Professional Digitisation
High-quality digital capture for preservation, access and reproduction.
Professional scanning of plans, drawings, maps, artwork and oversized documents.
High-quality digital capture for preservation, access and reproduction.
Materials are assessed and handled with the needs of the collection in mind.
Digital files can be supplied in formats appropriate to your project.
Using industry-standard flatbed, roller-fed and contactless large format scanners, our multi-award-winning professional team can digitise oversized documents into high-quality digital files for storage, printing and retrieval.
We support engineering and architectural drawings, maps, ship plans, oversized artwork, photographs, posters, wooden boards, fabrics and more.
Large format paper documents up to A0+ can be scanned efficiently where the material is suitable for feed-through scanning.
Fragile, delicate and heritage material can be digitised using specialist contactless technology and careful handling.
Output can include archival TIFF, JPEG, PDF, PDF/A and OCR-processed PDF, with colour-managed capture.
Our professional technicians can produce high-quality digital images of large format drawings and plans in TIFF, PDF and JPEG.
Scanning is available from 200dpi up to 1200dpi in full colour-managed 24-bit colour, greyscale and 8-bit black and white.
Suitable for large format paper documents no thicker than 160gsm and suitable for feed-through scanning. Minimum order £25 + VAT.
| Format | Output | DPI | Quality | 1+ | 5+ | 25+ | 100+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Up to A2 Plans | PDF / JPEG | 300 | B&W / Colour | £9.00 | £3.00 | £1.50 | £0.75 |
| A1 Plans | PDF / JPEG | 300 | B&W / Colour | £12.00 | £4.00 | £2.00 | £1.00 |
| A0 Plans | PDF / JPEG | 300 | B&W / Colour | £15.00 | £5.00 | £2.50 | £1.25 |
Complex scanning of fragile or problematic paper types may incur an additional technical charge. TIFF at 300/600dpi is charged at an additional 50%.
All prices exclude VAT at 20%.
Heritage and delicate wide format documents should not be subjected to feed-through scanners where their condition makes this unsuitable.
Our professional technicians use specialised contactless flatbed scanning technology and careful handling, aiming for a once-only scan wherever possible.
High-resolution contactless scanning for material requiring additional care and specialist capture.
| Size | WideTEK Contactless TIFF 600 Flatbed Scanning | 1+ | 10+ | 25+ | 100+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A0 | 1189 × 841mm (46.8 × 33.1 inches) | £40.00 | £35.00 | £30.00 | £30.00 |
| A1 | 841 × 594mm (33.1 × 23.4 inches) | £30.00 | £25.00 | £20.00 | £20.00 |
| A2 | 594 × 420mm (23.4 × 16.5 inches) | £25.00 | £20.00 | £15.00 | £15.00 |
| Up to A3 | 420 × 297mm (16.5 × 11.7 inches) | £20.00 | £15.00 | £10.00 | £10.00 |
There may be an additional artwork support charge where media is complex, fragile or damaged, to cover preparation before scanning.
All prices exclude VAT at 20%.
Tell us what you have and we'll help you choose the most appropriate scanning method.