About Us
We are quite simply passionate about producing books. We have been printing books for over 30 years from our printworks in Exeter, Devon and have built an remarkable reputation for quality and working with publishers to provide the best possible books for their budgets.
Because of our extensive equipment and expertise we can take a balanced view of your requirements and advise with impartiality. Whether you are looking for a perfect bound book or a cased sewn title with dust jacket, head and tail bands and blocking we can work out options for everyone from self publishers to production managers of global publishers.
Our team have many years experience of the book printing industry and offer guidance on what may be suitable for your project. This enables us to build up a picture of your requirements and supply an accurate quotation for the work involved. Before any work starts we provide an indication of the time involved and agree a production schedule with you.
We offer the kind of service that develops long term relationships with our customers. Please take a look at a few of our customer's testimonies at the bottom of the page.
We’d love to speak to you. Please contact us via the details below.
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Mark Couch Director Estimating, Production, Customer Service mark@shortrunpress.co.uk |
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Rob Gliddon Director Studio, Pre-Press, Printing rob@shortrunpress.co.uk |
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Matthew Couch Director Bindery matt@shortrunpress.co.uk |
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Neil Clarke Business Development Manager Sales & Marketing. neil@shortrunpress.co.uk |
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Debbie Walsh PA to the Directors Office Administration, Accounts debbie@shortrunpress.co.uk |
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Alex Newman Studio Artwork, Studio, Pre-Press alex@shortrunpress.co.uk |
Testimonies
There must be some reason for Carcanet having printed almost all of its books and magazines with Short Run Press for over 20 years. Could it be price? Could it be quality? Could it be dependability? Perhaps a combination of all three and the fact that SRP is always willing to go the extra mile.
Michael Schmidt OBE, Carcanet Press
Just a line to say that the printing of the report is superb, the cover works a treat, thanks for the suggestion. It's quite the most polished piece of print for its annual report the Society has managed in its 65 years.
Tim Davis
We greatly value the close relationship we have developed with Short Run Press over the last 14 years and look forward to working with you on future projects.
Anna Henderson, University of Exeter Press
Your new press is certainly doing a good job, but I am sure there is another great ingredient. Watching your guys moving round the factory completing one task after another, and then moving with the job to the next machine was most impressive and memorable, and I guess that is a part of the secret to your good work.
David Brown, Oxbow Books
SRP have been really good to work with - approachable, personable and always helpful - and at times have gone above and beyond to get things done for us.
Jane Buffham, Taylor and Francis
“I recently commissioned Short Run Press to publish my new book, “Confidence the 7 Keys to Your Happiness.” The project was handled in a friendly yet professional manner from start to finish. The team are easy to work with and the printed book is first class. The matt laminate finish and flap enhances the final product and make it looks fabulous. It is selling very well - due on no small part to the fact that it looks more that the retail cost!
I am so glad that Ayd Instone introduced me to Short Run. I will definitely be using them in the future and I recommend you do too.”