All our presentation folders, whether litho or screen-printed, can be laminated. Lamination* coats the printed folder (after printing) with an extremely thin layer of either glossy or matt plastic. The process can enhance the appearance and extend the life of your printing.

Gloss laminate reflects the light, adding vibrancy to the print colours, and giving an eye-catching high-shine appearance to the finished product.

Matt laminate is more subdued and discreet. It reflects much less light, which can make reading easier if there is a lot of text on the outside of the folder.

Choosing whether to use matt or gloss laminate is mainly a question of matching the laminate to the image you wish to project. Please ask for samples if required.

The extra charge for laminating your presentation folders is as follows:

*(Do not confuse lamination with the kind of rigid plastic that might be used to enclose a membership card or menu, and in which the plastic extends beyond the edges of the print giving a clear plastic border. That process, whilst sometimes referred to as laminating, is more correctly called encapsulation).

** For laminating purposes, a side means the whole side of the printed sheet before it’s made into a folder, so the front, back and inner flaps combined makes one side, and if the inside front and back cover also need laminating that makes two sides.