ACCO Brands

ACCO Brands Corporation

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Company type	Public (NYSE: ABD)
Industry	Manufacturer
Founded	2005 (Merger with ACCO World and General Binding Corporation)
Headquarters	Lincolnshire, IL , USA
Area served	North America Europe Australia
Key people	Robert J. Keller (Chairman) & (CEO)
Products	Office products
Revenue	US$ 1.938 billion (2008)
Operating income	US$ 15.60 million (2008)
Net income	US$ -0.9 million (2008)
Total assets	US$ 1.898 billion (2008)
Total equity	US$ 438.30 million (2008)
Number of employees	6,000 (2008)
Website	ACCObrands.com

"ACCO" redirects here. For "ACCO" may also be an abbreviation for the Association of Child Care Officers, see ACCO (disambiguation).

ACCO Brands Corporation (NYSE: ABD) is an umbrella company, created by the merger of ACCO World from Fortune Brands with General Binding Corporation (GBC).

History

In 1903, Fred J. Kline founded the Clipper Manufacturing Company (a maker of paper clips) in Long Island, New York.

In 1910 the company became the American Clip Company, and first used the name "ACCO" as an initialism, which became the company's formal name in 1922.

After many acquisitions, ACCO went public in 1983, and was acquired in 1987 by American Brands (later Fortune Brands).

In 2005 ACCO was spun off from Fortune Brands and through the merger with the General Binding Corporation, ACCO Brands was formed.

External links

• ACCO Brands home.
• Rexel Europe home.
• Nobo Europe home.
• {http://www.gbceurope.com/ GBC Europe home].
• [http://www.pencils.co.uk/ Derwent home}.