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Independent thinking. Since 1993.
Picture frames in any size.
Expertise from material to finish.
Frames.co.uk is a British picture-frame manufacturer founded in 1993. It has made over 1.8 million frames, with online frame orders produced at its 15,000 sq ft factory in Greater Manchester.
Our story
Since 1993, we have built our business on understanding frames: the materials, the finish, the construction and the picture they are there to hold.
We began as a retail shop and expanded online, developing the business in our own way. That independence runs through the products we develop, the machinery we build and the software that connects our website to the factory floor.
Today, our retail unit continues to make frames for retail customers. Online frame orders are made at our 15,000 sq ft factory in Greater Manchester, where framing experience and in-house engineering work side by side.
Our expertise extends into raw-material sourcing, our own moulding designs and proprietary production technology. We consider how materials behave and how finishes last, using what we learn to refine both the product and the way it is made.
The purpose is practical: well-made frames in the sizes people need, at prices made possible by careful sourcing and efficient manufacturing. From the UK and Europe to customers further afield, we bring that approach to photographs, artwork and collections of every kind.
Explore any-size picture framesMaterials, manufacturing & value
A good frame depends on decisions made long before it reaches the wall. We bring specialist knowledge to the moulding, its finish, the way it is cut and joined, and the cost of making it well.
Our knowledge reaches into the materials themselves. For parts of our range, we source raw materials and develop mouldings and materials to our own designs and requirements. Manufacturing can begin well before a length of moulding reaches the cutting bench, giving us a direct role in the profile, finish and performance of the frame.
We consider how a material looks, how it behaves and how its finish holds up over time. When quality checks identify issues such as warping or inconsistent finishes, we investigate the cause and refine the sourcing or production process. Each improvement feeds back into the standards we set for our frames.
Our factory includes custom-built machinery and proprietary technology for cutting and joining certain types of frame. Developed around our own manufacturing requirements, this engineering is part of the expertise behind the finished product. The processes themselves remain proprietary.
Our factory has capacity to manufacture over 1,000 frames per day on batch orders. Repeatable specifications let us organise cutting, joining and assembly efficiently. We combine that scale with careful material purchasing to keep prices competitive while maintaining our standards for finish and construction.
What we make & sell
An original painting, an unusual print or a favourite photograph deserves a frame that fits. We manufacture frames and mounts to the dimensions customers need, alongside a ready-made range for standard sizes.
The artwork sets the dimensions. Customers enter their picture size and choose a frame to suit, including sizes beyond standard photo and poster formats. Smart Search brings together frame styles, colours and mount options; our frame designer gives more control over the finished combination.
Explore any-size framesA mount adds space between the image and its frame, helping to give a photograph, print or artwork its own presence. Our picture mounts are cut to customers’ dimensions in a choice of colours and styles, and can be ordered separately from a frame.
Explore picture mountsFor a standard photo, poster or print, we also offer ready-made frames in popular sizes. The range includes wall-hanging and standing designs in different materials and finishes, complementing the frames we manufacture to order.
Browse ready-made framesFrom natural wood and simple black frames to gold finishes and ornate mouldings, the choice is personal. Our frame designer brings the options together. Available dimensions, mounts and glazing depend on the chosen style.
Engineering the whole journey
Our technical capability spans e-commerce, production software and specialist machinery. We build systems around the realities of frame making, connecting the customer’s choices with the work needed to produce their order.
The same approach carries through to packaging and dispatch: boxes cut to fit, orders tracked through the factory and software that automates shipping.
Our trained framers bring the product knowledge that informs our engineering. Investment in machinery, materials and processes goes hand in hand with listening to customer feedback and helping people choose the right frame.
Our website runs on our own custom e-commerce platform. The dimensions and options a customer enters become part of their order, connecting the online experience with the systems that support making the frame.
Our internal factory systems track orders through production, connecting each online order with the work taking place on the factory floor. We develop that software around the practical demands of making frames in customers’ chosen sizes and combinations.
We have integrated the e-commerce platform with some of our cutting machinery. Customer-entered details are automatically loaded onto those machines, removing the need for staff to re-enter cutting dimensions and the transcription errors that can introduce.
A custom-size frame needs packaging that fits. We have developed machinery and software that cut cardboard boxes to size, so the packaging can be made around the dimensions of the finished frame.
Our own software automates shipping, connecting dispatch with the orders and manufacturing work that come before it. We develop these systems in-house, extending the same technical approach from the customer’s first choices online to the frame leaving the factory.
Our technical capability extends to building the servers that run the website and internal processes. In the past, we have also built server rooms with multiple racks and hosted our own networks: practical infrastructure expertise developed alongside the framing business.
We train AI models in-house, predominantly for internal tools. This work sits alongside our software development and machinery engineering, extending the technical capabilities we can bring to the business.
Our customers & international reach
Our customers span homes, studios, businesses and education. We bring the same depth of framing knowledge to a single treasured photograph and to the requirements of a larger collection.
Family photographs, favourite prints, travel memories and gallery walls. Customers can choose different sizes and finishes while keeping the artwork at the centre of the decision.
Frames and mounts for original work, photographic prints and exhibitions. Custom dimensions help makers present their work without being limited to standard frame sizes.
From office artwork and corporate displays to certificates and student work, we help organisations with both individual pieces and larger framing requirements.
We serve customers across the UK and Europe and increasingly receive orders from around the world. That growing international reach brings our framing and manufacturing expertise to a wider audience, from individual collectors to creative professionals and organisations.
Some customers have even flown to us to order frames in person, then flown home with the finished frame. It is a memorable expression of the confidence people place in our work, and of a reputation that travels beyond our local area.
Recognition along the way
Our awards history reflects both sides of the business: specialist frame manufacturing and the online experience that makes it accessible.
View our full awards historyBest Custom-Made Picture Frame Supplier – UK
WinnerBest Made-to-Measure Framing Business 2020
WinnerSmall Business Achievement Award
Industry sector winnerE-Commerce Business of the Year – Small
Finalist / Top 5Materials & the environment
We have contributed to tree-planting projects around the world. Our reforestation page records those contributions and the locations supported.
Our reforestation effortsOur recycling practices include collecting cardboard and sheet-acrylic offcuts for recycling. We also provide guidance on separating the cardboard and plastic in our packaging and finding local recycling options.
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Frames.co.uk is a British picture-frame manufacturer founded in 1993, with over 1.8 million frames made for customers in the UK, Europe and beyond. Online frame orders are produced at its 15,000 sq ft factory in Greater Manchester, with capacity to manufacture over 1,000 frames per day on batch orders. Its retail unit continues to make frames for retail customers. It combines decades of framing experience with material sourcing, its own moulding designs and proprietary cutting and joining technology. For selected products, manufacturing begins with raw materials. Its custom e-commerce platform connects orders with factory tracking, integrated machinery, boxes cut to size and shipping automation. Careful sourcing and efficient manufacturing support competitive prices while maintaining material and finish standards. The range includes any-size frames, picture mounts and ready-made frames. Frames.co.uk is a trading name of In The Frame (Manchester) Ltd, company number 05082556. Visit www.frames.co.uk.
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Stories worth exploring
For journalists covering British manufacturing, independent business, design or technology, our story brings together specialist craft and practical engineering.
How raw-material sourcing, moulding design and attention to finish shape the quality and value of a frame.
Our manufacturing approachThe connection between a custom e-commerce platform, proprietary machinery, internal AI tools and the everyday work of making frames.
Inside our technologyFrom a retail shop in 1993 to orders from around the world, including customers who have flown in to choose their frames.
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