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Premier Launches Drytac’s Polar Smooth 150 Air in the UK as Exclusive Distributor

December 2024 – Premier, the UK’s exclusive stockist of Drytac products, is delighted to announce the launch

Premier Celebrates £2 Million Milestone for Environmental Initiative with the Woodland Trust

Previous Next November 2024 – Premier is thrilled to announce that its flagship environmental programme, Carbon Capture®,

Revolutionise Your Displays with eTEC AIR Bubble Board: The Future of Sustainable Print Media

Premier is excited to announce the exclusive launch of the eTEC AIR Bubble Board, a game-changing product

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Top Tips for Tree Planting

November 2015

November 2015 –  With only two days to go until the 2015 Carbon Capture Tree Planting Day; we’re sharing some of the Woodland Trust’s top tips to remember when planting trees. In higher and more northern climes, you may be able to plant into May. We plant in winter because this is when the tree […]

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Premier plants 2,500 trees, helping to grow the UK’s largest continuous new native woodland

November 2015

November 2015 – The Premier Paper Group, the UK’s largest independent paper merchant with a nationwide network of regional stock holding branches, held another mega day of tree planting action earlier this month, where customers and staff joined forces to plant some 2,500 trees at a site in rural Hertfordshire. The tree planting day of action […]

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Premier Paper offers Carbon Capture® initiative to customers

July 2015

July 2015 – The Premier Paper Group, the UK’s largest independent paper merchant with a nationwide network of regional stock holding branches, has announced that it is now offering its customers the chance to become a Carbon Capture® Certified Company, with Purely Digital being the first to take advantage of the new environmental initiative. The scheme […]

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Tree of the week: Osier

March 2015

March 2015 –  It is often found growing in wet or damp situations, such as beside rivers and streams. This fast-growing willow has been cultivated for centuries for its flexible shoots, which can be woven into baskets, living sculptures and other products. What does osier look like? Mature trees grow to 7m. The bark is […]

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Celebrate Autumn with the Woodland Trust

October 2014

October 2014 –  This is the best time of year to get outdoors. There’s nothing better than wrapping up warm and heading out to see the leaves changing colour, from gorgeous golds to russet reds. Mist hangs over fields and parks in the morning, there are often spectacular sunsets and the stars seem brighter at […]

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Tree of the week: Wych Elm

October 2014

October 2014 – Wych elm Wych elm usually grows in hilly or rocky woodlands, or beside streams and ditches. It is hardier than the English elm (Ulmus minor var. vulgaris), so is found much further north and west, and in parts of Scotland. Despite the English elm’s name, wych elm is the only elm that […]

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Premier Paper launches Woodland Trust Office Paper

October 2014

October 2014 – The Premier Paper Group, the UK’s largest independent paper merchant with a nationwide network of regional stock holding branches, has announced the launch of a new paper for November 2014, Woodland Trust Office Paper, referred to as, ‘The Paper that Plants Trees’. Woodland Trust Office Paper is a high white, totally chlorine free […]

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You can be Pro-Environment with Pro-Design!

January 2014

January 2014 – The Premier Paper Group, the UK’s largest independent paper merchant with sixteen regional branch offices, currently supplies 180,000 tonnes of paper a year to a diverse customer base with one common goal – an intrinsic requirement to meet stringent CSR and sustainability policies. Premier is offering its customers the opportunity to capture the […]

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Premier Paper Group Helps to Create New Native Woodland

December 2013

December 2013 – Premier provides a unique opportunity for its customers to capture the CO2 emissions from the manufacture and distribution of their paper purchases and to invest in UK-based carbon projects. “For every order placed, we can calculate the amount of CO2 generated in the production and delivery of the paper. Customers can then elect to capture […]

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Premier Introduce Carbon Captured Papers

August 2012

August 2012 – Carbon captured papers “Demonstrating a responsible approach to the environment and adopting a reduced carbon strategy, can deliver a competitive advantage,” says Premier Paper Group Marketing Director David Jones The Premier Paper Group, the UK’s largest independent paper merchant with sixteen regional branch offices, currently supplies 180,000 tonnes of paper a year […]

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