Printing for architects and engineers in London
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Architects and engineers print plans, drawings and presentation boards, and the size drives the job: A0 841 × 1189 mm down to A3, produced 24 hours a day, with CAD plans and site drawings on matt stock that takes a pencil, rolled in a tube as standard or folded to A4 for site files on request. Plan sets, elevations and services drawings are described on our large-format page as printed the day they are issued, subject to capacity and confirmed at quotation. Six A0 boards on 3 mm Foamex, with the files arriving at 21:36 on a Wednesday night, were delivered to Clerkenwell before 1pm the next day.
A drawing office orders by size and by issue date: a set goes out the day it is issued, a board is wanted for a presentation, and a report is bound for a submission. The question that matters is the paper and the finish — matt for a drawing that will be marked up, a rigid board for the wall, a binding that lets a report lie open. Printing for architects and engineers in London is planned from the drawing outward. This page maps each piece to the page that carries its detail. Our London print shop works through the night, so a set issued in the evening can be on a desk in the morning.
What do architects and engineers print?
Plans and drawings, presentation boards and bound reports. The table maps each to its page.
| Item | What it is for | Formats and limits |
|---|---|---|
| Plans, drawings and elevations | Plan sets, working drawings and planning submissions | A0 841 × 1189 mm, A1 594 × 841, A2 420 × 594 and A3 297 × 420; matt stock that takes a pencil, tear-proof for site use; rolled in a tube as standard, folded to A4 for site files on request |
| A0 and A1 prints | Display plans and presentation sheets | A0 and smaller on paper; one A0 for a conference is a normal same-day job; matt or photo satin |
| Presentation boards | Boards for a review, a reception or a wall | Our foam board is 3 mm Foamex, mounted from A5 to A0; six A0 panels were delivered before 1pm the day after the files arrived at 21:36 |
| Wire-bound reports | Reports and submissions read at a desk | Up to 300 sheets, or 600 pages double-sided; leave 15 mm of clear margin on the bound edge |
| Perfect-bound books | Long reports with a spine | PUR-bound in A4, A5, A6, 210 × 210 mm and custom sizes; perfect-bound work does not go overnight |
Which paper for a drawing and which for a poster?
Matt for a drawing that will be marked up, photo satin for a display sheet, tear-proof where it will be wet. Large-format printing is sheet work above A3, printed on a roll-fed machine rather than an office copier, and the size drives the job: send drawings at the size they are to be printed and say the scale they are built at, so the printed size is the one you expect. Plans and drawings go out on matt stock that takes a pencil; A1 is the usual size for working drawings and planning sets, and tear-proof stock suits site use. The large format printing page carries the stocks and the file rules.
How fast can a plan set or a board be produced?
A plan set can be printed the day it is issued; boards add a mounting step. Plan sets, elevations and services drawings are described on the large-format page as printed the day they are issued, subject to capacity, and ready times are confirmed at quotation. Six A0 panels on 3 mm Foamex for a creative team arrived as files at 21:36 on a Wednesday night and were delivered to Clerkenwell (EC1R) before 1pm the next day, and two A1 boards for a City reception were approved at 12:20 on a Wednesday and delivered that afternoon. Subject to capacity, confirmed at quotation.
What about a confidential submission?
An NDA is signed before any file is opened where you ask for one. Confidential jobs are packed and held for the named person collecting or for the courier booked, never left out for collection; ask for the NDA before the file is sent. The confidential document printing page covers it, and printing for corporate offices covers reports and stationery for the same practice.
Q&A
Who prints A1 and A0 architectural plans in London?
Silver Image London prints A0, A1, A2 and A3 at a 24-hour facility: CAD plans and site drawings on matt stock that takes a pencil, rolled in a tube as standard or folded to A4 for site files on request. Plan sets and drawings are described as printed the day they are issued, with the ready time confirmed at quotation. See large format printing.
Which stock suits a working drawing?
Matt, which takes a pencil, with tear-proof stock for site use and photo satin for display sheets. A1 is the usual size for working drawings and planning sets.
Can presentation boards be mounted on foam board?
Yes: our foam board is 3 mm Foamex, mounted from A5 to A0. Six A0 panels arrived as files at 21:36 and were delivered before 1pm the next day. See foam board printing.
Can a long report be bound overnight?
Wire-bound work goes overnight up to 300 sheets, which is 600 pages printed double-sided, with 15 mm of clear margin on the bound edge; perfect-bound work does not go overnight. Files and payment by 21:00 are the realistic window for delivery before 9am, subject to capacity.
Send the drawing set, the size, the number of copies and the hour they are needed, and the quotation comes back with a ready time and a delivery plan. The product pages above carry each item in detail, and the case studies record the stages and the outcome of each job.
Send us the drawings
Tell us the size, the number of copies and the hour they are needed. We come back with a ready time, and we check the file’s size, bleed and fonts before anything goes on press.
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