Custom Printed Envelopes.

The window is cut to match your letter template, so we need the layout of the letter before the envelope is made. Postal rules fix where an address block may sit, and the window has to show that block in full when the sheet is folded and inserted. Moving the window after the die is cut means a new die.

Send us the letterhead file and we will position it from that.

Gummed flaps cost less and suit low volumes, while peel-and-seal closes instantly and is the choice for volume stuffing. Gum needs moistening by hand or machine, which is fine for a few hundred pieces a month. Once a mailing runs into thousands, the release-backed strip pays for itself in time saved.

100gsm wove is the standard business envelope stock, and 120gsm uncoated is the step up for premium stationery sets. The lighter sheet is smooth, opaque enough for ordinary correspondence and keeps postage down when every gram counts across a large mailing. The heavier stock matches premium letterhead in hand and colour.

Kraft and recycled stocks are both available where the correspondence suits a natural look.

Yes, but we print on the finished envelope, so heavy full-bleed coverage is not something we offer. Spot colour for a logo and return address is what we recommend most often, since it costs less and reproduces reliably across reprints. Full CMYK works for photographic panels that respect the seam margins.

Foil detail and a printed interior tint are available for invitations and financial mail.

DL at 4.33 by 8.66 inches, C5 at 6.38 by 9.02 inches and the American #10 at 4.125 by 9.5 inches cover most correspondence. C4 takes an unfolded A4 sheet, and square formats suit cards and invitations. Custom sizes are possible as long as they stay within postal machinery limits.

Measure the folded insert first, then allow a few millimetres of clearance on each side.

We print envelopes from 500 pieces upward. That covers a small firm's yearly correspondence in a single order, and the unit rate improves in tiers above 1,000. Larger mailing programmes can go to 100,000 in one run.

If you are ordering matched letterhead and compliment slips at the same time, we will run the whole set on the same stock.

Envelopes ship in 7 to 10 business days from artwork sign-off, or 5 to 7 business days on a rush. A printed sample can be in your hands in 5 to 7 business days so you can check the window against a real letter before committing. The sample fee comes off the production invoice.

Artwork setup and template help cost nothing.

An interior tint is a pattern printed on the inside of the envelope to stop the contents reading through. It is standard on financial and payroll mail, and it also gives the recipient a considered detail on opening. The tint can be a plain security hatch or a brand pattern.

Recycled and kraft stocks are slightly less opaque than white wove, so a tint matters more on them.