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