Australian Paper has signed a deal with Trade Envelopes to boost its envelope manufacturing business and produce 75 million envelopes each year that are currently being manufactured overseas.
“We are pleased to confirm that we have finalised an agreement with Trade Envelopes to expand our NSW and Queensland operations," said Gary Harris, sales director, Australian Paper. "The agreement includes the purchase of overprinting equipment and stock from Trade Envelopes to ensure a smooth transition for customers and provide additional operating capacity for our Australian envelope manufacturing business. Once the purchase process has been completed, customers will be able to place their orders with Australian Paper from May 2016."
Mailing and fulfilment services from the Trade Envelopes plant at Moorebank in Sydney will be expanded with the addition of seven permanent employees and extra machinery.
“In line with global trends, Australian envelope volumes are continuing to decline due to the ongoing impact of e-commerce and changing technology," said Harris. "As a market leader in stationery and office paper supplies, we are pursuing growth opportunities in Australia and New Zealand to consolidate our position and maintain production efficiencies in our major facilities at Preston and Maryvale in Victoria.
“The agreement with Trade Envelopes will enable us to bring back to Australia 75 million envelopes per annum that are currently being manufactured overseas. As an integrated operation, this is also an important opportunity to secure additional envelope paper volume for our Maryvale Mill, which is one of the Latrobe Valley’s largest private employers."
Trade Envelopes currently has the capacity to manufacture more than one million envelopes every day.
Australian Paper is Australia’s largest manufacturer of paper and envelopes, supporting almost 6,000 jobs directly and indirectly nationally, and contributing over $750 million annually to Australia’s GDP.