Plan printing and copy service

Plan prints are the standard way for the building industry to convey design information. But plan printers can also have many other purposes, including short-term signage and poster production.

Over the years, Style has established itself as a major service provider to many of the peninsula's architects, landscapers and those in the construction industry for all their plan printing needs.

Our plan printing service delivers top–quality digital scanning and enlargement and reduction of plans (up to A0 size), so plans remain crystal clear, even after multiple copies. The key to the Style quality is in both the scanner and print module, which are specifically designed for the purpose of printing plans in large volumes.

With our plan printing service, you can print large volumes of plans both quickly and economically. We can print large-format plans from emails and disk, saving time for the customer, and allowing you to pick up the job when you need it. We can also print in sets, for easy distribution to third parties, like sub-contractors and clients.

Style's services that support plan printing customers include:

• Laminating
• Colour plan printing
• Document copying
• Plan scanning for archival needs
• Plan collating and finishing
• The ability to courier plans when urgently needed

Why choose Style for your plan print needs?

Choosing plan printing at Style Outsourcing to Style comes down to three main factors. quality, cost and convenience.

1. Quality

At Style we have invested in the latest technology high-quality production plan printers and we get most of them serviced daily so their output is of the highest standard.

Quality is built into the production plan printing machines, so you can be sure of a professional product.

2. Cost

We are able to benefit from economies of scale using the plan printers therefore the saving are passed on to you.

The hidden costs of operating plan printer is significant, with issues such as:

• Operator time
• Paper costs
• Paper storage
• Damaged paper rolls
• Paper jams
• Range of paper sizes required
• Service charges
• Lease charges
• Toner or ink charges
• Electricity costs
• Space issues
• Poor quality output (the biggest cost of all to a business!)

At Style you can save on all these costs with a single know rate so you can see exactly what each plan is costing you.

3. Convenience

Outsourcing your plan printing needs to Style is a very convenient option.

For electronic originals simply email the file with instructions and we will print the jobs as specified and have it ready for you to pick-up. Our shop is conveniently located in the heart of Mona Vale CBD, with plenty of parking available directly out front.

Style makes plan printing and copying easy for you because:

• We can handle electronic or paper-based originals
• All machines operate at high speed, so we can produce volume quickly
• There's no need to wait for annoyances like paper jams
• We can make full sets of B&W or colour plans collated and folded/rolled
• We offer same-day high-speed plan printing
• We have a range of stock to print on that can add extra impact to your documents
• We also have an extensive range of manual finishing options, such as lamination and binding

FAQ

What does your plan printing service offer?

• Copying of any size plan
• Printing of any size plan from PDF, PLT, JPEG, TIFF
• Scanning B&W any size for either archiving or use in architectural programs
• Scanning of colour originals up to A0 size
• Enlargements of any size plan (25%-400%)
• Reductions of any size plan (25%-400%)
• Collation of multiple sets
• Originals can be up to 13mm thick, so mounted pictures are never a problem. These can be used to print out A4 & A3 colour copies or reproduced to size on our in store colour inkjet printer

Can you handle all of my Tender & DA requirements?

Well, we won't fill out the forms for you, but we can do just about everything else!

• Plans specifications copied ready to submit
• Plans then bound and scaned into PDF format to email to council or client

Can I email you my plans then pick them up later?

At Style, we are here to make your working life easier, so of course you can!

Just email your plans to plans@stylecom..com.au - we accept plot files, tiff files and pdf files. Let us know the number of copies you need, what time you'll be in to pick them up and we'll see you then.

Will my plans be to scale?

With many years of experience we never enlarge or reduce your files or copies unless you specifically ask, but our printer can enlarge or reduce each way from 25% to 400%.

What other things can the plan printer do?

Some of the options available to you include:

1. printing on to tracing paper
2. reversing/mirroring the image so it is on the back of the paper when read correctly
3. suppressing the blotchiness/removing the blue of old dyeline drawings
4. lightening dark drawings or darkening pencil drawings