52 26.9 n 2 22 57.4 w 53.874139 n 2.382611 w 53.874139 ; 2.382611 the paper cup company type limited company industry packaging founded 2006 headquarters clitheroe united kingdom key people mark woodward products paper cups pet containers ice cream pots popcorn buckets straws sleeves lids website www.thepapercupcompany.co.uk the paper company is a european consumer products manufacturing organisation based in clitheroe lancashire united kingdom . the company specialises in the printing and distribution of disposable paper cups operating out of its manufacturing facility in ningbo zhejiang china and also lancashire england . contents 1 history of the company 2 international growth and expansion 3 awards and environmental strategy 4 media coverage 5 references history of the company edit the company was founded in march 2005 initially distributing within the united kingdom from the home of managing director mark woodward . despite the onset of the global recession in late 2007 the company has sustained a fifty percent growth in trade year on year since its foundation resulting in the creation of its european sales office in clitheroe nestling in the ribble valley and the twofold expansion of its sales and marketing team . disposable paper cups have been printed and distributed by the paper cup company for a large number of purposes including coffee to go cold drinks vending sampling and retail as well as for medical and industrial uses . the company has produced high volumes of paper cups for major british companies and organisations including the likes of nestle robinsons land rover butlins and liverpool football club . although the exact origins of paper cups are unknown they have gradually gained popularity since the early twentieth century following the development of the dixie cup in the united states by a boston based lawyer named lawrence luellen . the original purpose of this was to promote public hygiene and during the 1918 flu pandemic in the united states paper cups were increasingly used to avoid the spread of infection . 1 the foundation in 1936 of the paper container manufacturing company later to become solo by leo hulseman in chicago was the catalyst for the future development of the paper cup industry . in addition to the paper cup company a number of other organisations have been providing disposable consumer products for several years including the dickenson robinson group key catering disposables 2 and benders 3 in the united kingdom the italian manufacturer seda 4 and the finland based company huhtamaki . international growth and expansion edit european sales office in clitheroe in addition to its domestic growth the paper cup company has built up a solid european customer base in france belgium germany denmark norway sweden finland latvia poland moldova greece and italy as well as providing paper cups to nations further afield including egypt bahrain saudi arabia and the united states . the company s base in china started manufacturing hot drinks paper cups in most of the common sizes in 2007 and has since diversified into producing cups for cold drinks . these are distributed across the world from the port of ningbo one of the busiest maritime hubs in mainland china . owing to its continued growth both in the united kingdom and abroad a european manufacturing unit has been opened in lancashire england . 5 awards and environmental strategy edit in november 2011 the paper cup company received a green apple environment award as part of the green earth appeal s campaign to find the greenest companies in the united kingdom . the award was presented to the company in the house of commons london to recognise its achievement in becoming the world s first organisation to enable its customers to offset the carbon footprint of paper cups . 6 the company has maintained this environmentally friendly strategy by working with the international green earth appeal 7 and the united nations environment programme unep 8 by planting a tree in the earthquake hit island of haiti for every thousand cups it sells . in addition to this the paper cup company actively supports the national save a cup campaign 9 by promoting the recycling of paper cups . following its success and dedication to environmental sustainability the company has been considered to represent the united kingdom in the european business awards for the environment . 10 media coverage edit on monday 16 january 2012 the company appeared on television for the first time featuring on the bbc one regional programme inside out . 11 the programme centred on individuals who had been made redundant and had remarkably proceeded to establish successful businesses in the north west of england during times of economic hardship . 12 september 2015 the company built the largest paper cup in the world although constructed on a woooden frame it was paper on the outside the paper was supplied by james cropper who not only re cycle paper cups back into paper but have also had there paper used in the construction of paper cups . the cup was yellow to celebrate the tour of britain cycle race going through clitheroe the cup was officially measured and by surveyor from sunderland and peacock 3m in diameter 4.7 m tall if filled with water it would have held over 10 tons of water . references edit history of the paper cup http www.thepapercupcompany.co.uk content news history.php key catering disposables http www.keycatering.co.uk default.aspx benders paper cup company http www.benders.co.uk seda international packaging group http www.finseda.com home.php thirst for expansion http www.thepapercupcompany.co.uk content thirst for expansion.php green apple award winners 2011 http www.greenorg.livewirecms.com index.php option com content & view article & id 209 & itemid 218 green earth appeal http www.greenearthappeal.org united nations environment programme http www.unep.org billiontreecampaign partners variouspartners treeplanting tabid 7276 default.aspx save a cup http www.save a cup.co.uk paper cups.php local company on the way to green glory http www.printedcupcompany.co.uk local company on the way to green glory.html bbc inside out north west http www.bbc.co.uk programmes b0071mrm the paper cup company feature on bbc inside out http www.youtube.com watch v wh0aqbzz3uu v t e clitheroe buildings clitheroe castle clitheroe castle museum clitheroe library listed buildings in clitheroe st michael and st john church swan court shopping arcade businesses the paper cup company geography geology pendle hill waulsortian mudmound settlements low moor lancashire transport clitheroe interchange clitheroe railway station history battle of clitheroe mitton hoard list of mills in clitheroe politics clitheroe uk parliament constituency clitheroe by election 1979 ribble valley by election 1991 publishing clitheroe advertiser and times schools clitheroe royal grammar school moorland school ribblesdale high school sport clitheroe 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