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Printed

In full colour.

CMYK & brand-colour matching

An ivory GCG double-wall cup with a clean white base, surrounded by cyan, magenta, yellow and green ink splashes on a forest-green background.

01 / Process colour

CMYK

Four inks for colourful artwork.

Bring illustrations, photography and colour-rich artwork to your cup with four-colour process printing.

02 / Your brand colour

Colour matched.

Printed to your supplied colour reference.

Have a specific brand colour? Supply your reference so we can match the print to your identity.

Your design. Our colours.

Talk to us about your print Illustrative artwork. Confirm colours on a physical sample.

The signature collection

A small canvas.
A lasting impression.

Six settings for our gold-foil cup, showing how a logo can look against different surfaces and lighting.

Emerald River

Gold foil against warm walnut and deep emerald resin.

Explore the collection

Cup and display illustrations. Props are for inspiration; a physical sample shows the actual finish.

Find your finish

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Emerald River

The finish collection

Same cup.
A different impression.

Start with your artwork. Then choose the surface that gives it the right character.

Finish illustration: an ivory uncoated GCG paper cup with green print, a white rim and an unprinted white base.

Uncoated

01

Let the paper speak.

The texture of the paper, without a coating.

Finish illustration: a deep-green GCG paper cup with a glossy reflection across its sleeve and a plain white base.

Gloss

02

Give colour a reflection.

A glossy surface that reflects the light across your design.

Finish illustration: a deep-green GCG paper cup with a soft-touch surface, ivory branding and a plain white base.

Soft Touch

03

Make the first touch count.

A matt appearance with a soft-touch feel. Best understood in your hands.

Finish illustrations. Compare colour, surface and feel on a physical sample before choosing.

Gold & silver · Foil & embossing

Made to catch
the light.

Metallic detail, flat against the surface or raised with embossing. Explore both treatments in gold and silver.

Warm gold foil for logos, lettering and selected details.

Finish illustration: a deep-green GCG paper cup with flat gold foil branding and a plain white rim and base.

01 · Flat foil

A reflection in the print.

Gold foil brings metallic contrast to a logo, lettering or selected detail.

Finish illustration: close-up of raised gold foil GCG lettering on a curved deep-green paper cup.

02 · Raised foil embossing

A detail you can feel.

Embossing raises the foiled detail from the surface, so you can feel the shape as well as see the reflection.

Have a detail in mind?

Tell us which part of your artwork you want to highlight. We can discuss the finish and show you a physical sample.

Discuss your finish

Finish illustrations. A physical sample is the reference for metallic colour, reflection and raised detail.

An ivory robotic hand holds a dark-green GCG cup, revealing its tactile surface and clean white base.

See the print. Feel the finish.

Made to be held.

The light reveals the surface. A sample lets you feel it. Compare the paper, coating and metallic details with your own artwork in mind.

Request samplesGreen Cup Group campaign artwork: a robotic hand paints a sweep of green onto a branded ivory paper cup.

Printing — Hampshire, England

We print the artwork on flat board, apply the chosen finish, then die cut and form the cup.

01 / Print

Start with colour.

Waterless offset printing. UV inks with LED curing.

02 / Finish

Choose your finish.

In-house coating. Explore the finishes above, then compare physical samples before choosing.

03 / Form

Bring it together.

In-house printing, die cutting, cup forming and packing.

Design Studio

Need a design to print?

Brand identity, logo and graphic design for cups and packaging.

Explore the studio

Choose with a sample.

A physical sample shows the print and lets you feel the finish. Ask us for the pack and compare them yourself.

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