JPS Print Consultants Ltd

What JPS Print Consultants Ltd does

JPS Print Consultants Ltd is a UK-based print management consultancy founded in 2001, operating as an intermediary between clients and a curated network of specialist printers. With a headcount of approximately 6 employees, the company provides an end-to-end service covering design (branding, print, marketing, and web design), print execution (litho for medium-to-large runs, digital for on-demand and short runs, and large format), and mailing/fulfilment (postal mailing, pick-pack-despatch, mailing data services, and specialised options such as Partially Addressed Mail and Naked Mailing). Its core technology is a curated network of partner printers and its core Royal Mail partnership, which enables access to postal incentive programmes and cost savings of 5-10p per item on partially addressed mail.

The business model is project-based, quote-driven, and sales-led, with revenue generated from one-off print orders, ongoing print management retainers, mailing data services, and fulfilment contracts. The go-to-market is predominantly referral and direct contact (one-call convenience via 0800 number and email), supplemented by content marketing through a blog, monthly newsletter, and a loyalty referral programme launched in 2018. Customer segments are horizontal, spanning SMBs and mid-market organisations across financial services, healthcare, charity, childcare, real estate, retail, travel, homeware, and arts/culture. Notable long-tenured clients include Hush Homeware (10 years), Jollimans Essentials, Lucketts Travel, Barracudas Activity Day Camps (39+ locations), Trinity Hospice, and the Arab Bankers Association.

The company is privately held, founder-owned (Jason Smith is the named contact and primary blog author), with no disclosed institutional investment, M&A activity, or external funding. Its competitive positioning rests on being an independent consultant advocating for client rather than printer interests, the ability to match jobs to the optimal printing technology for cost efficiency, and deep Royal Mail incentive expertise. The operation is small, stable, and horizontally diversified across print, mailing, and design services with no disclosed technology platform or AI capabilities.

Name

JPS Print Consultants Ltd

Legal name

JPS Print Consultants Ltd

Website

https://jpsprintconsultants.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

JPS Print Consultants Ltd is a UK-based, 6-person print management consultancy founded in 2001 that acts as an intermediary between clients and a network of specialist printers, offering end-to-end design, litho/digital/large-format printing, mailing, and fulfilment services primarily to UK SMBs and mid-market organisations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Printing Services

NAICS

Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) (323111), Printing and Related Support Activities (323), Support Activities for Printing (32312), Printing (32311)

SIC

Service Industries For The Printing Trade (2790), Commercial Printing (2750), Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330), Services-Direct Mail Advertising Services (7331)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital Printing (Short-Run, Variable Data) (MPAJALAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Mailing, Inserting & Distribution Services (Addressing, Direct Mail, Kitting) (MPAJALAH)

Keywords

• Print management services
• Litho printing services
• Digital printing services
• Mailing and fulfilment
• Design print mailing

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Design Services: Comprehensive design services including branding design, design for print, marketing design, and web design and communication. Services offered as part of an integrated solution alongside print and mailing.
2. Litho Printing: Traditional litho printing services for medium to large print runs including stationery, postcards, envelopes, folders, labels, leaflets, flyers, brochures, posters, catalogues, price lists, annual reports, magazines, newsletters, pads, manuals, books, and forms.
3. Digital Printing: Digital printing using laser and ink-jet technology for fast turnaround, low quantities, and on-demand print. Allows personalisation and localisation with reduced wastage.
4. Print Management: Outsourced print management services where JPS acts as print and distribution manager. Handles selecting best printers, managing lead times, and overseeing all stages until final delivery.
5. Pick Pack and Despatch: Storage and fulfilment services holding client products or promotional packs and despatching on request. Handles welcome packs, promotional packs, clothing, and catalogue requests.
6. Mailing Services: Comprehensive mailing solutions including mailing options, email and postal services, postage management, mailing data services, and pick pack despatch.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

JPS Print Consultants is a UK-based print management consultancy that acts as a single point of contact for business clients needing design, print, and mailing services. The company curates a network of specialist printers, matching each job to the most suitable production method (litho for medium-to-large runs, digital/laser/ink-jet for on-demand and personalised work, large format), and manages the process from initial design brief through final delivery. Complementary services include mailing data management, pick-pack-despatch fulfilment, Partially Addressed Mail for GDPR-compliant prospecting, and Royal Mail incentive programme access.

Product overview

JPS Print Consultants Ltd is a print management company offering a unified service covering three core areas: Design, Print, and Mailing. Under Print, the company provides Litho Printing for medium-to-large runs, Digital Printing for fast turnaround and on-demand needs, and Large Format Printing. The Design service covers branding, print design, marketing design, and web design. Under Mailing, the company offers Mailing and Fulfilment services, Mailing Data Services (including list cleaning and address management), Pick Pack Despatch/Fulfilment for product storage and distribution, Partially Addressed Mail (a GDPR-compliant prospecting option), and Naked Mailing (mailing without envelopes). The company acts as a print management intermediary, sourcing specialist printers and managing the entire process from design brief through to final delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Design Services Comprehensive design services covering branding design, design for print (stationery, brochures, marketing materials), marketing design, and web design from HTML emails to full website builds. Offered to business clients as part of an integrated solution alongside print and mailing.
• Litho Printing Traditional wet-ink litho printing service for medium-to-large print runs, producing stationery, postcards, envelopes, folders, labels, leaflets, flyers, brochures, posters, catalogues, price lists, annual reports, magazines, newsletters, pads, manuals, books, and forms.
• Digital Printing Digital printing using laser and ink-jet technology for fast turnaround, low-quantity, on-demand print runs with personalisation and localisation capabilities. Eliminates the need for printing plates and high set-up costs, enabling zero-wastage short runs.
• Large Format Printing Large format printing services including pop-up banners and other wide-format collateral, offered as part of JPS's full print portfolio.
• Mailing and Fulfilment End-to-end mailing and fulfilment services including postal mailing, email marketing, postage management, mailing data services, and pick pack despatch to help clients communicate with their customers.
• Mailing Data Services Data management services including list cleaning, merge purge and de-duplication, address enhancement, PAF address formatting, MPS/gone-away suppression, and mailing data preparation for carriers.
• Pick Pack Despatch / Fulfilment Storage, pick, pack and despatch services holding client products or promotional packs and despatching on request. Handles welcome packs, promotional packs, clothing, leisurewear, and catalogue requests with 24-hour turnaround.
• Print Management Outsourced print management service in which JPS acts as print and distribution manager, sourcing the best printer for each project, managing lead times, and overseeing all stages from design to final delivery on the client's behalf.
• Partially Addressed Mail Royal Mail mailing service targeting households by geo-demographics at postcode level without using personal data, ensuring GDPR compliance for prospecting campaigns and delivering 5p-10p per item savings over cold list mailing.
• Naked Mailing Cost-effective mailing option where printed items are mailed without envelopes or polywrapping, with address details inkjetted onto the rear cover to reduce material and postage costs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduce wastage by up to 40% compared to litho work through digital print on-demand
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Royal MailcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRoyal Mail is a key strategic partner providing postal services and various incentive programmes. JPS helps clients access Royal Mail postal incentives including first-time user discounts (15% for up to 3 campaigns), testing and innovation incentives (15-30% discounts), scheme for growth (incremental volume discounts), and door-to-door mailing discounts (10% for new users). JPS also offers Partially Addressed Mail service using Royal Mail's geo-demographic targeting at postcode level.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Precision Printing: UK commercial printer serving marketing and corporate clients with litho, digital and large-format output plus direct mail. Overlaps JPS's litho/digital/mailing proposition and competes for similar UK marketing-manager accounts.
• PressOn: UK large-format and digital print specialist serving marketing and retail customers with on-demand output. Comparable to JPS's digital and large-format offerings and shared target market of marketing-led businesses.
• Inspired Visual Communications (IVC): UK-based print management and visual communications group offering litho, digital, large-format, and mailing services under one roof. Directly comparable to JPS in scope (multi-format print + finishing + mailing) and target market (UK marketing managers and enterprises).
• PMG Print Management: UK print management consultancy that aggregates specialist printers to deliver trade-only print pricing to clients. Closely matches JPS's brokerage model, sales-led GTM, and emphasis on competitive quote consolidation for marketing teams.
• Quantum Print & Packaging: UK commercial printer and packaging supplier offering litho, digital, large-format and mailing services. Directly comparable to JPS in print-plus-mailing proposition and UK mid-market customer focus.

Emerging players

• Tradeprint: UK online trade printer offering on-demand digital and litho printing with rapid quotes via web platform. Comparable to JPS on digital on-demand and competitive pricing, but reaches customers via an e-commerce channel rather than direct sales.
• Data Solutions (UK): UK direct marketing services provider specialising in data management, list cleaning, and mailing data services. Comparable to JPS's Mailing Data Services line (PAF formatting, merge purge, gone-away suppression).

Broad incumbents

• Pureprint Group: Established UK commercial printer offering litho and digital print with finishing and mailing capabilities. Comparable to JPS in service scope but operates as an asset-heavy direct printer rather than a print management intermediary.
• HH Global: Global print management and marketing services provider managing outsourced print, packaging, and direct mail for enterprise clients. Overlaps with JPS's print-and-mailing-management proposition at a significantly larger enterprise scale.
• BJL Group: UK-based marketing services and print management group providing design, print, direct mail and fulfilment to enterprise clients. Overlaps with JPS's full-stack model at the enterprise end of the market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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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