ABOUT EMPIRE ENVELOPES
•Envelope Manufacturer and Envelope Overprinter - Empire Envelopes Limited
Whatever your envelope requirement, we can offer you a solution at a very competitive rate……
Our general lead time is as follows, but if you need something a little quicker we are fairly Flexable.
• 7-14 days for flat sheet work dependant on the complexity/ quantity of the order
• 3-5 days for reel fed work dependant on the complexity/ quantity of the order
• 2-5 days for overprint dependant on the complexity/ quantity of the order
Empire Envelopes are the UK Agent for Castiglioni of Italy,
More than 40 years before the first letterbox appeared on the streets of their native Milan, Bellasio and Pietro Castiglioni began making stationery for friends. It was 1871 and letter writing was not only at its most fashionable, it was still the most important means of communication. Word quickly spread about their exquisite writing paper and envelopes. Requests for their work extended beyond friends to businesses and then further afield, throughout Italy. The family business was born. •
Castiglioni continued to meet demands with handmade writing paper and envelopes for some time because quantities were relatively small, but as soon as machinery evolved, the family saw the potential that could be satisfied with increased production and quickly invested in it. This lead to a rapid growth of the business and was an early example of a quality that has been a hallmark of Castiglioni ever since, a capacity to embrace change and a desire to improve the quality of what we do, however we can. •
The 1950's brought the arrival of direct mail, a development that was to have the biggest impact on the business so far. Mass market selling through the post meant that envelopes would be used in a new way, as a selling vehicle. Once again, Castiglioni saw the opportunity to respond. •
Having continued to purchase the latest and best equipment, and with a heritage no other manufacturer could match, Castiglioni was more than capable of meeting the unprecedented level of demand. Now exclusively making envelopes, such was the company's expertise, anything the marketing teams could dream up, thanks to Castiglioni, they could fulfil. •
Elio Castiglioni today presides over one of the world's leading envelope manufacturers, known in the Italy as Castiglioni . •
It's a fact that as big as it is today, Empire Envelopes remains a family business. The principles that Bellasio & Pietro began with are as strong as ever. Pride in their work and delight in pleasing their customers.