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About Printlogik
Hello, we’re Printlogik. Nice to meet you.
We’re a small print and design company from Derby. We started as one designer helping local businesses look their best, and that is still how we think: whether you order a hundred business cards or a whole campaign, a real person looks after it.
- Every file checked by a person
- Delivered UK-wide
- Every order plants trees
- 50,484products printedEvery order through our online shop since it opened in 2021, and rising with each one. Earlier Black Label UK orders are not counted.
- 13,500+trees plantedThrough the Print A Tree Project, funded by every order.
- 240,000+kg of CO2e reducedThrough verified climate projects with Ecologi.
- 100+production partnersAcross Europe, chosen for quality and environmental standards.
- 8awards since 2017Won by Printlogik and by Black Label UK before it.
Our story
“I thought, I could do this better.”
A note from Bradley Leivars, founder
It started in a job where I worked closely with printing companies. They knew their machines, but they were not designers, and customer service often came second. I kept thinking I could do this better, and give people something more rounded and more useful. So in 2017 I started Black Label UK.
I have always loved print. I love the feel of it, and I love seeing something I have made exist in the real world. And I wanted to show people what happens when you put print and digital together: that is when a campaign really works.
In 2023 I made it a limited company and gave it the name I had wanted for a while. Printlogik is “print” and “technologic” run together. The K on the end is a nod to where we came from, Black Label UK.
We have never owned a press, and that was a hard choice made on purpose. Presses cost a great deal to buy and to run. Uber does not own a taxi; we do not own a press. Our network of partners lets us give you the best balance of price and quality. We do not claim to be the cheapest. We want to be affordable and reliable, the kind of printer you come back to.
Print has a carbon cost, and I wanted us to give something back as we go. That is why every order plants trees. When you print with us you are helping forests grow, and helping us play a small part in the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
Today Printlogik is still me, with a small team of trusted freelancers behind me. The plan is to keep growing, to bring jobs to the UK, and to help small businesses grow along the way.
Bradley LeivarsFounder, Printlogik
- 2017
Where it began
Bradley starts designing and printing for local businesses as Black Label UK. The Print A Tree Project begins.
- 2019
Actwidget and a first award
We start offering Actwidget, and are named one of the 3 Best Printing Companies in Derby.
- 2021
The online shop opens
Ordering moves online in October. Best Print & Design Studio at the Midlands Enterprise Awards, the first of seven awards in three years.
- 2023
Printlogik is born
Black Label UK becomes Printlogik Ltd, and Actwidget is rebranded. More than 13,000 products printed that year.
- 2024
Finding our feet
More than 14,000 products printed, and the product range keeps growing.
- 2025
Our busiest year
More than 18,000 products printed for customers across the UK.
- 2026
New chapters
PrintPass launches, we become proud sponsors of Emma Barker, and we pass 50,000 products printed and 13,500 trees planted.
Work we are proud of
Designed and printed for real businesses
How we work
No presses of our own, and that’s on purpose
We work with more than a hundred specialist production partners across Europe, and send each order to whoever will make it best. It keeps prices fair and quality high.
Made close to you
Each order goes to a partner suited to the product and near the delivery address, which cuts transport miles and lead times.
Checked by a person
Every file is checked by hand before it prints, free of charge. If something is wrong, we tell you, and our designers can fix it.
Plain packaging
Orders ship in white-label packaging with no Printlogik branding, so resellers and agencies can send work straight to their own customers.
Kept informed
We update you at each stage of production and dispatch, and tell you quickly if anything changes.
What happens to your order
From upload to your door
You order online
Choose the product and options, then upload your artwork at checkout. No artwork? Our designers can make it.
We check your file
A person looks at every file for size, bleed and resolution before anything is printed.
It is produced nearby
The order goes to the production partner best suited to the product and closest to where it is going.
It arrives
Delivered direct to your door, anywhere in the UK, in plain packaging.
Our promises
A few things you can hold us to
A person, every time
Call or write and you reach someone who knows your order. No bots, no ticket queue.
We check before we print
Every file is looked over by hand, free. If we spot a problem, you hear from us before a single sheet is printed.
We tell you straight
If there is a cheaper way to do it, we say so. If we are not the right fit, we say that too, and point you to someone who is.
Every order gives back
Trees planted and carbon reduced with every order, automatically, at no extra cost to you.
Print is made to be held. That is why we love it.
What we make
More than 150 products, and the services around them
Sustainability
Built in from the first day
Every order funds tree planting and carbon reduction through our Print A Tree Project and our partnership with Ecologi. It is automatic, and it costs you nothing extra.
- A growing range of recycled, recyclable and PVC-free products
- Orders produced close to where they are going, to cut transport
- Production partners chosen against our environmental criteria
Who we work with
Whoever you are, you’re welcome here
Businesses
Stationery, signage, packaging and marketing print, with design help when you need it and one team to deal with.
Resellers and agencies
A flat 7% trade discount across our range, garments excepted, and plain packaging on every order.
See trade accounts
Charities
Discounted rates for registered charities, to make budgets go further.
See charity rates
In the community
Proud sponsor of Emma Barker
We’re the official sponsor of Emma Barker: advocate, PhD researcher at the University of Derby and pageant finalist. We designed her brand and her print, and we’re right behind the work she does to change what happens after an autism diagnosis.
Recognition
Awards and reviews
These were won by Printlogik and by Black Label UK before it.
- 2023Three Best Rated: 3 Best Printing Companies in Derby
- 2023Midlands Enterprise Award: Most Innovative Print & Design Studio
- 2023DesignRush: Top Direct Marketing Company
- 2022–23Central England Prestige Award: Printing Company of the Year
- 2022Midlands Enterprise Award: Best Print & Design Studio
- 2021–22Central England Prestige Award: Printing Company of the Year
- 2021Midlands Enterprise Award: Best Print & Design Studio
- 2019Three Best Rated: 3 Best Printing Companies in Derby
Where we are
Based in Derby, delivering across the UK
Printlogik is a Derbyshire business in the middle of England, and proud to be one of the printers in Derby. Call 01332 890222 or send us a message, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
DerbyQuestions
About the company
Do you print everything yourselves?
No. We have no presses of our own. Each order is made by one of more than a hundred production partners, chosen for the product and for how close they are to you.
Where are you based?
In Derby. Orders are produced across our partner network and delivered throughout the UK.
How big is Printlogik?
Small, and happy to say so. It is run by our founder, Bradley, with a small team of trusted freelancers. When you get in touch, you reach someone who knows your order.
Is the artwork check really free?
Yes. Every file is checked by a person before it prints, at no charge. If it needs work, we tell you first.
Do you offer trade accounts?
Yes. Registered trade accounts get a flat 7% discount across our range, garments excepted. See trade accounts.
Will my customer see your name on the parcel?
No. Orders go out in plain packaging with no Printlogik branding.
What if I need something you do not list?
Ask us. We quote for custom sizes, special finishes and unusual jobs. Get a bespoke quote.
Honest.Helpful.Human.
That’s us. We’d love to hear about what you’re making. Come and say hello.