By Peter Harrison | Published August 2, 2011

The Printing Industry has seen a considerable increase in environmental and safety legislation, making us all aware of the European and worldwide issues on pollution, safety and the environment. How your company needs to respond to these issues will vary but your performance will be measures against standards such as the following: The Control of …

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Half Price Letterhead Printing for Two Weeks

By Richard Dooley | Published July 27, 2011

Letterheaded paper is a simple and effective way to add some clout to your written communications, and help to present a professional image. Whether you’re running short, or have just decided you need some, order online in the next two weeks and get our Full-Colour Letterheads for half price! Between now and 5:00 pm on …

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What measures can a print firm take to improve energy efficiency?

By Peter Harrison | Published July 26, 2011

Many energy saving measures come under the categories of ‘common-sense’ or ‘good housekeeping’, and cost very little in staff time or real money to implement: these are the obvious things such as switching off lights, controlling building temperature properly, reducing steam or compressed air leaks, switching off motors when not needed. If there is nothing …

How much energy are we using when printing?

By Peter Harrison | Published July 21, 2011

A good start to answering this is to obtain appropriate free EEO publications (from your REEO, or one of the other contacts listed at the end): Practical Energy Saving Guide for Smaller Businesses, produced by the EEO in conjunction with industry through the Advisory Committee on Business and the Environment. This is written as a …

25% OFF Everything – Ends at Midnight!

By Richard Dooley | Published July 20, 2011

Just a quick reminder that you can get 25% off everything online at PrintBuyingDirect.co.uk up until midnight tonight (Wednesday 20th July). Order absolutely anything online and enter discount code july25 at checkout. This is our biggest ever discount offer, so we’d really hate you to miss out. Order online at PrintBuyingDirect.co.uk NEW! Pull-Up Banner …

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25% OFF Everything – Starts at Midnight!

By Richard Dooley | Published July 19, 2011

We just thought we’d remind you about our special 25% discount offer – which starts at midnight tonight – because we’d hate for you to miss out. Order absolutely anything online at www.PrintBuyingDirect.co.uk throughout tomorrow (Wednesday 20th July) and enter discount code july25 at the checkout to get 25% off your order! Remember, this offer …

25% OFF EVERYTHING – for one day only…

By Richard Dooley | Published July 13, 2011

Did you miss out on our 20% discount offer the other week? Well worry not, we’re giving you another chance to save – and then some – but you’ll need to be quick. We’re giving you a massive 25% OFF EVERYTHING! From business cards to compliment slips, flyers and leaflets to posters, banner stands to …

Just two days left to get a free banner stand…

By Richard Dooley | Published July 7, 2011

Just a gentle reminder that you can still get a pull-up banner stand for FREE, but only if you order in the next two days. If you spend £150 or over on Print Buying Direct either today or tomorrow (Friday 8th July), you’ll be sent an offer code which you can claim against one pull-up …

Energy Efficiency in the Printing Industries

By Peter Harrison | Published July 4, 2011

Over the recent past the environment has become increasingly prominent in the public consciousness, and pressure is mounting to reduce our impact on our surroundings, most particularly with regard to the emissions of ‘greenhouse’ gases. Achieving this involves research to develop the ‘alternative’ sources of energy in the longer term, and in the shorter term …

Get a free Pull-Up Banner when you spend £150 or more

By Richard Dooley | Published June 29, 2011

We hope you enjoyed our recent 20% discount offer, but if you missed it don’t worry, we’ve got something else we think you might enjoy. If you spend £150 or over on Print Buying Direct between now and next Friday (8th July), we’ll give you a pull-up banner stand absolutely free! Once you’ve placed your …