Fellowes, Inc.
| Fellowes, Inc. | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Incorporated |
| founding | 1917 |
| Seat | Itasca, Illinois , USA |
| management | James Fellowes |
| Number of employees | 2700 |
| Branch | Office machines, document storage |
Fellowes, Inc. , headquartered in Itasca, Illinois, USA, manufactures office equipment such as paper shredders , laminators, and binding and cutting equipment , and document storage systems.
history
The company was founded in 1917 by Harry Fellowes as the Bankers Box Company . In addition to 4 locations in the USA, the company now has branches in 14 countries around the world, starting in 1972 with the first branch in Great Britain with a total of more than 2,700 employees. A German branch is located in Garbsen ( Lower Saxony ).
The company has been managed by James Fellowes, the grandson of the founder Harry Fellowes, since 1983. The original name Bankers Box Company , named after the first document storage product , Bankers Box ®, was changed to Fellowes Manufacturing in the same year to reflect the company's now broader product offering.