FILOFAX UK
- VICTORIA GARDENS
RH15 9NB BURGESS HILL, WEST SUSSEX
Phone: 08705 143702
E-mail: Send messagewww.filofax.co.uk
Short profile:
The remarkable popularity of Filofax over the past decade has naturally led many people to believe it is a relatively new concept. Yet its origins go back as far as the First World War when an Englishman working in the USA, came across an American organising system consisting largely of technical leaves for engineers and scientists.
In 1921, shortly after this discovery, a London based company was formed to market personal organisation systems in the UK by mail order. In 1930 they registered the trademark "Filofax", the name having derived from the description "file of facts".
A strong clientele was built up especially amongst military and the clergy and at one point a Filofax was a compulsory purchase at the British Army Staff College in Camberley!
Detailed description:
The Filofax personal organiser had developed from a simple loose-leaf diary and notebook into an indispensable organiser and status symbol for the 80s. Prestigious stores around the world stocked Filofax, Harrods and Harvey Nichols in London, Neiman Marcus and Bloomingdales in the US, Bon Genie in Switzerland, Galleries Lafayette in Paris and Seibu in Japan amongst others.
Today the Filofax personal organiser continues to be a valuable and practical asset to people in all walks of life.
In 2001 the Letts Filofax Group was formed after Charles Letts and Company Limited aquired the Filofax Group. Today Filofax UK is responsible for the sales and marketing of the Filofax personal organiser ranges.
Keywords:
loose-leaf diary, personal organiser, Ballpen, Pencil, Fountain Pens, bag, briefcase, leather, accessories, folder, diary, refills