Fellowes, Inc.

Itasca, IL United States

 

Company Description

Fellowes (formerly Fellowes Manufacturing) produces office products that can organize or obliterate. The leading maker of paper shredders (such as Powershred and Intellishred), it also makes binding and laminating machines, records storage products, ergonomic workspace supplies, desk organizers, and computer accessories. The company offers fashionable cases for mobile phones and cameras through its license with surf gear maker Body Glove International. Fellowes' products are sold through office supply retailers and mass merchants, as well as online. Still owned and run by the Fellowes family, the firm was started in 1917 when Harry Fellowes paid $50 for Bankers Box, a maker of storage boxes for bank records.