NCR Pads

NCR Pads: carbonless form printing from a UK specialist

NCR Pads is a UK-based printing operation focused on carbonless (NCR) business forms. Its catalogue is built around four core product families — glued NCR pads, perforated NCR books, loose NCR sets and continuous or register sets — each offered in two-, three- and four-part versions. The company presents itself as a UK specialist in NCR pad printing and carbonless forms, positioning quality and price as its main arguments.

The site explains the underlying process: NCR stands for "No Carbon Required", a paper whose coating reacts to pen or dot-matrix pressure to create permanent duplicate, triplicate or quadruplicate copies without traditional blue carbon sheets. The first sheet carries micro-encapsulated dye on the back and the second a clay coating on the face; additional sheets combine clay on top and dye underneath.

Products and configurations

The range is organised by how the sets are supplied and by the number of parts:

• NCR Pads (glued), 50 sets per pad
• NCR Books (perforated), stapled with a black spine tape and perforated, 50 sets per book
• NCR Sets (loose), glued and supplied as loose sets
• Continuous NCR Forms and NCR Register Sets
• 2 Part (duplicate), 3 Part (triplicate) and 4 Part (quadruplicate) versions of pads, books and sets

Beyond NCR work, the company lists continuous stationery, desk pads, note pads and other printed items. It also runs a design service and a separate logo design service for customers without finished artwork.

Personalisation and finishing options

Orders can be customised with a company logo, contact details, bespoke layouts and sequential numbering. The online configurator walks through the main choices: page orientation (landscape or portrait), paper colour order, which sheets are perforated in a book, and the ink used — black/greyscale, full colour or a single Pantone, with the Pantone to be specified in the supplied PDF artwork. Reverse printing in black is available, for example for terms and conditions on the back of the sheets.

Optional extras include wrap-around front covers and writing shields (plain, printed to face only, or printed to face and reverse) and drilled holes in 2-hole long edge, 2-hole short edge or 4-hole long edge formats. Sequential numbering can start at any figure between four and seven digits and be positioned as required, such as top right or inside an invoice number box. Customers with print-ready artwork upload it after payment; those without pay a one-off design fee, the amount of which is calculated in the quote.

Typical uses

The company cites invoice books, receipt pads, delivery notes, purchase orders, school accident forms, waste transfer notes, hazardous waste notes and gas safety records among the common applications. It frames the products as suitable wherever instant multiple copies of handwritten or dot-matrix entries are needed.

Delivery, turnaround and trade service

Delivery across mainland UK is free as standard with no minimum order value, and orders are dispatched white label or plain cover, without the company's branding. Most products are printed and dispatched within five to eight working days, and a next working day service is offered on selected lines, including glued pads and loose sets in two-, three- and four-part versions. A trade service is advertised alongside the retail offer.

The company states a price promise: if a like-for-like product is found cheaper elsewhere, it will try to match or beat that price. It also reports a five-star rating on Trustpilot, with a blog post referring to more than 1,550 reviews at the time of writing.

Ordering and support

Pricing is generated instantly through the online configurator, and orders can be placed and paid for on the site. A quote can be copied as a URL or sent by email. The company invites customers to speak with its team before ordering and notes that staff are available to help identify the right product.