Wire Bound Booklets
Professional booklet with lay-flat finish
- Free standard UK mainland delivery over £25 — tracked, 3-5 working days
- Next-day — order and approve your artwork by 2.30pm Mon–Fri; priced at checkout
- Same-day in London — up to 500 units with print-ready artwork, order and approve your artwork by 2.30pm Mon–Fri; priced at checkout
Professional wire bound booklets. Provides a practical lay-flat finish perfect for training manuals, reports, and corporate presentations.
- • Available sizes: A5, A4, Custom
- • Paper options: 100gsm Silk, 100gsm Uncoated, 120gsm Uncoated, 130gsm Gloss, 130gsm Silk, 150gsm Silk, 160gsm Uncoated, 170gsm Gloss, 170gsm Silk, 200gsm Silk, 200gsm Uncoated, 250gsm Silk, 250gsm Uncoated
- • Minimum order: 1 units
- • Turnaround: Delivered within 3-5 working days of ordering, once your free proof is approved.
Please supply your artwork as a print-ready PDF with a 3mm bleed and crop marks. Make sure all colours are CMYK and imagery is 300dpi.
- • File Format: One PDF with the pages in reading order — we handle the imposition
- • Colour Mode: CMYK at 300dpi, with fonts embedded or outlined
- • Bleed: 3mm bleed on every page
- • Page Count: Flat leaves printed both sides, so the page count runs in twos. Front and back covers are the first and last pages of the PDF
- • Binding Edge: Keep essential text and logos at least 10mm clear of the binding edge — that strip is punched with round holes for the wire
- • Lie-Flat Spreads: Pages fold a full 360 degrees, so design each page to work on its own rather than across a spread
Free design templates
Each template has the bleed, cut line and safe area already marked, so your file is set up correctly first time:
- Download your size and corner style — PDF for Illustrator, Affinity or InDesign; PNG for Photoshop or Canva.
- Open it in your design app, or place it on a locked layer at 100% size — it already includes the 3mm bleed.
- Design over it: run your background right to the red bleed edge and keep text and logos inside the green safe area.
- Hide or delete the template layer, then export a print-ready PDF (CMYK, 300dpi) and upload it with your order.
Delivered within 3-5 working days of ordering, once your free proof is approved. That window is the whole job, not just the van: we print, finish and dispatch your order and the tracked carrier delivers it. The clock starts when you approve your free digital proof, so approving promptly is the fastest thing you can do.
Choose your delivery speed at checkout — every parcel is tracked:
- • Standard delivery — 3-5 working days, free to UK mainland addresses on orders over £25, £2.95 below that
- • Next-day delivery — next working day when you order and approve your artwork by 2.30pm Mon–Fri, priced at checkout
- • Next-day by 1pm or by 10.30am — next working day, by the time chosen, when you order and approve your artwork by 2.30pm Mon–Fri, priced at checkout
- • Saturday delivery — Saturday, for orders approved by 2.30pm on Friday, priced at checkout
- • Same-day delivery in London — order up to 500 units with print-ready artwork by 2.30pm Mon–Fri, and a tracked courier delivers the same day. Priced at checkout, including same-day production.
The Highlands & Islands, offshore and international addresses are priced live at checkout, as are unusually heavy orders — over 15kg is £14.95 whatever the order value. Very large pieces (any side over 120cm, such as A0 boards) go by courier rather than post: £7.95 on Standard, with the faster services at the courier's large-parcel rate, shown at checkout. See live delivery prices and times.
Every order is covered by the Presswift Guarantee: printed to the proof you approve and the specification you choose, or put right. If what arrives is damaged, short or does not match the approved proof, contact us within 7 days of delivery with your order number, photos of the problem and a count of the affected copies, and keep the copies unused while we look. We reprint the affected copies to the same specification or, where a reprint is not practical, refund them; approved refunds reach your original payment method within 7-10 working days. Read the Presswift Guarantee.
Because every job is printed to your own artwork and specification, we cannot take a return simply because you have changed your mind, and errors carried through the proof you approved, or colour and trim variation within normal print tolerance, are not print faults. That is what the free digital proof is for — check the colours, wording and layout on the proof and nothing goes to press until you are happy with it.
What is wire binding?
Wire binding, sometimes called wiro or twin-loop, threads a formed metal wire through a line of round punched holes along the edge, then crimps it shut. It creates a durable spine that lets pages turn all the way around.
Does a wire-bound booklet lie completely flat?
Yes. The twin-loop wire lets each page fold back a full 360 degrees, so the booklet sits perfectly flat on a desk or folds back on itself, which is ideal for note-taking, presenting or following along by hand.
How does wire binding compare with comb binding?
Both punch the edge and lie flat, but wire uses a metal twin-loop through round holes for a sleeker, tougher finish, while comb uses a plastic spine through rectangular holes that can be reopened to change pages.
How many pages can wire binding hold?
Wire binding suits thin through to fairly thick documents, with a larger wire diameter used as the page count rises. It is well suited to notebooks, planners and manuals that need to open flat and endure heavy use.
How do I set up artwork for wire binding?
Supply a print-ready PDF in CMYK at 300dpi with 3mm bleed. Keep key text and images slightly clear of the binding edge so nothing important sits where the round holes are punched for the wire.
How much do Wire Bound Booklets cost?
Wire Bound Booklets start from £20.58 with no VAT to add (zero-rated). The price updates live on this page as you choose your size, paper stock and quantity, and the price per unit falls at higher quantities.
What sizes do Wire Bound Booklets come in?
Wire Bound Booklets are available in 2 sizes: A5 and A4. You can also enter a custom size in millimetres. If your size or page count is outside what the page can price, request a quote and we will price the exact specification for you.
Which paper stocks can I choose for Wire Bound Booklets?
You can print Wire Bound Booklets on 100gsm Silk, 100gsm Uncoated, 120gsm Uncoated, 130gsm Gloss, 130gsm Silk, 150gsm Silk, 160gsm Uncoated and 170gsm Gloss, plus 5 more stocks. Every stock is listed with its weight so you can balance feel and budget, and the page reprices as you switch.
Do you offer bulk discounts on Wire Bound Booklets?
Yes. Wire Bound Booklets carry quantity discounts, so the price per unit falls as the run grows. Change the quantity on this page and the discount is applied to the total automatically.
Can I get Wire Bound Booklets delivered the same day?
Yes. Order Wire Bound Booklets, and approve your artwork, by 2.30pm Mon–Fri and a tracked courier delivers them the same day in London. Elsewhere in the UK, standard tracked delivery takes 3-5 working days, with express and next-day options at checkout (next-day: order and approve your artwork by 2.30pm Mon–Fri).
How much is delivery for Wire Bound Booklets?
Standard tracked delivery is free to UK mainland addresses on orders over £25 (£2.95 below that), and takes 3-5 working days from ordering. The Highlands & Islands, offshore and international addresses are priced live at checkout, as are orders over 15kg (£14.95 whatever the order value). Express and next-day services are available at checkout (next-day: order and approve your artwork by 2.30pm Mon–Fri), and a courier can deliver in London on the day you order when you order by 2.30pm Mon–Fri.
Do you provide free artwork templates for Wire Bound Booklets?
Yes. Free artwork templates for every wire bound booklets size — PDF and PNG, with the bleed, trim and safe area already marked — are in the Artwork Guidelines section on this page.
About Wire Bound Booklets
Wire Bound Booklets use a double loop of metal wire threaded through a row of small round holes punched along the binding edge. The wire is then crimped closed, giving a smart, hard-wearing spine with a distinctly professional, notebook-like appearance.
The standout feature is movement: pages turn a full 360 degrees and fold right back on themselves, and the booklet lies perfectly flat while open. Where a glued perfect-bound spine holds pages firm, wire binding is built for documents you write in, prop up or work alongside.
We punch, print in full CMYK and wire-bind each copy to your specification. Every order includes a free digital proof so you can approve your layout before production, and standard UK delivery reaches you within 3 to 5 working days.
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Wire Bound Booklets specifications
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| Binding | Wire bound (twin-loop metal wire) |
| Page count | 10 to 300 pages, in twos (each sheet is printed both sides) |
| Minimum order | 1 unit |
| Production and delivery | Delivered within 3-5 working days of ordering, once your free proof is approved. |
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| Artwork | Print-ready PDF, CMYK, images at 300dpi, 3mm bleed on all edges, fonts embedded or outlined, and important content kept 5mm inside the trim |
Standard delivery is free to UK mainland addresses on orders over £25 (£2.95 below that) and takes 3-5 working days from ordering. The Highlands & Islands, offshore and international addresses are priced live at checkout. Delivery details.
Quality Guaranteed
Premium materials and expert craftsmanship ensure exceptional results on every order.
Fast Turnaround
Order, and approve your artwork, by 2.30pm Mon–Fri for same-day delivery in London, or standard delivery in 3-5 working days.
Expert Support
Our dedicated team is here to help with advice, file checks, and technical assistance.
