An international brand article company with integrative services
The Herlitz PBS AG as one of the best-known German traditional companies has a yearly turnover of 308.5 million Euros (2006) and thus, belongs to the leading producers of paper, office supplies, stationery (PBS) and papeterie in Europe. In Eastern Europe Herlitz even today is the market leader. Place of Herlitz’ business headquarters is Berlin-Tegel.
Employing a staff of about 2,700 in Germany and Europe the Herlitz PBS AG as the first German company in the year 2002 was able to successfully conclude insolvency proceedings from its own strength and thus, set the course for the future.
Herlitz has been a public limited company quoted at the stock exchange since 1977. The major shareholder is Advent International, a global private equity firm.
Everyone knows Herlitz – from pencil to satchel
For 100 years the trademark Herlitz has been standing for high-quality school and office products. Herlitz is the only company which offers with approximately 15,000 products the entire stationery and papeterie assortment to the European market.
The supported name recognition of Herlitz was 95% in 2006.
Herlitz bears the official seal "Brand of the Century".
Herlitz Standards
Herlitz guarantees for the observance of standards for office and school papers in the sense of sustainability (ecology, economics and social). Solely in Europe manufactured papers are processed. Our suppliers must guarantee us regularly that no tropical wood or wood from jungles is processed. Further they must act according to ecological and social criterions of the EC contract as well as keep the European human right conventions (no child labour, no low wages).
