PosterPrint.co.uk

What PosterPrint.co.uk does

PosterPrint.co.uk, operated by Anim8design Ltd (registered in England and Wales, company no. 5845775), is a UK direct-to-consumer e-commerce photo printing service founded in 2000 and headquartered at a workshop in Llandysul, Ceredigion, West Wales. The platform lets customers upload digital images, preview them in a range of aspect ratios (A-size, square, panoramic up to 4.5:1, and standard 2:3/3:4/4:5), select prints, frames, finishes, and canvas formats, and checkout online, with next-working-day despatch on posters and 1–4 day turnaround for framed and canvas products. Fulfilment is anchored on Epson large-format printers running genuine UltraChrome K3+ ink with Vivid Magenta at 1440 dpi onto poly/cotton canvas or premium photo paper, paired with FSC-certified European redwood pine framing and hand-crafting processes; ancillary proprietary techniques include anti-cockling backboard mounting, wooden-wedge canvas tension adjustment, and UV-protective acrylic glazing rated to filter over 95% of harmful UV light.

The product surface spans posters, custom picture framing, and canvas prints across all major format families, and customers can also collect orders directly from the West Wales workshop. A human-operated Photo Enhancement Service lightens dark images and corrects colour imbalance pre-print. Marketing is exclusively organic: search-engine discovery plus on-site reviews and how-to guides drive acquisition, with no paid channels disclosed; fulfilment ships via Royal Mail and Parcelforce (standard £3.95, express £8.95, free over £60).

Monetisation is transactional unit-pricing on per-order basis (£9.95 small posters up to £34.95+ for larger canvas prints, framed prints from £16). Customers are predominantly UK individual consumers, with secondary segments in amateur/professional photographers, interior designers, and small UK businesses ordering custom wall art. The business is privately held, bootstrapped, with no institutional funding disclosed and a headcount of approximately five.

Name

PosterPrint.co.uk

Legal name

Anim8design Ltd

Website

https://posterprint.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

PosterPrint.co.uk is a UK direct-to-consumer e-commerce service that turns digital photos into custom poster prints, hand-framed pictures, and canvas prints, fulfilled from a workshop in West Wales and shipped nationwide via Royal Mail and Parcelforce.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Photo Printing

NAICS

Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) (323111), Printing (32311), Printing and Related Support Activities (3231)

SIC

Commercial Printing (2750), Services-Photofinishing Laboratories (7384)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Custom photo printing
• Poster printing
• Picture framing
• Canvas prints
• Photo wall art

Headquarters

HQ city

Llandysul

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Photo Print Products: One-time transaction sales of custom photo prints including posters (A4-A0 sizes), panoramic prints, square prints, framed prints, and canvas prints. Customers pay per order based on product type, size, frame selection, and finishing options.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

PosterPrint.co.uk is a UK-based online custom photo printing service that converts digital photos into physical wall art. The company operates a self-serve e-commerce platform where customers upload photos, select sizes, finishes, and frames online, and receive poster prints, custom-framed prints, and hand-stretched canvas prints. Production is done in-house at a West Wales workshop using Epson UltraChrome K3+ ink printing at 1440dpi on premium photo paper, poly/cotton canvas, and FSC-certified redwood pine frames.

Product overview

PosterPrint.co.uk is a UK-based online photo printing service offering a comprehensive range of wall art products. The core offerings include poster printing (A-sizes, panoramic, square, and standard large formats), custom picture framing (in A-size, panoramic, square, and standard styles), and canvas prints (in A-size, standard, square, and panoramic formats). The company provides a complete print-frame-deliver service with personal photo adjustments, hand-crafted natural wood frames, and multiple paper/canvas finishes. All products are printed using Epson equipment with UltraChrome K3 inks, processed at their West Wales workshop.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Print A4 A3 A2 A1 A-size poster printing service offering prints from A4 to A0 sizes on premium photo poster paper with matte, semi-gloss, or gloss finishes. Printed using Epson UltraChrome K3 ink with Vivid Magenta for vibrant colours and up to 75 years fade resistance, designed for UK consumers wanting high-quality large photo prints.
• Panoramic Poster Prints Panoramic photo poster printing service with aspect ratios ranging from 2:1 (Basic Panorama) to 4.5:1 (X-treme Panorama). High resolution 1440 dpi printing with vibrant colours and multiple size options for each style, designed to match modern phone and camera panoramic modes.
• Square Poster Prints Square photo poster printing from 12x12 inch to 32x32 inch on premium photo paper with matte, semi-gloss (lustre), or gloss finish options for modern, stylish home decor.
• Large Standard Poster Prints Large photo poster printing in standard sizes from 8x10 inches upward in three style ratios: Classic (2:3), Standard (3:4), and Traditional (4:5), with high resolution printing and fade resistant ink technology.
• Standard Picture Framing Online custom picture framing service for standard photo sizes with hand-crafted natural wood frames, optional mounts, glazing choices (glass or acrylic, clear or anti-glare), and paper type selection. Ships ready to hang with low-stretch picture cord.
• A-Size Picture Framing Custom picture framing for A4, A3, A2, and A1 sizes with extensive selection of natural wood frames in black, brown, gold, silver, white, and bare wood finishes, featuring pH neutral mountboard, optional glass or acrylic glazing, and high resolution giclee printing.
• Panoramic Picture Framing Custom framing service for panoramic photos with a wide selection of frame colours and styles, optional mount borders, and glazing options including glass or acrylic, delivered as a complete print-frame-deliver service.
• Square Picture Framing Online photo framing service for square photo sizes with custom natural wood frames and pH neutral mountboards, with 2-4 day despatch and ready-to-hang delivery.
• A-Size Canvas Prints Canvas photo prints in A3, A2, A1, and A0 sizes with high resolution 1440 dpi printing on softly textured poly/cotton canvas using Epson Ultrachrome K3 inks. Hand stretched and framed on 38mm deep redwood pine frames with three framing styles: mirror, wrap, or plain canvas edges.
• Standard Canvas Prints Canvas photo prints in standard photography sizes designed to match phone and camera formats, with high resolution printing on poly/cotton canvas and fade resistant inks. Hand stretched on natural pine frames with hanging attachment included.
• Square Canvas Prints Square format canvas prints from 12x12 inch to 30x30 inch (and up to 36x36 inch) hand stretched and framed over knot-free redwood pine frames with 38mm depth, using vivid fade-resistant inks with three framing style options.
• Panoramic Canvas Prints Panoramic canvas printing with extra large sizes specially designed for panorama photos, featuring high resolution printing with vibrant colours, hand-framed over natural redwood pine bars, and multiple aspect ratio styles to match various camera panoramic modes.

Quantifiable outcome

• 75-year fade resistance on photo prints
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature5 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Snappy Snaps: UK photo-printing high-street brand offering in-store and online prints, canvas, frames and photo gifts — comparable end-consumer photo-print offering with the competitive advantage of physical store collection and same-day turnaround.
• WhiteWall: Premium gallery-grade photo printing service offering large-format prints, canvas, framing and acrylic mounts — directly comparable premium positioning to PosterPrint but with international shipping, more sophisticated online configurator and significantly higher brand recognition among photographers.
• The Print Space: UK-based premium photo printing lab serving photographers and consumers with giclée prints, canvas and framing — directly comparable craft quality and fade-resistant inks, but with a stronger pro-photographer customer base.
• Loxley Colour: UK professional photo lab producing archival giclée prints, canvas and framing for photographers and artists — directly comparable large-format and framing workflow, with deeper professional-photographer relationships.
• Photobox: Largest UK consumer photo-printing e-commerce brand offering prints, photo books, canvas, calendars and gifts via a self-serve website — directly comparable in terms of product breadth and D2C web model, but operating at materially greater scale with paid marketing.
• PrinterPix: UK- and US-based online photo-printing brand offering canvas, prints, photo books and gifts with frequent discount-led marketing — directly comparable e-commerce model, but competing primarily on price rather than premium craft.
• Max Spielmann: Long-established UK high-street and online photo-printing chain offering prints, canvas, frames and gifts — comparable consumer product range, with the advantage of physical retail collection points and a much larger customer base.
• Bonusprint: UK photo printing, canvas and photo-book brand owned by CEWE — directly overlapping with PosterPrint's poster, canvas and panoramic offerings, with more developed mobile app and broader product range.
• Jessops Photo: UK photo-printing arm of high-street retailer Jessops, offering prints, canvas, photo books and gifts online — directly comparable consumer photo-print offering but leveraging the broader Jessops retail brand for trust and pickup points.

Broad incumbents

• CEWE: European photo-printing incumbent owning multiple consumer brands (CEWE, Bonusprint, WhiteWall) — directly comparable in craft-led large-format and canvas printing, but operating across multiple geographies and price tiers as a public group.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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