Design for Boston businesses
Boston is a port and market town in south east Lincolnshire, surrounded by some of the most productive farmland in England. Vegetables, salad crops and flowers are grown, packed and shipped from here to supermarkets and wholesalers across the UK, so much of the design work is practical packaging: punnet lids, flow-wrap films, sleeves, crate labels and outer case labels.
Produce packaging has tight constraints. Retailer specifications often fix where barcodes, date codes and country of origin go, films stretch and distort artwork, and labels must survive cold, wet packhouses. We set up packaging artwork to the converter's dieline and print method, with clear space for on-line coding, and keep a tidy master file so a new product only needs a text change.
Boston has a large Eastern European community, many working in agriculture and food production. Employers need health and safety signs, induction leaflets and staff notices in several languages, and shops and restaurants serving the community want menus and signage in Polish, Lithuanian, Latvian, Romanian or other languages. We lay out multilingual material from translated text you supply.
- Growers and packhouses: packaging, case labels, point-of-sale
- Food processors: labels, product photography, trade brochures
- Employers with multilingual workforces: safety signage and induction leaflets
- Haulage firms: vehicle livery and yard signage
- Independent shops and restaurants: menus and branding
The town is famous for St Botolph's Church, the Boston Stump, visible for miles across the Fens. The Port of Boston handles cargo such as timber, steel and agricultural products, and haulage firms serve both the port and the food industry. Design is done remotely from Mansfield, about two hours away, and shoots are quoted with travel included.
Who we design for in Boston
- Growers and packhouses
- Food processors
- Haulage and logistics firms
- Agricultural engineers and suppliers
- Labour providers and agencies
- Independent shops and restaurants
- Care providers
- Accountants
How it works for Boston
Design, print artwork and CAD work is done remotely from our base in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, with proofs shared online and files supplied ready for your printer, website or manufacturer. Photography and video are shot on location, and travel beyond the Mansfield and Nottinghamshire area is added to the quote. dijitul has worked with UK businesses since 2006.
Prices for Boston
All prices are "from" and exclude VAT. Every job gets a fixed price before work starts. Printing, and travel for shoots beyond the Mansfield and Nottinghamshire area, are quoted separately.
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Nearby
- Mansfield
- Nottingham
- Derby
- Leicester
- Lincoln
- Northampton
- Chesterfield
- Loughborough
- Newark-on-Trent
- Sutton-in-Ashfield
- Kirkby-in-Ashfield
- Worksop
- Hucknall
- Ilkeston
Frequently asked questions
Can you design punnet lids and case labels for a Boston grower?
Yes. dijitul media designs lids, sleeves, flow-wrap and case labels to your packaging supplier's dielines and print process, with space left for barcodes and date coding. Produce packaging is quoted as a fixed price depending on the number of lines and formats.
Can you produce safety signs in several languages?
Yes. We design safety signs, induction leaflets and staff notices that combine English with Polish, Lithuanian, Romanian or other languages, using translated text you supply and clear pictograms. Design time is £45 an hour + VAT.
Will you travel to Boston for a photography shoot?
Yes. We shoot produce, packhouses and premises on location. A full day starts from £495 + VAT, and because Boston is around two hours from Mansfield, travel is added to the quote. A full day usually gives the best value for the trip.
Get a fixed price
Send a rough brief. You'll know exactly what it costs before we start.