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A pair of scissors with orange plastic handles, the best-known product by Fiskars. The company traces its origins to 1649, when a Dutch merchant named Peter Thorwöste was given a charter by Christina, Queen of Sweden, to establish a blast furnace and forging operation in the small village of Fiskars; however, he was not permitted to produce cannons. [5]
The company is still manufacturing scissors today, and is the oldest company in the West to do so. Pivoted scissors were not manufactured in large numbers until 1761, when Robert Hinchliffe of Sheffield produced the first pair of modern-day scissors made of hardened and polished cast steel. His major challenge was to form the bows; first, he ...
For the first time in the company's history, annual sales reached more than $100 million. [30] On February 1, 2016, Acme United acquired Diamond Machining Technology (DMT), a Marlborough, Massachusetts-based manufacturer of sharpening tools for knives, scissors, chisels and other cutting tools. Acme United paid $7.0 million in cash.
Richardson Sheffield is a major supplier of kitchen knives and scissors to the United Kingdom market. It is owned by the Dutch Amefa group. Established in 1839, the company is headquartered in Sheffield and through many takeovers and successful marketing of its Laser brand in the 1980s [1] became the number one knife brand in the UK. [2]
Bead mazes were introduced to the North American market in 1982 by Anatex Enterprises [5] [6] and in 1983 by Educo International, [7] [8] whose original designs featured five wires. Educo discovered and licensed the invention from Australian educator George Valentine, a school principal who originally developed the toy for special needs children.
Educomp Solutions Limited (ESL) is an Indian multinational educational technology company, headquartered in Gurgaon, Haryana, India.Founded in 1994 as a private limited company by Shantanu Prakash [1] it has offices across 18 Indian states besides having overseas presence in Singapore and the United States.
Ambi Pur's first product was launched in 1958 [1] in Spain by Cruz Verde. [2] In 1984, Sara Lee Corporation acquired Cruz Verde. [3] It was the first brand to launch a plug-in liquid air freshener. [1] On 11 December 2009, Procter & Gamble announced it would acquire Ambi Pur air care business from Sara Lee Corporation for €320 million. [4]