• Welcome to the Revolution

    • Print Revolution is a Nottingham-based design & print company whose staff are committed to environmentally sound practices. The company continually invests in latest print technology which is both highly efficient and environmentally sustainable.
    • Specialising in high quality graphic design and full colour printing, the company has grown significantly since being launched by the two operational directors, Paul Bamford and Adrian Collier, in 2002. Business success has been achieved through ongoing repeat and referral work for clients.
    • The in-house graphic and web design team works alongside the dedicated print unit at the main offices on Lenton Boulevard. Since all design and print work is completed under one roof, high levels of project management are ensured and client money is saved.

  • Environmental Ethos

    • Print Revolution is committed to providing the latest environmentally-friendly work methods which are designed to minimise environmental impact. Our very latest press is entirely ‘waterless’ and is able to run using vegetable-based inks which can be recycled - unlike traditional machines which typically rely on solvent-based products.
    • Since the press is also able to work with virtually all types of paper stock, we can use a wide variety of recycled papers. Furthermore, due to the digital imaging process, the press produces high quality results extremely quickly. This means that compared to conventional machines there is very little paper waste during the testing phase when colours are being balanced.
    • These are just some of the features that make our methods of work some of the most environmentally friendly processes available. But don’t take our word for it, come and visit and find out for yourself.

  • News

    • Print Revolution wins Award

    • Print Revolution has been named as one of the leading companies for environmentally-friendly printing by... read more

    • Olympic canoeist returns to water

    • Olympic canoeist and director of Print Revolution, Adrian Collier, is making time to canoe a few miles each day before starting work... read more

    • New technology benefits customers

    • It may have cost over £350,000, but the team at Print Revolution is convinced that the investment in a new printing press will be welcomed by customers... read more

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Olympic canoeist returns to water

“Most of this time would be spent training on the River Trent,” said Adrian. “And I was normally up at 5am in the morning because a typical day would always involve at least 10 miles canoeing.

“It was really hard work and apart from a year out to concentrate on the Games, I always had to juggle training with a full-time Graphic Design degree at Trent Polytechnic. However, being picked for the Games was a wonderful achievement and the opportunity to travel to South Korea and be in a team that included people like Daley Thompson, Fatima Whitbread and Steve Redgrave was a real honour.”

At 42 Adrian is one of the two operational directors in charge of Print Revolution. “Running and growing a company can be quite stressful,” he added. “But having gone through so much getting to Seoul I feel well prepared for whatever business life can throw at me.

“So it’s nice to go back on the water now and spend time canoeing when few other people are about. It helps me to relax but I’m the first to admit that I’m not managing the kind of hours and miles I was doing 20 years ago.”

Print Revolution wins Award

Presstek, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of digital printing solutions has recognised Print Revolution as an environmentally conscious supplier.

Paul Bamford, director of print handling and finishing at Print Revolution said that, “We strive to ensure all our processes have minimum environmental impact but it’s always nice to be recognised for what you do.

“Whilst customers are always keen to get value for money, we are finding that people are increasingly interested in the environmental side of our work. As a result, we are becoming busier all the time and there is less impact on the environment.”

New technology benefits customers

In December 2008 and in response to growing customer demand, Print Revolution acquired the very latest digital printing technology and became only one of five UK companies using such a press.

Paul Bamford, director of print handling and finishing at Print Revolution said: “We spent 9 months looking for suppliers and we even did our own customer research to find out what people were looking for from us. It would have been easy to keep costs low and choose a conventional press but even though the machine we bought cost us £350,000 it offered so many advantages.

“Not only is the press environmentally-friendly but it also produces extremely high quality work. The press prints 300 line-screen which means the results are extremely impressive – colours are vivid and really sharp.”

The new press also produces full colour work at 10,000 sheets per hour. “This has really helped to resolve our capacity issue,” said Paul, “But I think we will be looking for more equipment soon!”