Ordering your printing in bulk can save you big time. When you break down printing costs, most of the price is based on the prepress (the initial setup of the job), preparation of printing plates, paper stock and the finishing (like binding or collating). The actual quantity you order doesn't really effect the price greatly.
For example, the difference in printing 1,000 or 2,000 items may only cost a few hundred, which just covers the additional stock. Once the set up is done it is just as easy to run 10,000 as it is to run only 1,000.
You may have dealt with us or another printer (god forbid!) and have been told that there is a minimum quantity when you order each certain item. This is because different printing processes mean that that 'minimum' quantity is the lowest economical amount to print. Some industrial offset printing presses run at about 15,000 - 30,000 pages per hour - so if you order 500 letterheads, the machine literally 'sneezes' that out in a few minutes.
In general digital printing is the best way to run small quantities, where offset printing is the best way to run larger quantities. Digital printing is a bit more expensive, but it allows very small quantities but stops being economical after a certain level.
What if you have quite a few different printed items, but don't really order a huge amount of each? Well, there are still ways of taking advantage. Because all of your company material is usually always using the same company colours, we can group together jobs (called "ganging up") which have similar specifications. Such as all of your A4 forms, because they are on the same type of paper and all have 2 colours on the front and one on the back. This way, you add all the smaller quantities together to make one big print run and enjoy the savings.
We also recommend planning and scheduling these bulk runs approximately every quarter, we would calculate how many of each product you need according to your past usage to optimise supplies.
You don't have the room to store bulk stock? That's no problem. Medform has warehousing and distribution available to supply you with only what you need on hand at any one stock. We will coordinate the whole operation for you, allowing you to take care of your own important business.
Would you like to know more about bulk printing and how it could save your company money? Contact us today for more information. We deal with many clients both medical and general business clientele. We can tailor a schedule to suit your specific needs.
-- Heather Measday | graphics@medform.com.au
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