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| Company type | Private company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Workspace products |
| Founded | 1917 |
| Headquarters | Itasca, Illinois, USA |
| Key people | John Fellowes CEO |
| Products | Paper shredders, storage boxes, mobile technology accessories |
| Website | fellowes.com |
Fellowes, Brands is a manufacturer of office products including paper shredders, binding and laminating equipment, desktop accessories, mobile technology accessories, and record storage boxes. Fellowes owns and operates 15 subsidiaries 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.
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 Manufacturing, reflecting the wider range of products now offered by the company. The company's corporate headquarters are in Itasca, Illinois, where they have been since 1978. John Fellowes is now current CEO of Fellowes Brands.
As of 2014, it had an estimated turnover of $700 million.
Fellowes sells it products both offline in retail outlets and online via e-commerce stores worldwide. A leading example of an online store selling Fellowes Shredders is Amazon in the US. Lyreco is a Fellowes distributor in the EU.
Fellowes has also made microband keyboards, mouse pads, and hand resters.
External links
- Official Website
- Corporate Fact Sheet
- Fellowes Paper Shredder Information
- Fellowes AeraMax Pro
- Fellowes Shredders at Altimus
- Fellowes Shredders at Amazon
References
- fellowes.com About Us
- Fellowes: a family that thinks outside the box. (2008). Campden FB.