Championing our long heritage of UK manufacturing, West couples the assurance of quality with the flexibility and short lead times of local production.
Boasting a comprehensive selection of dependable, high quality materials ranging from sketchbooks, pads and papers to course books, West has become a trusted partner for quality, affordability and quick, bespoke manufacturing.
See our ‘West Manufacture’ page for more information on our completely bespoke manufacturing service, and how we can help turn your ideas into product reality.
West Chinagraph
West Chinagraph combines specially selected pigments and waxes to offer an effective solution for marking glass, china, acetate and other polished and non-porous surfaces - allowing you to go where others can’t.
West Acetate
Crystal clear Diacel acetate film for use with specialised markers, film colours and chinagraph. Available in multiple sized pads, rolls or sheets – creating the perfect surface for technical and graphic projects.
West Course Books
The ideal solution to store and protect your work. Constructed from lightweight but strong polypropylene, West Course Books feature a wipe clean surface and flat mechanism to save space while also enabling the easy removal of pages. They are acid and lignin free, ensuring your archived documents will stand the test of time. Available in sizes A2, A3 and A4 in an assortment of colours including Crystal, Raspberry, Turquoise, Blue, Purple and Black.
Simair
Letting your creativity flow, Simair offers a range of airbrush equipment and studio extraction systems for the art, graphic and craft markets. Providing a high-quality range, including the double action SP35 Airbrush, which allows independent control over the air and colour supplies. Proving ideal for a variety of uses including, body art, airbrush tanning, illustration, cake decorating and graphics work.
WEST Sketchbooks
When inspiration strikes, make sure you're ready to capture it! Express your creativity no matter where you are with West’s highly dependable range of UK manufactured sketchbooks - suitable for writing, sketching or watercolour painting and in a whole range of sizes and cover options.
West Drafting Film
Polydraw polyester drafting film shows incredible stretch resistance, characterised by its unparalleled high-dimensional stability, proving virtually untearable while also withstanding yellowing. Accepting of pencil, Indian ink and transfer lettering.
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