Maped

Maped SAS

Type	Private
Industry	Stationery
Founded	1947 [1]
Headquarters	Annecy, 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, further diversifying its range. After setting up a subsidiary in China in 1993, Maped began to diversify even more, and spread worldwide over the coming 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 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

References

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

External links

Official website (English)