Dee Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 Alright folks, I'm going to be looking at all possible suppliers to help with the display for the Cup Final. Obviously we won't know exactly how many pieces of card we will need till we see the seating and allocation plans from the SFA however I thought I would open this up to fellow 'Well fans who may know someone who works for a printing or stationary company? Obviously it would be great to get a fan who could do this for trade price or mates rates, so does anyone have any suggestions? Cheers 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadywellToi Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 You got any designs in mind yet? Double or single sided printing, gloss or matt, sizes, etc.? Or still in the early stages of planning? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Posted April 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 Probably looking at A3 size, no personal preference to gloss or matt. Would probably just be double sided colour with a small message on it saying something along the lines of "hold up when the teams are coming on to the pitch", do you have a supplier in mind? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadywellToi Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 I know one guy but he is a jungle. The club used to use what is now Reid Printers in Blantyre when it was called Something Litho but that was way in the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaag Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 Thomson Litho it was Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfc1886 Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 Thomson Litho it was Unfortunately they're not owned by the Thomson family any more. Now owned by a Czech company and not doing great, a lot of redundancies lately, so not likely do be doing anybody any favours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radgenaldo Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 Try the alibaba website. You might be able to get a Chinese or Indian wholesaler to sell you plain coloured card cheaper than a local printer here, especially if you're looking at say, 10,000 each of claret (burgundy) and amber (gold/yellow). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tassinari Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 Plain card set out in some order would just be as effective (and cheaper) than having something printed on it. Even A4 held up would be quite effective!! A sea of claret and amber!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radgenaldo Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 How do you plan on laying it all out? Sellotape to the seat base, to the back of the seat in front? A big display will look as cool as tits but I'd hate to be the guy setting out 10000+ bits of card! Will be heavy as fuck too. Good effort for doing it though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sg_mfc86 Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 Should try and go on ultras forums and ask these guy surley they dont pay out thousands for card try ultras shop as well they have 500 bits of card for 25 pound but have limited colours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordon_mfc Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 We should ask the blue order... or whatever they are called. They have had some pretty decent card displays in the past. And im sure they will help us in making as much atmosphere against 'them'. Worth a go maybe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 Dinna ken how useful they'd be for this, but they'd probably be able to point you in the right direction: Barr Printers: 01592 776 870 Tayprint: 01382 623 111 Used them both, both right good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 Got a few specific ideas in mind, will keep everyone informed of what we decide as the best option. We would obviously love to involve all 'well fans in the display but that will depend in the cost of everything and the level of finance raised. Help would be greatly appreciated if this comes out with the setting out etc of the display so volunteers are welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoshi-1991 Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 is there not a place in pishy wishy that does this kind of thing?... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taff Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 dont know if this is of any help http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BRIGHT-YELLOW-A4-80GSM-PRINTER-COPIER-PAPER-500-/120692001722?pt=UK_BOI_Office_Office_Supplies_Stationery_ET Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky' Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 Bear in mind we are talking about thousands of sheets. The guys are in contact with other groups as they have been for years it's been a struggle for fans of every team to get this kind of thing in the popular mindset its looking good that there is alot of folk actively interested on here. As dee said a3 is about the best aslong as it's sturdy enough I doubt the finish on them matters whatever is the cheapest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber_nectar Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 Been thinking about the design guys. what about something simple like the claret band/ hoop on our strip. Amber top and bottom with claret in the middle. I reckon that would look the bollocks and easy to set out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 A3 paper or card ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 Need 2 know guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadywellToi Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 Apologies if I'm getting this wrong, but from what I can ascertain Dee is currently looking for either (in order of what I imagine would result in the greatest cost saving): 1./ An owner of a printing or stationary company who is a Motherwell fan/some connection to the club. 2./ A Well fan who puts a huge amount of business via their day job with a printer and can act as initial intermediary and help Dee's group with the introduction. 3./ An employee of a printing or stationary company as above. Ideally a member of the sales team who can put through something at cost. 4./ Another alternative I've not covered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Posted April 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 Need 2 know guys A3 card ideally Kylie! I spoke to Ink Spot earlier just to get a rough idea of what the high street value of this kind of stuff is and they are selling 30 sheets for around £3. Now I could be wrong but if this is going for 10p a sheet in a shop I would like to think we could get it a great deal cheaper, especially in the quantities we will be buying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 Apologies if I'm getting this wrong, but from what I can ascertain Dee is currently looking for either (in order of what I imagine would result in the greatest cost saving): 1./ An owner of a printing or stationary company who is a Motherwell fan/some connection to the club. 2./ A Well fan who puts a huge amount of business via their day job with a printer and can act as initial intermediary and help Dee's group with the introduction. 3./ An employee of a printing or stationary company as above. Ideally a member of the sales team who can put through something at cost. 4./ Another alternative I've not covered. Tick's all the boxes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 A3 card ideally Kylie! I spoke to Ink Spot earlier just to get a rough idea of what the high street value of this kind of stuff is and they are selling 30 sheets for around £3. Now I could be wrong but if this is going for 10p a sheet in a shop I would like to think we could get it a great deal cheaper, especially in the quantities we will be buying. Claret one side, Amber other. A3 card. Roughly how many? You want letters on both sides? Give me an hour or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EightSixteen Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 I'm having a wee look as we speak. Will see who we get our card off in work and ask if its possible to use any corporate discount if we want to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Posted April 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 Cheers Eight16 and PM sent to Kylie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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