Job code BD-01
Hardbound Thesis and Dissertation Binding
Submission rules differ by university and a rejected binding costs a student a deadline. We work from your institution's written specification, not from a generic template, and check the blocking wording against it before the case goes on.
| Binding | Case bound, sewn sections or adhesive block |
|---|---|
| Covering | Buckram, library cloth or leatherette in specified colour |
| Blocking | Hot foil, gold or silver, spine and front board |
| Boards | 2.0 to 3.0 mm greyboard by extent |
| Batch size | From a single volume to full-session batches |
| Turnaround basis | Quoted from batch size and blocking, confirmed in writing |
Output
What you receive
- Case-bound volumes in the specified cloth or leatherette colour
- Foil-blocked spine and front board to the supplied wording
- Sewn or adhesive text block as the specification requires
- Batch checklist recording each volume against its submission record
Suited to
Suited to
- Universities binding submissions in batches each session
- Departments producing library and archive copies
- Research institutes binding reports for deposit
Process
How the work runs
- Take the institution's binding specification in writing
- Print or receive text blocks and check pagination and inserts
- Sew or bind the block, then case in and press
- Block the spine and board, and proof the wording against the record
- Check each volume against the batch list before release
Questions
Questions we are asked
- Do you work to our university's rules?
- Yes, and we ask for them in writing before starting. Where the rules are silent on something, we propose a choice and record which one you approved rather than deciding quietly.
- Can a single copy be bound?
- Yes. Single volumes are quoted the same way as batches, though the per-copy cost is naturally higher because blocking setup is a fixed step.