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Foamex Strut Card Printing

from £55.17

Buy more, pay less each: 1 for £55.172 for £55.94 (£27.97 each)3 for £56.74 (£18.91 each)5 for £58.23 (£11.65 each)10 for £84.59 (£8.46 each)

The first one carries the setup cost, so extra copies work out cheaper.

Foamex strut card printing for counters, tables and window ledges: a stiff, full-colour card with a strut on the back, so it props itself up wherever you put it. A4 or A3, portrait or landscape, 1 to 100 cards, made to order and dispatched from the UK.

Sides PrintedSingle Sided

Turnaround
…Working out your price

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

Free online designer

Design your sign 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 5 working days
  • Printed in the UK

Overview

Foamex strut card printing at FatPrint, in short: a strut card is a printed Foamex board with a strut on the back that holds it upright. No wall, no screws, no sticky tack. Stand it up, shift it about, pop it under the counter at closing time.

Jobs a strut card does well

Picture a café with a new breakfast deal: an A4 portrait card by the till does the selling while the queue waits. A pub stands A4 landscape cards on the tables for quiz night. A salon props an A3 on the reception desk with the price list, and a charity shop sets one in the window to shout about Saturday's half-price rail. Because it stands alone, it goes wherever the customers are this week.

Foamex strut card printing: pick your shape

  • A4 portrait for menus, deals and price lists read at arm's length.
  • A4 landscape for table talkers and short messages.
  • A3 portrait for desks and windows, where people read it from a step or two back.
  • A3 landscape for a wide photo or a row of offers.

Every card is printed in full colour on one side.

Varnish or no varnish?

Cards on a counter get picked up, knocked over and wiped down. The scratch-resistant gloss varnish helps the print cope with that. If the card sits on a quiet shelf, or you change the message every few weeks, you can leave it off. Order 1 card for a single counter, or up to 100 to cover every table in the place.

Artwork, timing and delivery

Upload a print-ready file, make one in the free online designer, or use our paid artwork service. A person checks every uploaded file for free. Standard foamex strut card printing takes 5 working days after your order and artwork are confirmed, or 8 on saver. UK mainland delivery is £7.95, free on orders of £100 or more after discounts; see delivery for areas. For menu holders and more stands, browse counter and menu displays, or compare boards in Foamex vs Dibond vs Correx.

Indoors, a strut card is just part of your display. Stand one outside on a pavement table and it becomes an outdoor sign, which falls under the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) (England) Regulations 2007. Many small signs can go up without an application, but check with your local council if you are unsure.

Sizes and prices

Smallest first. Tap a price to load that size into the buy box.

SizeFrom
A4 · 210 × 297 mm
A4 landscape · 297 × 210 mm
A3 · 297 × 420 mm
A3 landscape · 420 × 297 mm

Final prices per item with the lowest-priced options. UK delivery £7.95, free over £49.99 this week. Choose a price to load it into the price calculator.

Specs

Materials, sizes and finishing.

SizesA3 Landscape, A3 Portrait, A4 Landscape, A4 Portrait
VarnishScratch resistant gloss varnish, None
Quantity1 to 100
ProductionStandard 5 days, saver 8
PrintFull colour
Made byMade to order and dispatched from the UK
SKUFP-BRD-021
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 foamex strut card printing.

Is there a discount if I buy more?

Usually, yes: the more you order, the less each one tends to cost. Anything from 1 up to 100 is priced on this page for your Foamex strut card order. Postage to the UK mainland is £7.95 per basket, not per item, and free when your goods total £100 or more.

Do you check the design I upload?

Every upload is looked at by a person first, and nothing is printed until it passes. If anything needs fixing on your Foamex strut card order, we tell you before it is made. 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.

Who looks after the order once I have paid?

FatPrint does. Your artwork is checked by a person first, your Foamex strut card is made to order, and a courier brings it to you with email tracking. Got a question first? Ask in the box on this page and a person answers.

How do I find out what my display board will cost?

Choose the options on this page and the total updates straight away. It opens on the cheapest combination, £58.23. What the page shows is what you pay for the goods at checkout.

Which options does this display board have?

4 sizes from A4 (210 × 297 mm) to A3 landscape (420 × 297 mm), sides printed (single sided) and varnish (scratch resistant gloss varnish or none). Every combination is priced on this page, from £58.23.

Which sizes can I get a Foamex strut card in?

There are 4: A4 (210 × 297 mm), A4 landscape (297 × 210 mm), A3 (297 × 420 mm) or A3 landscape (420 × 297 mm). Prices start at £58.23 and change with the size you pick.

Asked by buyers

How cheaply can I get hold of Foamex Strut Cards?

Picked the way the page first loads, with single Sided, A4 landscape · 297 × 210 mm and none, Foamex Strut Cards come to £58.23. 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 £58.23 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 Foamex Strut 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 £58.23 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 Foamex Strut Cards?

Allow 8 working days on Saver or 5 on Standard before Foamex Strut 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 Foamex Strut 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, Foamex Strut Cards are listed in 4 sizes, the smallest being A4 (210 × 297 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 display boards the same size as the one you order, such as A4 (210 × 297 mm).

Which is the smallest and which the biggest display board I can order here?

The table has 4 sizes. At the small end, A4 (210 × 297 mm) costs from £58.23; at the top, A3 landscape (420 × 297 mm) costs from £86.69. Each figure is for the cheapest set of options at that size. Unsure? Measure where it will go and check the view from the spot people will stand.

Can I leave these display boards outside?

Out of doors, the board decides how long Foamex Strut Cards last. All print fades gradually in strong sunlight, so if a sign is staying up for a long time, point it away from the midday sun where you can.

How do people usually fix up these display boards?

Putting up Foamex Strut Cards takes very little kit. A drill, for a hole near each corner. Then screws with washers for a wall, tightened gently. If the wall is smooth and indoors, double-sided foam tape or sticky pads avoid drilling altogether.

How much does an A3 (297 × 420 mm) display board cost?

From £86.69, with the cheapest settings and the Saver service. Add £7.95 for UK mainland delivery, or nothing at all once the goods reach £100. Select it on the page and swap materials, finishes and speed to watch how the figure moves. Before delivery, these display boards cost from £58.23.

How many Foamex Strut Cards can I buy at one time?

Anything from 1 to 100. The quantity choices on the page run 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8, and upwards. 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 100, send the size, number and date through our Get a quote page. Nothing is printed ahead of time: each display board is made to order for you.

And the largest display board, A3 landscape (420 × 297 mm): how much is that one?

From £86.69, with the cheapest settings and the Saver service. Add £7.95 for UK mainland delivery, or nothing at all once the goods reach £100. Select it on the page and swap materials, finishes and speed to watch how the figure moves. Before delivery, these display boards cost from £58.23.

Could the total go up after I reach the checkout?

No surprises: what the page shows for these display boards 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. Sizes for these display boards go from A4 (210 × 297 mm) at the small end to A3 landscape (420 × 297 mm), 4 in all.

I am not a business. Can I buy just one of these display boards?

Of course. Anyone can order, with no trade account and no minimum beyond one. Prices for Foamex Strut Cards begin at £58.23, checkout works without an account and you pay by card. Parents, clubs, churches and small shops order single items all the time. On its own the opening price of £58.23 would add £7.95 for mainland delivery; reach £100 of goods and that goes to zero.

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 display boards cost from £58.23.

Can I send a Word or Canva file for Foamex Strut 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. If you have no file, you can build the design for these display boards in our free online designer and check every detail before ordering.

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

Close-up items need about 300 dpi at full size. So an A3 landscape (420 × 297 mm) layout wants about 4,961 by 3,508 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.

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 display boards the same size as the one you order, such as A4 (210 × 297 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. Sizes for these display boards go from A4 (210 × 297 mm) at the small end to A3 landscape (420 × 297 mm), 4 in all.

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 display boards the same size as the one you order, such as A4 (210 × 297 mm).

Once I finish designing these display boards 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 display boards the same size as the one you order, such as A4 (210 × 297 mm).

Does the varnish option I choose make a difference to Foamex Strut Cards?

A tough, scratch-resistant varnish guards the printed face against handling. For Foamex Strut Cards the list runs none or scratch resistant gloss varnish. Try each one on the page: the figure changes as you click, so the cost of every choice is clear.

Can these display boards have print on the front and the back?

Not these. The options only offer single sided printing for Foamex Strut Cards. Where a message has to face both ways, mount two boards back to back. Switch between the options on the page and the total moves with you, so comparing costs is quick.

Where do Foamex Strut Cards and Foamex Boards differ?

Set Foamex Strut Cards beside Foamex Boards and a few things differ. Sizes: 4 on this page, the smallest A4 (210 × 297 mm), and 11 on the other, the smallest A4 (210 × 297 mm). Opening price: £58.23 on this page and £20.91 on the other. On the Standard service it is 5 working days on this page and 3 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 Foamex Strut Cards, or would Printed Chalk Boards suit me better?

Comparing Foamex Strut Cards with Printed Chalk Boards, this is what changes. Sizes: 4 on this page, the smallest A4 (210 × 297 mm), and only 1000 × 600 mm on the other. Opening price: £58.23 on this page and £89.24 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.

Our club needs a big batch of display boards, or an odd size. Can you price it?

Yes. Fill in our Get a quote page, giving the size, how many, the material, when you need them and the delivery postcode, and attach your artwork if it is ready. A price comes back to you by email. Get a quote is also how delivery to Northern Ireland and the islands gets priced. Sizes for these display boards go from A4 (210 × 297 mm) at the small end to A3 landscape (420 × 297 mm), 4 in all.

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 display boards cost from £58.23.

I am ordering these display boards for a school or charity. Do I need to open an account?

No account is needed. Guest checkout lets a parent, volunteer or club secretary order once and pay by debit or credit card through Stripe. The price you see is the price you pay at checkout, and the confirmation email you receive lists the items and the amount paid for your records. If the committee needs a price agreed before anyone pays, the Get a quote page is the better starting point. Before delivery, these display boards cost from £58.23.

I have spotted a typo after paying. Can it be fixed?

Tell us quickly through the Contact page, quoting your order number. Before production starts we can take a corrected file, or cancel and refund the whole order. After that it cannot be changed. A print that matches your finished design or the file you sent is not a fault, so it pays to read every word and number before you order. Sizes for these display boards go from A4 (210 × 297 mm) at the small end to A3 landscape (420 × 297 mm), 4 in all.

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 display boards 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. Sizes for these display boards go from A4 (210 × 297 mm) at the small end to A3 landscape (420 × 297 mm), 4 in all.

Can I send these display boards back if I no longer need them?

If they arrive faulty, damaged or not what you ordered, yes: under the Consumer Rights Act 2015 we reprint or refund. A change of mind is different. Each order is made to your specification, and reg. 28(1)(b) of the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013 takes those goods out of the 14-day right to cancel. Before production starts, though, you can cancel for all your money back. Nothing is printed ahead of time: each display board is made to order for you.

Next year we will want the same display board 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. Before delivery, these display boards cost from £58.23.

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. Nothing is printed ahead of time: each display board is made to order for you.

Can I pay for Foamex Strut 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 display boards 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. Before delivery, these display boards cost from £58.23.

Do I pay delivery on each item in my basket?

No. One delivery charge covers the whole basket, so adding Foamex Strut 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.

The parcel turned up damaged. How do I sort it out?

Take photos of the damage and the box it came in, then send them through the contact form within 48 hours of delivery, with your order number. Hold on to the item rather than posting it back; we reply and arrange a reprint or refund. This sits alongside your legal rights, which the returns page covers. Choose Saver and these display boards leave us after 8 working days; Standard brings that down to 5.

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

Yes. You do not need any print knowledge to order Foamex Strut 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.

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. Make the artwork for these display boards the same size as the one you order, such as A4 (210 × 297 mm).

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 display boards the same size as the one you order, such as A4 (210 × 297 mm).

Can I design these display boards first and show the committee before we pay?

You can. Designing online costs nothing until you order, so make a draft, show it to the group and tweak it as often as you like. The on-screen watermark is only there on the preview and is never printed. The designer flags things like small text or low-resolution photos as you go, but it cannot catch a wrong date, so have a second person read it. Make the artwork for these display boards the same size as the one you order, such as A4 (210 × 297 mm).

Which sides printed is used on Foamex Strut Cards?

One side means the design appears on the front only. Two sides puts print on both faces, handy when people approach from either direction, for example a flag on a pole or a sign that faces two ways. On Foamex Strut Cards there is no choice to make: single Sided comes as standard. Your size, quantity and turnaround settle the final figure.

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