J. Thomson Colour Printers

J. Thomson Colour Printers: printing company in Glasgow with commercial coverage across Scotland

J. Thomson Colour Printers is a graphic arts company with its headquarters and production facility in Glasgow. The company presents itself as a print project management group capable of adapting to each client's individual requirements, while also maintaining conventional printing services. Its activity dates back to 1952, according to the motto on its website: "THE place for print since 1952".

Printing and finishing services

The company's service catalogue covers various techniques and stages of the graphic process:

• Litho
• Digital Printing
• Letterpress & Foiling
• Pre-Press
• Creative Design
• Post Production
• Packaging
• Web2Print

The company also offers file transfer services, including a secure option, and has a client portal called Insite.

Sectors it targets

J. Thomson Colour Printers focuses its offering on a defined set of sectors: education, finance, public sector, travel & tourism, hospitality, the arts, publishing and packaging.

Commercial presence in Scotland

The company operates from a headquarters and manufacturing facility in Glasgow, and has sales offices in Edinburgh, Inverness and Aberdeen. The certification shown on the website specifically covers its Glasgow manufacturing facility.

Projects and clients

The website showcases recent work for a variety of clients, including projects such as brochures for Marcantonios, Wolfcraig, AA Order of Dawn Man, IPD, Braidlaw Rise and Bongles Book. Testimonials on the site include clients such as the Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (ESALA) at the University of Edinburgh, Inverness College UHI and William Wilson, who highlight the team's attention and responsiveness.

Team and corporate activity

The company maintains a news section featuring internal milestones and activities, such as the team's visit to St. Andrew's Hospice, a Beatson charity night, the Carbon Balanced Printer distinction, Scott Macnair's 25 years of service, the end of 2023, employee of the quarter Stevie Whitelaw in the digital department, an inter-departmental 5-a-side football tournament and the 2023 summer of sports.

Locations and premises

Glasgow premises: 14 Carnoustie Place, Glasgow G5 8PB

Edinburgh premises: 2a Dublin Meuse, Edinburgh EH3 6NW

Inverness premises: The Green House, Beechwood Business Park North, Inverness IV2 3BL

Aberdeen premises: Neo House (Aberdeen) Ltd, Riverside Drive, Aberdeen AB11 7LH