When does the lead time start?

From the point artwork is approved and locked, not from the order. With an institutional report, internal review usually takes longer than the printing.

Is hardback worth it for a report?

It depends who receives it. For official presentation or handing to authorities, hardback makes sense. For wide distribution, paperback goes much further for the same money.

Can we print a full version and a summary?

Yes, and it is common: a full version in a short run for the archive and for authorities, and a summary in a longer run for distribution. Worth quoting them together.

Annual reports

Annual reports and institutional books, usually hardback and laminated. These have fixed delivery dates, so the schedule is planned from the start.

Common sizes: A421 x 27 cm
Papers: Coated 150 gsmEuropean paper
Finishing: HardbackPaddedLaminated
Estimated lead time: 15 to 20 working days
Minimum quantity: 100 copies

How we make it

An annual report is produced against a date that does not move, usually a presentation or the close of the financial year, and in practice what consumes the schedule is not printing but approvals. The text passes through several sign-offs and each round takes days. That is why the fifteen to twenty working day lead time runs from approved artwork, not from the order. Technically it is a book: coated interior if it carries photographs and charts, which it usually does, full-colour laminated cover, and paperback or hardback binding depending on who receives it. If the report includes long tabular appendices, decide early whether they go inside or in a separate booklet, since it changes the sheet count.

See the paper guide

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Lead times and quantities are indicative. For large or urgent runs, write to us and we will work it out.