The business of making banners, posters, flyers, etc

Question

There's this company making banners, flyers, handouts, and billboard posters down the street where I live. What are such companies called in English? I can say this has something to do with advertising but I'm not sure how the business must be addressed.

Answer 1

These are usually called print shops. Services can vary widely, but most small shops offer offset printing and digital printing of brochures, flyers, business cards, signs/banners, and office reports. Some shops can print magazines, books, T-shirts, and promotional items.

A print shop may have only one or a few clients, or it could provide short-run services to any customer who walks in off the street. The latter is sometimes called a copy shop. Kinko's is an example of one such chain. Copy shops are similar to print shops, except are less focused on high-end professional printing and more focused on offering resources that a customer would normally find in an office. For example, there are usually a number of copy machines, fax machines, and personal computers available, and sometimes even meeting rooms for videoconferencing.