First-Choice Market Leaders ; 25th Anniversary in Association with Encoreenvelopes Supplement Sponsor's Announcement

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AS the UK's largest independent manufacturer of printed envelopes, Encore Envelopes has established a reputation for quality and service.

We believe that a friendly motivated workforce is key to our success along with a strong supplier roster operating under a best- practice ethos. Our efficient workflow and sustained investment programme ensure we are the first-choice market leaders. We are the largest independent manufacturer and printer of envelopes in the UK based here in Washington with a workforce of over 280 people all dedicated to delivering on time every time. Probably one of the best- kept secrets!

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First-Choice Market Leaders ; 25th Anniversary in Association with Encoreenvelopes Supplement Sponsor's Announcement

We pride ourselves on producing high quality envelopes, and to date we have won many awards for the quality of our print and our products range from bespoke envelopes, envelope overprinting to our unique range of specialist products.

Operating 24 hours a day throughout the year, we have phenomenal capacity and flexibility enabling us to produce 80 million items per week! From direct mail to transactional envelopes and customised non- standard envelopes services. Taking care of our customers is at the core of our business; this is reflected in the high calibre account management team, who are passionate and committed to attaining value through superior product and service. Our clients range from financial, retail and charity sectors and will testify to the quality, professionalism and value of our services.

As possibly the first point of contact with your clients, an envelope has a few seconds to achieve the desired positive response. By relaying your company name or logo, product information, offer driven responses or statutory notices, the design of an envelope has never been so vital. At Encore Envelopes we ensure that you have a huge range of options to achieve this.

You can choose a custom wallet or pocket format with different window sizes as well as options on weight, paper type and size of the envelope or select from a range of stock envelopes, which can carry your brand message, when price is more important than finesse. We have an excellent ability to develop and produce envelopes which can be tailored to the most creative or unusual requests.

It is our policy to seek certification and compliance to minimise the environmental impact of our activities, accredited with FSC and PEFC we procure paper from sustainable sources and operate waste/ energy reduction programmes. We are currently working with several leading bodies including the Government and Royal Mail on future environmental programmes. As a UK manufacturer the distribution of product also reduces the impact of transportation in terms of cost and carbon emissions.

Whatever your requirements, contact us and find out how we can help you achieve your goal.

1983 Ian Gregg, chairman, Greggs, Newcastle

IT was no accident that the North East Business Executive of the Year - or Businessman of the Year, as it was called initially - was launched amid economic gloom in a year not unlike this.

Not even the flamboyance of Durham Miners' 100th Gala that year removed the penumbra of the looming coalfields strike signalling an end, almost, of the entire industry. Or the imminent closure of the 151-year-old Shildon wagon works, where most of the nation's freight wagons had been built and now 2,000 jobs would be lost.

Jobs eliminated, firms crumbling, were already endemic in the North East. Two years before, the Consett steelworks had closed, the town's staff of life: 9,000 jobs giving way to 36% unemployment, more than double the national average. In the shipyards orders and jobs diminished. Welding there would end too....

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