CDP Print Management

CDP Print Management: print management and communications services from Liverpool and London

CDP Print Management describes itself as one of the most prominent print management companies in the UK, with offices in London and Liverpool. The company states that it has spent over 50 years working in print management, sign printing, graphic design services and hybrid mail, and presents itself as a one-stop communications, design and printing company.

Its service range is organised around print procurement and production rather than a single press: the site lists web-to-print, procurement and supply chain management, stock management, lithographic print, digital printing, direct mail and data management, design and creative services, print audit, EasyPost hybrid mail, vehicle livery, rent review mailing and signage.

Print production: lithographic, digital and speciality work

On the production side, CDP covers lithographic print, which the company presents as suited to Pantone ink vibrancy and metallic finishes, and digital printing, which it describes as taking information and images directly from the computer to produce full-colour pages. The product catalogue extends to financial and security printing, examination answer booklets, envelopes, label solutions, corporate literature and business forms, speciality print, promotional merchandise, and exhibitions and displays.

Signage, displays and vehicle livery

Sign printing and graphic display form a distinct area of activity, supported by case studies involving housing associations and trade suppliers. Documented projects include a new Sovini Trade Supplies store on Heysham Road, a totem sign for The Sovini Group's Atlantic House head office in Bootle, signage updates for Peabody at 17 sites across London, and development signage for a large UK housing association that is not named for confidentiality reasons. Other referenced clients include First Ark, Alpha Homes, Plus Dane Housing Association and Knowsley Housing Trust. Vehicle livery is also listed as a service, and the company's news content describes supporting livery projects from initial ideas through design and print.

Mail, data and hybrid mail

Direct mail and data management are presented as a core service, alongside EasyPost hybrid mail, which the company describes as an office mail system with an automated process giving control over mailing. Related services include stock management, procurement and supply chain management, and print audit, which CDP frames as a way to analyse current print spend and printed products. The company's published articles also address transactional mail, invoice printing and mailing, digital mailrooms and the data-security risks of physical mail.

Design, web-to-print and client storefronts

Design and creative services, including brand and logo design, sit alongside a CDP Storefront and web-to-print offering. The storefront is described as a system that indicates when reordering is needed and in what quantity, intended to limit stock occupying space. The site also promotes a 10% discount on a first order for any product.

Public sector and housing sector work

The case studies concentrate on housing associations and public-sector-adjacent organisations, including newsletter production for Knowsley Housing Trust three times a year and a rent increase mailing for Plus Dane. CDP states that it was first appointed to the Procurement for Housing Framework in 2010 as one of four choice suppliers, and that it took first place in 2013 and again subsequently.

Environmental and quality commitments

The company's site includes sections on a quality guarantee, an environmental commitment, corporate social responsibility, The Circuit certificate and a carbon reduction plan. These are presented as part of its operating framework rather than as product lines.