Tel: 01392 211909
Tel: 01392 211909

Welcome . . .

 

Established in 1981, Short Run Press is widely recognised as one of the UK’s leading book printers and binders. Owned by the Gliddon and Couch families, we have built a reputation for quality printing and binding and for excellence in service.

 

Our customers include global publishers, learned societies, small presses and numerous individual authors. Commitment to investment keeps us at the forefront of technology. We have highly trained staff, take great pride in our craft and guarantee a very competitively priced product.

 

In 2008 Andy Gliddon and Murray Couch, two of the founding directors, sold their controlling interest to the three sons Rob, Mark and Matthew who continue the development of the business.

 

Whether it’s 50 or 15,000 copies of a book we can produce your book competitively, quickly and maintain communication with you throughout the process.

 

We are quite simply passionate about producing books. We have been printing books for over 40 years from our printworks in Exeter, Devon. We would love to hear from you, please do get in touch.

Prepress

Full in house typesetting & book design service coupled with the latest Agfa Prepress workflows mean we can manage virtually any book project.

Printing

Extensive full colour litho and digital printing capabilities ensure your book is produced with the highest quality of image and strong colour reproduction. 

Binding

Paperback, Hardback, Sewn, Stitched, Gate-fold, Wire-o and more. All produced under one roof in our purpose built factory in Exeter in run lengths from 50 to over 15 000.

Latest News

Keep up to date with what's been happening at SRP.

 

Latest News

Working at Short Run Press

We are always looking to add new talent to the team. If you would be interested in a position at Short Run Press please do get in touch with us via the link below!

 

Get in Touch

Paperback Template
A paperback cover layout guide. Please refer to your account manager at SRP for exact spine measurements.
Paperback Cover Template.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [11.9 KB]
Jacket Template
A jacket layout guide. Please refer to your account manager at SRP for exact spine measurements.
Jacket Cover Template Size Guide.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [13.5 KB]
Printed Paper Case Template
A printed paper case layout guide. Please refer to your account manager at SRP for exact spine measurements.
PPC Cover Template Guide.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [13.2 KB]
[Board Hollow] Printed Paper Case Template
A printed paper case layout guide for books with a 3 mm board hollow in the spine. Please refer to your account manager at SRP for exact spine measurements.
PPC Cover Template Guide - Board Hollow.[...]
Adobe Acrobat document [13.8 KB]
PDF Specifications
Useful information to refer to when setting up PDFs to print.
SRP PDF spec 2019.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [1.0 MB]

Tel: 01392 211909

Short Run Press Ltd

Bittern Road

Sowton Industrial Estate

Exeter

Devon

EX2 7LW

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