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UK print on demand

Your print orders, made by an independent UK printer.

Send orders from your own shop, Shopify, WooCommerce, a spreadsheet or our API. Pick a printer you already use, or we send each order to one near the delivery address.

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£0
to apply
£0
for test orders
5
ways to send orders
24–200
pages per photo book
A2 · 308GSM FINE-ART RAGSummer, 2026210 × 210 · 40PP · MATT COVER

Illustration · photo book and art print

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Products

Photo books and posters, for now

Photo booksSquare hardback, case-bound. Three sizes, 24 to 200 pages. Silk, uncoated or photo-lustre paper. Matt, gloss or soft-touch cover lamination.Photo book optionsPosters and art printsA3, A2 and A1. 200gsm satin, 250gsm matt or 308gsm fine-art rag.Poster options

More products follow as printers join the network.

Order flow

What happens to an order

  1. 01
    Received

    Your order arrives from your store, Shopify, WooCommerce, a CSV, a JSON feed or the API.

  2. 02
    Artwork checked

    File type, size and page count are checked before anything goes to print.

  3. 03
    With the printer

    The printer you named, or one near the delivery address that makes the product.

  4. 04
    In production

    The printer scans the job’s barcode as it moves across their floor.

  5. 05
    Despatched

    The tracking number reaches you by webhook and in your account.

Job docketWPL-26-00318
Product
Square hardback photo book
Spec
210×210 · 40pp · silk · matt
Deliver to
LS6 2QD
Printer
Named by merchant
  1. Received
  2. Artwork OK
  3. Printing
  4. Despatched
Press ready

Send orders from

  • Hosted storeA shop under your name with live prices, artwork upload and card payment.
  • ShopifyAn order webhook, checked against Shopify’s signature, and a SKU map.
  • WooCommerceWooCommerce’s own webhooks. Your theme and checkout don’t change.
  • CSV or JSONUpload a spreadsheet, or map any JSON order feed once and send it.
  • REST APIQuote, order and track from your own system. OpenAPI docs and test keys.
Sandbox

Test everything before you pay for anything

Test keys run the whole flow: quotes, orders, routing, tracking and webhooks. Nothing is charged and nothing is printed. You can move a test order through production and despatch yourself, then switch to live keys.

POST /v1/quotes
Authorization: Bearer wpl_test_••••

{
  "productCode": "SQ-HARDBACK-BOOK",
  "quantity": 1,
  "options": { "size": "210x210", "pages": "40" },
  "deliveryServiceCode": "STANDARD"
}

201 Created
{ "quoteNumber": "Q-…", "lines": […], "total": … }

Test keys come with your account. Applying takes about five minutes.

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Clear lines

Who does what, and where the money goes

YouSet your prices, take payment from your customers and send the orders.
The printerPrints, packs and posts. Handles any reprint or refund with you directly.
weprintlocalCarries the order, checks the artwork, and passes messages and tracking between you. We don’t take refunds or step into disputes.
  • Card payments go through Stripe. We never see or store card numbers.
  • Printers see the job, not what you charge for it.
  • Every quote is itemised with delivery and VAT, and fixed once issued.
For print businesses

Take the orders you’re turning away.

Customers now ask for an API, a web shop or a Shopify link, and they order shorter runs with more lines. We give you those systems, so you can say yes.

  • Use us as the gateway: orders reach you as clean data with checked artwork
  • Or let us do the processing: imposed, press-ready files with a tracking barcode on each job
  • Floor screens that show where every job is, and despatch through your own carriers
  • Your customers stay yours; we carry the messages
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About

Who’s behind it

We built weprintlocal because independent printers were losing small, multi-line orders to a handful of central factories, and the businesses ordering print wanted their work made closer to their customers.

Questions before you sign up? Email hello@weprintlocal.co.uk and a person will reply.

Questions

Common questions

Can I choose the printer?

Yes. Name a printer in the order and it goes to them. If you don’t, we send it to a printer near the delivery address that makes the product.

Who handles problems and refunds?

The printer who made the order, with you. We don’t take refunds or step into disputes; the conversation stays on the order so both of you can see it.

What does it cost?

There’s no fee to apply. Every quote is itemised with delivery and VAT, and the price is fixed once the quote is issued.

Do I need to hold stock?

No. Everything is made to order, one copy or many.

Can I test before going live?

Yes. Test keys run quotes, orders, routing, tracking and webhooks. Nothing is charged and nothing is printed.

I run a print business. Can I join?

Yes. Apply as a printer and tell us what you make, your capacity and how far you deliver.

Try it with test keys first

Open an account, place test orders, and go live when you’re ready. There’s no fee to apply.

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