What paper is best for me?
Uncoated
- The paper of choice for stationery as it’s easy to write on and doesn’t smudge.
- Great long lasting and robust paper with a natural feel and excellent colour reproduction.
- The perfect choice for a huge range of products including business and appointment cards.
Silk paper
- Silk paper has the smooth surface of gloss paper without the shine.
- A great choice for a range of products from business cards to photographs.
- Commonly used for magazines, leaflets and booklets.
- Not recommended for writing on as ink can smudge.
Gloss paper
- Gloss paper has an ultra smooth surface with a high gloss shine.
- Perfect for printing bright colours and photographs.
- Commonly used for magazines, leaflets and booklets.
- Not recommended for writing on as ink can smudge.
Recycled paper
- Recycled paper is perfect eco-friendly choice.
- Available in uncoated, silk and gloss.
- Made from 100% Post-consumer recycled paper.
- 100% recycled options available for all of our product range.
Did you know?
- All of the paper and card we use is from sustainable sources.
- We've offset the ENTIRE operational carbon footprint of our company!
- We recycle 100% of our paper waste and 95% of our total waste (we are working on the rest)!
The Eco-Friendly Choice
By choosing to order your print online with St Austell Printing Company, your print is fully Carbon Balanced, including the paper of your choice.
Combining our passion for print with a better way of working for the environment. By choosing St Austell Printing Company, you won’t be compromising on your environmental values.
We’ve offset our entire operational carbon footprint to become a “Carbon Balanced Printer”.
We are proud to support the fantastic work World Land Trust are doing to protect threatened habitats and wildlife, and we know our customers will share in this pride.
Sustainability is part of everything we do. We built our print factory on it’s principles. The design of our building reduces demand for natural resources and is powered using renewable energy. All the paper we use is recycled or produced from sustainably managed forests. We are FSC® certified and hold an ISO 14001:2015 certificate for our environmental management system.
