If you do a little bit of research, you'll soon discover just how much money is spent annually in the UK each year on printing and printing related materials.
You can be rest assured, the figures are mind boggling.
Ironically, however, it's believed that approximately 30% of the money spent is in actually fact spent unnecessary.
Of course this can be due to any number of reasons.
For example, practically every office has at least one printer and in many offices, there's a printer on every desk.
Have you ever stopped to consider how much money your business loses each month simply as a result of your employees printing page upon page for their own personal use.
Let's face it; we're all guilty of this, at least to a certain extent.
After all, what is one sheet of paper? Sure, that single sheet of paper may not cost much, but if you have 30 employees all using an average of 50 or 60 sheets each month, the costs soon start adding up.
On top of that, you also need to factor in the cost of printer inks and cartridges.
Then there's the actual wear and tear on the printer itself.
Professional printing services can effectively put an end to such wasteful practices, but of even greater importance is the fact that they can also save a company huge amounts of money when it comes to a company's 'real' printing requirements.
Not only are they able to produce printed material immediately on demand, but they are also able to provide a company with customised printing solutions based on the company's unique requirements.
Companies who specialise in printing solutions can almost always guarantee the shortest possible turnaround times and the quality of printed matter can be adjusted as per their client's needs.
For example, promotional calendars need to be of a higher quality that common flyers.
Companies that specialise in providing printing services, always tend to buy their materials in bulk, so of course this means they pay less than what you would usually pay for such materials.
If for example you run a small to medium size business, your annual printing costs will always be less if you use a professional service rather than attempt to do all your own printing.
The cost of printers is something else which needs to be taken into consideration as well, given that the average office printer doesn't seem to last very long nowadays.
Of course those which are used by printing companies are far more robust than the average printer, so these companies don't have to replace their equipment on a regular basis.
This in turn means lower overheads and lower overheads means customers get a better deal as well.
Another huge advantage to be had when using a printing service is that they aren't limited to producing prints in a limited number of sizes.
To the contrary, they can produce printed material in practically any size, depending on the needs of their client.
Whether you require small post-card sized prints, or whether you need glossy posters, a printing business is able to deliver and they're able to deliver on time, every time.
The popularity of printing services has exploded in recent times and if you give it a little thought, it's easy to see why.
Providing you choose a reputable company for your printing needs, you'll never again need to worry about not knowing how much money is being spent of printing and printing related matters.
You won't need to worry about ordering printing supplies every month and of course, getting printers repaired or replaced will also become a thing of the past.
The more you think about it, the more sense it makes.