b'Register at www.stationerymatters.news to receive our biweekly industry e-newsletterNEWSObituary: Len WebsterLen Webster, of Websters Pen Shops, died suddenly on 5 November 2018, aged 74. Len and his wife Jacqui bought the Parade of Cards in Petts Wood, Kent, in 1972, selling top-brand pens and a range of stationery. This business grew into Websters Stationers and they were later joined by their son Andrew and daughter Joanne, expanding to become Websters Pen Shops, with six stores, including one for Montblanc in Bluewater. Len was an early adopter of ecommerce, launching an online shop in 2000. Len was a great character and always looking for a better deal! says Simon Stone of Stone Marketing. He always had good stories to tell, and will be sadly missed.Chris Leonard-Morgan, founder of the London Stationery Show, comments: I first met Len in the early 1970s as a customer of the Petts Wood store, long before I launched the exhibition. The shop was very much part of, and popular with the local community. Len was incredibly full of life, and knowledgeable about the stationery and greetings card business. Len was a great sounding board for the Stationery Show in the early days in particular. Both Len and Jacqui were judges one year for the Stationery Awards.Len Webster, stationer, born 5 August 1944; died 5 November 2018.10 SPRING//SUMMER 2019'