Our story began in Rochdale over 40 years ago when we identified a need for a quick, professional print service in the North West. Passionate about quality, value for money and getting jobs right first time, we rapidly established ourselves as a leading provider of print solutions to clients in the charity and not-for-profit sector all over the country.

Today at our large printing site in Oldham, our friendly and highly skilled team meets the needs of commercial, charity, public sector and not-for-profit clients of all shapes and sizes. Print experts, we constantly invest in new equipment and great training for our people to meet the current and future needs of our customers.

At Rap Spiderweb, we take great pride in working in partnership with new and existing clients. We’ll take the time to understand and meet your specific needs and deliver a cost-effective, high quality print and finishing service from enquiry to delivery.

We believe that our services go beyond most printers. We’ll make recommendations to help your print budget go further. We’ll check your artwork and provide advice and support at every stage of the process. We’ll also deliver your high quality print job on time whether you’re based in Manchester, Birmingham, London, Liverpool or beyond. Just give us a try.

Our Team

  • Diane Horsfall

    Diane Horsfall

    Managing Director

    Years in the trade: 30

    What would you like to do if you didn’t work in print: Buyer of soft furnishings

    Best thing about your job: Every day is different

    Favourite film/ album: Bridget Jones Diary/ Queen’s Greatest Hits

    Person you’d most like to meet: George Clooney

    Favourite drink: Bombay Sapphire

    Favourite holiday destination: Italian Lakes

    Favourite Car: My next Aston Martin

    Dislikes: Baby on board Stickers

  • Duncan White

    Duncan White

    Sales

    Years in the trade: 25

    What would you like to do if you didn’t work in print: Backing singer for The Temptations or bicycle frame builder, perhaps there’s a career that combines the two….

    Best thing about your job: Helping along the process of turning an idea into the best possible finished article

    Strangest job you’ve printed/ worked on: Turning used cardboard boxes in to book covers for a project on conceptual art.

    Favourite film: Calamity Jane

    Person you’d most like to meet: The lady who hands out the cheques for Camelot

    Favourite drink: That first builders brew in the morning

    Favourite holiday destination: Anywhere I can ride my bike, though I am a bit of an Italophile

    (Unusual) claim to fame: I have stood next to Noddy Holder in the gents

  • Diane Eglin

    Diane Eglin

    Office Goddess

    Years in the trade: 12

    What would you like to do if you didn’t work in print: Research travel books in situ

    Best thing about your job: Building relationships and helping customers

    Favourite band: Take That

    Person you’d most like to meet: Take That

    Favourite drink: The next one

    Favourite holiday destination: Menorca

    (Unusual) claim to fame: I have touched Gary Barlow

  • Mark Holland

    Mark Holland

    Pre-press

    Years in the trade: 19

    What would you like to do if you didn’t work in print: Working with disabled children

    Best thing about your job: The satisfaction of resolving issues with artwork to guarantee we produce the best quality job

    Favourite singer: Billy Joel

    Person you’d most like to meet: Angelina Jolie, for her campaigning work you understand

    Favourite drink: Coffee

    Favourite holiday destination: You can’t beat Skegness in the sunshine

    (Unusual) claim to fame: I can say “Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgoge
    rychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch”

  • Craig Johnston

    Craig Johnston

    Sales Manager

    Years in Trade: 48

    If you didn’t work in print, what would you do?: Retire and volunteer for the National Trust.

    Best thing about your job: Smelling print on uncoated stock straight off the press.

    Strangest print job you’ve ever done: In the early days of photo-typesetting having to draw accents on a book translated into French. It took ages.

    Favourite band:CCR

    Favourite drink:Beer in a straight glass with a head.

    Favourite holiday destination: Snow covered mountains where there’s a lift system.

    (Unusual) claim to fame: Getting on stage with the Monty Python team in 1971 then meeting Michael Palin years later and he remembered. Well he said he did!

  • Debbie Mills

    Debbie Mills

    Studio Manager

    Years in the trade: 24

    What would you like to do if you didn’t work in print: Police Officer

    Best thing about your job: The people I work with

    Favourite comedian: Victoria Wood

    Person you’d most like to meet: Jason Statham or Jason Statham

    Favourite drink: Vimto

    Favourite holiday destination: Cornwall

    (Unusual) claim to fame: I have an almost complete collection of The Bunty

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Rap Spiderweb have been printing our events programmes for many years. They provide a superb friendly service with outstanding results which are delivered on time.” – Richard Dunkerley, Alternative Programme I can always rely on colleagues at Rap Spiderweb for superb service and support right from design advice down to printing and timely delivery of product. Ethical Consumer has been working with Rap Spiderweb for more than 20 years. We chose them for their ethical stance, which continues today. Plus they’re friendly, professional and reliable. What more do you need in a printer?

Alice HawkesInternational Rescue Committee
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Just a big thanks for getting those printed selection guides to me today, once again the service we have received from you has been first class and is much appreciated

David NashManaging Director, Quad Public Relations
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Rap Spiderweb have been printing our events programmes for many years. They provide a superb friendly service with outstanding results which are delivered on time

Richard DunkerleyAlternative Programme