
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