Faber-Castell is one of the world’s leading companies for high-quality products for writing, drawing and creative design as well as decorative cosmetic products.
With more than two billion pencils and coloured pencils per year and around 6,500 employees, Faber-Castell is the world’s leading manufacturer of wood-cased pencils. Nowadays the company is represented in over 120 countries and has its own production sites in ten countries as well as sales companies in 22 countries.
Founded in 1761, Faber-Castell is one of the oldest industrial companies in the world and has been owned by the same family for nine generations. The company owes its leading position on the international market to its traditional commitment to the highest quality, its environmental leadership and the large number of product innovations.
Royal Talens is a manufacturer and supplier of a broad portfolio of internationally recognised fine art and creative brands, including Rembrandt, Van Gogh, Amsterdam, Sakura and Talens Art Creation.
Founded in 1899 in Apeldoorn, the company now employs over 400 people worldwide. Together, we develop, produce and distribute around 7,000 products for artists, creative hobbyists, designers, children and education.
Our products are known for their quality and are exported from Apeldoorn to more than 100 countries. With our own sales organisations across Europe, North America and Asia, we operate on a global scale.
Royal Talens is an independent subsidiary of Sakura Color Products Corporation (Japan).
Our mission is to stimulate and support creative expression in painting and drawing. We do this by developing high-quality products and knowledge, based on a deep understanding of the needs of our users.
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