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{{Short description|American manufacturer of office equipment}}
{{Primary sources|date=July 2012}}
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'''Fellowes Brands, Inc.''' is a privately held manufacturer of office equipment based in ]. The company was founded as the '''Bankers Box Company''' to manufacture the company's namesake '''Bankers Box''' record storage boxes. Since the 1960s, the company has diversified its portfolio of products, changing its name to Fellowes and becoming a market leader of ]s and record storage products in the United States.<ref>{{cite web | last= | first= | date=July 21, 2000 | url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2000/jul/21/office-products-company-opening-lv-distribution-ce/ | title=Office products company opening LV distribution center | work=Las Vegas Sun | publisher= | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413062410/https://lasvegassun.com/news/2000/jul/21/office-products-company-opening-lv-distribution-ce/ | archivedate=April 13, 2023}}</ref>
After its expansion into business machines such as ], ], and ], Fellowes Brands has expanded its brand to include various products, including modular walls, furniture, business machines, ], and commercial-grade workspace products.<ref>{{cite web | date=n.d. | url=https://www.opi.net/news/region/001-north-america/fellowes-brands-acquires-office-wellness-vendor/ | title= Fellowes Brands acquires office wellness vendor | publisher=OPI}}</ref>


Fellowes has been owned and operated by members of its namesake family since its foundation in 1917. The company operates 24 regional offices across the world and employs more than 1,000 people.<ref>{{cite web | date=n.d. | url=https://www.linkedin.com/company/fellowes | title=Fellowes Brands | publisher=LinkedIn}}</ref>
'''Fellowes, Brands''' is a manufacturer of office products including ]s, ] and ] equipment, desktop accessories, mobile technology accessories, and record storage boxes. Fellowes owns and operates 15 ] worldwide in Canada, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Russia, Australia, China, Malaysia, Japan, South Korea and South Africa and employs more than 1,500 people throughout the world.<ref></ref>

The company was founded in 1917 by Harry Fellowes as the Bankers Box Company, producing the Bankers Box line of record storage boxes. Sons Folger and John Fellowes joined the business in 1934 and 1938, respectively, and grandson James Fellowes, joined in 1969 and was named president in 1983. Also in 1983, the company name was changed from Bankers Box to Fellowes, reflecting the wider range of products now offered by the company. The company's corporate headquarters are in ], where they have been since 1978. John Fellowes is now current CEO of Fellowes Brands.


==History==
As of 2014, it had an estimated ] of $700 million.<ref>. (2008). ''Campden FB''.</ref>
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The company was founded in Chicago, Illinois, in 1917 by Harry Fellowes and Walter Nickel as the Bankers Box Company, producing the Bankers Box line of record storage boxes.{{sfn|Pederson|1999|p=130}}<ref>{{cite web | last=Copeland | first=Alicia | date=February 13, 2020 | url=https://legal.thomsonreuters.com/blog/why-are-they-called-bankers-boxes/ | title=Why do they call them Bankers Boxes? | work=Legal Moments in History | publisher=Thomson Reuters | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200504124912/https://legal.thomsonreuters.com/blog/why-are-they-called-bankers-boxes/ | archivedate=May 4, 2020}}</ref> Sons Folger and John Fellowes joined the business in 1934 and 1938, respectively,{{sfn|Pederson|1999|p=130}}<ref>{{cite journal | last=Staff writer | date=December 2001 | url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/214913231/ | title=The Fellowes Family | work=Office World News | publisher=Imaging Network | volume=29 | issue=12 | page=13 | via=ProQuest}}</ref> and grandson James Fellowes joined in 1969 and was named president in 1983. The same year the company name was changed from Bankers Box to Fellowes to reflect an expansion into business machines and computer accessory products. James Fellowes would later become CEO in 1997.{{sfn|Pederson|1999|p=131}}<ref>{{cite journal | last=Staff writer | date=December 2001 | url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/214945752/ | title=John Fellowes Celebrates 60th Anniversary with Company | work=Office World News | publisher=Imaging Network | volume=26 | issue=7 | page=6 | via=ProQuest}}</ref> As the brand portfolio expanded, the company was named Fellowes Brands in 2015. The great-grandson of the founder and the fourth generation of the Fellowes family, John Fellowes, became CEO of Fellowes Brands in 2014. The company's corporate headquarters are in ].<ref>{{cite web | last=Zumbach | first=Lauren | date=July 30, 2018 | url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-back-story-john-fellowes-fellowes-brands-0729-story.html | title=Maker of the Bankers Box is preparing for the workplace of the future with sit-stand desks, healthy workplace products | work=Chicago Tribune | publisher=Tribune Publishing | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180730133250/https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-back-story-john-fellowes-fellowes-brands-0729-story.html | archivedate=July 30, 2018}}</ref>


In 2019, the company acquired Trendway Corporation, an office furniture manufacturer based in ].<ref>{{cite web | last=Sanchez | first=Mark | date=August 14, 2019 | url=https://mibiz.com/sections/manufacturing/holland-based-trendway-corp-acquired-by-illinois-manufacturer | title=Holland-based Trendway Corp. acquired by Illinois manufacturer | work=Crain's Grand Rapids Business | publisher=Crain Communications | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200511101839/https://mibiz.com/sections/manufacturing/holland-based-trendway-corp-acquired-by-illinois-manufacturer | archivedate=May 11, 2020}}</ref>
In 2011, Fellowes encountered issues in a a joint venture in China, and testified to the <nowiki>]</nowiki>. The company estimated their loss at $100 million.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20110409/ISSUE01/304099987/fellowes-makes-federal-case-of-legal-dispute-with-chinese-partner|title=Fellowes makes federal case of legal dispute with Chinese partner|newspaper=Crain's Chicago Business|access-date=2016-10-22}}</ref>


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==References==
* {{cite book | last=Pederson | first=Jay P. | date=1999 | url=https://archive.org/details/internationaldir0028unse/ | title=International Directory of Company Histories | publisher=St. James Press | isbn=9781558626690 | via=the Internet Archive}}
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American manufacturer of office equipment
Fellowes Brands, Inc.
Company typePrivate company
IndustryWorkspace products
Founded1917; 108 years ago (1917)
(as Bankers Box Company)
FounderHarry Fellowes
HeadquartersItasca, Illinois, United States
Key peopleJohn Fellowes, CEO
Websitewww.fellowesbrands.com
Photo of office with products produced by Fellowes Brands

Fellowes Brands, Inc. is a privately held manufacturer of office equipment based in Itasca, Illinois. The company was founded as the Bankers Box Company to manufacture the company's namesake Bankers Box record storage boxes. Since the 1960s, the company has diversified its portfolio of products, changing its name to Fellowes and becoming a market leader of paper shredders and record storage products in the United States.

After its expansion into business machines such as shredding, laminating, and binding, Fellowes Brands has expanded its brand to include various products, including modular walls, furniture, business machines, commercial air purification, and commercial-grade workspace products.

Fellowes has been owned and operated by members of its namesake family since its foundation in 1917. The company operates 24 regional offices across the world and employs more than 1,000 people.

History

Several stacks of Bankers Boxes

The company was founded in Chicago, Illinois, in 1917 by Harry Fellowes and Walter Nickel as the Bankers Box Company, producing the Bankers Box line of record storage boxes. Sons Folger and John Fellowes joined the business in 1934 and 1938, respectively, and grandson James Fellowes joined in 1969 and was named president in 1983. The same year the company name was changed from Bankers Box to Fellowes to reflect an expansion into business machines and computer accessory products. James Fellowes would later become CEO in 1997. As the brand portfolio expanded, the company was named Fellowes Brands in 2015. The great-grandson of the founder and the fourth generation of the Fellowes family, John Fellowes, became CEO of Fellowes Brands in 2014. The company's corporate headquarters are in Itasca, Illinois.

In 2019, the company acquired Trendway Corporation, an office furniture manufacturer based in Holland, Michigan.

Citations

  1. "Office products company opening LV distribution center". Las Vegas Sun. July 21, 2000. Archived from the original on April 13, 2023.
  2. "Fellowes Brands acquires office wellness vendor". OPI. n.d.
  3. "Fellowes Brands". LinkedIn. n.d.
  4. ^ Pederson 1999, p. 130.
  5. Copeland, Alicia (February 13, 2020). "Why do they call them Bankers Boxes?". Legal Moments in History. Thomson Reuters. Archived from the original on May 4, 2020.
  6. Staff writer (December 2001). "The Fellowes Family". Office World News. 29 (12). Imaging Network: 13 – via ProQuest.
  7. Pederson 1999, p. 131.
  8. Staff writer (December 2001). "John Fellowes Celebrates 60th Anniversary with Company". Office World News. 26 (7). Imaging Network: 6 – via ProQuest.
  9. Zumbach, Lauren (July 30, 2018). "Maker of the Bankers Box is preparing for the workplace of the future with sit-stand desks, healthy workplace products". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Publishing. Archived from the original on July 30, 2018.
  10. Sanchez, Mark (August 14, 2019). "Holland-based Trendway Corp. acquired by Illinois manufacturer". Crain's Grand Rapids Business. Crain Communications. Archived from the original on May 11, 2020.

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