Presentation
Exacompta , with its record books, copy pads, record card, computer paper, pocket diaries and filing products is one of the Exacompta Clairefontaine Group’s two "flagship" brands.
Pioneer in quality brands of paper products, stationery, and office supplies.
Clairefontaine paper mill has
been making paper since 1858 and stationery products
since 1890.
In 1928, Charles Nusse, a great
grandson of Jean-Baptiste Bichelberger who founded
Clairefontaine, established a printing
and binding works in Paris to mass-produce account
ledgers. Of impeccable appearance and printed on distinctive
paper, Exacompta products inaugurated
the group’s policy of high quality brands.
When Charles Nusse took over responsibility
for the group in 1950, he lost no time in producing
a range of school notebooks whose bright, sturdy
covers and quality paper contrasted boldly with
their drab predecessors.
The same philosophy also applies
to Exacompta diaries, envelopes,
writing pads and all papers.
Leading market brands
Our quality policy is both consistent and constant ; our product information process ongoing. As a result consumers trust our brands and their reputation is such that they lead the European market by a long way.
Respecting the know-how of the production plants
Products which bear our name and which have earned the trust of consumers can not be produced just anywhere, by just anybody, using just any machinery. We have consequently followed a policy of refocusing our production sites on what they do best, and giving them the resources to do even better.
Respecting diversity of habits while driving European standards forwards
At one time, paper products
were produced on a local basis - formats, bindings,
layout, text frequently differed from one region
to another. We continue to respect those long-established
practices and adapt our products to accommodate
them.
However, by creating products
which have become the standard for the top-of-the-range
across the continent, we have become the driving
force in European standardisation.
This is because we maintain close
contacts with the retailers, the people who deal
with our consumers on a day-to-day basis, through
our representatives in France or in any one of our
five sales subsidiaries : Brussels, Cologne, Barcelona,
Milan and Birmingham.
At the same time we are kept informed
of consumer trends in non-European markets via our
sales office in New York and our branches in Africa,
Japan and the Middle East. Our resources and expertise
mean that we are able to satisfy the most demanding
specifications in international retailing.
A market leader in many products groups
As there are so many products
to distribute and the ranges are so broad, and since
consumers, large and small, expect retailers to
respond in a speedy and appropriate fashion to their
requirements, retail outlets have no alternative
to dealing with the market leaders.
Thanks to our industrial resources
and our sales network, we are among the market leaders
in the following product groups :
-Pocket diaries
-Office diaries
-Organisers
-Calendars
-Record books & ledgers
-Account books
-Copy pads
-Index cards
-Thermal rolls
-Ticket rolls
-Computer paper
-Folders with elastic closure
-Strap-fastened folders
-Lever arch files and Ring binders
-Plastic sleeves
-Folders
-Drawing boards
-Classifiers and dividers
Logistical service centres "distribution point + catalogue" covering the European market
It is not enough to have the
right products, orders must be delivered on time,
to the right place. The group has developed a series
of platforms for picking orders and despatching
them across the continent.
Products kept in stock on a platform
are listed in a reference catalogue for delivery
from that platform.
To back-up
these platforms, we have branchess in some of the
major European cities : Brussels, Cologne, Barcelona,
Milan. To make sure that deliveries are well-matched
and consistent, we frequently despatch orders directly
from our production sites. We have also entered
into "logistical" contracts with certain major merchants,
for deliveries from our specialised ranges to given
groups of countries.
Coherence and consistency
Our European policy for
stationery and paper products is consequently based
on:
-the quality of our goods
-brands which enjoy consumer confidence
-specialised production sites
-high performance resources
-product consistency
-market leadership
-an effective logistics policy.