Manufacturer of bubble envelopes breaks world record

Pendragon Packaging, who normally manufacture bubble envelopes, has set a new world record by creating the world’s biggest ever envelope.

The company, who also specialise in gift and promotional packaging and are based in Great Malvern, Worcestershire, were given the record after producing a mammoth 9.98 by 8.24 metre envelope.

Created for stamp manufacturer Stanley Gibbons, the giant envelope was hung in the Business Design Centre in Islington to commemorate the London Festival of Stamps.

Pendragon, a small business with a staff of just 35, took three days to produce the envelope, which weighs in at a hefty 25g. Work on the envelope took place in the school hall of Great Malvern Primary School, where Tarika Vara of the Guiness Book of Records confirmed its record-breaking status.

The record was a first for the town of Great Malvern, as no world records had ever been set there before. After the record was confirmed, the envelope was rolled up and transported to London on the back of a 40 foot articulated lorry.

George Silverman, the manager of envelope sales at Pendragon, stated: “It’s not every day you get to produce an item like this. We were excited by the possibility and enjoyed the challenge”.