UK's biggest wrapping paper maker: 'It can be Christmas every day'

The Welsh factory that produces crackers for the Queen is thriving thanks to diversifying, exports - and some old jokes

With deft accuracy, a design worker is sticking sparkles on a gift bag in an office festooned with crackers, wrapping paper swatches and shelves loaded with multicoloured glitter.

Based near a former colliery in south Wales, a team of 45 designers work on new creations for IG Design Group - the world's biggest producer of wrapping paper and crackers. The team started designing for next Christmas in August. One worker says she often gets home to find glitter in her car, on her hair, even on the dog: "It can be Christmas every day here."

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