1939

George Drexler founds Rexel in London, United Kingdom

1945

Introduction of Crystalfile® Classic suspension files. Since then over 1 billion files have been sold

1956

Launch of the iconic 56 Range® of stapling products

1958

Introduction of the ’Little Man’ logo – Rexel’s early symbol of quality around the world

1960

The Nyrex range of folders and filing products launched

1968

The manufacture of Ofrex and Fordigraph shredders (later branded Rexel) begins in Droitwich, United Kingdom

1970

British Navy buys Ofrex shredders to destroy sensitive information on war ships

1972

HRH The Princess Anne opens Rexel’s new factory at Llangeinor, United Kingdom

1986

Rebranding to represent Rexel as a modern, international and progressive company

1992

ACCO UK and Rexel merge to become ACCO Europe

1998

10 millionth Matador stapler produced

2007

Mercury™ Jam Free shredders launched

2007

Introduction of the New Rexel logo

2010

New generation of Auto Feed shredders introduced

2010

Optima stapling range introduced – designed to perform

2013

Auto Feed shredders win EOPA 2013 ‘Technology Product of the Year’ award

2013

‘Built strong to last long’, launch of the Advance filing range

2014

Rexel celebrates its 75th anniversary of innovation in office products