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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.

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).

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.

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.

519 products

WEDO is a German brand of office, school and craft supplies owned by Werner Dorsch GmbH, based in Dieburg, Germany. Founded in 1933, the company develops and manufactures its products in Germany, spanning scissors, folders, desk accessories and its well-known SUPERSTEP® rolling stool. Its range covers everyday office, learning, creative and mobile work needs, with a focus on quality and functionality.

516 products

STAEDTLER is a German stationery and art-supplies maker founded in Nuremberg in 1835, one of the world's oldest producers of pencils and writing instruments. Owned by the non-profit Staedtler Foundation, the company is best known for its Mars, Noris, Lumocolor and FIMO brands, spanning pencils, markers, pens, modelling clay and technical drawing tools. It operates six manufacturing plants, four of them in Germany and one in Peru, with roughly two-thirds of its products made in Germany.

270 products

JPC is a French brand of school, office and creative-leisure stationery, ranging from hiking compasses and pencils to glues and craft tools. It was built by JPC Créations, founded in 1993, which merged in 2021 with Safetool to form Wonday, a family-owned company based in Lezoux in the Puy-de-Dôme and one of France's largest stationery suppliers with more than 3,000 products. Product ranges are developed under the Wonday/JPC organisation in Lezoux; the group states that it both manufactures and distributes its products, though the production locations of individual lines are not disclosed.