eFRAME | How It Works - Print Shops
eFRAME

You may already believe that framing is a logical and complementary product to offer. It can make your store appear more comprehensive to customers and has the potential to significantly increase your profitability. However, you may feel the work required to frame and fit your prints is too much. You may also lack the space and equipment required to manufacture and store the products. The good news is we can help. Below is a range of popular solutions designed to take some or all of the printing and framing work away from your day to day life.

Drop shipping is a technique through which you do not keep goods in stock, but instead transfer customer orders and shipment details to us. We then ship the goods directly to your customer. All the hard work is handled by us.

Step 1. You Receive an Order

You receive an order for a framed/mounted print from a customer as you normally would.

Step 2. You Place an Order with Us

You then place an order with us for the items that your customer has requested. At the point you place the order to us you'll also provide us with your customers' delivery details.

Step 3. Send Us the Artwork/We Print

If you have chosen to source the printed artwork elsewhere (be that from your own home printer or from a commercial printing company) you should send us the print to be framed in the post or by courier. If we do the printing we'll need a digital copy of the artwork to be printed. Quick tip: By sending prints in batches you save on postage costs.

Step 4. Manufacture and Fitting

Once we have the print we will make the frame before professionally fitting the print using traditional framing techniques. The finished items will have sealed backs and will be ready to hang out of the box, with the cord attached.

Step 5. We Ship Direct to Your Customer

We then pack the products and safely ship them directly to your customers' shipping address. It's important to note that your customer will not know the products have been sent from us.

Our stocking options allow us or you to draw from a stockpile of pre-made products. We can hold the stock for you at our warehouse or alternatively you can stock the products in your own location.

Step 1. You Place an Order with Us

You place an order with us for the items that you require making.

Step 2. Send Us the Artwork/We Print

If you have chosen to source the printed artwork elsewhere (be that from your own home printer or from a commercial printing company) you should send us the print to be framed in the post or by courier. If we do the printing we'll need a digital copy of the artwork to be printed. Quick tip: By sending prints in batches you save on postage costs.

Step 3. Manufacture and Fitting

Once we have the print we will make the frame before professionally fitting the print using traditional framing techniques. The finished items will have sealed backs and will be ready to hang out of the box, with the cord attached.

Step 4. Items Stocked Ready for Picking

We send the finished items back to you to stock and draw upon when an order is received. Alternatively we can stock the products for you and ship them directly to your customer when necessary. It's important to note that your customer will not know the products have been sent from us.

Step 1. You Place an Order with Us

You place an order with us for the items that you require making.

Step 2. Manufacture and Fitting

We will manufacture the requested frames and/or mounts for you.

Step 3. We Ship the Products To You

We then pack the products and safely ship them back to your property for stocking yourself. You can then draw from stock, and when required fit the prints yourselves ready to send out to your customer.

We are constantly developing new solutions to help make your printing and framing life easier. Below are two of the most popular services offered to print shops.

Print and Frame Service

For those looking for a true all-in-one fulfilment solution we now offer a print and frame service. Our professional framing techniques and the latest Epson printing technology come together to form truly stunning products, guaranteed to delight your customers.

By offloading the printing of your products to us you free up your time to grow your business. And if you've elected to utilise our artwork fitting service you also save the money and hassle of shipping your prints to us. You also save a days' lead-time.

The Epson printers we use offer the highest level of innovation and performance for fine art and commercial print applications. Designed for 44" wide printing, these printers incorporate a state-of-the-art MicroPiezo TFP print head with an ink droplet size of 3.5 picoliters, resulting in prints that are rich, detailed, and accurate. Our Epson printers utilise the latest High Dynamic Range pigment inks, which offer exceptional quality for true archival printing (rated to last over 200 years without fading).

Artwork Fitting Service

Our artwork fitting service (AFS) is designed to take away all the stresses of fitting a print into the frame. Our Fine Art Trade Guild recognised framers will professionally fit the print into the frame, tape it up and attach the hanging fixings so that when it arrives at your customer's door it's ready to hang up and enjoy out of the box. Of course, this isn't the only option, and we are happy to work with you to deliver your preferred solution.

A true full service solution, our high-end Epson printers produce truly stunning prints in house saving you shipping costs and hassle.

Our Artwork Fitting Service takes all the stresses of fitting your prints away entirely.

Sophisticated packaging techniques are vital for the safe delivery of your products. This is where our experience, processes and techniques shine through.

Revolutionary Packaging

Ensuring the safe delivery of your products is a fundamental requirement. We know that couriers can, on occasion, treat parcels without the respect they deserve. It is therefore absolutely essential that the packaging used is strong enough to guarantee your frames and prints arrive safe and sound with your customers. We've worked closely with international packaging companies to design boxes specifically for the frames we ship. These boxes utilise many smart packaging techniques developed through 12 years' experience leading the online framing industry.

White Label/Branded

If we ship directly to your customers they will never know it's been sent from us. We hide this. In actuality we can brand the packaging, by using stickers to suit your requirements.

Lead-Times

We understand that many print retailers are under increasing pressure to shorten lead-times. Both your customers and online retailers are emphasising the importance of reducing the time taken for an item to be delivered. We will work with you to ensure that your own requirements are met.

Delivery Destinations

We're happy to be able to offer nationwide and well as international shipping. If we don't currently ship to a destination you sell to we will endeavour to work out a solution for you.

Transporting Glass

We've found many print shops have tried and many have given up trying to transport frames with glass. Whilst we're happy to send glass-fronted frames there is an inherent risk associated with doing so. This is why we prefer to send our Clarity+ PMMA instead. Our Clarity+ Glazing is so clear that the world famous Christies Auction House uses it in the frames we supply them. It's as clear as glass, but doesn't carry the same risk of breakage. Clarity+ PMMA is also suitable for use in public spaces and homes with children... an important factor in many peoples buying decision.

Smart packaging solutions help to reduce wastage and the number of damages.

We ship products all over the UK and the World, including the USA.

Our packaging techniques almost eliminate glass breakages entirely, but ask for a sample of our Clarity+. You'll be amazed at the quality.


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