Calendars Printing
Custom desk calendars and cardboard calendar notepad blocks, bought as year-end corporate gifts that stay on a desk for twelve months.
Calendars here are desk formats rather than wall posters: table desk calendars supplied with a gift case, and 75mm cardboard notepad calendar boxes that combine a date block with a tear-off pad. Production is a print job plus an assembly job, because the printed leaves have to be collated in date order, bound or blocked, and fitted into a case or a board stand. The date grid also has to be typeset and checked for the correct year, which is the one error a calendar cannot survive. Buyers should note the calendar year is a deadline: everything has to land before the year it covers begins.
All 2 Products in Calendars Printing
What This Solves and Who Buys It
Problems It Solves
- Calendars arriving in January, after the window in which a recipient would put one on a desk.
- Date grids with the wrong weekday alignment or a missed public holiday, which makes the whole run unusable.
- Corporate gifts that get discarded immediately, where a desk calendar stays visible for twelve months.
- Assembly and gift casing treated as an afterthought, so the calendar ships loose and arrives damaged.
- Sea freight booked too late for a year-end delivery, forcing expensive air shipping.
Who Buys It
- Corporate marketing teams sending year-end gifts to clients and distributors.
- Trade suppliers giving branded desk calendars to their dealer network.
- Professional firms keeping their name on a client's desk through the year.
- Promotional distributors reselling desk calendars to multiple accounts.
- Retail brands producing a themed calendar as a sold product.
Where It Is Used
- Branded desk calendars in a year-end client gift pack.
- Dealer network gifts distributed with the annual price list.
- A 75mm notepad calendar box on a reception counter.
- A themed photographic desk calendar sold through a retail brand.
- Reception and office calendars for a multi-site company rollout.
Why Order It Here
- Offset printing on Heidelberg presses handles multi-leaf calendar runs, with digital available for short runs and samples in 1-2 working days.
- Automatic box gluing supports the gift case and cardboard notepad box assembly in the same plant as the printing.
- Artwork is preflighted before imposition and pagination, which is exactly where a misaligned date grid gets caught.
- Hard copy digital proofs and mock-ups are available on request, so the date pages can be checked physically before the run.
- Photographs of the finished, assembled calendars are sent for approval before shipment.
Decisions to Make Before You Order
Work Backwards From 1 January
Large quantity runs take 10-12 working days and sea shipping 15-18 days. For a January desk, artwork should be approved by early autumn; later than that means air freight.
Have the Date Grid Checked Twice
Send the grid with the correct year, weekday start and any public holidays for your market. We preflight it, but the holiday list is local knowledge only you have.
Choose Desk Calendar or Notepad Block
A table desk calendar with a gift case presents better as a gift; a 75mm cardboard notepad box gives the recipient something to write on and lasts through daily use.
Decide the Presentation Packaging
A gift case adds cost but protects the calendar in transit and makes it giftable as received. Without one, add an outer carton or expect damage on the way.
Calendars Printing Questions
When should I place a calendar order?
Early autumn for a January delivery. Large quantity production runs 10-12 working days and sea freight 15-18 days, so a late order means paying for 3-4 day air shipping.
Do you typeset the date grid?
We preflight and check the artwork you supply for discrepancies before imposition. Supply the correct year, weekday start and your market's public holidays, since those vary by country.
Can the calendar include our product photography each month?
Yes. Supply images at minimum 300dpi in PDF, AI, PSD or JPEG. Desk calendar pages are small, so tightly cropped single subjects read better than busy group shots.
Is the gift case included?
The desk calendar is available with a gift case. It is an assembly step with its own cost, so confirm whether you want it when you request the quote.
Can I approve a physical calendar before the run?
Yes. Hard copy digital proofs and mock-ups are available on request, and for calendars it is worth doing because the date pages and collation order can only be checked in the hand.
Get a Price for Calendars Printing
Send the size, quantity, material and finish you have in mind. If you are not sure, send the product you want to match.