Print work,sent out straight.
Union Made Services outsources overflow to shops it trusts. Every job arrives as the same printable packet — the order, the sizes, the art and the ship-to already on it. You quote it, you run it, you invoice it.
What works today
Shop applicationFill it in, it builds a record you can email, share, copy or downloadLive
Job packet composerThe sheet a shop works from — size run, print locations, ship-to, prints cleanLive
Record as dataEvery application and packet carries front matter you can search in twenty yearsLive
Partner boardOne board per shop at <shop>.printshop.link — reads the live database. No sign-in yetLive
Submit to the shop listWrites a prospect row to the network database — a person calls before anything is promisedLive
Shop sign-inSigned cookie, no per-seat cost — the boards are readable by anyone with the address until this landsNot yet
What we send out
Garment decorationScreen print, DTG, DTF, embroidery — union locals, small brands, event runsSteady
Labels and tickets4 × 6 shipping labels, pick tickets, kitchen tickets — thermal and laserSteady
Signage and wide formatBanners, yard signs, window vinylSeasonal
FulfilmentPick, pack and ship direct to member or to the hallGrowing
How the work arrives
A job packet, not a phone call
Every job comes as a printable sheet with the order, the art, the sizes and the ship-to
already on it. Same layout every time. Nothing to interpret.
You keep your own prices
You quote the job. We do not set your rates or ask for exclusivity.
Paid on the invoice you send
Net terms agreed up front, in writing, before the first job.
Union and allied shops first
Union Made Services is an allied printing trades shop. Union shops get first call on
union work. Non-union shops are still welcome to apply for the rest.
Apply to the shop list
Ten minutes. Nothing is sent anywhere until you press a send button yourself.
Back of house
Back of houseOnboarded shops get their own board. Members only.
Not yet
Workboardthe live estate boardNot yet
Arcsession record + handoffNot yet
The Buscadre comms boardNot yet
Membershiproster + accessNot yet
The rest of the works
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