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Ethically produced and designed just for YOU
GCU talks to Mandy Beal, co-founder of More Than Bags (Menai CT) about why her range of stationery, gift-wrap and bags is perfect for garden retailers.
Published:  07 July, 2009

More Than Bags is a family run business based in the beautiful area of North Wales. A wholesale supplier of high quality treeless paper stationery goods, every one of its products is ethically made from handmade Lokta paper, which is a 100% sustainable resource, is acid and chemical free and naturally dyed.

The company, which is showcased at www.morethanbags.co.uk, strives to provide its customers with high quality and unique products ranging from leather journals, notebooks, photo albums, scrap and crafting books, stationery, computer paper, gift wrap and bags. Individual and unique to the UK, this range enables retailers and garden centres like yours to offer your customers something totally different! "We have dozens of plain/pattern/design options available which can be made in any colour combination.

This means that ALL retailers can mix/match/create their own colour and design themes to meet the need of their own customer base be it trendy or traditional!" said Mandy. "The range includes journals (with or without buffalo leather binding), notebooks with batik or vegetable dyed covers, a photo album range which includes our specialist panoramic album, or more traditionally sized albums which can be provided boxed or unboxed, and much more."

The treeless paper is hand picked in the Himalayan Mountains, and is a renewable resource due to the plant regenerating from the same root system once a percentage of the bark has been stripped: and it is widely regarded as one of the worlds' finest papers.

"We are proud to contribute to the economic development of the Himalayan region" said Mandy, who founded her business with her husband Andy.

More Than Bags' artisans in Nepal take great pride in the consistent and high quality of their production, and Mandy is certainly proud to work in close partnership with them. She explained that her company was founded two years ago, and despite the UK economy sliding into recession recently, has found that customers still want to treat themselves or buy special gifts, especially with environmentally friendly products such as these.

"I have just returned from Nepal where I wanted to see the production process personally. This was extremely important to me, and I have now seen for myself that every aspect of production is made with the highest integrity by our ‘partners' in Nepal, and that the income that it produces is making a real difference within the community there."

More Than Bags' rebranding from Menai CT is proud to launch its new website at www.morethanbags.co.uk in which her son Mark has merged the two sister company websites together. This acts as a shop window to showcase not just the treeless paper stationery but also other aspects of the company. This includes the design and manufacture of Bespoke Product Bags and packaging, which are made from Lokta or traditional paper - and are all handmade.

So, from Independent Retailer to nationwide Garden centre outlets, this stunning treeless paper range is not to be missed! You can let your creativity loose to create your own unique range, so no two stores need have the same items. (RRP start at less than £5, with excellent profit and high sales potential).

More Than Bags is a wholesale company that strives to deliver 100% customer care, and is confident that this beautiful range will provide retailers with a product which exceeds your customers' expectations!

Please email sales@morethanbags.co.uk or phone Mandy on 01248 717147.







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