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WELCOME TO
compass & Diamond print solutions

Printing excellence for London and beyond

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FOUR DIFFERENT PRESSES
UNDER ONE ROOF

Heidelberg Speedmaster SM 74,
HP Indigo 5500, Ricoh Pro C7100SX & Kludge EHD

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WANT THE BEST
QUALITY DIGITAL PRINT?

Then it's a job for our HP Indigo digital press

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WIDE RANGE OF BESPOKE
FINISHING OPTIONS AVAILABLE

Everything from Duplexing to Saddle Stitching

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ONLY FIVE MINUTES WALK
FROM THE TUBE

17-19 Bonny St, London NW1 9PE

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QUICK TURNAROUND AND
DELIVERY IN LONDON

We're based in Camden, so we'll get your job to you pronto!

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NEW LOOK,
SAME GREAT SERVICE

We've smartened ourselves up a bit

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WE CARE ABOUT OUR
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

Check out our impact analysis

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GET YOUR PRINT TODAY
WITH UV LED CURING

Even with high ink coverages, our LED system
achieves the best curing results in sheetfed offset printing.

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MADE
IN CAMDEN

Bespoke zero plastic boxes now available,
contact us on 020 7284 3008 for more information.

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Booklets
business cards
flyers
invites
LOOKBOOKS & PITCH BOOKS
STATIONERY
POSTERS & MOUNTED BOARDS
PULL UP BANNERS
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branding design
certified fogra proofs
embossing & debossing
duplexing
die cutting
foiling
about us

Compass & Diamond Print Solutions are a dedicated team of print professionals based in Camden Town, London.

With our extensive range of print and finishing facilities, we are able to achieve the best results from our designs or your supplied artwork. The production team can utilise the equipment and their skills to produce the print product of your choice, no matter how big or small. Because we care, and aim for the very best in every job, we’ve earned the trust of all our clients from the small business to the giants such as Selfridges, Diesel, MTV, Ted Baker, Zara Hadid, King’s College and the Natural History Museum … we are your boutique printer without the boutique price tag.
some of our clients
" We had found ourselves without a printer with barely a week to go! The venue was the Royal Albert Hall, the show was for The Prince's Trust" (WE ARE MOST AMUSED). We contacted C&D Print in the hope they may be able to help and sure enough they pulled out all the strings to get this brochure to the event on time. Wonderful work guys, I was flabbergasted with the way you went above and beyond to make sure the show had a brochure! How did the ink even have time to dry? "
Managing Director, Marshall Harrison Ltd
" What an amazing service week after week, year after year stunning brochures, postcards and flyers the same perfect results. On our Fall/Winter press day some important posters needed printing and delivering the same day without fail. We didn't need to look any further than C&D Print, always there even when things are left to the last minute. "
Marketing Manager, Diesel UK
" C&D have always delivered to a high standard in an efficient and collaborative manner. It's been great to work with them and the results have always been top quality. "
Chloe Tai, Film Constellation Ltd
“ There's no job to big or small that C&D won't accommodate even with the tightest of turnarounds and the quality of our print materials has never looked better! The team are a joy to work with. "
Tejinder Jouhal, Hanway Films
" I would just like to say a massive thank you to the team. The guides look fantastic, the finish is of such high quality. It’s better than what the publishers have ever come up with! My boss was hugely impressed. "
Kristina Egan, Darley Anderson Children’s Book Agency Ltd.
" The booklets look great, thank you so much! It’s been a pleasure to work with you on this, and very stress-free. I’ve saved your details, should we create more of these or anything similar going forward. "
Claudia Parkinson, Pandora
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"We had found ourselves without a printer with barely a week to go! The venue was the Royal Albert Hall, the show was for The Prince's Trust" (WE ARE MOST AMUSED). We contacted C&D Print in the hope they may be able to help and sure enough they pulled out all the strings to get this brochure to the event on time. Wonderful work guys, I was flabbergasted with the way you went above and beyond to make sure the show had a brochure! How did the ink even have time to dry? Managing Director, Marshall Harrison Ltd
" What an amazing service week after week, year after year stunning brochures, postcards and flyers the same perfect results. On our Fall/Winter press day some important posters needed printing and delivering the same day without fail. We didn't need to look any further than C&D Print, always there even when things are left to the last minute. "
Marketing Manager, Diesel UK
" C&D have always delivered to a high standard in an efficient and collaborative manner. It's been great to work with them and the results have always been top quality. "
Chloe Tai, Film Constellation Ltd
“ There's no job to big or small that C&D won't accommodate even with the tightest of turnarounds and the quality of our print materials has never looked better! The team are a joy to work with. "
Tejinder Jouhal, Hanway Films
" I would just like to say a massive thank you to the team. The guides look fantastic, the finish is of such high quality. It’s better than what the publishers have ever come up with! My boss was hugely impressed. "
Kristina Egan, Darley Anderson Children’s Book Agency Ltd.
" The booklets look great, thank you so much! It’s been a pleasure to work with you on this, and very stress-free. I’ve saved your details, should we create more of these or anything similar going forward. "
Claudia Parkinson, Pandora
design
No matter how big or small the business, your image is important to us. Whether it’s developing an initial concept, or refreshing an existing brand, our in-house team will work closely with you to realise your ideas. Our design team has a wealth of experience and creativity, from rebranding your stationery to designing beautiful invitations, promotional flyers and brochures.
lithographic print
Lithographic printing is still considered the gold standard of the print industry. Our B2 Heidelberg litho press incorporates the latest technology in instant drying inks to speed up production turn around times with enhanced more vibrant images (especially on uncoated stocks). This LED UV ink system also comes with the added benefit of being more environmentally friendly than traditional ink systems - a benefit we highly endorse.
lithographic print
Our HP Indigo digital technology uses liquid inks to produce the closest match to lithographic technology possible. It's excellent for short run high quality print requests and has the useful ability to handle variable data.
Ricoh digital print technology uses toner based inks and is excellent for producing print where low budgets have to be upheld. It can also print 'white' and 'clear gloss' to enhance your product at a price that doesn't break the bank.
foiling
Our Kluge EHD Foil Stamping, Embossing & Diecutting machine can produce Folding Cartons, Greeting cards, Holograms and security, Presentation/pocket folders, Paper/hard back book covers, Labels, Business cards, Letterheads, stationery, Announcements, Report covers, Packaging, and Diecutting/kiss cutting jobs.
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finishing
We offer a vast array of in-house finishing services. This means that any job can be produced in house from start to finish, enabling us to monitor quality at every stage of production.
Film lamination, available in matt, gloss, silk, soft touch and anti scuff. Duplexing, perfect for business cards and invitations. Two or more printed sheets are bonded together to produce a more substantial product. Binding, this finishing process is used for brochures, magazines or booklets. They can be wire bound, saddle stitched (two wires), PUR bound (square back with a spine), or case bound.
print management
When there are projects that require elements of outwork. We have a network of trusted suppliers, who we have negotiated trade discounts with, to handle specialists requirements that we are unable to produce in house.
delivery
We understand that producing a good quality job is important. However receiving your job on time is also important. Our Central London location enables local deliveries with our Eco electric van as well as utilising the London courier service. For further afield deliveries, we have a reliable overnight service for following day delivery in the UK and Europe. Deliveries outside Europe are likely to take longer so please ask us for details.
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our services
design
No matter how big or small the business, your image is important to us. Whether it’s developing an initial concept, or refreshing an existing brand, our in-house team will work closely with you to realise your ideas. Our design team has a wealth of experience and creativity, from rebranding your stationery to designing beautiful invitations, promotional flyers and brochures.
lithographic print
Lithographic printing is still considered the gold standard of the print industry. Our B2 Heidelberg litho press incorporates the latest technology in instant drying inks to speed up production turn around times with enhanced more vibrant images (especially on uncoated stocks). This LED UV ink system also comes with the added benefit of being more environmentally friendly than traditional ink systems - a benefit we highly endorse.
lithographic print
Our HP Indigo digital technology uses liquid inks to produce the closest match to lithographic technology possible. It's excellent for short run high quality print requests and has the useful ability to handle variable data.
Ricoh digital print technology uses toner based inks and is excellent for producing print where low budgets have to be upheld. It can also print 'white' and 'clear gloss' to enhance your product at a price that doesn't break the bank.
foiling
Our Kluge EHD Foil Stamping, Embossing & Diecutting machine can produce Folding Cartons, Greeting cards, Holograms and security, Presentation/pocket folders, Paper/hard back book covers, Labels, Business cards, Letterheads, stationery, Announcements, Report covers, Packaging, and Diecutting/kiss cutting jobs.
Previous
finishing
We offer a vast array of in-house finishing services. This means that any job can be produced in house from start to finish, enabling us to monitor quality at every stage of production.
Film lamination, available in matt, gloss, silk, soft touch and anti scuff. Duplexing, perfect for business cards and invitations. Two or more printed sheets are bonded together to produce a more substantial product. Binding, this finishing process is used for brochures, magazines or booklets. They can be wire bound, saddle stitched (two wires), PUR bound (square back with a spine), or case bound.
print management
When there are projects that require elements of outwork. We have a network of trusted suppliers, who we have negotiated trade discounts with, to handle specialists requirements that we are unable to produce in house.
delivery
We understand that producing a good quality job is important. However receiving your job on time is also important. Our Central London location enables local deliveries with our Eco electric van as well as utilising the London courier service. For further afield deliveries, we have a reliable overnight service for following day delivery in the UK and Europe. Deliveries outside Europe are likely to take longer so please ask us for details.
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our services
design
No matter how big or small the business, your image is important to us. Whether it’s developing an initial concept, or refreshing an existing brand, our in-house team will work closely with you to realise your ideas. Our design team has a wealth of experience and creativity, from rebranding your stationery to designing beautiful invitations, promotional flyers and brochures.
lithographic print
Lithographic printing is still considered the gold standard of the print industry. Our B2 Heidelberg litho press incorporates the latest technology in instant drying inks to speed up production turn around times with enhanced more vibrant images (especially on uncoated stocks). This LED UV ink system also comes with the added benefit of being more environmentally friendly than traditional ink systems - a benefit we highly endorse.
lithographic print
Our HP Indigo digital technology uses liquid inks to produce the closest match to lithographic technology possible. It's excellent for short run high quality print requests and has the useful ability to handle variable data.
Ricoh digital print technology uses toner based inks and is excellent for producing print where low budgets have to be upheld. It can also print 'white' and 'clear gloss' to enhance your product at a price that doesn't break the bank.
foiling
Our Kluge EHD Foil Stamping, Embossing & Diecutting machine can produce Folding Cartons, Greeting cards, Holograms and security, Presentation/pocket folders, Paper/hard back book covers, Labels, Business cards, Letterheads, stationery, Announcements, Report covers, Packaging, and Diecutting/kiss cutting jobs.
Previous
finishing
We offer a vast array of in-house finishing services. This means that any job can be produced in house from start to finish, enabling us to monitor quality at every stage of production.
Film lamination, available in matt, gloss, silk, soft touch and anti scuff. Duplexing, perfect for business cards and invitations. Two or more printed sheets are bonded together to produce a more substantial product. Binding, this finishing process is used for brochures, magazines or booklets. They can be wire bound, saddle stitched (two wires), PUR bound (square back with a spine), or case bound.
print management
When there are projects that require elements of outwork. We have a network of trusted suppliers, who we have negotiated trade discounts with, to handle specialists requirements that we are unable to produce in house.
delivery
We understand that producing a good quality job is important. However receiving your job on time is also important. Our Central London location enables local deliveries with our Eco electric van as well as utilising the London courier service. For further afield deliveries, we have a reliable overnight service for following day delivery in the UK and Europe. Deliveries outside Europe are likely to take longer so please ask us for details.
our services
our location
Five minutes walk from Camden Town Underground Station and just round the corner from Camden Road Overground, makes same day deliveries inexpensive and turnaround times even faster!
get in touch

+44 (0)20 7284 3008

quotes@canddprint.com

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17-19 Bonny St, London, NW1 9PE

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providing artwork
We use a wide variety of output devices to complete printed work, the majority of devices print using a CMYK colour space. If you need to supply your origination using the RGB colour space please advise us in advance to ensure optimum printed results.
Images

Images should be CMYK and a resolution of 300dpi . Black and White (Mono) files can be either Greyscale or CMYK, if CMYK ensure they are neutral in colour balance. When converting from RGB image file in Photoshop or when creating a PDF from your design program, select the 'ISO Coated V2', profile, this profile is suitable for many printing devices.

Page Layout Documents

Layout designs should be prepared to the final page size plus a 3mm allowence for bleed. All colours used in the layout should be set to print CMYK, special colours using Pantone colours can be specified as spot colours or switched to CMYK. Do NOT change the name of any Pantone colour swatches used within the layout. Supply all graphic files and fonts used within the document. For the best results solid black areas should be made up of the following CMYK breakdown C60 M50 Y50 K100.

PDF Documents

Print Ready' PDF's must be as single pages with 3mm bleed and printers trim marks applied.The page must be centrally located within the PDF. Do NOT include file information tags that cause the printed page area to be off centre. Ensure all required fonts are embedded.

Bleed

For professional designers who understand bleed, please skip this bullet point...Bleed is the area of artwork that has to be extended beyond the page size. Printed material requires additional image area to trim off so any image or colour panel that extends to the page edge will be cut flush without any white edges. A standard 3mm of area is required on each edge, thats an extra 6mm to the width and height of the document, for example: A4 Paper = 210mm x 297mm, + 3mm bleed all round Total Document Size = 216mm x 303mm.

File Delivery

Artwork files that are too big to deliver via e-mail can be sent by an online delivery service. We can send out a link to our Hightail service or accept a link from your own file delivery provider.

Proof

On request a PDF proof will be supplied back to you for approval of content before printing.

our mission statement
“To produce excellent print with the least wastage, whilst using the most Eco friendly materials possible to keep our carbon footprint to a minimum.”
eco policy

Compass & Diamond Print Solutions are lithographic and digital printers operating in a 5,500 sq ft railway arch office in Camden, North London. We primarily produce printed matter for a wide range of clientele in related and non-related industries. We have identified the primary environmental impact of our business to be our electricity consumption and volume of waste paper produced. We wish to demonstrate to our current / future customers and staff our intentions to reduce our carbon footprint.

By monitoring our electricity consumption, we will reduce our carbon footprint by introducing new working practices and updating of equipment.

By monitoring our general and recyclable waste, we aim to improve our recycling performance.

Compass & Diamond Print Solutions will comply with all of it’s relevant legal obligations.

We will continue to monitor and review on a six monthly basis both electricity consumption and waste / recycling. Our staff have been briefed and are reminded by displayed notices as to how they can help reduce are carbon footprint. Our target in the first year is to reduce our carbon footprint (beyond our current achievements) by 10% now that we are monitoring our consumption.

We will look to highlight any working practices / activities that affect are carbon footprint unnecessarily and implement a plan to reduce or eliminate them. We will monitor are general waste to see if any of it can be added to are recycle list.

The Directors will discuss and review our progress every six months. All members of staff will be consulted at that time and the results posted on our web site.

A copy of this policy has been issued to all staff members and also posted on our website.

This policy has been drawn up and will be reviewed every six months by the five Directors of Compass & Diamond Print Solutions. Six monthly reviews will be communicated to all staff members and posted on our website.

Compass & Diamond Print Solutions Limited, 17-19 Bonny Street, London NW1 9PE

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