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Drilled Calendars.

The budget-friendly wall calendar. Stapled at the top edge with a drilled hanging hole, rather than wire-bound. Cheaper to produce at scale, ideal for promotional mass distribution.

A4 / A3Sizes
Stapled+ drilled
7 daysTurnaround

Size

Pages

Cover stock

Interior stock

Hanging hole

Quantity

The quickest way to get a price is to email us with your artwork and options. We will reply the same working day with a firm quote and a turnaround time. Phone calls welcome too.

Specifications.

Drilled calendars are the cost-saving version of the classic wall calendar. Instead of wiro binding (a spiral wire that lets each page flip up independently), drilled calendars are stapled along the top edge with a round hole drilled through to hang on a nail. Each month's page tears off at the end to reveal the next.

The appearance is similar to a wiro calendar from arms-length, but the cost per unit is around 30 to 40 percent lower because stapling is significantly faster than wire-binding. That makes drilled calendars the right choice for high-volume promotional distribution where cost per unit matters – 1,000 or 5,000 calendars to every customer on a database.

Sizes
A4, A3, or custom
Pages
13 (cover + 12 months)
Cover
200, 250, or 300 gsm silk
Interior
130 or 170 gsm silk
Binding
Two staples along top edge, central drilled hanging hole
Minimum quantity
100 calendars
Typical turnaround
7 working days
Artwork format
Print-ready PDF as page spreads, 3mm bleed, CMYK
Printed in
Our Bracknell print room, RG12 1RL
1

Tell us what you need

Email us with your artwork, a rough idea, or any questions. Phone calls welcome too.

2

We quote & proof

A firm price in your inbox the same day. Free artwork check included.

3

We print in Bracknell

Printed in our Bracknell print shop. Usually within the quoted turnaround.

4

Collect or delivered

Collect from our Bracknell print room, or we drop local jobs off free across RG12 / RG42.

Frequently asked.

Drilled or wiro bound – which should I pick?
Wiro bound looks and feels more premium – each page flips independently and the binding is visually substantial. For client gifts, staff giveaways, and any calendar where perceived quality matters, wiro is the right call. Drilled is the cost-saver for promotional mass distribution – if you are sending 2,000 calendars to your full customer database, the per-unit saving adds up meaningfully. From arms-length the two look similar on the wall.
How much cheaper are drilled calendars?
Around 30 to 40 percent lower per unit versus wiro-bound calendars at the same size, stock, and page count, because stapling is much faster than wire-binding on the finishing machine. For runs of 1,000 or 5,000 calendars, that saving is substantial. For runs of 100 or less, the saving is smaller and wiro might be worth the upgrade for the finish quality. We will quote both at the enquiry stage so you can compare.
How do the pages advance each month?
Each monthly page is printed on the calendar and the user simply tears off the top page at the end of the month to reveal the next. The staples and drilled hole live at the very top edge above the torn-off area, so the calendar stays properly hung even as pages are removed. By December, only the December page and the staples remain – effectively a slimming calendar over the year.
How quickly can you print drilled calendars?
7 working days from artwork approval is our standard turnaround from the Bracknell print room, the same as wiro-bound calendars because the print and collation steps are identical; only the final binding step is faster. For larger runs of 5,000+ drilled calendars, plan on 10-14 working days to allow the stapling machine time.
What is the minimum order?
100 drilled calendars is our minimum. Below that quantity, wiro-bound calendars actually work out cheaper because the stapling setup cost is a bigger proportion of the total. Most promotional mass-distribution orders come through at 1,000 to 10,000 drilled calendars at a time, which is where the cost-saving really kicks in.

Ready to order? Email your artwork and we will quote the same working day.

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