founded 1888 founder e.p. barlow area served worldwide products paper envelopes parent arjo wiggins website www.arjowigginscreativepapers.com conqueror is a manufacturer of distinctive high quality watermarked paper in the united kingdom . the company was founded in the late 1880s by e.p. barlow director of the london based stationer wiggins teape . 1 contents 1 history 2 reception 3 environmental awareness 4 current production 5 references 6 external links history edit barlow s idea was to provide a high quality watermarked paper for the masses . it was intended to look like handmade paper but to cost far less . 2 barlow commissioned manufacturing of the paper but found that there were no paper mills willing to make the specified quality of paper for the low price he bargained for . eventually henry hobday owner of the dover based buckland paper mill struggling to recover from a disastrous fire accepted the commission and the first conqueror paper rolled off the presses in 1888 . two years later wiggins teape bought the mill . 2 3 conqueror paper was fortunate to come to market at a time when there was a large unmet demand for a paper that appeared to be handmade . conqueror has maintained a high quality standard which results in the brand being requested by name in shops and the name becoming a byword for quality . 2 in 1990 wiggins teape merged with french based arjomari and us based appleton papers forming arjo wiggins . the conqueror brand was maintained as a trademark for high quality paper and envelopes . reception edit conqueror paper is said by the independent printingdirect company to be perhaps the best known quality business printing paper on the market ; it is often selected by our customers requiring a premium letterhead material because of its distinctive appearance . 4 independent marketing company superbrandsdigital writes in a case study that since 1888 conqueror has been recognised worldwide as a symbol of premium quality paper for business and creative communications . 1 artists often use conqueror paper ; for example the artist formano writes dance of the devil is a water color paint and its about the happiness and fate of life . just used few colors on conqueror paper . 5 similarly tina roth eisenberg describes an edition of 500 signed and numbered screenprints on conqueror paper . 6 businesses print on conqueror paper as a mark of quality ; for example swedish boutique artilleriet printed city guides of paris and new york limited to 473 pieces and printed on 160 gram conqueror paper numbered and sealed it s maybe not the most practical or accurate guide but definitely the most beautiful . 7 environmental awareness edit in 2007 conqueror became the first fine paper company in europe to have its range of products fsc certified and produced carbon neutral . 8 in 2010 a line of fsc certified bamboo pulp paper is launched . current production edit today conqueror paper comes in fourteen versions and up to fifteen colours per version up to five weights and up to five pre cut sizes for the watermarked line of paper . envelopes are also available although not as widely as the paper . conqueror paper is distributed to over 100 countries . 9 references edit a b superbrands annual 2011 case study conqueror . retrieved 15 january 2012 a b c a history of quality . retrieved 15 january 2012 dover kent buckland mill . retrieved 15 january 2012 printing direct.com retrieved 15 january 2012 artbreak dance with the devil formano . retrieved 15 january 2012 swissmiss hairy monster guide . retrieved 15 january 2012 another something and company . retrieved 15 january 2012 fsc certification . retrieved 15 january 2012 where to find conqueror . retrieved 15 january 2012 external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title conqueror paper manufacturer & oldid 738147359 categories paper products navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 7 september 2016 at 05 36 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view