Lyreco

Lyreco is a French family business based in Marly, which deals with office supplies and since 2013 also with personal protective equipment (PPE).

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Lyreco was founded in 1926 under the name Gaspard and leads worldwide since 2001 consistently the name Lyreco. Today the company operates in 45 countries; most offices are located in Europe, but the company also has operations in Canada, Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, Thailand and Korea. The company claims its workforce with over 11,000 ( 4,500 sales ) and the storage area of 400,000 m2. The total annual turnover of the group exceeds EUR 2 billion according to the company.

In 1996, Lyreco Abele & Rehn and Göbel Hoff and thus rose into the German market. The logistics center with a central warehouse of 35,000 m2 is located in Barsinghausen - Bantorf, near Hanover. Office and headquarters of the Lyreco Germany GmbH located since August 2009 also in Barsinghausen.

In June 2008, the rival Corporate Express, the previously announced acquisition of Lyreco had broken off (estimated 1.7 billion euros ) after CE was in turn taken over for an estimated 2.1 billion euros from Staples ..