A3 Sizes in some NCR Products has been restored, where possible. We've also defaulted to WHITE/YELLOW for 2pt.  DOUBLE-SIDED are currently taking extra production time, as are A3 sizes, so please manage customer' expectations!

Free Delivery* on Everything
*UK Mainland & Ireland. Highlands, Islands & Europe will incur a small surcharge
  • 50 Sets per NCR Book
  • Top or Left Binding
  • Inserted Loose Writing Shield
  • White Card Cover
  • Strawboard Back

NCR Books

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Select No. of NCR Parts:*
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4-Part (Quadruplicate)
Size of NCR Books:*
Printed Full Colour on:*
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Sequential Numbering:
Sequential Numbering
Starting From:
Sequential Numbering
Position on Page:
OPTION 1:
Attached Hinged Writing Shield
Inserted Loose Writing Shields
OPTION 2:
2 Drill Holes
4 Drill Holes
None
OPTION 3:
Printed Card Cover*
Blank White Card Cover (default)
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Delivery Options White Label PLAIN PACKAGING as standard
FREE DELIVERY as standard4~5 working days in factory until Despatch, then 2 working days with DPD48
£90.00 excl. VAT
Standard Turnaround:
4~5 working days in factory until Despatch, then 2 working days with DPD48
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ARTWORK Requirements
for Perforation + Stub
Price List Matrix - NCR Books
Artwork Set-up - Click Here
2-PartDuplicate
NCR Books
Size & Print2510152025304050100
DL 4/0£42£48£72£90£108£126£144£180£204£396
DL 4/4£72£78£108£144£168£204£228£288£336£660
A6 4/0£42£48£71£84£102£120£138£174£192£372
A6 4/4£72£78£102£132£150£180£204£258£300£588
A5 4/0£48£54£78£102£120£132£162£204£240£468
A5 4/4£72£84£108£144£174£210£240£300£348£684
A4 4/0£59£81£114£138£168£198£228£288£336£660
A4 4/4£91£114£171£228£264£319£353£465£525£1,044
3-PartTriplicate
NCR Books
Size & Print2510152025304050100
DL 4/0£48£59£78£102£120£144£162£204£240£450
DL 4/4£78£84£120£162£192£228£258£324£384£700
A6 4/0£48£58£72£96£108£132£144£180£216£405
A6 4/4£78£84£114£150£174£210£246£305£348£655
A5 4/0£54£60£90£126£150£180£204£258£300£565
A5 4/4£84£96£138£180£216£258£288£360£432£815
A4 4/0£72£95£132£186£234£276£312£390£468£924
A4 4/4£114£132£204£270£324£384£432£540£648£1,230
4-PartQuadruplicate
NCR Books
Size & Print2510152025304050100
A5 4/0£78£109£186£234£276£318£366£432£498£978
A5 4/4£114£162£282£354£414£474£546£648£744£1,405
A4 4/0£95£144£246£312£366£420£460£570£678£1,338
A4 4/4£143£215£366£385£552£624£690£858£1,025£1,710

NCR Books — Artwork Set-up + Options

INCLUDES:

  • Printed FULL COLOUR DIGITAL by default
  • Bound into Books of 50 NCR Sets per Book.
  • Perforated Quiet Zone at min. 15mm (25mm recommended) and Tape Bound at the Top or Left Edge (A6 and DL can be Short Edge ONLY!), as standard.
  • Good quality 75gsm – 80gsm NCR paper by Reacto.
  • Inserted Loose Writing Shield – White 4-sheet (250gsm Board)
  • Attached Hinged Writing Shield OPTION available.
  • Printed Card Cover OPTION available.
  • Strawboard Back.
  • White Card Cover (with option to have it Printed)

Artwork set-up for perforated and bound Carbonless NCR Books from TPUK.trade

 

NCR Books – Paper Colour sequences:


Carbonless NCR Paper Sequences on TPUK.trade

2-Part (Duplicate) NCR Books – Paper Colour sequence:

WHITE — Top Sheet
YELLOW — Bottom Sheet (Default)
or PINK — Bottom Sheet (Alternative — NOT as good or Contrasty!)

NOTE: (BLUE Bottom Sheet) available on request at additional cost – ADD 15% ONTO COST (E-mail or phone 028 9084 1234 to add this onto Order manually)

3-Part (Triplicate) NCR Books – Paper Colour sequence:

WHITE — Top Sheet
YELLOW — Middle Sheet
PINK — Bottom Sheet

NOTE: (BLUE Bottom Sheet) available on request at additional cost – ADD 15% ONTO COST  (E-mail or phone 028 9084 1234 to add this onto Order manually)

4-Part (Quad) NCR Books – Paper Colour sequence:

WHITE — Top Sheet
YELLOW — Middle Sheet
BLUE — Middle Sheet
PINK — Bottom Sheet

NOTE: Only this dedicated paper sequence is available for 4-pt Quad — A4 and A5 sizes only.

 

PRINTED TERMS ON REVERSE — OPTION — Grey Tint


With double-sided 4/4 printing of TERMS & CONDITIONS on the reverse, please use a maximum 30% Black tint or Grey for optimum result.

Remember to allow for Orientation (we work on a VERTICAL TURNING AXIS – see Drill Holes section below) and off–set your artwork by the exact opposite on the reverse side.

 

Size of NCR Books


A3 (420mm x 297mm)
A4 (210mm x 297mm)
A5 (148.5mm x 210mm)
A6 (105mm x 148.5mm)
DL (99mm x 210mm – aka 1/3A4)

1/2A4 (105mm x 297mm tall — available on request - £POA)

 

BINDING EDGE


Perf'd and Bound into NCR Books of 50 NCR Sets per Book, at Top or Left edge as standard. (A6 and DL can be Short Edge ONLY!)

 

CLEAR ZONE GUIDELINES


Keep 8mm clear zone around all edges for important text and images.

CROP MARKS (don't need Bleed marks!) will only be required with 3mm BLEED on all edges.

 

WHEN TO USE AN NCR BOOK over a SET or PAD


Shake the tree and ask your customer HOW the NCR product will be used? If it will be used by their van or lorry drivers out on the road, then NCR BOOKS are your only option due to their robustness. NCR Pads will not take the abuse of being thrown around a footwell or lorry cab and will fall apart.

NCR Sets / NCR Pads – Office desk Environment only.

NCR Books – Out on the road, or when a more robust product is required, or when they’re taking an NCR Set directly out of a box one at a time.

 

FORGET EXTRA PRINTING PLATES — USE A “LEGEND”


Legend

Some customers will request that their copy sheets have slightly different artwork on.

Please don’t!

Instead we would advise that you use a 'Legend' on each sheet indicating who gets what copy etc.

As there are then no plate changes required, that single line of text (a “Legend”) at the bottom of all the pages achieves the same goal.

Plate changes by sheet take longer to process and are more expensive to produce and only capable via Litho 1/0 options — the ‘Legend’ is an excellent and efficient way of overcoming this and saving your client money!

 

SEQUENTIAL DIGITAL NUMBERING OPTION


Usually created as 5 digits (up to 7 digits max.) as 00001 etc.; do NOT put the numbering on the actual PDF artwork (otherwise it'll print on the job) but leave space (12mm tall x 30mm wide) describe its location in the box below.

However you can start the sequential numbering wherever you like e.g. 01001-01500 etc.

Digital Numbering size is usually 14pt Arial and Black ink as our default.

We can alter the size and colour as it's digital numbering (e.g. 10pt in Red ink) on request.

 

SEQUENTIAL NUMBERING POSITION


Sequential Numbering Position on NCR Sets

You need to describe the position such as "Top Right beside Service Report", "Top Left beside Letter A", "Centre Top under Address".

DON'T include numbering on your actual PDF artwork otherwise it'll print on the job.

We need minimum 12mm tall x 30mm wide of free space on your artwork for the sequential numbering area.

 

DRILL HOLES OPTION


2 Drill Holes are based on standard 80mm centre-to-centre ring binders, whether it's for 2-hole or 4-hole variants.

We use 5mm dual Drill bits.

SIZE 2-hole Drill 4-hole Drill Edge
A3 Yes Yes Long edge or Short Edge (same 23mm in front edge)
A4 Yes Yes Long edge or Short Edge (same 23mm in front edge)
A5 Yes No Long edge or Short Edge (same 23mm in front edge)
A6 Yes No Long edge only (same 23mm in front edge)
DL Yes No Long edge only (same 23mm in front edge)

NOTE: Remember if placing TERMS & CONDITIONS on the reverse to be aware of Orientation / Positioning through a vertical rotation axis.

 

Drill Holes position on Carbonless NCR Books

 

IMPORTANT THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND


Image Resolution 350dpi CMYK.
Transparency & Blends Make sure ALL transparency have their layers Flattened, saved as Postscript Level 3 with TIFF Preview active.
Quiet Zone Keep all important text and elements within 5mm WHITE clear-zone from trim edge.
Perforation Stub Allow minimum 15mm-23mm for the Perforation Stub area, plus additional 5mm Quiet Zone on the artwork side of the Perf.
Terms on Reverse Create as a 50% tint of Black for best results (it'll not show through then).
Bleed 3mm Bleed off all edges available on NCR Books.
Fonts Convert ALL fonts to vector Outlines. [IMPORTANT!]
File Format Supply as all-CMYK Press-Ready PDF to actual size (if no bleed), or with 3mm Bleed + Crops.
Saving Files settings Saved as Press Ready PDF using Postscript Level 3 Binary (not ASCII) with TIFF Preview active.

IMPORTANT THINGS TO AVOID:


Thin Lines / Hairlines Convert all Hairlines to 0.5pt minimum.
Avoid large areas of Solid Ink Potential cause of "Set-off" by over-inking the NCR paper and it not having time to dry before its guillotined.
Transparency Make sure ALL transparency and transparent elements have their layers Flattened, and saved as Postscript Level 3, on Binary (not ASCII), with 'TIFF Preview' button active.
Don't include Numbering on the actual artwork, but describe it in the relevant "Sequential Numbering Location" text field above.
Avoid tints on Writing areas – Ensure areas to be written on don't have any ink, or a 10% Maximum Tint if your client must have it, for best transference potential.

All Text & Images above are Copyright Trade Printing Group Ltd © 2017


Gift Voucher Qty

1 Book = 25 Vouchers

Gift Voucher Finishing

Our default product is a Perforated, Stapled and Bound BOOK of 25 Vouchers, but we can also supply as LOOSE Vouchers (1 Qty above will get you 50 Loose Vouchers if you prefer to have them that way). The LOOSE Vouchers can either be Perforated or NOT Perforated. You choose!

Printed Card Cover

*Printed on ONE side only of a standard White Card Cover.

Choose either printed (Full Colour) as Outer Front 4/0 only, OR as printed (Full Colour) Instructions on Inside Reverse 0/4 only.

Provide instructions as to which side is required within "Additional Info" box.

2-Part (Duplicate):

WHITE - Top Sheet
PINK - Bottom Sheet or YELLOW - Bottom Sheet

SPECIAL NOTE: (BLUE or WHITE Bottom Sheet) available on special request at 10% Extra Cost (agreed before-hand as manually added to order before payment processing). Will also add to Extra Turnaround time of a few days as manually collated.

3-Part (Triplicate):

WHITE - Top Sheet
YELLOW - Middle Sheet
PINK - Bottom Sheet.

SPECIAL NOTE: (BLUE or WHITE Bottom Sheet) available on special request at 10% Extra Cost (agreed before-hand as manually added to order before payment processing). Will also add to Extra Turnaround time of a few days as manually collated.

4-Part (Quadruplicate):

WHITE - Top Sheet
YELLOW - 2nd Sheet
BLUE - 3rd Sheet
PINK - Bottom Sheet.

Size of NCR Books

A4 (210mm x 297mm)
A5 (148.5mm x 210mm)
A6 (105mm x 148.5mm)
DL (99mm x 210mm - aka 1/3A4)

1/2A4 (105mm x 297mm tall - available on request - £POA)

SIZE CLEAR ZONE GUIDELINES
Keep 8mm clear zone around all edges for important text and images, although bleed is available off the three non-glued edges - in that case, CROP MARKS will be required (don't need Bleed marks!) with 3mm BLEED on three non-glued edges.

Printed Full Colour on:

1 side only - 4/0 is the main FRONT side

2 side double-sided 4/4 - when printing TERMS & CONDITIONS on the reverse, please use a maximum 50% Black tint or Grey.

Bear in mind when creating the TERMS side, to think of it as a vertical turning axis, so the binding edge (if at the Left long edge, will be at the opposite right edge once turned over.)

Sequential Numbering

Usually created as 5 digits (up to 7 digits max.) as 00001 etc.; do NOT put the numbering on the actual PDF artwork (otherwise it'll print on the job) but leave space (12mm tall x 30mm wide) describe its location in the box below. However you can start the sequential numbering wherever you like e.g. 01001-01500 etc. - numbering size is usually based around 14pt Arial and Black ink as default. We only do CRASH Numbering (thus the number is printed on the top copy but the pressure goes down through all the sheets).

We can alter the size and colour as it's digital numbering (e.g. 10pt in Red ink) on request.

Sequential Numbering Starting From

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nam molestie arcu eget tellus pretium, sit amet ultrices odio pharetra. Interdum et malesuada fames ac ante ipsum primis in faucibus. Proin viverra mauris sit amet orci venenatis, id lobortis arcu tempor.

Sequential Numbering Position

You need to describe the position such as "Top Right beside Service Report", "Top Left beside Letter A", "Centre Top under Address". DON'T include numbering on your actual PDF artwork otherwise it'll print on the job. We need 12mm tall x 30mm wide of free space on your artwork for the sequential numbering area.

numbering position

Drill Holes

2 Drill Holes are based on standard 80mm centre-to-centre ring binders, whether for 2-hole or 4-hole variants.

Using 5mm Drill.

NOTE: Remember if placing TERMS & CONDITIONS on the reverse to be aware of Orientation / Positioning through a vertical rotation axis.

SIZE 2-hole Drill 4-hole Drill
A4 YES YES
A5 YES NO
A6 YES NO
DL YES NO

Free Delivery as Standard:

  • Most orders printed within 2 - 3 "working" days in factory (Mon-Fri) before despatch.
  • Orders over 50+ BOOKS may require an additional 1 working day in production.
  • FREE Delivery areas (UK Mainland, Republic of Ireland), then need additional 2 working days delivery using DPD service after despatch to deliver. Northern Ireland uses (Next Working Day service within Ulster).
  • Scottish Highlands, Isle of Man and Channel Islands usually deliver in 2-3 working days delivery.

WHITE LABEL PLAIN SHIPPING

  • We ship in generic, brown double-wall boxes. If "I require White Label packaging" is ticked, then we don't included any paperwork, or return label of any kind. DPD will only use a generic, return Barcode only if the box is undeliverable or needs to be returned.

Express Service:

  • Basically cuts 1 day off production (for everybody) and 1 day off Delivery time (Mainland GB only).
  • Express orders printed within 1 - 2 "working" days in factory (Mon-Fri) before despatch.
  • Orders over 50+ BOOKS may require an additional 1 working day in production.
  • Republic of Ireland needs additional 1-2 working days delivery using DPD24 service after despatch to deliver. Northern Ireland uses (Next Working Day service within Ulster).
  • Scottish Highlands, Isle of Man and Channel Islands usually deliver in 2-3 working days delivery.

WHITE LABEL PLAIN SHIPPING

  • We ship in generic, brown double-wall boxes. If "I require White Label packaging" is ticked, then we don't included any paperwork, or return label of any kind. DPD will only use a generic, return Barcode only if the box is undeliverable or needs to be returned.

Printing

Size

Flap Type

Bleed to Edges

Bleed to Edges

Ink Coverage

Standard 30% INK COVERAGE:

  • Usually that means a Busn Reply + Small logo block + text, or partial tint with lighter colours over part of the canvas.
  • Majority of the canvas is left blank White.

OPTIONAL 60% HEAVY INK Coverage:

  • Upgrade from Standard allowing for partial photo + logo block, but leaving 40% White area free.
Ink Coverage

Writing Shields

Inserted Loose Writing Shields are standard configuration with NCR Pads, and is a peel-off Shield on White uncoated 4-sheet (250gsm) Card. This stops the impression transferring to NCR Sets below the current Set you are using.

Optional upgrade of Attached Hinged Writing Shields ["HWS"] is the same type of White uncoated 4-sheet (250gsm) Card as above, but extended to wrap over the edge and physically attached to the Pad (so you don't lose it).

Attached Hinged Writing Shields
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