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.
For over 70 years, Pentel has supplied the world with the highest quality products. We are a leader in innovation with a commitment to excellence. Pentel is the only writing instrument company to receive the Deming Award for recognition of the highest standard of quality.
Pentel invented roller ball technology...the smoothest way to express ideas. Pentel pioneered graphite lead and our Super Hi-Polymer Lead is the market leader. Our mechanical pencil inventions remain the hallmark of the industry.
We take pride in our craftsmanship. Every Pentel mechanical pencil, lead, eraser, pen and correction fluid is manufactured by our own factories. No other manufacturer can match this commitment to manufacturing excellence.
We are as committed to quality products as we are to education and worthwhile causes. We sponsor numerous educational programs and donate products to libraries, schools and organizations of need.
Pentel proudly offers a environmentally friendly line of writing instruments, Recycology. Our product's dozen boxes, master cartons and blister cards are printed on recycled and recyclable materials. Pentel is working with you to create a healthier environment.
At Pentel, your satisfaction is guaranteed. Every product is backed with a lifetime warranty against defects in materials and workmanship.
Past, present and future, Pentel offers superior quality, innovative products and the maximum value for every dollar spent.
Sakura invents, markets, and supplies the U.S. and Canada with writing instruments and art materials. The company is committed to providing safe, reliable, archival quality products that enhance self-expression, illustration and creativity, and that allow for writing on a variety of surfaces.
Many of our product brands are considered icons. Cray-Pas oil pastels in the school art education market; Gelly Roll in the office products, legal, and stationery industries; Pigma Micron fine line pens in the college bookstore, scrapbook/journal writing, stationery and fine art markets, and Solid Marker in the industrial markets.