel green, green, yellow, orange, Red, black or white, and 1 others. Try each one on the page: the figure changes as you click, so the cost of every choice is clear.

Does the lamination option I choose make a difference to Triplex Business Cards?

The lamination option has 4 settings: soft touch, both sides; gloss, both sides; matt, both sides; or none. A laminate is a very thin clear layer sealed over the print. Gloss gives richer, punchier colour; matt takes the shine away so photos and text are easier to read under lights; soft touch feels smooth, almost like velvet. Whichever you pick, the surface copes better with scuffs. Switch between them on the page and the total updates straight away, so you can see what each one adds. For these cards, the material can be 810gsm triplex, kraft outer layers; or 810gsm triplex, white outer layers.

How do I pick the right card for Triplex Business Cards?

The card option has 2 settings: 810gsm triplex, kraft outer layers; or 810gsm triplex, white outer layers. Card thickness is shown as gsm, the weight in grams of one square metre, and more gsm means a sturdier card. Coated silk card gives crisp print; recycled, textured or uncoated cards have a softer, more natural feel and are nicer to write on. Switch between them on the page and the total updates straight away, so you can see what each one adds.

Which printed would you suggest for Triplex Business Cards?

The printed option has 2 settings: both sides or front only. It sets which sides of the item get printed. Switch between them on the page and the total updates straight away, so you can see what each one adds. For these cards, the material can be 810gsm triplex, kraft outer layers; or 810gsm triplex, white outer layers.

How would I decide between Square Business Cards and Triplex Business Cards?

Comparing Triplex Business Cards with Square Business Cards, this is what changes. Material: 810gsm triplex, kraft outer layers; or 810gsm triplex, white outer layers on this page, against 350gsm recycled uncoated or 350gsm silk card on the other. Opening price: £39.09 on this page and £18.89 on the other. Go by the spot it is going in and how long it needs to last, then open both pages and compare the live totals.

Where do Triplex Business Cards and Uncoated Business Cards differ?

Comparing Triplex Business Cards with Uncoated Business Cards, this is what changes. Material: 810gsm triplex, kraft outer layers; or 810gsm triplex, white outer layers on this page, against 350gsm recycled uncoated, 300gsm textured uncoated or 300gsm brown kraft on the other. Opening price: £39.09 on this page and £18.68 on the other. On the Standard service it is 6 working days on this page and 4 on the other. Go by the spot it is going in and how long it needs to last, then open both pages and compare the live totals.

Should I get Triplex Business Cards, or would Textured Business Cards suit me better?

Comparing Triplex Business Cards with Textured Business Cards, this is what changes. Material: 810gsm triplex, kraft outer layers; or 810gsm triplex, white outer layers on this page, against 250gsm Rives Shetland (textured) or 300gsm textured uncoated on the other. Opening price: £39.09 on this page and £28.04 on the other. On the Standard service it is 6 working days on this page and 5 on the other. Go by the spot it is going in and how long it needs to last, then open both pages and compare the live totals.

Do I have to register before I can buy?

There is no need to sign up. Pay as a guest with a bank card, handled securely by Stripe, and you still get an order confirmation email and a tracking email on dispatch. An account is optional; it just keeps your order history in one place, along with downloads of designs you made online. Before delivery, these cards cost from £39.09.

Next year we will want the same card again. Is reordering easy?

Very. Choose the same product with the same options and upload the same file, and it is made again exactly as before. Designed it online? The print PDF from your first paid order stays in My Account and in the confirmation email, so you can reuse it. Before you repeat it, read the wording again: dates, prices, opening times and contact details are the things that go out of date. Nothing is printed ahead of time: each card is made to order for you. Before delivery, these cards cost from £39.09.

We need a few different designs. Do they each need their own order?

No. Each design goes into the basket as a separate line with its own file or online design, and you pay for them all in one checkout. Delivery is counted once for the whole order and costs nothing when the goods reach £100. If two lines share the same artwork, pick the artwork option that reuses a file already in your basket, so any design fee is only paid once. For reference, these cards measure 85 × 55 mm. Before delivery, these cards cost from £39.09.

Do I pay delivery on each item in my basket?

No. One delivery charge covers the whole basket, so adding Triplex Business Cards to other items does not add a second one. It is £7.95 to a UK mainland address and nothing once the goods total £100 after any discount code. Using the same design on two items? Pick the reuse-artwork option on the second one and you pay the artwork fee just once. Each line keeps its own size and quantity.

Our treasurer needs a receipt for the accounts. What do we get?

Keep the order confirmation email we send: it itemises the purchase and the payment, and works as a plain receipt for your records. The total at checkout for these cards is the goods price on the page plus delivery, so the email matches what left the account. Need something more formal for an audit or a grant claim? Message us from the Contact page with your order number. Nothing is printed ahead of time: each card is made to order for you.

Can I pay for Triplex Business Cards by card as a guest?

Yes. Guest checkout is fine, and any debit or credit card works. Stripe processes the payment for us, which keeps your card number off our system entirely. We begin making these cards once the payment has cleared and the artwork is confirmed. Large or out of the ordinary jobs can be quoted first from the Get a quote page. Nothing is printed ahead of time: each card is made to order for you.

Who looks after me once I have bought Triplex Business Cards?

FatPrint does, from start to finish. We take your order and payment, a person on our team checks your file, and Triplex Business Cards are made to order for you rather than taken off a shelf. It then goes to you by courier, with tracking sent by email. Questions before or after ordering go through the box on this page or the Contact page, and a person replies.

I am not sure which options to pick for these cards. Can someone advise me?

Yes. Type your question into the box on this page and a real person replies. Mention where the card will be used, how long you need it to last and the date you need it by. Answered questions may be shown on the page for other buyers, so leave personal details out of it. Private questions can go through the Contact page, and anything the options here cannot price can go through the Get a quote page. For reference, these cards measure 85 × 55 mm.

Should I send my file as RGB or CMYK?

CMYK if you can. An RGB file gets converted to CMYK for printing, and vivid greens, blues and oranges may lose a little brightness on the way. Have a Pantone number for your brand colour? Tell us and we match it as near as the material lets us. Expect a small shift between screen and print either way: a screen shines light at you, while printed items reflect it. For reference, these cards measure 85 × 55 mm.

Can the back of these cards carry different information from the front?

Yes. Pick the option to print on both sides and send a two-page PDF: page one for the front, page two for the back. Use the back for a map, opening hours, a price list or terms and conditions, and keep the front for the main message. The online designer lets you flip between the two sides. For reference, these cards measure 85 × 55 mm.

Bleed and dpi mean nothing to me. Can I still get printing done?

Yes. You do not need any print knowledge to order Triplex Business Cards. Send us your words and logo with the typesetting option (£15) and we build the layout, then you get a first draft and two rounds of changes. If you would rather make it yourself, the online designer checks the technical side as you go. Whatever you choose, a real person looks at the file before printing.

Which mistakes does the online designer warn me about?

Five things: placeholder wording still sitting in the layout, lettering smaller than will print clearly, anything creeping past the safe area or right up to the trim, logos or photos with too few pixels for the size, and shapes lying on top of words. A serious issue has to be sorted before you finish, while a plain warning can be accepted if you are happy with it. Your spelling is not read, so go over names, numbers and dates yourself. Make the artwork for these cards the same size as the one you order, such as 85 × 55 mm.

How should we keep these cards in good condition until we need them?

Store paper and card lying flat, in the box it arrived in, in a dry spot out of sunlight and away from radiators. Moisture makes sheets curl and can cause jams in a printer, and strong light fades the colours over time. Only take out what you need, so the rest stays clean. For these cards, the material can be 810gsm triplex, kraft outer layers; or 810gsm triplex, white outer layers.

Can these cards go in the recycling bin afterwards?

In most cases, yes, because unlaminated paper and card can go straight into your paper recycling. Foiled, laminated or plastic items are a different matter: they are harder to recycle and councils treat them differently, so look up your local rules first. If that matters to you, recycled options are available. For these cards, the material can be 810gsm triplex, kraft outer layers; or 810gsm triplex, white outer layers.

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