Our recycled Folders are printed on 350gsm 9lives 80 silk board – the "80" in the name means that 80% of the material is recycled. The remaining 20% is FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) Certified, TCF (totally chlorine free) virgin pulp; which, when blended with the recycled fibres, gives this coated sheet superb press performance.
The minimum order quantity is 250.
Standard Folder Shapes and Sizes
We have a range of different standing cutters for cutting and creasing our folders. Each one has an F code to identify the shape e.g. F2.
When you look at the folder templates, you will notice that many of the shapes are available with six variants: one with no capacity, one with 2mm capacity and one with 4mm capacity to hold A5 leaves and one with no capacity, one with 2mm capacity and one with 4mm capacity to hold A4 leaves.
If your folder will only be used to hold the equivalent of ten sheets of 80gsm copier, it will not need a gusset to give it "capacity" (a gusset is created by a pair of creases a few millimetres apart). If your folder needs to hold the equivalent of between ten and twenty sheets of 80gsm copier paper we recommend a 2mm gusset. For contents equivalent to between twenty and forty sheets of 80gsm copier, please select a 4mm gusset.
Of the available folder shapes, most have a "two panel" format, so the pocket is on the right or both the right and left inside pages. We also offer one folder design which has a "three panel" format, so the insert leaves sit in the middle of the folder – as with all our folders, this is available to hold either A5 or A4 insert leaves and can be ordered with no capacity or with 2mm or 4mm gussets.
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Custom Folder Shapes and Sizes
We can produce any other size or shape of folder you may require, providing the overall flat size is between 200mm x 200mm and 400mm x 700mm. The Custom Size option will appear if you click on Three Panels (even though your folder may not have three panels) and you can then enter the size. The prices shown in the table will now include the probable cost of making a new cutter specifically for your custom folder design. If you order folders from us in the future which require the same cutter, please tell us that we have your standing cutter and you will not incur the cutter making charge a second time.
Sharing your Bespoke Folder Cutter
When you order a Custom Size folder from us, please tell us (using the Special Instructions box) whether you will allow us to share your bespoke cutter with other customers. If you are willing to do this, we will reduce the cutter making charge by 50%. This will save you in the region of £70 in the case of folders to hold A4 leaves and about £55 on A5 folders.
Lamination
You can choose to have your Recycled Folders gloss or matt laminated one side or both sides.
Business card slots
All our Recycled Folders for A4 inserts can be ordered with business card slots. You will see this option below the price table.
Assembly
Our folders are supplied flat with interlocking flaps or with double-sided tape applied, so you can assemble them as you use them. If you would prefer that we assemble them for you, please select this option which is below the price table.
Production times for printing Recycled Presentation Folders
The following choices of turnaround times are available for printing Presentation Folders on Recycled 9lives board.
Express turnaround – your Recycled Presentation Folder printing order will be despatched in five working days.
Express Plus turnaround – your Recycled Presentation Folder printing order will be despatched in three working days.
Economy turnaround – your Recycled Presentation Folder printing order will be despatched in ten working days.
Super Economy turnaround – your Recycled Presentation Folder printing order will be despatched in twenty working days.
If you would like us to assemble your folders, the number of working days will increase by a day or two. The despatch time will be shown in the Product Description.
For a day to be treated as the first working day, we require your printing order and payment along with print quality artwork before 10am. Alternatively, for an additional charge, you can delay the printing order, payment and print quality artwork cut-off time to 3.30pm.
Artwork and PDF requirements
- We operate a PDF workflow, so please supply your artwork as a Press Quality PDF. If you prefer, we can create a PDF for you, in which case we will email a proof to you for approval. There is an additional charge for this PDF creation service of £20 plus VAT.
- If any print reaches the edge of your finished job, please add 3mm bleed to all sides of your artwork
- We need a "quiet area" to ensure nothing important is too near to the edge of the finished item; so please leave a 5mm inner margin for anything other than backgrounds
- Supply files to us in CMYK, not RGB please
- Image resolution should be 300dpi or more
- Please embed fonts or convert all of your text to shapes
If you would like to download a PDF template you can do so from the Templates page which is accessible via the top menu bar.