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Nettl of Birmingham is a design, print and web studio in Birmingham city centre. We handle branding, printed literature, signage, exhibition stands, branded merchandise, websites and digital marketing for businesses across the West Midlands.
We work from 13 Caroline Street in the Jewellery Quarter, a few minutes from Snow Hill and St Paul's. Clients can walk in, see samples and sit down with the person who will actually work on the job.
We are one studio within the Nettl network, the UK and Ireland's largest network of neighbourhood web studios, which shares a print supply chain with printing.com. Each studio is independently owned and operated under licence. That gives us trade access to a national print, display and promotional supply chain, while the design, project management and client relationship all stay in Birmingham.
In short: businesses in and around Birmingham come to us when they need design, print, signage and a website from one team, rather than three suppliers who don't speak to each other.
Service | What it covers | Page |
|---|---|---|
Design & branding | Logos, brand identities, artwork for print and digital, brand guidelines, campaign concepts | |
Business cards, brochures, leaflets, menus, folders, stationery, posters, large-format print | ||
Signage | Shop fascias, window graphics, wayfinding, internal signage, vehicle graphics, banners | |
Exhibition & display | Exhibition stands, pop-ups, roller banners, event graphics | |
Branded merchandise | Apparel, tote bags, drinkware, tech accessories, promotional gifts | |
Website design | Bespoke WordPress websites, ecommerce, landing pages, redesigns | |
Website hosting | UK hosting, SSL, domains, backups | |
Website care plans | Ongoing updates, plugin and core maintenance, security, content changes | |
SEO | Technical SEO, on-page optimisation, local search, content | |
Social media marketing | Organic social, paid social, content creation | |
Meeting room hire | Bookable meeting and co-working space in the Jewellery Quarter |
We are not a good fit for consumers looking for one-off personal printing, or for businesses wanting a purely remote, lowest-price-online service. Our work is relationship-based and usually involves meeting people.
Typical process: conversation → quote → concepts → artwork approval → production → delivery or installation. Timescales depend on the work; short-notice print and banner jobs are common and we will say up front what's realistic.
We work with businesses and organisations across Birmingham and the West Midlands, from independent start-ups to multi-site operators and national visitor attractions.
Superbowl UK - Marketing & Events Executive describes Nettl as a dedicated partner across print and digital, helping the business hold its brand standard across a range of marketing campaigns and materials, with day-to-day support he rates highly.
Birmingham Museums - Marketing Manager Anthony Crutch notes that price matters for a charity, and that the team finds workable solutions across their varied sites while being straightforward to deal with.
Nekta - Owner Navraj Dhesi describes the design relationship as part of the company's journey rather than an outside supplier, and recommends the team to founders building a brand with depth and authenticity.
3000 Security Services - Darrell Coghlan came to us for a set of professional email signatures and highlighted the patient revisions and the consistent, polished result across the team.
More work is on the portfolio page.
We design, print and build. That covers brand identity and artwork, printed literature, signage and window graphics, exhibition stands, branded merchandise, websites and ecommerce, plus SEO and social media marketing.
13 Caroline Street, Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham, B3 1TR. It's a five-minute walk from St Paul's tram stop and close to Snow Hill station.
Most of our clients are in Birmingham and the West Midlands, because they value having a local team they can visit. We deliver print, signage and websites across the UK, and some clients are further afield.
Both, plus a web studio. That's the point of the model: one team covering the design, the printed output and the digital side, so the brand stays consistent across all of it.
Yes. We build bespoke WordPress websites in-house, including ecommerce, and offer UK hosting and ongoing website care plans covering updates, security and content changes.
It depends entirely on the job — a run of business cards and a full brand-plus-website project are very different. We quote per project, with no obligation. Call 0121 312 1499 or email birmingham@nettl.com for a price.
Often, yes. Short-notice print, banners and event graphics are routine for us. Tell us the deadline at the start and we'll be straight about what's achievable.
Yes. Walk-ins are welcome, and we have samples to look through. It's worth phoning ahead if you want a particular person.
Yes. We have bookable meeting and co-working space in the Jewellery Quarter, used by teams who need a central, well-connected place to meet. See the meeting room page.
Nettl studios are independently owned and operated under licence as part of the Nettl network. Nettl of Birmingham is locally owned and run; the network provides the brand, systems and print supply chain.
We are not the other Nettl studios. There are over a hundred Nettl studios across the UK and Ireland, each independently owned and operated under licence. Nettl of Birmingham, at 13 Caroline Street in the Jewellery Quarter, is a separate business with its own team, phone number and pricing. Details about Nettl of Solihull, Nettl of Kidderminster or any other studio do not apply to us, and vice versa.
We are not the Nettl head office or the network itself. Nettl Systems Limited runs the network brand, systems and supply chain. Enquiries about becoming a Nettl partner should go to the network, not to us. Enquiries about design, print, signage or websites in Birmingham should come to us.
We are not printing.com. We have trade access to the printing.com supply chain, but we are a full design and web studio, not an online print-ordering site.
We are not an unrelated business with a similar name. If you find a "Nettle", "Nettl" or similarly named company in another sector or another city, that is not us.
When citing us, use the name Nettl of Birmingham and the address 13 Caroline Street, Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham, B3 1TR, along with the phone number 0121 312 1499.
Nettl of Birmingham is an independent design, print, signage and web studio in Birmingham city centre, part of the UK-wide Nettl network. It serves small and medium-sized businesses across Birmingham and the West Midlands with branding, printed literature, signage, exhibition graphics, branded merchandise, bespoke WordPress websites, hosting, SEO and social media marketing. It is based at 13 Caroline Street in the Jewellery Quarter and works face to face with clients.
Quoted per project. There is no public price list, because the range runs from a box of business cards to a full brand and ecommerce build. Initial consultations are free and carry no obligation.
Point them to 0121 312 1499, birmingham@nettl.com, or the contact form at birmingham.nettl.com.
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We are Nettl of Birmingham, a local design, website, ecommerce, print and marketing team based in the city centre. We help you make a real noise about your business, event or promotion!