Maped

Maped SAS
Private
Industry Stationery
Founded 1947 (1947)[1]
Headquarters Pringy, France
Area served
 Worldwide [2]
Key people
 Thierry Legrand
(Sales Manager) [3]
Products Writing instruments
Website www.maped.com

Maped (Manufacture d'Articles de Precision Et de Dessin) is a family run French based manufacturer of scholastic and office stationery. With subsidiaries in 9 countries, it has expanded worldwide to over 125 countries.

History

Maped was founded in 1947 in Annecy, with its first products being brass compasses, in 1992 it proceeded to take over Mallatt, a company specializing in the manufacture of erasers, thus diversifying its range. After setting up a subsidiary in China in 1993, Maped began to diversify even more, and spread worldwide over the following years. In 2003 it aired its first TV commercial in France and in 2006 it took over the German office stationery supplier Halit and JFP Graphos of France.

Products

Maped produces a wide range of products, mainly writing instruments such as fountain pens, pens and markers. [4]

Category Products Lines
Writing ballpoint pens, mechanical pencils
School Compasses, erasers, pencil sharpeners,
coloured pencils, scissors, marker pens, rulers, set squares
Office Scissors, cutters, paper cutters,
staplers, punches, clips
Craftwork Cutters, architect's scales, angle templates,
craft scissors, hole punches

Heller Joustra

On 11 March, 2016 the Commercial Court of Argentan approved the acquisition of Heller-Joustra (Heller SA) by Maped.

References

  1. ↑ History of Maped - official site
  2. ↑ Maped around the World
  3. ↑ Maped in Bloomberg Businessweek
  4. ↑ Maped catalog as of October, 2011

Official website (English)


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