What Impress Print does

Impress Print Services Ltd. is a privately held, UK-based commercial printer founded in 1989 and headquartered in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey. The company operates as a single-source printing provider with entirely in-house capabilities spanning design, lithographic, digital, and large-format printing, supported by finishing (binding, laminating, die-cutting, foil stamping), packaging, and postal direct mail services. Specialty offerings include digital speciality inks (gold, silver, pink, white, clear), PrintPro (an online self-service order portal), and Impress Merchandise (a promotional merchandise sub-brand). Its UK SME customer base spans corporate marketing, events, education, retail, and brand owners, with named marquee engagements including Wimbledon event print materials.

Revenue is generated via quote-based, project-by-project pricing paid as one-time transactions by both enterprise and SMB customers. Distribution is hybrid: an experienced field sales team handles enterprise accounts with on-site consultation, while the PrintPro portal and online artwork upload service capture SMB and repeat-order demand. The company sells and delivers through its own fleet of vehicles (70% electric, target 100%) with free London delivery and worldwide shipping. Business segments are organised horizontally across Business & Corporate (primary) and Brand Owners, with no segment evident in the data exceeding ~30% of mix.

Operationally, Impress Print differentiates on a dense stack of certifications: FSC, ISO 9001/14001/27001/12647-2, B Corp, Cyber Essentials Plus, Planet Mark (first UK printer), Vegetarian Society vegan certification, and the World Land Trust Carbon Balanced Print partnership. The company has accumulated ~9 industry awards in three years, including the 2023 Digital Printer Awards Supreme Award, and runs ongoing content marketing around sustainability. Ownership is independent, founder/management-led (Managing Director Michael Kille), with no institutional investors, no parent, and no M&A activity disclosed.

Name

Impress Print

Legal name

Impress Print Services Ltd.

Website

https://impressprint.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Impress Print Services Ltd. is a UK-based, in-house commercial printer founded 1989 in Walton-on-Thames, offering lithographic, digital, and large-format printing, design, finishing, packaging, direct mail, and sustainability-certified services to corporate, SMB, and brand-owner customers via direct sales, an online portal, and own-fleet delivery.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Printing Services

NAICS

Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) (323111), Printing and Related Support Activities (3231)

SIC

Commercial Printing (2750), Service Industries For The Printing Trade (2790)

akta.pro primary industry

Large-Format & Specialty Printing (Signage, Posters, Displays) (MPAJALAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Custom Printing & Decoration Services (Screen Print, Embroidery, Laser) (BPAFAMAL), Flexible Packaging Printing (Film/Poly/Paper Print) (IMALAKAG)

Keywords

• Commercial printing services
• Lithographic printing
• Digital printing services
• Large format printing
• Sustainable print services

Headquarters

HQ city

Walton Upon Thames

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Print Services: One-time transactional print services including lithographic, digital, large format printing, finishing, design, and mailing. Pricing is quote-based for custom projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Impress Print is a UK-based commercial printing company providing lithographic, digital, and large format printing alongside design, finishing, packaging, postal direct mail, and promotional merchandise services. The company offers in-house end-to-end print production supported by an online ordering portal (PrintPro) and industry-leading sustainability credentials including B Corp, Planet Mark, and vegan certifications.

Product overview

Impress Print offers a comprehensive portfolio of printing and finishing services as a single-source print provider. The core services include Design, Lithographic Printing, Digital Printing, and Large Format Printing, supported by in-house Finishing services and Promotional Merchandise. Specialty printing capabilities include Digital Gold, Silver, Pink, White, and Clear Ink options, alongside Vegan Print (Vegetarian Society certified) and Carbon Balanced Print (World Land Trust partnership). The company also provides Packaging, Postal Direct Mail, and an online self-service portal (PrintPro). All production work is carried out in-house with the company's own delivery fleet, enabling control over timing, quality, and environmental aspects. The offering is structured around traditional print services enhanced with sustainability credentials and specialty finishing options.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PrintPro: Online print portal for clients to upload artwork and manage print jobs.
• Impress Merchandise

Products and services

• Lithographic Printing

Quantifiable outcome

• 68% carbon footprint cut over seven years
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• World Land TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016World Land Trust Carbon Balanced Print programme partner. For 8 years Impress Print has been protecting carbon-rich habitats and supporting sustainable land development projects. Customers can request Carbon Balanced Print to contribute to land protection in Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, and Vietnam.
• Planet MarkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlanet Mark sustainability certification partner. Impress Print was the first UK printer to achieve Planet Mark certification. Planet Mark provides comprehensive carbon measurement across scopes 1, 2, and 3, helping guide the company's sustainability journey.
• Vegetarian SocietycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOfficial vegan certification by the Vegetarian Society. Impress Print has removed raw materials of animal origin from a wide range of products including brochures, booklets, and posters.
• Two SidesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTwo Sides campaign supporter. Impress Print is a member of Two Sides and helps tell the sustainable story of print, promoting the renewable and recyclable nature of paper.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Pureprint Group: UK-based sustainable commercial printer offering lithographic and digital print with strong environmental credentials, directly comparable in size, sustainability positioning, and customer base to Impress Print.
• Bishops Printers: Long-established UK commercial printing company offering lithographic, digital, and large format print to B2B customers, with similar in-house finishing capabilities and a comparable independent ownership profile.
• CPI Group: UK-based commercial printing services group offering lithographic, digital, and finishing services to corporate customers, comparable to Impress Print in service mix and target segments.
• Walstead Group: UK commercial printing group with web offset and digital capabilities serving publishers and corporate customers, comparable to Impress Print in magazine, brochure, and B2B print services.
• Communisis: UK-based print and marketing services provider offering communication, print management, and digital marketing services to enterprise clients, competing with Impress Print for corporate print and direct mail spend.

Broad incumbents

• Vistaprint: Web-to-print mass-market brand under Cimpress serving SMBs with self-service digital printing, postal mail, and marketing materials. Overlaps with Impress Print's SMB self-serve PrintPro portal but operates at vastly greater scale globally.
• Cimpress: Global mass-customization printing and marketing services platform (parent of Vistaprint and multiple regional brands), representing the dominant web-to-print incumbent against which Impress Print competes for SMB print spend.
• HP Inc: Global manufacturer of commercial and large format printing hardware and supplies; serves as both a supplier to Impress Print and a broader industry incumbent whose digital press technology sets the competitive baseline.
• Canon EMEA: Major manufacturer of production print hardware including the imagePRESS digital press line used in commercial print shops, with broad print services offerings across EMEA competing for the same enterprise print procurement budgets.
• Xerox: Global production print hardware and managed print services incumbent offering iGen and Iridesse digital production presses; competes in commercial print with both equipment supply and end-to-end print services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks3 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/weareimpress
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/impress-print-services
• Instagraminstagram.com/impressprint
• Pinterestpinterest.com/impressprint

Compliance9 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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