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2,285 products
folia is a German family-run brand of craft and DIY materials, owned by the Bringmann family and based in Wendelstein, Bavaria. Founded in 1965 by Max Bringmann, it now offers more than 6,000 products, from craft and transparent papers to felt, origami sheets and DIY jewelry. The company develops and produces its range at its Wendelstein site, which includes an in-house printing press, and is the European market leader in the creative sector. It holds ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications and uses FSC- and PEFC-certified materials.
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2,048 products
Exacompta is a French office supplies and stationery brand founded in 1928 in Paris, where its historic Canal Saint-Martin workshop still operates as one of the largest factories in the city. Part of the Exacompta Clairefontaine Group, the company designs and manufactures filing systems, organisers, diaries, business books and personal stationery, with 80% of its products made in France and 90% across Europe. Its 13 European production sites span France, the United Kingdom, Germany and Austria, and the group acquired the Swiss Biella-Neher Holding in 2019 to broaden its European filing portfolio.
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1,803 products
HERMA is a German family-owned manufacturer of adhesive materials, labels and labeling machines, founded in 1906 by Heinrich Hermann and still held by the founding family. Headquartered in Filderstadt near Stuttgart, the company develops and produces its full product range — from self-adhesive paper and film laminates and consumer labels for school, office and home to industrial labeling machines such as the HERMA 500 — at its central campus in Filderstadt, with additional production of labeling machines and adhesive-material cutting in the UK. The group employs around 1,100 people and serves customers worldwide through subsidiaries in the UK, France, Austria, the Netherlands and the United States.
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1,729 products
Calligraphe is a stationery product line of Clairefontaine, a French paper and stationery maker founded in 1858 in Etival-Clairefontaine in the Vosges. The brand covers notebooks, notepads, writing sheets, envelopes and fine-art papers, all produced in-house by the family-owned Exacompta Clairefontaine group, which is the only European group that both manufactures paper and converts it into finished stationery. Development and manufacturing are concentrated at the French site, which runs two paper machines producing around 165,000 tonnes of paper per year alongside envelope and notebook lines.
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1,729 products
Kerkmann is a German family-owned office furniture maker based in Bielefeld, with more than 100 years of history. The company, operated as Theo Kerkmann Büromöbelfabrik GmbH & Co. KG, designs and manufactures office desks (including the Move sit-stand line), reception furniture, shelving, brochure holders and cabinets, counters and office accessories. Product development, production and logistics are all carried out at its Bielefeld site, and the brand markets its furniture across the German-speaking market.
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- China
1,523 products
DIGITUS is the IT-infrastructure brand of Lüdenscheid-based ASSMANN Electronic GmbH, part of the German ASSMANN Holding group. Since 1994 it has offered network technology, network and server cabinets, AV media technology, and cables and peripherals, sold through distributors and resellers in more than 50 countries. Its network and server cabinets and fiber splice boxes are assembled in Germany at the company's headquarters, while the broader portfolio is developed at the ASSMANN Competence Center in Lüdenscheid.
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1,288 products
DURABLE is a German manufacturer of office organization and presentation products, including document folders, name badges, ID holders, tablet and monitor stands, and labeling systems. Founded in 1920 as Hunke & Jochheim, the family business is headquartered in Iserlohn, Germany, and is controlled by the Hunke and Jochheim families. It employs around 670 people and generates roughly €98 million in annual revenue. Product development and manufacturing take place in Germany (Iserlohn and Kamen-Methler) and Poland (Stettin), with sales subsidiaries across Europe and North America.
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1,163 products
SHIVERPEAKS is a German brand of cables, adapters and connectors for audio, video, computer, network, SAT/TV, solar and telephone applications. It is owned and operated by S-Conn Handels GmbH, a family-run trading and product company founded in 1993 in Markt Bibart, Bavaria, and managed by Reinhold Schwab and Klaus Stecher. The company develops its own product lines in-house and sells them through its online shop to customers across the German-speaking market.
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1,110 products
Faber-Castell is a German family-owned stationery and art-supplies manufacturer founded in 1761 in Stein, Bavaria, and still controlled by the ninth generation of the von Faber-Castell family. The company produces roughly two billion pencils annually alongside pens, markers, paints, and luxury writing instruments, employing about 6,500 people worldwide. Core product development is centred in Stein, Germany, with an additional R&D office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Manufacturing spans eleven countries across Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Africa, with the historic Stein plant handling premium pencil lines and regional plants covering school, office, and cosmetic product families.
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1,052 products
Oxford is a stationery brand offering school supplies, notebooks, storage boxes, ring binders, and office products. It is owned by Groupe Hamelin, a family-owned stationery company headquartered in Hamelin, Germany. The brand forms part of Hamelin's portfolio of stationery labels distributed across Europe and beyond.
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1,049 products
SIGEL is a German office-products and print brand founded in 1947 by the Sigel brothers in Mertingen, Bavaria, and today operated by the family-controlled SIGEL GmbH under SIGEL Holding. The company designs and manufactures business forms, continuous and thermal forms, notebooks, calendars, whiteboards, and desk accessories, with all development and print production based in Germany. Its Mertingen printworks processes around 10,000 tonnes of paper annually, and the brand is distributed across 39 countries through subsidiaries and partners.
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973 products
Kores is a family-owned school and office supplies brand founded in Vienna in 1887 by Wilhelm Koreska, now operating under the Swiss Kores Holding Zug AG and run by the Koreska family in its fourth generation. The company designs and sells more than 585 products — correction tapes and pens, glues, colouring and writing instruments, carbon paper and office accessories — in over 85 countries. Production runs at its own plants in Strmilov, Czech Republic, and Naucalpan, Mexico, and its eco glue sticks are made from renewable resources and carry the Austrian Ecolabel.
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- South & Southeast Asia
928 products
STABILO is a German stationery brand making pens, markers, highlighters, pencils and digital writing tools, owned by the Schwan-STABILO Group under the Schwanhäußer Industrie Holding in Heroldsberg near Nuremberg. The family-controlled company develops its products in Germany and manufactures its pens in its own plants in Germany, the Czech Republic and Malaysia, selling in more than 180 countries.
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868 products
AEG is a German-origin household-appliance brand owned by Stockholm-based Electrolux Group. Its range includes cooking, laundry and dishwashing appliances. Electrolux develops appliances through teams in Sweden and other countries, and documented AEG production includes sites in Germany and Italy, alongside manufacturing in Poland and Ukraine.
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836 products
KREUL is a German brand of liquid paints for artists, creatives and children, made by the family-owned C.Kreul GmbH & Co. KG in Hallerndorf, Bavaria. Founded in 1838 by painter Carl Kreul as Germany's first artist paint factory, it is now run in the fourth generation by the Hawranek family. The company develops and produces its full range — from finger paints and acrylics to glass, silk and DIY colours — at its single Hallerndorf site, where an in-house lab handles recipe development and more than five million containers are filled each year.
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829 products
PAPSTAR is a European brand for disposable tableware, service packaging and table decoration made from paper, cardboard and other renewable raw materials. It is operated by Papstar GmbH in Kall, Germany, under the Austrian Papstar Holding AG, and traces its roots to a cardboard factory founded in 1873. The portfolio of more than 5,000 items serves retail, catering and professional kitchens across Europe, with the group's own production in Germany, Austria and the Netherlands and a central logistics hub in Kall.
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798 products
herlitz is a German stationery brand offering school and office products such as notebooks, pens, school bags, folders and coloring and painting supplies, sold under trend-driven designs. The brand is owned by the Pelikan Group GmbH, based in Falkensee near Berlin, and is now part of the French Hamelin group. Product development and marketing run from Germany, while paper-based products are manufactured in Poland (Poznań) and, historically, in Germany (Falkensee).
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741 products
Maped is a French family-owned stationery brand founded in 1947 in Annecy, now led by the Lacroix family. It designs and manufactures school, writing and office supplies — from compasses and scissors to erasers, pencil sharpeners, pens and craft kits — under its Maped, Maped Office, Maped Creativ, Joustra, Helit and Helix brands. All product design is done in-house at the French headquarters, while roughly 60% of production runs through three integrated sites in France, China and Mexico, with the remainder contracted closer to markets. The group employs around 1,800 people and sells in more than 120 countries through 17 subsidiaries.
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712 products
MAUL is a German family-owned manufacturer of office and presentation products, founded in 1912 in the Odenwald region. The company, now in its fourth generation under managing director Stefan Scharmann, designs and produces whiteboards, flipcharts, desk accessories, lighting, and hygiene products at its own factory in Bad König. With over 50 patents and an in-house development team, MAUL emphasises "Made in Germany" quality and holds ISO 14001 environmental certification. The brand exports roughly 30% of its output across Europe.
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701 products
Pelikan is a German stationery brand founded in 1838 in Hanover, best known for fountain pens, rollerball and ballpoint pens, inks, and a broad range of school and office supplies. The brand is owned by Pelikan Group GmbH, headquartered in Falkensee near Berlin, and has been part of the French stationery group Groupe Hamelin since December 2023. Products are developed in Germany and manufactured at production sites in Germany, Mexico, Colombia and Poland, with writing instruments made in Peine/Vöhrum.
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665 products
magnetoplan® is a German brand of visual communication and collaboration tools, covering moderation cards, magnets, whiteboards and glass boards, flipcharts, planning boards and Scrum kits, plus ecoAware accessories made from recycled materials. The brand belongs to HOLTZ OFFICE SUPPORT GmbH, a family-run medium-sized company based in Wiesbaden, Germany, founded in 1956 after Herman Holtz invented the first magnetic planning board. Products are designed in Germany and the core portfolio, including planning boards and moderation cards, is largely produced there, with designs recognized by multiple German design and innovation awards.
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632 products
uvex is a German manufacturer of personal protective equipment, including safety eyewear, head protection, and hearing protection, serving industrial and professional markets worldwide. Headquartered in Hilden, Germany, the company is majority-owned by US private equity firm Warburg Pincus. Product development is centred in Germany, while manufacturing spans multiple countries including the Czech Republic, China, India, and Turkey.
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624 products
keeeper is a German brand of plastic household products, offering storage boxes, kitchen containers, freezer and lunch boxes, and licensed kids items (Disney, Peppa Pig, Paw Patrol). The brand is owned by keeeper GmbH, headquartered in Hille, Germany, and controlled by Munich-based private equity firm Mutares SE & Co. KGaA since 2019. The company traces its plastics heritage back to 1959 and develops and manufactures its products in Germany and Poland, with an eco line made from post-consumer recycled plastic and certified with the Blue Angel ecolabel.
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611 products
tesa is a German manufacturer of adhesive tapes and self-adhesive solutions for consumers and industry, operating as a 100% subsidiary of Hamburg-based Beiersdorf AG. Headquartered in Norderstedt, the company develops and produces tapes, films, and bonding systems at plants in Germany, China, the United States, Italy, Vietnam, Brazil and India, serving automotive, electronics, construction, packaging and home & office markets worldwide.
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