Polywrapping and magazine mailing, done right first time.
If your magazine, newsletter or catalogue goes out to a list rather than a shop shelf, polywrapping is usually the fastest and most cost-effective way to get it there in one piece. It protects the pages in transit, carries the address and postage impression, and lets you add a subscription card or insert without a separate envelope.
What polywrapping actually involves
Your printed copies arrive at our Dublin 3 facility, and our high-speed lines wrap each one in film, address it, and prepare it for An Post. We run clear film when you want the cover visible on the doormat, opaque film when the contents need to stay private, or printed film carrying your own branding and messaging.
The lines handle up to 8,000 packs an hour, so even a full subscription run for a national title is a same-week job rather than a multi-week one. At the same time, we can collate multiple separate items alongside the main magazine, so a reply card, renewal notice or advertising insert goes out automatically in the same pack, with no separate handling step for you.
When to choose polywrap over an envelope
Polywrapping suits anything with some bulk or an irregular shape: magazines, newsletters, brochures and catalogues all wrap cleanly and cost less to prepare than hand-enclosing into envelopes at the same volume. It's also the format An Post's periodicals and packet rates are built around, so a well-prepared polywrapped mailing is often the more postage-efficient option for regular publications.
If you're mailing a single sheet or a simple letter pack instead, our envelope inserting and enclosing service is usually the better fit, and either format benefits from starting with clean, validated address data.
Where the savings come from
Wrapping is only half the job. Getting the discount is the other half. We sort and prepare every run to qualify for the best available An Post postage discount, and because postage is typically the single biggest line in a mailing budget, that sortation step is where most of the real saving sits, not in the wrap itself.
Magazine and catalogue runs we handle
We run everything from a single trial issue of a new title to full subscription rolls for established publishers, membership bodies and catalogue retailers. Whatever the print run, the same team manages it from the moment your copies land with us to the moment it's sorted and out the door.
Next step
Ready to get your print run moving?
Send us your print run size, format and how often you mail, and we'll come back with a price and a recommended running method, usually the same working day.
Frequently asked questions
It depends on run length, film type and how many inserts you're collating. Send us your specification and volume and we'll come back with a price, usually the same working day.
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Ready to get a price on this job?
Tell us what you're mailing and we'll come back with a quote, usually the same working day.