Soft binding

We offer four types of soft binding - comb, wire and two types of channel - and one instant hard binding, all produced in-house on a while-you-wait basis. Please note that we do not do any form of thermal, glue or perfect binding. Also, we do not do spiral binding as we offer both comb and wire binding which are often mistakenly called spiral binding.

The two types of channel binding are available with optional gold lettering on the spine which may be a requirement of your School when you submit a report. This binding is also accepted by the University for submission of postgraduate dissertations and theses. See section 5.2b of the Regulations.

And yes, at £4.50 and ready within 10 minutes, it really is a lot cheaper and faster than the University Library bindery: see for yourself.

Warning! Deadlines

As you will appreciate, when you have a deadline so does everyone else on your course. And at certain times of the year, other courses will have deadlines on the same day - it's a big university. So while the binding itself will only take a few minutes, you may have some queuing to do. Our advice as always is: don't leave it till the last minute!

The types of binding are as follows:

• Metalbind channel binding - Photo - the black steel spine 'clamps' sheets in place. Your choice of covers in clear PVC and card (several colours). Lettering may be added to the spine for £1.50 extra.
  Price: £3.00 for up to 300 sheets.
• Esselte Channel binding - Photo - the steel spine inside an integral cover (clear PVC front, black back & spine) 'clamps' sheets in place. Lettering may be added to the spine for £1.50 extra.
  Price: £3.00 for up to 150 sheets
  Also available in a hard cover for £5.00 - Photo.
• Wire binding - Photo - sheets are punched and metal rings passed through to complete the binding. Your choice of covers in clear PVC and card (several colours).
  Price: £2.00 (up to 100 sheets), £2.30 (up to 200 sheets), £2.60 (up to 280 sheets)
• Comb binding - Photo - Plastic rings through holes punched into the sheets hold the document together. Your choice of covers in clear PVC and card (several colours).
  Price: £1.70 (up to 85 sheets), £2.00 (up to 190 pages), £2.30 (up to 400 pages)

The number of sheets quoted is approximate only and based on 80gsm paper. All types of binding have a range of different sized binders and we will select the most appropriate one for each document.

Due to customer requests, we now stock 500 micron translucent polypropylene covers for use with comb, wire and metalbind channel binding. The cost is an additional 12p per cover used on top of the prices above.

Our Guide to Softbinding rates the various features of each type of binding to help you choose the right one for you. Please note that there is specific information on soft binding theses and dissertations to University of Manchester regulations. Pricelist & Info Sheet (PDF)

Binding is zero rated for VAT purposes.

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