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Strut Cards

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Strut cards and showcards in A5, A4, and A3 on rigid laminated board, produced same-day at our 24/7 London facility. Same-day and overnight courier delivery is available across London, with frequent deliveries to the City, West End, Canary Wharf and Central London.

Turnaround Same day
Sizes A5 up to A1Custom sizes priced by area
Stands on its own Easel strut on the backAluminium reusable easel also available
Price From £10Per card, quoted on spec

Every job is quoted on its specification. Send us yours and we will come back with a firm figure.

Two pink milkshake promotion strut cards standing on a counter, with a third card turned to show the fold-out strut on the back
Counter-top point of sale. A5 and A4 are the sizes that hold a till point without crowding it.
Blue card reading Table Service Only standing unsupported on a wooden table in a venue
Stands on its own on any flat surface — no stand, no frame, nothing to lose between events.
Orange retail card showing a trainer and the words Limited Edition, photographed front and back to show the easel strut
The strut is bonded to the reverse and folds flat, so the cards stack for storage and transport.
Three black promotional cards with QR codes on a green cutting mat, each reading Fastly Giveaway
QR campaigns printed as a run and trimmed together, so every card scans identically.
Alter Domus branded strut cards standing on a reception counter, printed for a corporate event
Short-notice signage. Print in the morning, on the counter the same afternoon.
Adidas fashion display card shown front and back, the folded easel strut visible on the reverse
On 3 mm Foamex the card stays rigid at A3 and above, where thin card would bow.
Strut card specification.
SpecificationDetail
Board3 mm Foamex
SizesA5, A4, A3, A2, A1 — and custom, priced by area
BackingStrut easel bonded to the reverse, or a reusable aluminium easel
FinishMatt as standard, gloss on request
DeliveryFlat by van — rigid board cannot be rolled

Artwork specifications

Bleed, safe margins, colour, resolution, file format

A ten-second resolution check saves a reprint on die-cut work.

Artwork requirements for strut cards.
RequirementWhat we needWhy
Bleed5–10 mm on every edge
Safe marginText and logos 5 mm inside the trimThe artwork itself prints full bleed to the finished edge. It is only type and logos that need the clearance. Where you supply bleed, measure the 5 mm from the trim line, not from the edge of the bleed.
Colour modeCMYK, not RGBBright RGB blues and greens sit outside the CMYK gamut and print duller than they look on screen. Send Pantone references for brand colours.
Resolution at final size300 dpi at the finished sizeMeasured on the printed piece, not in the file. Scale it back to check: a file built at 1:10 and 300 dpi lands at 30 dpi once printed full size.
File formatPDF preferred — but send what you haveWe accept virtually any artwork format and check every file in-house before production. If anything needs adjusting we will tell you immediately, before we print.
FontsOutlinedOutlined removes any font substitution risk on an overnight job.
ImagesEmbedded in the PDFLinked images that did not travel with the file are a common cause of a job stalling.
TransparencySupported — no need to flattenFlattening by hand often causes the white boxes and colour shifts it was meant to avoid.

Before you upload

  • Export a print-ready PDF, vector wherever possible
  • Convert fonts to outlines
  • Extend backgrounds into the bleed
  • Keep important content inside the safe margin
  • Check the resolution at the finished size, not in the file
  • Check the page size matches the finished size, or state the scale you built at

Send the file even where there is doubt about it. We check bleed, resolution, embedded fonts and page size before anything goes on press, and where a fix is small it is usually just done. A two-minute reply at 9pm is faster than a re-export at 7am.

What turns a same-day job into a next-day one is almost never the printing. It is a question that has to go back to you and sit unanswered — artwork built at the wrong finished size, a logo supplied at screen resolution, or type running off the trim with no bleed behind it. Getting the six points above right removes nearly every one of those.

The strut is what decides whether it stands up

Turn any countertop into a sales opportunity with our urgent Strut Cards (Showcards), printed singly or in bulk for promotions and announcements. These are high-quality prints mounted onto rigid 2mm or 3mm board with a fold-out "rudder strut" on the back, allowing them to stand freely. They are essential for Point of Sale (POS) displays, reception desks, and event registration tables across London.

We serve retail clients in Soho, Covent Garden, and Westfield who need last-minute promotional signage. Available in A5, A4, and A3 sizes, our strut cards can be finished with Matt or Gloss lamination for extra durability against handling. Because we manufacture everything in-house, we can produce runs of 10 to 1,000 cards overnight, ensuring your marketing campaign launches on time.

Q&A

What sizes of strut cards do you print?

We print A5, A4, and A3 strut cards same-day. Custom sizes are available on request.

Yes. We recommend Matt or Gloss lamination for durability, especially for reception desks or restaurant counters where they might be touched often.

Absolutely. We arrange same-day and next-day courier delivery across London, including Mayfair, Oxford Street and the rest of W1 — delivery is not limited to those areas.

We can provide a blank PDF template with bleed lines to help your designer set up the artwork correctly for our die-cutters.

Often ordered with this

Foam boards The same 3 mm Foamex without the strut, for wall and easel display. Place cards Smaller free-standing cards, for tables rather than counters. Flyers The take-away that usually sits next to the strut card.

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Send us the job

Tell us the size, the quantity and when you need it. We come back with a firm price, and we check the artwork before anything goes on press.

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