Welcome to Cambrian Printers


Cambrian Printers specialise in short run colour printing for magazines, books, catalogues, brochures and journals. Constantly evolving since 1860, our reputation is built on quality, service and technical excellence. Our commitment to reducing environmental impact has made us acknowledged market leaders.

With heritage stretching back to the days of hot metal we now run state of the art pre-press systems and presses to offer colour print quality few can better. This alongside in-house binding and mailing makes us the printer of choice for many of the world’s top publishers of journals, books, magazines, catalogues and a wide range of commercial products.


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Cambrian Printers are a family owned business offering high quality colour printing and B1 litho printing services. We specialise in colour magazine printing, colour book printing and catalogue printing and have invested heavily over many years to remain at the forefront of technology.

Short run colour printing is all about makeready times, and our investment in a B1 KBA 10 colour press has given us a lead in this competitive market. The press has been built specifically to reduce changeover time between sections for litho colour printing, which reduces cost to our customers without compromising on quality.

Our many loyal colour magazine printing clients appreciate our focus on customer service. Our policy of assigning a specific Customer Services Representative to each account and our robust Management Information Systems means that you will always be able to speak to a human being who can answer your questions. We don’t do voicemail.

Specifying colour book printing can be daunting but we have experts on hand to advise. We understand paper types, the various binding styles available and have generations of litho printing experience, so you can rely on us to deliver a final product you’ll be proud of.

More and more consumers are environmentally conscious these days and so our catalogue printing clients are rightly asking questions about our credentials. Colour printing can be a toxic business with the inks and processes some companies use, so it makes a big difference if you can let your end-users know that you have printed on FSC certified paper using vegetable based inks with an ISO 14001 accredited company.

We are different from many companies our size in that we do not just offer B1 colour magazine printing and catalogue printing. We bind your product in-house, then offer full mailing services including mailsorting, variable data personalisation and polybagging. So your product can be sent direct to your customers’ doorstep by the cheapest means. Colour book printing clients also benefit from section sewing in-house, guaranteeing a durable bind.

Litho printing has traditionally been something of a dark art. These days we run to ISO standards for colour printing control and have sensors built into the press continually checking the ink densities and correcting any variation on the fly. We have prestige auction catalogue printing clients who must have the highest levels of colour accuracy, but never need proofs and receive jobs on a 2-3 working day turnaround!

Quality is not just built into our B1 colour printing presses. Right the way through we run to ISO9001 standards with standard operating procedures for all process and systems which ensure that problems are rectified quickly and preventive actions put in place.

We are proud of our litho printing heritage, but we now operate an HP Indigo 5000 digital device for short runs and variable data. This gives is a unique flexibility. Colour magazine printing clients can order personalised inserts or mailings to their subscription list. Colour book printing clients can come to us for their promotional cards.

Colour printing can be a minefield, but we take the pain out of the process, so whether you need colour magazine printing, colour book printing or catalogue printing please call our Sales team on 01970 613003 to find our more about what we offer. Alternatively click here for our online quoting tool.

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