An existing mould, so no tooling enters the cost
Promotional volume works on a catalogue body, which removes the setup that dominates a tooled programme. It is the cheapest honest route to a branded item.
For Promotional & Events
Volume, a deadline and a per-unit number that has to work.
A promotional run is a cost decision with a date attached. The body is almost always an existing mould, the decoration is the simplest method that reads at arm's length, and the run has to be inside the budget without a second round.
What You Are Usually Solving
The Brief We Hear Most Often
- A per-unit figure that holds at the quantity being ordered.
- The cheapest decoration that still reads as branded.
- A delivery date tied to an event, not to a shipping window.
- Usually several hundred to a few thousand pieces, not a container.
What We Provide
How We Answer It
Every point below is something we can put in writing on a quotation rather than a brochure line. If one of them does not fit your programme, say so and we will tell you whether it can be changed.
The Detail
What That Looks Like In Practice
The decoration chosen for cost, not for effect
Silk screen is normally the answer: one or two spot colours, a flat wall, no photographic detail — and the artwork file requirement is correspondingly simple.
A quantity band quoted as a band
Unit cost moves with quantity, so a promotional quotation is built on the quantity you actually expect rather than on a placeholder. Give a range and we will price the range.
Samples that match the decoration route
A stock or lightly decorated sample is what settles a promotional brief, because what is being approved is the logo on a known body rather than a new product.
The Numbers
What A Run Of This Kind Looks Like
| What is usually specified | Body, logo, one or two colours, quantity, event date |
|---|---|
| Decoration routes that fit | Silk screen · laser · laser marking on bare steel |
| Typical first run | From 500 pcs per colour on existing tooling |
| Sampling | 3–7 days for a stock or lightly decorated sample |
| Production | 10–25 days after sample approval |
| What to send with an enquiry | The event date, the quantity band, the logo and whether the shade matters |
Starting Points
Models That Suit This Programme
Before You Ask
Questions This Programme Raises
What is the cheapest way to put a logo on a bottle?
Silk screen on a flat wall, in one colour, on a body that already exists. It removes the tooling, it removes the second colour setup and it removes the photographic artwork requirement, which are the three things that actually drive the per-unit price.
Can you deliver before a specific event?
Send the date with the enquiry and it will be answered against that date. Sampling is 3–7 days and production 10–25 days after sample approval, so a promotional programme is normally planned from the event backwards.
Do you print one colour or full colour?
Both, but they are different routes. One to four spot colours is screen printing; photographic or gradient artwork is water transfer or sublimation on a coated body. The choice changes the artwork file you need to send and the setup you pay for.
Is there a rush option?
There is no separate expedited line, and it would be dishonest to imply one. What exists is the published window plus the schedule you hold your slot in, which is why booking a peak-season or event date early is the only reliable way to protect it.
Other Programmes
The Other Three Kinds Of Run
Enquiry
Send the brief for a promotional & events run
Quantity, decoration method and the date you need the goods in hand is enough for us to come back with real numbers.