Also known as 'Perfect binding', Unsewn binding is where hot-melt glues are used to adhere covers to text blocks, making finished books! 📚

📸 Taken from the entrance halls to our factory, can you spot your favourite author's name? If not, what other names would you like to see up there? 🤔😀

Varnishes can be split into two categories: An Overall varnish - A clear gloss or matt finish which offers protection and coating to a cover, without the need for lamination 📚 A Spot Varnish - Where we apply gloss or matt varnish to a specific area, for example, the title ✨

The whole team at Clays would like to wish every single author and publisher on the Booker Prize 2024 Longlist a MASSIVE congratulations 🍾🎉 There are some fantastic reads on this year's list and we look forward to seeing who the winners are in November! #BookerPrize2024 ✨

W is for Wibalin! 📚 Produced by Winter & Company, Wibalin is an imitation cloth applied to the case of hardback books. These come in a wide range of colours and finishes, so whether you decide on a Fine Linen or Buckram, Wibalin sheets will have your books covered (literally!)

Unfortunately, it has proven difficult to find an X word! So, we want to remind you of the services we offer at Clays: - Paperback & hardback production📚 - Printed edges✨ - A department dedicated to working with Indies🤝 - Colour printing through our Italian parent company🍝

Y is another tricky word to find, but luckily Yellow is one of the 4 process colours needed in the production of covers, jackets, & illustrations! We've already done a post explaining what CMYK is and how it works. So, this post is just to celebrate our bright friend, Yellow!💛⭐

We are super excited to be sponsoring another fantastic IPG Autumn Conference tomorrow 🍂🙌 We'll have a stand over in the exhibitor hall, so please do come and say hello 👋 We'd love to hear about your business and discuss how we may be able to help you 😊 #IPGAC #2024

With only two weeks to go, we are excited to announce that we will be exhibiting at this year's Irish Publishers Conference: Future, Now 🙌 We look forward to catching up with new and existing clients on the 8th November! Publishing Ireland☘️📚

We are here at the #FutureNow annual conference with Publishing Ireland 📚☘️If you are here, please come and say hello to us in the exhibitor hall! We'd love to meet you👋🏻😊

Curious about how GPSR might impact the books you print at Clays? 📚 We've put together a simple overview based on our understanding of the regulations. Please follow the link below for more information ✅ #GPSR #BookPrinting clays.co.uk/general-produc…

Massive congratulations to Vintage Books 👏🏻🍾 Time to get started on the reprints! 📚 #BookerPrize2024

Our last Sustainability newsletter of the year is now officially live! In this edition, we’re sharing our progress toward Scope 1 & 2 emissions goals—from upgrading heating systems to boosting site energy efficiency🔋⚡ Read the letter in full here: loom.ly/ttmjSkw 💚

From everyone at Clays, we would like to wish our followers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! 🎄🎆 We look forward to printing even more books in 2025! 📚✨

Some more good news to share! We are super excited to announce that we have once again been awarded the BIC Supply Chain Excellence Award (SCEA) Accreditation for 2024-2025 🙌 🎉

We very pleased to announce we have agreed to a new renewable electricity contract with Drax Energy Solutions through the Galloway Hydropower scheme ⚡️💚 Click here to read our statement in full - loom.ly/NwvUo7Y

🚨Exciting News!🚨 Our episode of BBC Inside the Factory is airing TOMORROW NIGHT! 🎉   Catch this sneak preview where our Web Room Manager, Dave, gives Paddy an inside look at the magic of text printing. 🖨️✨   📺 When: Tomorrow, 8PM 📍 Where: BBC One   Don’t miss it!

At our Bungay book factory, we don’t just print the UK’s most iconic titles—we also offer exclusive tours for customers!📚 Recently, we had the pleasure of hosting a course for Nosy Crow, and the feedback has been incredible.💬❤️ We love sharing the magic of book production!🌟

🌱 Welcome to Issue #6 of our Sustainability Newsletter! In this edition, we’re sharing: ✅ Our 2024 emissions data & SBTi progress ⚡ Our energy efficiency goals for the year 📋 Updates on compliance activities loom.ly/fItHiu8 #Sustainability #ClimateAction #SBTi