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Kolorco and Other Bradford Printing Companies

Here at Kolorco we believe we can offer our customers more than just print. We try to offer solutions, high levels of customer service and the best quality products produced on the latest equipment.

There are lots of Bradford Printing companies but we hope our qualities enable us to stand out from the crowd.

Whether you are looking for 250 business cards, 500,000 leaflets or one off custom canvases we can help. We have equipment geared up for long run, short run, large format and one off’s. We will always look to provide our customers with exactly what they are looking for, if we have to outsource on your behalf then we will do so to ensure you get your product.

Ordering online has now become part of everyday life which is why we have invested heavily in new web to print software and online systems. Through our website you can produce standard short run quotations, submit a request for a more complicated larger run quotation, download artwork templates and actually place your order over the internet. Once your order is placed you can upload your artwork then sit back and wait for delivery.

Bradford printing has a long history and we want to be part of that by offering the people of Bradford and the surrounding areas the chance to work with us on their next print related project. Whether your background is in the printing industry or it will be the first project you have worked on we will be here to help you every step of the way to ensure you are 100% satisfied with the end result.

Wherever you are based we will always be happy to take your enquiry and if you want to work with a Bradford printing company like ourselves then please don’t hesitate to pick up the phone, drop us a line or register on the website to start using our fantastic new online services.

Published on 15th August 2011

Yorkshire Printing

Yorkshire is the largest county in the United Kingdom; it’s a very historic and cultural county. Nicknamed god's own county mainly because of the vast areas of open countryside largely in the Yorkshire Dales, North York Moors and the Yorkshire Wolds, Yorkshire is a place of tradition and heritage. The flag of Yorkshire is a white rose on a dark blue background and after use for many years was only officially recognised by the Flag Institute in 2008.

The main historic industry in West Yorkshire was the wool and textile industry which today is almost non existent in the region but there are still places that show the signs of a booming industrial past. Towns such as Bradford, Leeds, Huddersfield and Halifax were major players in the production and trade of textiles and it shows with many Mills still standing today although a large number have been converted into apartments or other industrial uses.

In South Yorkshire the main industries were coal and steel and although coal mining in the region is now gone, there are still many South Yorkshire villages that house lots of ex miners and their families.

Yorkshire Printing has always been a fair sized industry in the region, there are many large players within the industry who are based in Yorkshire as well as smaller print shops and individual print brokers. There is a good mixture of litho, web offset, digital, screen and large format printing companies in Yorkshire so buyers have a good selection of companies to choose from. Kolorco can supply all of the above printing processes so whatever your requirement, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

If you prefer to contact us via the website then please use the contact form, if you prefer phone then please give us a call on 01274 735222.

Published on 15th August 2011

Leeds Printing

Leeds is one of the major cities of Yorkshire and the capital of West Yorkshire with a population of over 771,000. It is fast becoming a cosmopolitan city with large blocks of modern looking apartments and a large selection of designer shops and impressive arcades.

Leeds in the middle ages was a market town and was part of the local agricultural economy. Leeds, prior to the industrial revolution became a centre for the making of woollen cloth. Trade was helped by the Leeds Liverpool canal which was built in 1816; this provided a vital link to the port of Liverpool. The agricultural link at this time was still alive and was reinforced with the opening of the Corn Exchange in 1864.

Leeds printing today is a strong but competitive market; there are a number of printing companies in Leeds large and small. Kolorco are situated only 10 miles from Leeds city centre so are ideally placed to serve individuals and businesses that are based in Leeds and the surrounding areas.

Whether you are looking to source Leeds printing products such as leaflets, flyers, folders, stationery, posters, point of sale, banners or web design and development – we have it covered!

With our new online quoting and ordering system it has never been easier for you to buy your printed products, you can upload your artwork, pay online and track your order all through our website. It has been designed with the end user in mind so is very easy to use and navigate. If you would rather speak to us over the phone then please don’t hesitate to give us a call on 01274 735222 where a member of our customer service executives will be happy to assist you on your latest project.

Kolorco – Leeds printing, West Yorkshire colour print.

Published on 15th August 2011

Bradford Printing

Kolorco are based just outside Bradford city centre, we are ideally placed to serve businesses and individuals across Bradford, Leeds and the whole of Yorkshire. Our service doesn’t stop there though, we can deliver across the UK using national courier services and because we aim to run efficiently and get jobs printed quickly your delivery deadlines won’t suffer as a consequence of the job being shipped out from Bradford.

We have access to courier companies like TNT and City Link as well as local pallet delivery firms, we also use international couriers regularly sending shipments to Germany, Belgium and occasionally the USA.

We have always been based in Bradford and have worked hard to become a recognised name in the city, being established for a number of years we have built solid relationships with our Bradford printing customers. The printing industry in West Yorkshire has become very competitive in recent years so we are always looking at ways to differentiate ourselves from the rest of the crowd. We are a forward thinking company who embraces technology and change so whether you are based in Bradford, Leeds, another part of West Yorkshire or around the UK we can serve your business with the highest quality printed products and customer care.

We are proud to be trading out of Bradford, the city itself has seen many ups and downs when it comes to industry, the once thriving wool industry has long gone but many large companies are still choosing to have their head offices here so we believe there is a real future to doing business from Bradford.

There are many printers around this area but we are confident you will shop with us because we aim to offer our customers highly competitive pricing, fast turnaround, high levels of customer service and a range of printed products which would be hard to find under one roof anywhere else.

Published on 15th August 2011

Printing Services

Kolorco offer a wide range of printing services across West Yorkshire and the whole of the UK.

We have been in business since 1992 and since then have seen vast changes in the way business is done within the printing world – we have moved with the times adopting CTP (computer-to-plate) early on, PressSign ISO colour system and most recently Web2Print, an online eCommerce admin and ordering system.

We believe that the more technology we embrace, the more efficient our production, customer care and all printing services will be.

We aim to be a one stop shop for all printing products, here is a selection of things we offer:

• Leaflets
• Flyers
• Booklets
• Brochures
• Folders
• Stationery
• Business cards
• Envelopes
• Pop-up banners
• Posters
• Outdoor banners
• Printed promotional items (mouse mats, t-shirts, mugs etc…)
• Web design and development
• Graphic design

Combined with our online quoting facility and customer areas, you really don’t need to shop anywhere else for your printing services.

Our pricing structure is transparent and we have a lot of standard products that you can buy through the website at a fixed cost. We aim to be very competitive yet still maintaining the high levels of quality and customer service our clients have come to expect.

Whether you order a single poster or 100,000 brochures you will still be our priority, our combination of digital, litho and large format machines will ensure your job gets processed quickly and to a very high standard, we only ever use guaranteed materials most of which are from sustainable sources. We are conscious of the environmental impact industry has but we do all that we can to ensure we run as green as possible.

Kolorco – when impressions count (printing services)

Published on 15th August 2011

Colour Print

Colour print has been around for many years. Although the techniques used today are different from years gone by, the principles are largely the same.

To create any full colour image the scene needs to made up of just four process colours – cyan. Magenta, yellow and black (CMYK – K is black [key colour]). Combined, these colours can make up over 4 million different colours and are used worldwide in the commercial printing industry.

There is also the possibility to add spot colours to a print, the most commonly used colour standard system is Pantone, there are over 1,100 Pantone colours and these form the basis of special print colours which can be printed alone or alongside the process set to achieve certain colours which CMYK may not be able to make.

Full colour print can be achieved in a number of printing processes, the main ones being litho, letterpress, flexo, digital and gravure.

To get to the printing stage there are a number of processes which need to be carried out first, in the modern age the artwork is designed on a computer using programmes like Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop, the designer sets the print up to CMYK as opposed to the computer standard RGB, s[he] applies the necessary bleed (normally 3mm), uses hi-res images and graphics throughout and saves the file as a hi-res PDF. The file then is received in the printers repro department who will rip the file into their workflow, make sure the file is to the correct resolution for print and has all the necessary bleed then they will use some software to produce an imposition which is a plan of how the product will print on the sheet. If the print is A4 full colour both sides for example it will print 2up work & turn on an SRA2 sheet so there will be 4 A4’s to view – 2 fronts and 2 backs. After this the plates will be made and sent to the press room where the printer will produce the job.

Published on 15th August 2011. Last updated on 15th August 2011