Brochure printing gives you space a flyer cannot: your services, prices, photos and a map in one piece people take home. A DL tri-fold sits in a rack at reception; a stapled booklet carries a full product range; a perfect bound company profile goes in a tender pack. Whether you need 250 brochures for a guest house or 2,000 annual reports, a print shop near you can quote it. Tell us the format and the page count, and local printers quote you directly, free and with no obligation.
Brochures, booklets and company profiles
The main types:
- Folded brochures: A4 folded in three to DL (99 x 210 mm), A4 folded to A5, or A3 folded to A4
- Saddle stitched booklets: stapled on the fold, pages in multiples of 4 (8, 12, 16, 24)
- Perfect bound company profiles and catalogues with a glued square spine
- Wire-o bound manuals and presentation documents that lie flat
Thicker work moves into book printing.
Choosing size, paper and binding
For a tri-fold, 128 to 170 gsm silk or gloss folds cleanly; heavier paper should be scored before folding so it does not crack. Booklets often use 115 to 150 gsm inside with a 250 to 300 gsm cover, sometimes laminated. Saddle stitching suits up to about 48 to 64 pages depending on the paper; beyond that, perfect binding looks better. An 8 page brochure is four A4 sheets on a stapled A5 or A4 booklet layout, so plan pages in fours from the start. A Z-fold opens like a concertina and a gate fold opens from the middle, which suits a property launch or a menu; ask the printer which folds its folding machine handles before you design.
Artwork, page order and proofs
Send single pages in order in one PDF, not printer spreads, with 3 mm bleed and CMYK images. For a tri-fold, the panel that folds in is a few millimetres narrower, so use the printer's template. Keep text away from the fold and the spine. Always check a folded or bound proof: page order mistakes are easy to miss on screen. If you need matching flyers, use the same images and colours.
What affects the price and what to ask
The quantity, page count, paper, cover finish and binding set the price. Short runs go digital, long runs litho. Ask:
- Is folding, scoring or binding included in the price?
- What paper inside and on the cover?
- Can I see a printed sample of the binding?
Posters for the same campaign? See poster printing.
What to include in your request
- Format: tri-fold, booklet or bound profile
- Finished size and page count
- Paper inside and on the cover
- Quantity, or two to compare
- Deadline, such as a tender closing date
Brochure and Booklet Printing for different clients
- Families and individuals: memorial booklets and family history booklets for a reunion or funeral
- Small businesses and start-ups: a tri-fold price list or service brochure for a guest house or clinic
- Companies and offices: company profiles, annual reports and product catalogues for tenders and sales
- Shops, restaurants and salons: catalogues, menus and seasonal booklets for shops and restaurants
- Events, conferences and clubs: conference programmes, wedding orders of service and expo brochures
- Schools, churches and NGOs: prospectuses, magazines and term booklets for schools and churches
- Government and municipalities: information booklets, annual reports and policy summaries for departments
- Designers, agencies and resellers: folding, stitching and binding for designers and agencies on trade terms
Frequently asked questions
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Brochure and Booklet Printing by province and city
- Johannesburg
- Pretoria
- Centurion
- Midrand
- Sandton
- Randburg
- Roodepoort
- Krugersdorp
- Randfontein
- Germiston
- Boksburg
- Benoni
- Kempton Park
- Alberton
- Vanderbijlpark
- Vereeniging
- Durban
- Pinetown
- Pietermaritzburg
- Richards Bay
- Newcastle
- Ladysmith
- Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
- East London
- Kariega (Uitenhage)
- Mthatha
- Cape Town
- Bellville
- Paarl
- Stellenbosch
- George
- Worcester
- eMalahleni (Witbank)
- Middelburg
- Secunda
- Mbombela (Nelspruit)
- Rustenburg
- Brits
- Klerksdorp
- Potchefstroom
- Mahikeng
- Polokwane
- Tzaneen
- Kimberley
- Upington
- Bloemfontein
- Welkom
- Sasolburg