Printers for Newcastle and the North East
Newcastle organisations often need print that reaches people across a wide area, from Tyneside and Northumberland down to Teesside and up into Scotland. Fretwell prints, finishes and mails that work at our single factory in Keighley, West Yorkshire, so the printed piece and its route to the recipient are planned together.
We are not a Newcastle printer with a local shop. We are a print and mailing house with presses, finishing, a data team and enclosing lines on one site, which suits briefs where the post matters as much as the print.
Print and mail for public bodies and charities
Councils, NHS bodies, housing providers and charities in the North East send a lot of addressed mail: notices, appointment letters, surveys and appeals. These jobs carry personal data and often need versions by area or audience. Our ISO 27001 certification covers how we handle data, and our digital presses can personalise each item before it is enclosed.
Our Buhrs enclosing lines assemble multi-part packs, and eligible mail is sorted for Royal Mail Mailmark. For long, static runs such as reports or information booklets, the Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75 B2 litho press is available, with folding, stitching and PUR binding done in-house.
Universities, retailers and regional campaigns
The city’s universities produce prospectuses, open-day material and alumni mailings, while regional retailers and food and drink brands need catalogues, point-of-sale and printed packaging. Each has its own timing: a prospectus may be planned months ahead, a retail promotion only weeks. Tell us when the piece needs to be in hand or in the post so we can plan from there.
For a campaign aimed at the North East and the Scottish Borders, mailing from Yorkshire does not slow things down: Mailmark mail is handed to Royal Mail and delivered nationally. If you want to reach households without names, our guides on partially addressed mail and door drops explain the options, and we can advise on which suits your area and budget.
Data processing
Address cleansing, deduplication and personalisation, handled securely under ISO 27001.
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Personalised print, enclosing and Mailmark sortation for regional and national campaigns.
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Patient letters and NHS mailings produced with secure data handling.
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Getting from Newcastle to our printworks
Central Newcastle is roughly 100–115 miles from Keighley by road, usually around two to two and a half hours or more depending on route and traffic. Production is only at Goulbourne Street, Keighley BD21 1PX, with no Newcastle office or collection point. Finished items can be delivered or mailed direct.
Distances and journey times are approximate, not a delivery or turnaround estimate. For a specific job, please discuss the destination and date with our team.
Other areas we cover
Questions about print in Newcastle
Tell us what you need to make
Share your artwork, format and distribution plans. We will discuss the right production approach for your Newcastle project from our Keighley factory.
- Print, data and mailing under one roof in Keighley
- ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 27001 and FSC certified
- Royal Mail Mailmark and PostAim (Ireland) mailings
- Family-owned and producing since 1980