Recyclable Placard Printing

Additional Information

• Features

  • Custom shape cutting available
  • Can be printed single or double sided
  • Board can be recycled in domestic paper bins
  • Wooden stick can be recycled with garden waste
  • Delivered assembled and ready to use
  • Long or short wooden sticks available

• Details

  Our lightweight yet rigid all weather board is ideal for use as protest placards. A water-resistant coating ensures that your placard won’t fade or smudge through anything from a light shower to a torrential downpour. We offer standard A3, A2 and A1 sizes in both single and double sided placard options, as well as any custom sizes you require.

  All weather board is a paper-based material and can easily be recycled after use in household paper bins. The wooden stick, once separated from the boards, can also be recycled with domestic garden waste. To ensure our forests are around for generations to come, production of our all weather board uses wood pulp from sustainable FSC® certified forests.

  In protests and demonstrations, we know that you want to make sure your voice can be heard. For a truly striking placard, we can cut all weather board to any shape of your choosing. If you need help turning your message into memorable, eye-catching artwork, we offer an in-house design service starting from just £15 + vat. Get in touch with our experienced team and they will be happy to guide you through the process.

• Material Specifications

  Attribute	Description
  Product name	XL Elements
  Finish	Matte
  Thickness	2mm
  Recyclable	Yes
  Print	UV Digital flatbed

• FAQs

  What is All Weather Board?

  All Weather Board is a paper-based rigid board material. It is lightweight, recyclable and suitable for short-term outdoor use.

  Can All Weather Board be cut to shape?

  Yes, All Weather Board can be cut to custom shapes.

  Is All Weather Board recyclable?

  Yes, since All Weather Board is a paper-based material, it can be recycled in domestic paper recycling bins.

  Is All Weather Board suitable for outdoor use?

  All Weather Board is not recommended for long term outdoor use, but it can withstand precipitation for up to 12 weeks when being used outside.

  Is All Weather Board waterproof?

  All Weather Board is water resistant.

  Do placards come with the stick attached?

  Yes, you will receive your placard assembled and ready to use.

• Delivery

  Information about deliveries

  We dispatch all our orders with the couriers APC and DX. Everything is sent out on a next day delivery service as standard to ensure you receive your order as quickly as possible. Please note that whilst our couriers do operate a next day delivery service, we cannot guarantee delivery.

  Delivery costs vary depending on the size of your order and its destination. Costs start at £13 + VAT (£15.60 inc VAT) for a small parcel to UK mainland and £25 + VAT (£30 inc VAT) for a large parcel to UK mainland. For an accurate delivery quote please contact us with your order requirements and we will include this in your quotation.

  Pricing for the Scottish Highlands and Scottish Grampians will vary from standard shipping costs. Please get in touch for an accurate delivery quote.

  We are only able to ship out to UK mainland. We are not able to deliver to any of the isles and islands or to Northern Ireland addresses.

  We can offer delivery with a dedicated van on request. We may offer this service for large items or a high quantity order, or for deliveries that are required in specific timeframes.

  If there is an issue with your delivery, please get in contact with us as soon as possible and we will work to resolve your issue as quickly as we can. If your parcel looks it has arrived in bad condition it can be signed for as ‘damaged’.

• Artwork Information

  Our artwork specifications

  Sending artwork the right way can help speed up your order, and also helps avoid any unexpected problems with your print. When uploading a file please consider the following.

  Colour. Files are best sent in CMYK colour, sending a file in a different colour format can result in colours not coming out as expected when sent to print.

  What is CMYK? This simply refers to the primary colours used to mix and create all the colours you see in your print. We use Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and black inks in our digital printers. If your file is sent using a different mix of colours, such as RGB for example, we will need to convert your artwork. When we do this, colours can change in your artwork and not come out as expected.

  Size and scale. Files are best sent to the size you’d be looking to have your print produced, or they can also be sent to a smaller or larger scale of the size you’re looking to have your print produced.

  Why does size matter in a digital file? When a digital file is produced in design software, you can set it and export to a specific size. This size in the digital space translates directly to how large your artwork file is in real life. A common issue is trying to print a file that is small, for example A4 (210 x 297mm) in size and trying to print it much larger at A0 (841 x 1189mm). When increasing an image in size, certain elements can start to become pixelated or appear blurry. As such it is always best to create and save your file at the final size, you’ll be able to see accurately how your print quality will look before sending it through to print.

  What is scale? When resizing an artwork file, keeping it in scale means increasing or decreasing the size without stretching or distorting the artwork in any way. As such it is important to make sure your artwork will scale up if not being sent to size of. Otherwise, we may need to crop or stretch your artwork to ensure it fits your size requirements.

  File Types. Our preferred file format is a PDF or a high-quality Jpeg file. We can also accept other bitmap file types.

  Crop marks, bleed and cut paths. We would advise between 3mm to 5mm bleed if being included on an artwork. Bleed isn’t 100% required on boards that are straight cut but would be needed on any items that are cut to shape. If using crop marks to indicate the finished size, please ensure they are correctly placed as we will use these when cutting out your artwork. For items that are cut to shape please provide your artwork with a vector cutting guide.

  What is bleed? Bleed is a part of the artwork that extends outside of the finished size. The bleed area will be cut off in the finishing process. This makes cutting easier and helps ensure that your print isn’t left with any unwanted white edges.

  What is a cut path? For cut to shape prints we use a CNC cutting machine which requires a vector cutting guide. Our machine uses this path to cut out your print exactly as needed. This file would be required in a vector format in a PDF file, we wouldn’t be able to use a cut path that has been provided as a bitmap file. We can help set up cut paths if you’re unable to, this would be subject to an artwork and set up fee if required.

  Rounded fonts and outlines. Any PDFs containing fonts and outlines should be rounded and converted to curves. When left unconverted we can encounter issues when trying to set up artworks, such as missing fonts or issues with rescaling artwork files.

  What is a rounded font? When a font is used in an artwork and saved as a PDF, the file will keep this data. This means if you were to import the file back into design software you will be able to edit the text freely. The issue this can cause however, is that if we don’t have the same font file our software will try and replace it with another font. A rounded font simply means it has been converted into a curve, it will no longer be editable, but it will mean your font won’t suddenly change unexpectedly.

  What is an outline? An outline in a design file is a vector line that can be assigned a certain stroke width. An outline can be resized, however the size of the line itself will change but the width of the stroke will remain the same. This can cause issues with artworks and can cause unexpected changes. Once converted to a curve this will turn the line into a shape, allowing it to be resized freely and will maintain the same shape and width.