A Little Bit About Us

Founded in Dundee in 1997, a year before Google came into existence, we have grown into a comprehensive web-to-print business. Over the years, we've proudly become a trusted print partner for thousands of ambitious businesses.

Our Vision & Values

At Tradeprint, we understand that our greatest asset is our people. We are committed to fostering rewarding careers that empower our team to thrive. Open and transparent communication is central to our culture, ensuring every individual feels heard and valued.

We take pride in offering a wide range of benefits, including performance-related bonuses, generous holiday allowances, flexible working options, and a dynamic, fast-paced work environment. Our goal is to create happy employees and achieve high levels of employee retention.

Investing in development is at the heart of our values. Through embracing training opportunities and providing apprenticeship schemes, we aim to support growth for people of all ages. By nurturing talent and fostering continuous learning, we strive to build a truly sustainable business.

Making Large-Scale Customisation Work

At Tradeprint, we are pioneers in mass customisation for print, playing a key role in the global success of the Cimpress family of companies. By leveraging cutting-edge technology, we streamline production flows, keeping print costs highly competitive for our customers. Whether using our self-service dynamic design templates or uploading your own artwork, we make it simple to create customised products from our extensive catalog. Don’t have a design? Our team can create one for you.

Each product page includes templates and guides with all the technical specifications you need to quickly prepare print-ready design files. This means large-scale customisation is as easy as refining designs and uploading them. Once your files are ready, we handle the printing and deliver them using white-label packaging to protect your brand identity.

If design isn’t your forte, we’ve got you covered with our design services, making the process even more accessible.

The Right Print for Every Job

Our diverse manufacturing capabilities include:

• Digital Printing
• Offset Printing
• Sublimation
• Large Format Printing

No matter the project, we have the right print solution for your needs.

Print Technology & Colour Management

At Tradeprint, we’ve refined our craft by consistently investing in the latest print technologies to deliver the highest quality at the most competitive prices. Beyond our advanced hardware, we’ve embraced state-of-the-art colour management systems to ensure that the colours you or your designers envision are precisely what you see in print.

Our GMG ColorServer Hybrid ensures colour consistency across various outputs, enhancing speed and reducing costs. This system integrates seamlessly with multiple Canon high-speed inkjet devices, litho long perfectors, and both flexible and rigid large-format printers.

By building a comprehensive library of output profiles tailored to specific stock and devices, GMG ColorServer guarantees unmatched consistency across all production environments. Its ink optimisation function reduces consumable costs and shortens drying times, keeping production efficient and uninterrupted.

GMG InkOptimiser further cuts ink costs while maintaining impeccable colour quality by substituting expensive colour inks with black ink. This process also preserves the black channel for better grey balance, reduces issues like streaking or mottling, and minimizes inkjet head wear, resulting in less downtime and waste.

Think of us as an extra member of your team—without the need to brew us a cup of tea! We handle the finer details of print so you can focus on your business. From banners, flyers, business cards, and stationery to tactile marketing materials like mugs, tote bags, stickers, and cushions, we’ve got it all covered.

Our Leadership and Commitment to Excellence

Our leadership is guided by a clear strategy, open communication, support, and autonomy. This approach unites our team with a shared purpose: to leverage our expertise to build success with our printing partners—people like you.

We are inspired to innovate, create, and engage with the ever-evolving world of print. Among our talented team are artists, graphic designers, eCommerce professionals, writers, and wellbeing specialists, all working together to help you excel in print.

Our business development strategies are built on the robust frameworks of ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015. These internationally recognized standards help us translate our strategies into actionable plans by continuously reviewing and improving our processes. The ISO (International Organisation for Standardisation) sets global benchmarks for improving efficiency, quality, environmental impact, and customer satisfaction.

Quality and Environmental Management

Our Quality Management Systems ensure that our business processes consistently meet customer needs while enhancing satisfaction. Alongside this, our Environmental Management Systems are designed to minimize our ecological footprint. This includes:

• Conducting cradle-to-grave waste stream analyses.
• Using low-alcohol litho print production methods.
• Diverting waste from landfill.
• Reducing Scope 1 & 2 CO2(e) emissions.

We are also committed to sustainable practices, ensuring all our paper products support responsible forestry.

At Tradeprint, we continually strive to improve, ensuring that our operations align with your needs and our shared commitment to quality and sustainability.

Sustainability in the UK Printing Industry

We are committed to achieving net zero by 2040 and actively introducing environmentally responsible products to empower our customers to make more sustainable choices. We’re proud to have Anthony Rowell, our Sales & Customer Success Director, leading these efforts as Chair of the BPIF Environmental Forum. This forum is dedicated to establishing policy and best practices for sustainability in the UK printing industry.

Our focus includes investing in energy-efficient infrastructure and equipment, sourcing renewable energy, identifying lower-emission substrates, and adopting more sustainable shipping methods.

Key initiatives include:

• 100% of the paper used in our production facilities is from responsible forestry.
• Plastics Reduction Goals: We are aligned with the targets set by the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment and the EU Plastics Pact, co-sponsored by the United Nations Environment Programme and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation.
• Maximising Recycling: All consumables and waste substrates in our production facilities are recycled wherever possible.

We’re also proud members of Two Sides, a paper and packaging advocacy group dedicated to combating “greenwashing” and promoting the benefits of paper through unbiased research and education.

By taking these steps, we aim to not only reduce our environmental impact but also support and inspire sustainability across the entire printing industry.