Coldset newspaper printing · Perth

The independent printer for independent papers.

Fair Maiden Printing is a Perth coldset print house started for local newspapers. We print, insert and deliver your paper, and we grow when you grow.

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Services

From the press to your drop points

Coldset printing

Web-offset coldset printing for local and regional newspapers, catalogues, comics, zines, handouts and other publications. Weekly, monthly, bi-monthly or one-off runs, printed from your print-ready files to a schedule we agree together.

Formats: tabloid (our typical run), broadsheet and quarterfold
Comics, zines and handouts
Run sizes: from small specialist titles to large weekly mastheads
Various stocks and colors available, ask our staff.

Inserting, distribution and partners

Your paper can go straight from the press through our mechanical inserting line, so catalogues and flyers arrive already inside each copy. We then deliver finished copies to your drop points.

Mechanical inserting of catalogues and flyers into your publication
Delivery to your agreed drop points across Perth
Need something beyond coldset? We have relationships with a number of commercial printers, so we can combine and collate the job and you still deal with one printer.

Our story

Started by the papers we print

When a major Perth newspaper print site closed in March 2023, many of the city's independent newspapers were left in a precarious situation. They asked for an alternative, so we fired up the presses. Today our team is made up of highly skilled, experienced newspaper printers.

We stay flexible in how we work with each customer, because the longevity of your paper is the point.

Faint heart never won fair maiden.

Our motto is Ink & Integrity

Ink

Our commitment to a quality product and genuine customer service.

Integrity

Dealing fairly, honestly and transparently, with a long-term view. We treat our customers as business partners. Our incentives are aligned with yours: we grow when you grow, and our business relies on yours, so we'll always do what we can to support you.

Why local news matters

A healthy democracy needs its local paper

Local newspapers are where communities find out what's happening on their own streets: council decisions, local businesses, schools, sport and the people next door. They hold local power to account, give a voice to people who would otherwise go unheard, and break down barriers between neighbours, businesses and decision-makers.

Every independent paper that stays in print also keeps local journalists employed. Protecting that is the reason we exist, and it shapes how we treat every customer.

CommunityWhat's happening on your own streets

DemocracyLocal power held to account

VoiceBreaking down barriers between neighbours, businesses and decision-makers

JobsLocal journalists kept in work

For advertisers

Want to reach local readers? We can help you get there.

Local papers are read cover to cover by engaged, loyal communities. We work with independent publications across Perth, and we can help you get your advert or insert in front of the right local audience.

Display adverts

Tell us who you want to reach and we'll connect you with the right local publications.

Catalogue and flyer inserts

We insert your material directly into local newspapers on our mechanical inserting line.

Inserts printed for you

We have relationships with a number of commercial printers who can print on alternative stocks and formats, such as gloss, heavier paper or different sizes. We'll organise the printing and insert it into the papers for you.

One point of contact

From printing to inserting to delivery, you deal with us.

Talk to us about advertising

Jump aboard the good ship Fair Maiden. Let's talk about your newspaper.

Request a quote

Tell us about your job

Tell us about your job and we'll come back with a quote promptly. To quote accurately, it helps to know:

Newspaper or catalogue, and the finished size
Page count and how many pages are in colour
Print quantity, and how often (weekly, monthly, one-off)
Paper stock, if you have a preference
Whether you need inserting or delivery, and where to