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The Mayfair law firm's overnight court bundle, the UCL dissertation perfect-bound by morning, the architect's A0 plan archive scanned to PDF.

Document printing, photocopying, document scanning and print-and-post, run from two central London studios.

B&W from £0.08 per page.

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Walk into either studio with a USB, or call straight through.

Our approach
A real commercial printer with operators, not a self-service kiosk and not a web-only courier.
City Images, Mayfair and Camden since 1985

Two London studios. Three generations. Mayfair W1K for walk-in jobs. Camden NW1 for production and finishing.

B&W from £0.08 per page. 374,000 A4 sheets daily capacity across the two studios.

Files checked by a person before press. NDA-in-place with legal, finance and clinical firms.

1985

Since

Three generations of London print

2

London studios

Mayfair W1 and Camden NW1

374,000

A4 sheets daily

Capacity across the two studios, 24 hours

8p

B&W from

Per page on 80gsm bond. Colour quoted per job

Print slice · Volume, finishing, capacity

Document Printing in London

For the paralegal running a 600-page exhibit bundle for a Tuesday hearing, or the finance analyst with a 320-page board pack going out before 9am. B&W document printing starts at £0.08 per page. Colour rates quoted on collection or by phone.

Daily capacity is 374,000 A4 sheets across the two studios in a 24-hour window. We print up to 550gsm digitally, which most digital presses cannot match (the standard cap is 400gsm). Heavier than 550gsm runs as a duplex for 600gsm+ premium covers.

Standard and premium stocks held at Camden include Conqueror Brilliant White Wove, Conqueror Oyster, Clairefontaine, Tru Card, plus recycled options like Cyclus Offset and Carin Eco Kraft. Full stock breakdown by weight in the sizes section below.

Bulk print runsSame-day, overnight, weekend

A4, A3 and oversized up to A0 on the same floor. Hole-punched, drilled, stapled, collated, tab-divided and box-packed on the same job ticket.

One operator, one job numberFile check to hand-off

File check, print, finish, hand-off, all run through one operator. Legal exhibit bundles, academic theses, corporate board packs, procurement packs, conference handouts.

Double-sided is standard, single-sided is set on request, duplex is the default for thick page-count documents to save spine width. The work that lands here every week is the legal exhibit bundle, the academic thesis, the corporate board pack, the procurement pack, the estate agent site report, the conference handout, the trade brochure short run. Same-day is on the table for standard runs, overnight and weekend production are available for runs that need to be ready by Monday morning.

PDFs are preferred, Word, PowerPoint and Excel are converted in-house. Half the briefs that land are print-ready, half need a small reformat or a page-size correction, both routes are covered before press. We are a real commercial printer with operators, not a self-service kiosk and not a web-only courier. Files are checked by a person before any sheet is printed.

Scanning

Document Scanning, A4 to Large-Format

A4 and A3 routine scanning, large-format scanning up to A0 architectural plans, archive and legal bulk scanning with secure chain-of-custody. Output to PDF, TIFF or JPEG. Searchable PDFs on request through OCR.

  • For the legal or finance analyst digitising a case file, a contract pack or a due-diligence dossier. Scanning runs at the Camden studio, output specs agreed at the order conversation.

    Output formats and options

    • PDF, TIFF or JPEG output, resolution agreed per use
    • Colour or B&W, single-page or multi-page bundling, file naming to spec
    • Searchable PDFs via OCR for archive and legal work where text search matters
    • Standard or high-resolution, agreed on the order call

    Turnaround and delivery

    • Same-day for desktop batches
    • Scheduled for larger jobs, agreed lead time
    • Secure email or upload link for digital return
    • Hand-delivered USB on request, named-recipient
  • For the architect with an A0 plan archive, the engineer scanning historical drawings, or the design studio digitising oversized artwork. Large-format scanning at the Camden studio, no off-site handoff.

    Formats and use cases

    • A2, A1, A0 architectural and engineering plans
    • Poster artwork and oversized maps, off-paper into digital archive
    • Old plan-chest contents, historical drawings, vintage technical sets
    • Output formats, PDF, TIFF or JPEG at agreed resolution

    For drawing-set print work after the scan, the architecture practice route continues through our plan and CAD printing page.

  • For the records-team lead at a property estate, a legal practice or a clinical service. High-volume, multi-box digitisation with named-operator chain-of-custody from collection to file return.

    Routes

    • Archive scanning, multi-box and multi-file batches, secure collection
    • Legal document scanning, exhibit packs, case files, deal-room sets
    • Bulk reprographics, large-volume historical batches
    • Trace copying for medical and clinical, including CTG and ECG records

    Security posture

    • Secure chain-of-custody from collection through scan to return
    • Searchable PDFs via OCR on request
    • Same-day collection for time-critical clinical scan jobs
    • Master file deletion on confirmation of receipt, on request

    Confidentiality, NDAs and secure waste destruction are covered in the dedicated section below.

Photocopy slice · Walk-in + bulk runs

Can I photocopy documents in central London today?

For the legal clerk with 50 certified copies of an exhibit bundle needed by 4pm, or the small business owner copying T&Cs, contracts, menus or event hand-outs: walk into Mayfair W1K with the original on a USB stick or on paper, and copies are made while you wait for short runs, scheduled into the production day for longer ones. Same-day available, call to confirm for your job size and finishing requirements.

8p
B&W from, per page
374k
A4 daily capacity
2
Central London studios

Walk-in counter copies at Mayfair

Short-run commercial copy work, while you wait at the counter or scheduled into the production day for longer runs. Tender exhibit sets, board pack reproductions, deal-room printouts, contract sets, training pack copies, conference handouts, finance team reissues. Bring the original on USB or on paper. We are not the kiosk for one-off ID jobs, we are the commercial copy floor.

High-volume copy runs at Camden

High-volume copy runs route through Camden NW1 where the production presses sit. Collated sets, hole-punched, tab-divided and box-packed are all part of the same job ticket, no hand-off to another vendor. The 374,000 A4 daily capacity absorbs sudden bulk asks.

Confidential copy work

A copy job that needs the original treated as confidential is handled to the same posture as the legal work. Production areas accessible by arrangement only, NDA-in-place posture, named operators on each step. See the confidentiality section below.

Phone Mayfair020 7495 0421

Walk in to 8 Avery Row with the original. For high-volume bulk runs, phone Camden on 020 7874 1900.

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Paper stocks & formats

What stocks and formats do you print?

Standard stock is 80gsm to 100gsm bond for the text block, 120gsm to 160gsm silk or matt for inserts and dividers, and heavier cover boards through to 300gsm for bound front and back covers. A4 printing, A3 print and oversized formats up to A0 are all produced on the same floor.

  • The standard text block. B&W from £0.08 per page on 80gsm bond. The default for legal exhibit bundles, board packs, procurement packs, theses and trade brochures where bulk drives the cost line.

  • Premium-feel text block. Sits noticeably heavier in hand than 80gsm. Used for tender bundles and client-facing reports where the document goes through hands beyond the recipient.

  • Section inserts and tab dividers. Silk for sharper image reproduction on coloured plates, matt for body-text-heavy inserts that need to be read under hot office lighting without glare.

  • The Camden digital press runs cover board up to 550gsm. Most digital presses cap at 400gsm. Above 550gsm we duplex two sheets for 600gsm+ on bespoke premium covers. Takes lamination (soft-touch, matt, gloss), foil stamping and embossing. Premium named cover stocks include Conqueror Brilliant White Wove and Conqueror Oyster for legal letterhead-grade tender covers, Clairefontaine, Tru Card, plus Cyclus Offset 100% recycled and Carin Eco Kraft for eco-credentialed jobs.

  • A4 is the standard document format, double-sided as default, single-sided on request. A3 for spreadsheet print, larger architectural drawings, fold-out inserts. Both produced on the same floor.

  • Oversized formats for architectural and engineering plans, poster artwork, oversized maps. Print and scan both available up to A0 at Camden. See our plan and CAD printing page for full plan-print spec.

Print and post · One job number

Print and Post, We Handle the Post Too

For the HR operations manager mailing offer letters to home addresses, the lawyer serving statutory notice by post, or the small business sending invoices and contract packs to a client list: we handle the post too. Print, envelope, stamp, dispatch, all under one job number. The print and finishing runs in-house at Camden, the mail-fulfilment leg runs through long-standing partners, the customer sees one interface, one schedule and one point of contact.

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Print in-house at Camden

The print and finishing leg runs on our presses. No subcontracting on the print side.

2

Address-list merge

CSV or Excel address lists accepted. Salutation merge supported.

3

Envelope, stamp, dispatch

Mail-fulfilment partner handles the dispatch leg, one CI job number through.

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Tracked mail option

Tracked mail available where service-of-document evidence matters.

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Same-day handover

Same-day handover to post available, call to confirm for your job size.

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Single CI interface

One contact, one schedule, one job number from order through dispatch.

Address lists are accepted as CSV or Excel, salutation merge is supported. Standard envelopes are C5 windowed for letter packs and C4 unwindowed for thicker booklet enclosures. Stamp choice, postage class and dispatch date are all set at the order conversation. For HR offer-pack mailings, lawyer-serving-notice mailings and small-business invoice runs, the route is the same.

Tracked mail is available where service-of-document evidence matters, for example a lawyer serving statutory notice by post. The mail-fulfilment partner returns dispatch confirmation and tracking references per item back through us, you receive a single dispatch report per job. The customer-facing interface stays one phone line, one email, one job number.

For print-and-post jobs, brief Camden production on 020 7874 1900 or email post@cityimages.co.uk with the file and the address list.

Quick-win · Secure handling posture

Confidentiality, NDAs and Secure Handling

For the legal practice, the finance team, the HR ops lead, or the clinical service handling sensitive records: our production areas are accessible by arrangement only. The studio floor is not a public counter. We are happy to sign your NDA, and we hold a large number of NDAs in place with the firms that have entrusted us with their work over decades.

Confidential print and copy jobs are tracked by job number from file receipt to hand-off, with named operators on each step. Both studios run to the same posture, treat the two London locations as one operational unit.

NDA
Sign yours

Many in-place with legal, finance, clinical firms.

Access
By arrangement only

Production floor not a public counter.

Chain
Named operators

Job number tracked file receipt to hand-off.

Waste
Secure destruction

Confidential waste destroyed, masters deleted.

Legal exhibit bundles and court bundles Deal-room printouts, due-diligence dossiers HR letter packs, clinical scan records All same posture

Confidential print and copy jobs are tracked by job number from file receipt to hand-off, with named operators on each step. Confidential waste is destroyed under secure-destruction posture, the master files are deleted on confirmation of receipt, and digital chain-of-custody is maintained on scan jobs through to file return. Both studios run to the same posture, treat the two London locations as one operational unit to the customer.

The work covered here includes legal exhibit bundles, court bundles, deal-room printouts, finance board packs, due-diligence dossiers, HR letter packs, and clinical scan records. If your work needs a tighter posture than the standard, raise it on the order call and we adjust the workflow to match.

Trace copying for medical and clinical clients, including CTG and ECG records, is handled at Camden with the same confidentiality posture as legal scanning. Multi-box, multi-file digitisation runs with secure chain-of-custody from collection through scan to file return.

To raise an NDA or scope a confidential job, phone 020 7495 0421 (Mayfair) or 020 7874 1900 (Camden).

Finishing

Finishing, Done In-House at Our Camden Studio

Binding, lamination, divider tabs, drilling, ring binders, collation and pack-out. All routes run on the Camden finishing line, no outside vendor, on the same job ticket as the print.

Four binding routes, all on the Camden line

Wire binding
Tender bundles, court bundles, presentation packs. Lays flat on the table.
Plastic comb
Revisable documents where pages get added, swapped or removed mid-project.
Perfect binding
Thesis-grade documents, annual reports, brand books, board packs up to roughly 400 pages. Glued spine with printed wrap.
Saddle stitch
Pamphlets, programmes, short booklets, 8 to 48 pages.

Bound documents move from press to finishing bench on the same job ticket. Stock combinations on one document, like an uncoated text block with a 300gsm silk cover, are normal not an upcharge. Our dedicated binding services page covers per-spec turnarounds and the page-count thresholds for each route.

Four finishes, cover stocks 250gsm to 350gsm

Soft-touch
Working finish for tender bundle and pitch-pack covers where the cover should feel like the brand.
Matt
Reference documents and training manuals, low glare under hot office lighting.
Gloss
High-impact cover finish for instructional packs and brand-facing reports.
Encapsulation
Heavier sealed finish for site reports, food-service menus, retail planograms, safety notices, floor diagrams. Survives a venue floor, building site, kitchen counter.

Lamination pairs cleanly with foil and embossing from the next dropdown, all on the same job ticket.

In-house premium finishes

  • Hot foil, every colour: gold, silver, copper, rose, white, black, plus brand-matched custom foils
  • Blind embossing and debossing, tactile finish without ink
  • Spot UV, high-gloss coating over chosen artwork on a matt-laminated cover, editorial-grade contrast
  • Stock range: 300gsm through duplexed 600gsm board

Compatible premium cover stocks (held at Camden)

  • Conqueror Brilliant White Wove, legal letterhead-grade
  • Conqueror Oyster, warm-tone premium
  • Clairefontaine, smooth fine paper
  • Tru Card, heavyweight presentation board
  • Cyclus Offset 100% recycled, eco-credentialed
  • Carin Eco Kraft, natural-tone recycled board

Foil and emboss sit cleanly on uncoated, silk, satin and matt cover finishes. Many more specialty stocks supplied to order for digital and large-format runs. For business cards, invitations and short-run premium print that uses the same foiling line, our foil printing and embossing page covers the full specialty route.

Quote on the call: Camden production on 020 7874 1900, or email post@cityimages.co.uk with the brief.
Custom-printed tabs
Section titles printed in the document's brand font. 250gsm or 300gsm card, mylar-reinforced edges for court bundles, audit binders, board packs in heavy active use.
Off-the-shelf
Numbered or A-Z dividers stocked at Camden for generic-divider jobs on a budget.

Custom route options

  • Bleed-edge tabs
  • Colour-coded tabs
  • Offset tab positions for thick sections
  • Single-pass bind into the finished document, no second visit

Standard hole patterns

  • Two-hole, A4 ring-binder pack-out
  • Four-hole, A4 ring-binder pack-out
  • A4 single-shot punch, fast on volume runs
  • A3 landscape drill for architecture and design packs

Specialist hole patterns (custom drill, dies on file)

  • 11-hole velo-bind
  • 9-hole accounting binder
  • 7-hole standard EU binder
  • Bespoke drill spec, diameter, spacing and edge offset to your binder

Stitching and stapling

  • Saddle stitch, short booklets and programmes
  • Side stitch, thicker pamphlets and short reports up to 32 pages
  • Standard stapling, single or multi-position
  • Corner stitching, exam packs and exhibit clusters

Ring mechanisms

  • 2-ring, EU standard pitch
  • 4-ring, A4 portrait standard
  • D-ring, high-capacity
  • Capacity, 15mm through 75mm spine width

Cover board and stock options

  • Board grades, 250gsm through duplexed 600gsm
  • Conqueror Brilliant White Wove, premium tender cover
  • Conqueror Oyster, warm-tone premium
  • Tru Card, heavyweight rigid presentation
  • Cyclus Offset and Carin Eco Kraft, 100% recycled and natural-tone eco boards
  • Premium finishes, foil, emboss, soft-touch lamination, spot UV from the dropdowns above

For pitch-pack folders, multi-document tender presentations, brand-launch sets and conference delegate packs, covers, dividers, document inserts and pocket folders all assemble on the same job ticket. Our custom folders and ring binders page covers the wider spec lanes.

Collation features

  • Section-order assembly per brief, no client-side re-assembly
  • Single-pass finishing, hole-punch, tab insert and cover wrap on one bench pass
  • Multi-document packs, letters, contracts, schedules and brochures interleaved

Pack-out and dispatch

  • Named-recipient boxes with labels and dispatch lists, for tender bundles, court bundles, audit binders, board packs and delegate packs
  • Tracked-courier hand-off on the same finishing run, one job number end to end
  • Three exit routes, delivery to address, named-recipient courier, or collection from either studio
  • Mail-fulfilment dispatch via the print-and-post route above, single CI interface
How it works

How we produce your order

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Send files or walk in

Email to post@cityimages.co.uk, send by secure upload, send a courier with the originals, or walk into Mayfair with a USB.

2

We specify the job

Stock, finishing, binding route, scan resolution, output format, confidentiality posture, all agreed on the order call.

3

Print, copy or scan

Print runs through Camden, walk-in copies through Mayfair, scanning at Camden. One operator, one job number.

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Collect or deliver

Collect at Mayfair or Camden, courier across central London, scheduled delivery to address, or print-and-post under one job number.

Roughly 90% of our paper stock is FSC-certified, sourced through the Forest Stewardship Council supply chain. We are committed to Carbon Neutral by 2029 across the business, and our waste, offcuts and confidential shred all route through our FirstMile Recycling partner with monthly and annual recycling reports on file. Digital print runs at near-zero waste, no plates, no setup chemicals and minimal makeready, so a short-run document job carries a smaller footprint than the equivalent litho route.

Support

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know before sending a document job. Cannot find your answer? We pick up the phone, 020 7495 0421 Mayfair, 020 7874 1900 Camden.

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City Images prints documents from two central London studios, Mayfair W1K 4AL and Camden NW1 0JP. Walk in at Mayfair with a USB stick for short jobs, or email the file to post@cityimages.co.uk for production runs. B&W document printing runs from £0.08 per page. Call 020 7495 0421 (Mayfair) or 020 7874 1900 (Camden).

B&W document printing at City Images starts from £0.08 per page on standard 80gsm bond stock. Colour print rates are quoted on collection or by phone because the rate depends on coverage, stock and finishing. A4, A3 and larger formats up to A0 are produced at the same Camden facility. Quotes by phone, by email, or in person at Mayfair.

City Images runs a daily capacity of 374,000 A4 sheets across the two studios, with same-day, overnight and weekend production available. Same-day cutoffs vary by job size and finishing requirements, call 020 7495 0421 to confirm for your brief. Walk-in short runs are processed while you wait at our Mayfair W1K studio.

Yes. Our production areas are accessible by arrangement only, and we are happy to sign your NDA. We already hold a large number of NDAs in place with legal practices, finance teams and clinical services that have entrusted us with their work. Confidential waste is destroyed under secure-destruction posture, and named operators track each job from file receipt to hand-off.

Yes. Large-format document scanning at City Images covers A2, A1 and A0 architectural and engineering plans at the Camden NW1 studio, with output to PDF, TIFF or JPEG. Searchable PDFs are available on request through OCR. Archive scanning, legal document scanning and trace copying for medical records, including CTG and ECG, are all handled to the same confidentiality posture.

City Images prefers print-ready PDFs, and converts Word, PowerPoint and Excel files to PDF in-house at no charge. Every job is checked by a real operator before any sheet is printed. Half of files land print-ready, half need a small reformat or page-size correction, both routes are covered before press. Send files to post@cityimages.co.uk or hand over on USB at Mayfair.

Yes. Print and post at City Images covers print, envelope, stamp and dispatch under one job number. The print and finishing leg runs in-house at Camden, the mail-fulfilment leg runs through long-standing partners, the customer sees one interface and one point of contact. Address lists accepted as CSV or Excel, tracked mail available where service-of-document evidence matters.

Yes. Binding is done in-house at our Camden studio, covering wire binding, plastic comb binding, perfect binding and saddle stitch. Bound documents move from the print run straight into the finishing line on the same job number. Lamination, custom tab dividers, drilling, stitching and box pack-out are all on the same ticket. See our binding services page for the full range.

City Images runs photocopying from two central London locations, Mayfair W1K and Camden NW1. Walk into Mayfair with the original on USB or paper for short-run commercial copy work, tender exhibit sets, board pack reproductions, contract sets, training pack copies and conference handouts. Bulk copy runs route through Camden production. We are the commercial copy floor, not the high-street kiosk.

Both. Walk-in collection from 8 Avery Row in Mayfair W1K or 23-27 King's Terrace in Camden NW1, scheduled delivery to address, or print-and-post under one job number. If a walk-in is not on, email the brief to post@cityimages.co.uk, send the file via secure upload, or send a courier to collect. Both London locations work as one operational team.

Standard stock is 80gsm to 100gsm bond for the text block, 120gsm to 160gsm silk or matt for inserts and dividers, and heavier cover boards through to 300gsm for bound front and back covers. Double-sided is standard, single-sided is set on request, duplex is the default for thick page-count documents.

Roughly 90% of our paper stock is FSC-certified, and we are committed to Carbon Neutral operations by 2029. Waste, offcuts and confidential shred all route through our FirstMile Recycling partner with monthly and annual recycling reports. Digital print runs at near-zero waste, no plates, no setup chemicals, minimal makeready.

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Walk-In Collection

Two walk-in production studios in Central London. Both open Monday to Friday. No appointment needed. Walk in to discuss a job face-to-face with the people producing it.

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Mayfair Studio

8 Avery Row, London W1K 4AL

020 7495 0421

Walk-in welcome. No appointment needed. Nearest stations: Bond Street, Oxford Circus, Green Park.

Walk-in counter for commercial document printing, copying, and brief conversations on production runs. Tender exhibit sets, board pack copies, deal-room printouts and contract reproductions are normal counter work. Confidential pickup by arrangement, NDA-in-place posture available.

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Camden Studio

23-27 King's Terrace, London NW1 0JP

020 7874 1900

Walk-in welcome. No appointment needed. Nearest stations: Camden Town, Mornington Crescent.

Production studio for high-volume document runs, 374,000 A4 sheet daily capacity, full bindery (wire, comb, perfect bound, saddle stitch), A2-A0 large-format scanning, and print-and-post under one job number.

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