Business Card Stickers

The Card That's Still There Next Year

A paper business card has a short life. It goes in a wallet, then a drawer, then the bin — and when the boiler plays up eighteen months later, the customer is on Google looking for someone new.

A sticker doesn't move. Stuck to the fuse board, the boiler casing, the meter cupboard or the back of the appliance, your details are sitting there at the exact moment the next problem happens. The person who finds it is the person who fitted it.

85 x 55mm — standard business card size — printed on high tack waterproof vinyl and supplied ten to a sheet. Orders start at 50 stickers.

Why High Tack Vinyl Matters

Standard sticker vinyl is designed for clean, smooth surfaces. Most of the places a trade sticker needs to go aren't clean or smooth.

High tack vinyl uses a more aggressive adhesive that grips dusty, textured and slightly uneven surfaces — a fuse board that hasn't been wiped in a decade, a powder-coated boiler casing, a scuffed consumer unit, the inside of a meter box. On surfaces like those, a standard sticker is much more likely to lift at the corners. High tack stays put.

It's also waterproof, so it survives a damp garage, an outdoor meter cupboard or a boiler cupboard that gets condensation.

Where Trades Put Them

• Electricians — consumer units and fuse boards. The first thing anyone looks at when the power goes.
• Heating engineers and plumbers — boiler casings, cylinder cupboards, under sinks, on stopcocks.
• Gas engineers — alongside the service record, where the next annual check will find it.
• Appliance and white goods engineers — inside the door or on the back panel.
• Builders and joiners — inside cupboard doors, on loft hatches, in meter cupboards.
• Anyone with a van — toolboxes, flight cases, ladders, equipment that gets left on site.

The common thread is a surface that stays with the job long after you've left it. Electricians should also see our electrician stickers for consumer unit and safety labels.

Lamination

Available in gloss or matt, or leave them unlaminated.

Gloss deepens colour and adds a wipeable surface, which helps where the sticker will collect dust or get handled.

Matt is flatter and more understated, and easier to read at close range under a torch — worth thinking about, since a fuse board sticker often gets read in poor light.

Unlaminated is the most economical, and the vinyl is waterproof regardless. Lamination adds abrasion resistance rather than waterproofing.

Supplied on Sheets

Stickers come ten to a sheet, kiss-cut so they peel off individually while the backing sheet stays intact. An order of 50 stickers is five sheets.

That's more practical than a roll for van use — a sheet slips into a folder, a clipboard or a job pack without unravelling, and you can take what you need for the day.

What Goes Wrong, and Why

It lifts at the corners. High tack grips dusty surfaces far better than standard vinyl, but it still sticks best to something that's been wiped first. Ten seconds with a dry cloth makes a real difference.

It won't stay on fresh paint. Paint that hasn't fully cured can release the adhesive or peel away with the sticker. Wait until the paint has properly hardened.

The number can't be read. A fuse board sticker usually gets read in a dark cupboard by someone holding a phone torch. A small, low-contrast phone number is the usual reason a sticker doesn't get a call. Make it large and high contrast.

Artwork Requirements

• Finished size: 85 x 55mm
• Bleed: 2mm all round
• Safe zone: 3mm
• Resolution: 300 dpi minimum
• Format: PDF
• Colour: CMYK
• Fonts: outlined or embedded

This product needs 2mm bleed, so check your file before you send it, especially if you're reusing artwork set up for another product.

Every file is checked by a real person before printing, so obvious problems get flagged. We don't make changes or fixes to artwork — files should be supplied print-ready.

Ordering, Turnaround & Delivery

Minimum order is 50 stickers (five sheets).

Production takes 3 working days from receipt of artwork. Turnaround covers production only — delivery is on top of that.

UK delivery is £5.50 per order. Collection from our Burnley production facility is also available.

Also worth a look: vehicle magnets, tradesmen site boards and our full business card range.

FAQs

What size are they?
85 x 55mm, the same as a standard UK business card.

How many come on a sheet?
Ten stickers per sheet, kiss-cut so they peel off individually.

What's the minimum order?
50 stickers, which is five sheets.

What are they printed on?
High tack waterproof vinyl, with a stronger adhesive than standard sticker vinyl, so it grips dusty and textured surfaces.

Will they stick to a fuse board?
Yes. That's what the high tack adhesive is for. Wipe the surface first for the best grip.

Are they waterproof?
Yes. The vinyl is waterproof whether or not you add lamination.

Can I remove them later?
They're designed to stay put. High tack adhesive is difficult to remove cleanly, particularly from painted or textured surfaces.

Should I choose gloss or matt?
Gloss deepens colour and wipes clean. Matt is easier to read at close range in poor light, which suits fuse board and boiler use.

What bleed do you need?
2mm all round.

How long does it take?
3 working days of production from receipt of artwork, with delivery on top.

How much is delivery?
£5.50 per order. Collection from Burnley is also available.