Core capability

Your print deserves the right production solution.

A commercial printer is often limited by its own presses. A print procurement partner starts with the requirements, then assesses the best route for sourcing, production and delivery.

Intelligent sourcing

How we find the right factory for each job.

Rather than pushing every job through one set of presses, we match every job to the best-fit print partner for quality, price and deadline.

A job comes in, the best-fit factory is chosen, then it is printed, quality checked and delivered.
  1. 1Job in
  2. 2Best-fit factory chosen
  3. 3Printed
  4. 4Quality checked
  5. 5Delivered

Illustrative only. Factory names are withheld.

STEP 1Brief capturedSpecification, quantity, deadline and delivery points are recorded before anything is quoted.
STEP 2Network checkedPartners are compared on capability, price, available capacity, turnaround and distance to the delivery point.
STEP 3Best fit chosenThe job goes to the partner that best balances quality, price and deadline for that brief.
STEP 4Proof & qualityProofs and the agreed specification are reviewed before and after production.
STEP 5DispatchedFreight is booked to one address or split across many sites.
Why the buying model matters

Source for the brief, not the machinery.

A procurement-led approach helps your team centralise suppliers and focus on specifications, quality, timelines and total delivered cost.

Traditional supplier model

Buying from one production capability

  • Often limited to the equipment a supplier owns
  • More supplier relationships as print categories grow
  • Marketing teams coordinate separate jobs and deliveries
ICPRINT procurement approach

A coordinated production network

  • Match specifications to appropriate production methods
  • One commercial point of contact
  • Coordinate print, finishing and dispatch requirements

The comparison describes buying models, not a promise that every job will be cheaper or faster.

What we source

One buying relationship. Many print categories.

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Marketing print

Flyers, brochures, direct mail, catalogues, booklets and campaign collateral.

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Retail and display

POS, floor decals, counter graphics, window graphics and signage.

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Business essentials

Presentation folders, stationery, labels, pads and branded forms.

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Packaging and specialty

Custom printed products assessed against their material and finishing needs.

For ongoing buyers

Turn repeat buying into a process, not a scramble.

A partnership can begin with a single project and develop into a coordinated annual print calendar.

  • One buying contact
  • Matched production
  • Specifications kept on record for repeat orders
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One buying contactMatched productionAgreed specificationsCoordinated dispatch
YOUR TEAMone relationship
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