No snow for us!

So it seems everywhere in England is under a blanket of snow except for us. Everywhere you look there are pictures of snow, regular news updates and lots and lots of pictures of people playing in the most snow the country has seen in nearly twenty years. But we have had no snow, just lovely sunny frosty days.

This has meant not going to work for some people and many schools have been closed. In this day and age many of us should be able to do work from home through an internet connection. For all of you that are stuck at home and having to work from home, we have missed the storm completely and can take your orders! We can receive all orders via the internet and can meet your deadlines no trouble. We are also running a winter special offer with a free colour and text proof posted out to you. So don't delay get your printing done with Abacus - you wont find anyone to beat our quality! As we have had no snow we would love to print the postcards of all your pictures and experiences of this fabulous snow. We don't know when it will happen again so lets get this years Christmas cards printed or just fun postcards and don't forget you will receive a free colour and text proof with all orders made this month!

Tough times mean time for the tough to get going!

With all the redundancies and doom and gloom we hear every night on the news, now is the time to market yourself. Don't give up now - we have to work to get work. Time to use all our networking skills to create work and create business. Abacus is a perfect platform to create high quality postcards and business cards to promote yourself or your business. A postcard is extremely versatile. You can market your work in full colour - always an advantage, or use the postcard as a compliment slip. Full colour business cards are also useful as a printed representation of yourself or your business. Our print quality is exceptional and will represent you perfectly. A lot of our customers are artists and as you are selling artwork which is visual, it is extremely important to promote yourself with high quality visual representations.
At the moment we are running a winter special offer that will help you. Our winter special offer includes a FREE COLOUR AND TEXT PROOF posted out so you can check your colour image and text details before we go to print.

500 6” x 4” matt postcards including postage & packing and VAT cost only £97.75

500 up to 4” x 3’ matt Business cards including postage & packing and vat cost only £86.25

Don’t delay market yourself, with the best quality from Abacus (Colour Printers) Ltd the best printers in the market!

Rare Breed Saddleback Pigs

Abacus (Colour Printers) Ltd is situated in the farming district of the Lake District National Park. It is a family business run by John and Margaret Sutcliffe. Not only do they run a print works but John farms rare breed pigs and sheep and Margaret has horses. Just for this story I will talk about the pigs.

Rarebreed Saddleback pigs. John's herd - The Coal Yeat Pedigree Saddleback Pig Herd. John has approximately 250 pigs at various ages and sizes on the farm. He has been awarded Saddleback Champion at various local shows in and around our area and at county shows up and down the country. John enjoys showing his pigs and marketing the breed, however a prime objective of his breeding programme is to produce the tastiest pork. He sends his pigs to Aireys Butchers a family business where a small abbatoir is attached to the farm shop. This is just a few miles from Abacus so there are no long distances for the pigs to travel, ensuring happy stress free animals. So if you are interested in giving it a try: www.aireysfarmshop.co.uk - I have tried it and can definitely recommend John's pork.

John’s Saddleback pigs spend late spring, summer and most of autumn outside. Winter is wet and cold in this part of the country so the pigs spend it in Dutch barns and yards with plenty of space and fresh air. The pigs love being turned out into their grassy paddocks for the rest of the year. John has a holistic approach to his pigs where prevention is better than cure, and the entire herd is very healthy and happy. If you would like to find out more about John’s pigs then feel free to visit www.saddlebackpigs.co.uk.