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| P2P Magazine | Winter 2016
01732 759725
Autumnal colours
Paperblanks’ Autumn Symphony collection of
journals draws inspiration from the 1907 works
of Henri Francois Victor Marius Michel, founder
of the 20th century French school of binding.
Featuring swirling foliage in warm autumnal
colours, the Autumn Symphony Collection is
available in two designs and Mini, Midi & Ultra
sizes.
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Blake envelopes
distributed by Spicers
Blake, the UK’s leading supplier of paper,
envelopes and postal packaging, and
office supplies distributor Spicers have
announced a new distribution partnership.
Michael Barter, managing director of
Blake, said: “Our partnership with Spicers is
a significant step for Blake.We have worked
hard building strong relationships with Dealer
Groups over recent years and we hope that
this new partnership will be welcomed by
the UK’s dealer network, office catalogue
companies and high street stationers.”
A choice of 21 Blake Premium Business
papers and envelopes will be included in the
Spicers 2016 catalogue and available from
stock for next day delivery.
Capitalising on the popularity of adult
colouring books, Staedtler has signed
Johanna Basford, the artist behind the
worldwide bestselling colouring books
Secret Garden and Enchanted Forest, as an
exclusive global stationery brand partner.
Both
Secret Garden,
with over 8 million
copies sold, and
Enchanted Forest
, with sales of
2.5 million, reached No. 1 in the New York Times
bestseller list and have been published in 40
foreign editions. Johanna Basford’s latest book,
Lost Ocean
, was launched on October 27.
Stadetler products, including the triplus
range, ergosoft, Noris Club and Noris colour,
are available as special editions with Johanna
Basford designs.
No lid to lose
MagicWhiteboard has introduced
retractable whiteboard markers and pens
to solve the intractable problem of lost lids
and dried our markers. Magic Clicky
retractable dry erase whiteboard
markers and pens have a
write-out length of
1,000 metres
and write on any
whiteboard, Magic
Whiteboard, Show
Me Board or reusable
whiteboard notebook.
Derwent proud to be
Made in Britain
Following more than 175 years of
manufacturing in Cumbria, fine art pencils
supplier Derwent has become a member
of Made in Britain, a select group of British
manufacturers authorised to use the Made
in Britain marque.
Made in Britain celebrates and promotes
British industry to a national and international
market. It was established in 2011, following a
survey in which 63% of the British public said
such a marque needed to exist.
The marque helps consumers recognise
when they’re ‘buying British’ and gives brands
the opportunity to celebrate their heritage
and craftsmanship. Derwent will display the
Made in Britain marque on its products from
April 2016.
Staedtler taps into colouring craze
Maped Helix to sponsor
National StationeryWeek
2016
FromApril 25 to May 1, 2016, stationery
manufacturer Maped Helix will once again be
encouraging the nation to put pen to paper
as a sponsor of National StationeryWeek.
Christopher Leonard-Morgan, organiser of
the event, said: “We created the event to get
more people putting pen to paper, especially
children.Writing, and being able to write, by
hand matters and is as important as ever,
even in an increasingly digital world. It isn’t a
question of one or the other.”
He added: “National StationeryWeek
celebrates the written word and all things
stationery – the products which make it all
possible and give so much pleasure to so many
people. The event has grown year-on-year and
preparations are already in full flow to make
sure this year’s is the biggest and best yet.”
Customer reviews boost
business success
Quirky diary specialist Dodo Pad is enjoying
a boom in business after receiving official
certification and a five-star rating from
Trusted Shops.
Last year, Dodo Pad achieved an ‘excellent’
status from customers in all three Trusted Shops
categories, for the quality of its products,
prompt delivery and top customer service.
Since announcing the partnership, Dodo Pad
has seen its eCommerce conversion rate rise by
almost 24% compared to the same period in
2014.
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