Flexpress

Flexpress, online trade printer for print professionals

Flexpress is a commercial printing company based in Leicester (United Kingdom) that operates primarily online and serves print trade professionals across the country. Its catalogue covers PUR perfect bound books, saddle-stitched booklets, wire-o and spiral bound books, school exercise books, business cards, corporate stationery, leaflets and flyers, presentation folders, desk and jotter pads, posters, postcards, calendars, greeting cards, wrapping paper and wine bottle boxes, among other products.

Specialities and featured products

The company presents itself as a specialist in several specific products. In PUR perfect bound books, it offers print runs from a single copy to thousands of copies, in standard publishing sizes and with a PUR adhesive binding that it describes as extremely strong. In presentation folders, it sells more than twenty styles, with glued or interlocking options, with or without capacity, and free downloadable templates. In business cards, it positions itself as a cost-effective option within the professional market and offers luxury finishes such as lamination, spot UV and raised foil in various colours.

Saddle-stitched booklets allow combinations of cover and inner page materials, with extents from 8 to 72 pages in portrait or landscape orientation. Wire-o bound books are designed for manuals or publications that need to lie flat or turn completely back on themselves. The company also produces high-quality school exercise books with options such as square back stitching and coloured covers.

Finishes, formats and customisation services

Flexpress offers nine types of lamination, die-cut shaped leaflets and flyers, and spot UV and raised foil finishes. In folded leaflets, it claims to have more folding options than other online printers, from simple 4-page folds to complex 16-page cross-folds, with flat sheet sizes up to 594 x 420 mm. It also sells folded card products.

For jobs that do not fit the standard online order, the company offers fast bespoke estimates that can include personalisation, taping, assembly, special packing, mailing and fulfilment. The website includes tools such as a spine calculator, job weight calculator, casebound book calculator and a spot UV guide, as well as free embellishment test sheets.

Production, quality control and logistics

Flexpress carries out production in-house, which allows it to control quality and deadlines. The company states that it has mastered six different printing processes and offers advice on specification, design and artwork, proofing and finishing methods. Its service includes split deliveries and the option to use own delivery notes, and packaging is prepared with a maximum of 15 kg per package to withstand transport. The site indicates a next working day delivery service across the UK.

Customer profile and value proposition

The company targets professional print buyers and organisations looking for a single supplier for all their printing needs. Among the reasons that, according to its presentation, lead new customers to hire it are competitiveness on products such as PUR perfect bound books and presentation folders, the variety of materials and folding styles, and creative differentiation in finishes. The company also mentions attention to detail, reliability and discretion as factors valued by its clientele.

Recognition and recent activity

The site includes a 'Highly Commended' mention in the Manufacturer of the Year category and publications on sustainability in the UK printing industry. The company maintains its own environmental policy and a news and updates section.

Location and contact

Flexpress Ltd, 6 Coal Cart Road, Interchange, Birstall, Leicester LE4 3BY · Phone: 0116 267 6269 · Email: sales@flexpress.co.uk