Binding

• Comb binding

  Available at St Katharine's West

  Comb binding is a type of soft binding where all pages are punched down the left-hand side and held together with a plastic comb spine. It has a clear acetate front cover and card back cover.

• Fabric spine soft binding

  Available at 65 North Street

  Fabric spine soft binding is a popular choice for dissertation binding and can be completed while you wait in the following options: 

  • 100gsm paper, 290 single-sided pages maximum
  • 80gsm paper, 350 single-sided pages maximum

• Hard case binding

  Available at 65 North Street

  Hard case binding is mainly used for final submission of PhD and MPhil research degrees. 

  It is a type of hardcover book binding using Buckram, a hardwearing bookbinder's cloth. The cover is printed with a gold foil block with the title of the document and the ‌author's name, which is also imprinted on the spine. The pages are bound to the spine. There are four options for hard case binding available:

  • Standard black binding 
    Maximum of 280 sheets, normally printed single-sided but can be printed double-sided (560 pages). The minimum number of sheets for hard binding is 100 (or 200 pages if printed double-sided). Allow three days for binding after supplying the printed material.
    
    
  • Dissertation hard case binding
    This is the same as standard black binding, except there is no imprint on the spine. Allow three days for binding after supplying the printed material.
    
    
  • Deluxe black binding 
    Includes gold foil printed crest, title and name, gold and black ribbon markers and gold gilt corners. Allow three days for binding after supplying the printed material.
    
    
  • Delux colour binding
    Includes all the features of deluxe black binding, but the Buckram is in colour. These take approximately two weeks for delivery. Contact printunit@st-andrews.ac.uk for more information.

• Stitch binding

  Available at 65 North Street

  The Print Unit can digitally produce A4, A5 and A6 stitch bind books, brochures and magazines from 8 pages up to 100 pages on 80gsm white or colour paper. 

  Contact printunit@st-andrews.ac.uk for more information.

• Unibind - soft binding system

  Available at St Katharine's West

  Unibind is a type of soft binding in which all the pages are glued to the rigid, black spine. This is a popular option for dissertation binding.

  Unibinding is available with or without the acetate cover sheets. If you choose not to use acetate, a sheet of black card will be added at the back as usual. For dissertation printing, you should check first with your supervisor that this will be acceptable. 

• Wire binding

  Available at St Katharine's West

  Wire binding is a type of soft binding where all pages are punched down the left-hand side and held together with a metal wire spine. It has a clear acetate front cover and card back cover.

• Binding price list

  Soft bindings

  • Comb binding: £6.00
  • Fabric spine soft binding: £5.00
  • Unibind binding: £5.00
  • Wire binding: £6.00

  Hard bindings

  • Hard case binding - standard black: £40.00
  • Hard case binding - deluxe black: £50.00
  • Hard case binding - Glasgow (DAB): £50.00
  • Hard case binding - deluxe colour Glasgow (DAB): £70.00