Printed and branded pens
Promotional pens, printed plastic ballpoints, engraved metal and bamboo pens, and stylus pens: logo pens are the office merch that leaves the meeting in someone else’s pocket. Pad printed, laser engraved or wrapped in full colour, in your colours, from UK-based and European suppliers and delivered to UK addresses.
Plan your order
Two quick tools: preview a name or message engraved on a flask or bottle, then find the branding method that suits your piece, your artwork and your quantity.
Mugs, bottles, cups and glasses on one order, delivered to one site or split across UK offices, sites and venues.
A free digital mock-up with your quote, then a proof to approve in writing before anything is made.
Blank or branded samples before a larger run, with any cost agreed up front.
Welsh and Gaelic wording set exactly as you supply it, accents included.
Prices in pounds ex VAT, VAT at 20% as one line, and a pro forma or 30-day credit account.
Plan your order
Two quick tools: work out how many pens you need for an event, then find the branding method that suits your pen, your artwork and your quantity.
Add the visitors per day, the pens each and the event days, and we’ll add a little spare.
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A small run: full-colour print, pad printing and laser engraving keep set-up costs in proportion.
A mid-sized run: most methods work well here, so choose by your artwork and the finish you want.
A bigger run: screen and pad printing come into their own, and the price per item usually drops.
A rough guide: pens on a stand go quickly, so many exhibitors add extra for the stand pot and the team.
Answer three quick questions.
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A soft silicone pad picks up the ink and presses it on to curved surfaces.
Each colour is a separate pass, so it suits logos with a few colours.
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Bold, flat colour pushed through a fine mesh: great value on bigger runs.
Each colour needs its own screen, so it gives good value as quantities grow.
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A laser marks the surface itself for a crisp, tone-on-tone logo.
No ink, so there’s no colour choice: the material decides the shade.
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Your logo pressed into the material for a subtle finish you can feel.
No ink: the logo takes the cover’s own colour and texture.
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Heat and pressure lay a foil, often metallic, into the surface for a bit of shine.
Bold shapes work well; we check very fine lines on the proof.
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Digital or UV printing for photos, gradients and every colour in your logo.
There are no screens or plates to make, so it suits short runs and detailed artwork.
Notebooks, pens, folders and desk kit on one order, delivered to one site or split across UK offices and events.
A free digital mock-up with your quote, then a proof to approve in writing before anything is made.
Blank or branded samples before a larger run, with any cost agreed up front.
Welsh and Gaelic wording set exactly as you supply it, accents included.
Prices in pounds ex VAT, VAT at 20% as one line, and a pro forma or 30-day credit account.
Branded pens: FAQs
Ten questions UK buyers ask before ordering branded pens and pencils, answered by the team that runs the orders.
Email info@swishandclick.co.uk or call +44 (0)20 4652 5994. A real person replies, usually within one working day.
Light plastic ballpens suit conferences, exhibitions and giveaways, where pens are handed out in hundreds. Metal and aluminium pens suit reception desks, banks and client meetings, and boxed writing sets suit gifts and awards. Bamboo, wood, wheat-fibre and card pens give a natural look. Tell us the brief and we’ll suggest two or three pens.
Plan on at least one pen per visitor, plus extra for the stand pot and the team, because pens disappear fast. The pen counter works out a total from visitors, pens each and event days, with spare added.
Most ballpens write in blue or black, and some styles offer other colours. Each product page gives the ink colour and whether the pen takes a refill, and we’ll confirm it on your quote.
Pad printing suits most plastic pens, with your logo on the barrel or clip in one or a few colours. Laser engraving gives metal, aluminium, bamboo and wood pens a crisp, tone-on-tone finish, and full-colour print handles detailed logos on some styles. The method finder suggests one for your pen, artwork and quantity.
Usually on the barrel or the clip, which gives a small, long branding area, so a simple logo, a name or a web address works well. Some pens can be branded in more than one position. The free digital mock-up shows the logo at real size before anything is made.
Yes. Laser engraving can add a different name to each metal, bamboo or wood pen without a new set-up, which suits awards, leaving gifts and teams. Send a spreadsheet of names and you’ll check every one on the proof, and a boxed writing set makes the gift complete.
There’s no fixed minimum: we quote small runs too. Each branding method has a practical minimum, because a set-up costs the same whether it’s spread over ten items or a thousand, so very small runs cost more per item. Tell us your numbers and we’ll suggest the method that makes them work.
Yes. A digital mock-up of your logo on each product comes free with your quote. For bigger orders we can arrange samples: a blank product to check the size and feel, or a branded pre-production sample once the artwork is agreed. Some samples are free and some carry a cost, which we tell you up front. Nothing is made until you approve the final proof in writing.
Plan on around 7 to 14 working days of production once your proof is approved and payment has cleared, or your purchase order is in place. Delivery comes on top: around 3 to 5 working days from UK-based suppliers to mainland Great Britain and 5 to 8 from European suppliers, customs included, with a little longer for Northern Ireland and the Highlands and Islands. Every date is an estimate until we confirm it in writing.
Every order is quoted individually: the price depends on the product, the branding method, the number of colours or positions, the quantity and the delivery. Quotes are in pounds, ex VAT, with VAT at 20% added as one line, and any set-up is shown openly. Your contract and invoice are with Swish and Click Ltd, registered in Northern Ireland (NI737465), VAT number GB 530 7553 02. Pay a pro forma invoice by bank transfer, or buy on a purchase order with a 30-day credit account.
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Pick the date you need everything in your hands, and we’ll work back through delivery, production and the proof.
You have time: send us your brief by and we’ll take it from there.That’s tight, but it may still be possible. Call +44 (0)20 4652 5994 and we’ll give you a straight answer.
As a guide, allow about five weeks from brief to delivery: a couple of working days for the quote and proof, up to 14 working days of production and up to 8 for delivery, with a little longer for Northern Ireland and the Highlands and Islands. The planner skips weekends but not bank holidays, and every date is an estimate until we confirm it in writing.
Let’s make something
Office & StationeryThe pen they reach for is the name they remember.
From one branded gift to a programme for every UK site, it’s the same: you tell us the idea, we turn it into a clear quote in pounds with VAT at 20%, then source it from UK-based and European suppliers, brand it and deliver it to your UK addresses.
Ready when you are.
Tell us the products, quantities, UK delivery addresses and date: we reply with a written quote and the timing that goes with it.
We supply branded merchandise and promotional products to UK organisations. We source each order from UK-based and European suppliers, brand it with your logo and deliver it to your UK addresses, with one quote and one invoice from Swish and Click Ltd.
Send us the products you have in mind, the quantities, your logo, the delivery addresses and the date you need them by, using our quote form or email. We reply with a written quote in pounds and the timing that goes with it.
There is no single minimum: it depends on the product and the branding method, because set-up costs make very small runs less practical. Your quote shows any minimum, and on some items short runs are possible.
Yes. We send a digital proof showing your logo on the product, with its position, size and colours. Nothing goes into production until you approve it in writing.
Often, yes: blank or branded samples can be arranged on many products. Any cost is stated up front.
Standard catalogue items take about 7 to 14 working days to make after proof approval and payment, and express lines from 2 working days on selected items. UK delivery then takes about 3 to 5 working days from UK-based suppliers, or 5 to 8 from European suppliers including customs. Every date is an estimate, not a guarantee.
Anywhere in the UK, to one address or many: offices, sites, events and home addresses. Northern Ireland is quoted per order, and the Highlands and Islands can take longer. See delivery across the UK.
Our quotes are in pounds and show prices without VAT, with VAT at the standard 20% added as one line. If an item carries a different rate, the quote shows it.
Pay the pro forma invoice by bank transfer, and production starts once payment clears. Approved organisations can use a 30-day credit account and pay by purchase order.
Embroidery, screen printing, pad printing, transfer and full-colour printing, laser engraving and debossing, depending on the product. We suggest the method that suits your logo and the item.
Send a vector file if you can: AI, EPS, SVG or a vector PDF. If you only have a JPG or PNG, send it anyway: we can often redraw it, and you approve the new file before it is used.
Delivery terms are agreed before dispatch and written on your quote: DDP, where we handle the import, or DAP, where the receiver pays import VAT and any duty and needs a GB EORI number.
No. Each order is sourced from the supplier that makes or stocks the product and delivered direct to your addresses, so the lead time runs from your proof approval.
Tell us straight away with photos of the box, the items and the label. We investigate with the supplier or courier and agree the remedy with you, case by case.
